diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.html
index 60c1b2651..a225f4a8c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.html
@@ -23,14 +23,34 @@
 
             <div class="red-input-group">
                 <label translate="manual-redaction.dialog.content.dictionary"></label>
-                <mat-select formControlName="dictionary">
+                <mat-select formControlName="dictionary" *ngIf="!isDictionaryRequest">
                     <mat-option
-                        *ngFor="let dictionary of dictionaryOptions"
+                        *ngFor="let dictionary of redactionDictionaries"
                         [value]="dictionary.type"
                     >
                         {{ dictionary.label }}
                     </mat-option>
                 </mat-select>
+
+                <mat-select formControlName="dictionary" *ngIf="isDictionaryRequest">
+                    <mat-optgroup [label]="'group.redactions' | translate">
+                        <mat-option
+                            *ngFor="let dictionary of redactionDictionaries"
+                            [value]="dictionary.type"
+                        >
+                            {{ dictionary.label }}
+                        </mat-option>
+                    </mat-optgroup>
+
+                    <mat-optgroup [label]="'group.hints' | translate">
+                        <mat-option
+                            *ngFor="let dictionary of hintDictionaries"
+                            [value]="dictionary.type"
+                        >
+                            {{ dictionary.label }}
+                        </mat-option>
+                    </mat-optgroup>
+                </mat-select>
             </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.ts
index 942cc4609..643b12a66 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/dialogs/manual-redaction-dialog/manual-annotation-dialog.component.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ import { ManualAnnotationResponse } from '../../screens/file/model/manual-annota
     styleUrls: ['./manual-annotation-dialog.component.scss']
 })
 export class ManualAnnotationDialogComponent implements OnInit {
-    dictionaryOptions: TypeValue[] = [];
     redactionForm: FormGroup;
     isDocumentAdmin: boolean;
 
+    isDictionaryRequest: boolean;
+    redactionDictionaries: TypeValue[] = [];
+    hintDictionaries: TypeValue[] = [];
+
     constructor(
         private readonly _appStateService: AppStateService,
         private readonly _userService: UserService,
@@ -34,11 +37,10 @@ export class ManualAnnotationDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     async ngOnInit() {
         this.isDocumentAdmin = this._appStateService.isActiveProjectOwnerAndManager;
         const commentField = this.isDocumentAdmin ? [null] : [null, Validators.required];
+
+        this.isDictionaryRequest = this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.type === 'DICTIONARY';
         this.redactionForm = this._formBuilder.group({
-            reason:
-                this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.type === 'DICTIONARY'
-                    ? null
-                    : [null, Validators.required],
+            reason: this.isDictionaryRequest ? null : [null, Validators.required],
             dictionary: [null, Validators.required],
             comment: commentField
         });
@@ -46,11 +48,11 @@ export class ManualAnnotationDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         for (const key of Object.keys(this._appStateService.dictionaryData)) {
             const dictionaryData = this._appStateService.dictionaryData[key];
             if (!dictionaryData.virtual) {
-                if (this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.type === 'DICTIONARY') {
-                    this.dictionaryOptions.push(dictionaryData);
+                if (dictionaryData.hint) {
+                    this.hintDictionaries.push(dictionaryData);
                 }
-                if (!dictionaryData.hint && this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.type === 'REDACTION') {
-                    this.dictionaryOptions.push(dictionaryData);
+                if (!dictionaryData.hint) {
+                    this.redactionDictionaries.push(dictionaryData);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ export class ManualAnnotationDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     handleAddRedaction() {
         this._enhanceManualRedaction(this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.manualRedactionEntry);
 
-        if (this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.type === 'DICTIONARY') {
+        if (this.isDictionaryRequest) {
             this._manualAnnotationService
                 .makeDictionaryEntry(this.manualRedactionEntryWrapper.manualRedactionEntry)
                 .subscribe(
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ export class ManualAnnotationDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         addRedactionRequest.reason = this.redactionForm.get('reason').value;
         // todo fix this in backend
         if (!addRedactionRequest.reason) {
-            addRedactionRequest.reason = 'ADD_TO_DICTIONARY_REQUEST';
+            addRedactionRequest.reason = '-';
         }
         const commentValue = this.redactionForm.get('comment').value;
         addRedactionRequest.comment = commentValue ? { text: commentValue } : null;
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 1240b6fc9..25280d048 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -332,5 +332,9 @@
         "number-of-analyses": "Number of analyses",
         "custom": "Custom"
     },
-    "readonly-pill": "Readonly"
+    "readonly-pill": "Readonly",
+    "group": {
+        "redactions": "Redaction Dictionaries",
+        "hints": "Hint Dictionaries"
+    }
 }