diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/admin.module.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/admin.module.ts
index 81a7a91b0..8f417aab5 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/admin.module.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/admin.module.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { ColorPickerModule } from 'ngx-color-picker';
 import { AddEditFileAttributeDialogComponent } from './dialogs/add-edit-file-attribute-dialog/add-edit-file-attribute-dialog.component';
 import { AddEditDossierTemplateDialogComponent } from './dialogs/add-edit-dossier-template-dialog/add-edit-dossier-template-dialog.component';
 import { AddEditDictionaryDialogComponent } from './dialogs/add-edit-dictionary-dialog/add-edit-dictionary-dialog.component';
-import { ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent } from './dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component';
+import { ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent } from './dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component';
 import { EditColorDialogComponent } from './dialogs/edit-color-dialog/edit-color-dialog.component';
 import { ComboChartComponent, ComboSeriesVerticalComponent } from './components/combo-chart';
 import { NgxChartsModule } from '@swimlane/ngx-charts';
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const dialogs = [
     AddEditDossierTemplateDialogComponent,
     AddEditDictionaryDialogComponent,
     AddEditFileAttributeDialogComponent,
-    ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent,
+    ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent,
     EditColorDialogComponent,
     SmtpAuthDialogComponent,
     AddEditUserDialogComponent,
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.html
similarity index 64%
rename from apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.html
rename to apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.html
index d90c5f201..b7442e49a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.html
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 <section class="dialog">
     <div class="dialog-header heading-l">
-        {{
-            'confirm-delete-file-attribute.title'
-                | translate
-                    : {
-                          type: type,
-                          name: fileAttribute?.label
-                      }
-        }}
+        {{ 'confirm-delete-file-attribute.title' | translate: translateArgs }}
     </div>
 
     <div *ngIf="showToast" class="inline-dialog-toast toast-error">
@@ -20,14 +13,11 @@
     <div class="dialog-content">
         <div class="heading" translate="confirm-delete-file-attribute.warning"></div>
 
-        <mat-checkbox
-            *ngFor="let checkbox of checkboxes; let idx = index"
-            [(ngModel)]="checkbox.value"
-            [class.error]="!checkbox.value && showToast"
-            color="primary"
-        >
-            {{ checkbox.label | translate: { type: type } }}
-        </mat-checkbox>
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let checkbox of checkboxes; let idx = index">
+            <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="checkbox.value" [class.error]="!checkbox.value && showToast" color="primary">
+                {{ checkbox.label }}
+            </mat-checkbox>
+        </ng-container>
     </div>
 
     <div class="dialog-actions">
@@ -35,7 +25,7 @@
             {{ 'confirm-delete-file-attribute.delete' | translate: { type: type } }}
         </button>
         <div
-            (click)="cancel()"
+            (click)="this.dialogRef.close()"
             [translateParams]="{ type: type }"
             [translate]="'confirm-delete-file-attribute.cancel'"
             class="all-caps-label cancel"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.scss b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.scss
rename to apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.scss
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb9f07737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { DossierAttributeConfig, FileAttributeConfig } from '@red/domain';
+import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+const isFileAttributeConfig = (value: DossierAttributeConfig | FileAttributeConfig): value is FileAttributeConfig =>
+    value instanceof FileAttributeConfig;
+
+interface CheckBox {
+    value: boolean;
+    label: string;
+}
+
+interface DialogData {
+    attribute: FileAttributeConfig | DossierAttributeConfig;
+    count: number;
+}
+
+@Component({
+    selector: 'redaction-confirm-delete-attribute-dialog',
+    templateUrl: './confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component.scss'],
+})
+export class ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent {
+    checkboxes: CheckBox[];
+    showToast = false;
+
+    constructor(
+        private readonly _translateService: TranslateService,
+        readonly dialogRef: MatDialogRef<ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent>,
+        @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: DialogData,
+    ) {
+        this.checkboxes = this.checkBoxConfig;
+    }
+
+    get checkBoxConfig(): CheckBox[] {
+        const checkBoxes = isFileAttributeConfig(this.data.attribute) ? this._fileAttributeCheckboxes : this._dossierAttributeCheckboxes;
+        if (this.data.count !== 0) {
+            checkBoxes.push({
+                value: false,
+                label: this._translateService.instant('confirm-delete-file-attribute.impacted-report', { count: this.data.count }),
+            });
+        }
+
+        return checkBoxes;
+    }
+
+    get valid() {
+        return this.checkboxes.reduce((acc, currentValue) => acc && currentValue.value, true);
+    }
+
+    get type(): 'bulk' | 'single' {
+        return this.data.attribute ? 'single' : 'bulk';
+    }
+
+    get translateArgs() {
+        return {
+            type: this.type,
+            name: this.data.attribute?.label,
+        };
+    }
+
+    private get _fileAttributeCheckboxes(): CheckBox[] {
+        return [
+            {
+                value: false,
+                label: this._translateService.instant('confirm-delete-file-attribute.file-impacted-documents', { type: this.type }),
+            },
+            { value: false, label: this._translateService.instant('confirm-delete-file-attribute.file-lost-details') },
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private get _dossierAttributeCheckboxes(): CheckBox[] {
+        return [
+            { value: false, label: this._translateService.instant('confirm-delete-file-attribute.dossier-impacted-documents') },
+            { value: false, label: this._translateService.instant('confirm-delete-file-attribute.dossier-lost-details') },
+        ];
+    }
+
+    deleteFileAttribute() {
+        if (this.valid) {
+            this.dialogRef.close(true);
+        } else {
+            this.showToast = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cf2cee1b..000000000
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
-import { IFileAttributeConfig } from '@red/domain';
-import { MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatDialogRef } from '@angular/material/dialog';
-import { marker as _ } from '@biesbjerg/ngx-translate-extract-marker';
-
-@Component({
-    selector: 'redaction-confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog',
-    templateUrl: './confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['./confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component.scss'],
-})
-export class ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent {
-    fileAttribute: IFileAttributeConfig;
-    checkboxes = [
-        { value: false, label: _('confirm-delete-file-attribute.impacted-documents') },
-        { value: false, label: _('confirm-delete-file-attribute.lost-details') },
-    ];
-    showToast = false;
-
-    constructor(
-        public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent>,
-        @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: IFileAttributeConfig,
-    ) {
-        this.fileAttribute = data;
-    }
-
-    get valid() {
-        return this.checkboxes[0].value && this.checkboxes[1].value;
-    }
-
-    get type(): 'bulk' | 'single' {
-        return this.fileAttribute ? 'single' : 'bulk';
-    }
-
-    deleteFileAttribute() {
-        if (this.valid) {
-            this.dialogRef.close(true);
-        } else {
-            this.showToast = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    cancel() {
-        this.dialogRef.close();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-attributes-listing/dossier-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-attributes-listing/dossier-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
index 490b4515e..50f43dc35 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-attributes-listing/dossier-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/dossier-attributes-listing/dossier-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { UserService } from '@services/user.service';
 import { DossierAttributeConfig, IDossierAttributeConfig } from '@red/domain';
 import { DossierTemplatesService } from '@services/entity-services/dossier-templates.service';
 import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
+import { ReportTemplateService } from '../../../../services/report-template.service';
 
 @Component({
     templateUrl: './dossier-attributes-listing-screen.component.html',
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class DossierAttributesListingScreenComponent extends ListingComponent<Do
         private readonly _loadingService: LoadingService,
         private readonly _dossierAttributesService: DossierAttributesService,
         private readonly _userService: UserService,
+        private readonly _reportTemplateService: ReportTemplateService,
     ) {
         super(_injector);
     }
@@ -53,8 +55,13 @@ export class DossierAttributesListingScreenComponent extends ListingComponent<Do
         await this._loadData();
     }
 
-    openConfirmDeleteAttributeDialog($event: MouseEvent, dossierAttribute?: IDossierAttributeConfig) {
-        this._dialogService.openDialog('confirm', $event, null, async () => {
+    async openConfirmDeleteAttributeDialog($event: MouseEvent, dossierAttribute?: DossierAttributeConfig) {
+        const dossierTemplateId = this._dossierTemplatesService.activeDossierTemplateId;
+        const resp = await firstValueFrom(
+            this._reportTemplateService.getTemplatesByPlaceholder(dossierTemplateId, dossierAttribute.placeholder),
+        );
+
+        this._dialogService.openDialog('deleteAttribute', $event, { attribute: dossierAttribute, count: resp.length }, async () => {
             this._loadingService.start();
             const ids = dossierAttribute ? [dossierAttribute.id] : this.listingService.selected.map(item => item.id);
             await firstValueFrom(this._dossierAttributesService.delete(ids));
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/file-attributes-listing/file-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/file-attributes-listing/file-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
index d94729b50..74774974a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/file-attributes-listing/file-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/screens/file-attributes-listing/file-attributes-listing-screen.component.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { FileAttributesService } from '@services/entity-services/file-attributes
 import { DossierTemplatesService } from '@services/entity-services/dossier-templates.service';
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
+import { ReportTemplateService } from '../../../../services/report-template.service';
 
 @Component({
     templateUrl: './file-attributes-listing-screen.component.html',
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export class FileAttributesListingScreenComponent extends ListingComponent<FileA
         private readonly _dossierTemplatesService: DossierTemplatesService,
         private readonly _dialogService: AdminDialogService,
         private readonly _fileAttributesService: FileAttributesService,
+        private readonly _reportTemplateService: ReportTemplateService,
     ) {
         super(_injector);
     }
@@ -88,10 +90,14 @@ export class FileAttributesListingScreenComponent extends ListingComponent<FileA
         });
     }
 
-    openConfirmDeleteAttributeDialog($event: MouseEvent, fileAttribute?: IFileAttributeConfig) {
-        this._dialogService.openDialog('deleteFileAttribute', $event, fileAttribute, async () => {
+    async openConfirmDeleteAttributeDialog($event: MouseEvent, fileAttribute?: FileAttributeConfig) {
+        const dossierTemplateId = this._dossierTemplatesService.activeDossierTemplateId;
+        const resp = await firstValueFrom(
+            this._reportTemplateService.getTemplatesByPlaceholder(dossierTemplateId, fileAttribute.placeholder),
+        );
+
+        this._dialogService.openDialog('deleteAttribute', $event, { attribute: fileAttribute, count: resp.length }, async () => {
             this._loadingService.start();
-            const dossierTemplateId = this._dossierTemplatesService.activeDossierTemplateId;
             if (fileAttribute) {
                 await firstValueFrom(this._fileAttributesService.deleteFileAttributes([fileAttribute.id], dossierTemplateId));
             } else {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/services/admin-dialog.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/services/admin-dialog.service.ts
index 6d161fb42..41548f39a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/services/admin-dialog.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/admin/services/admin-dialog.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { AddEditFileAttributeDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/add-edit-file-attribute-dialog/add-edit-file-attribute-dialog.component';
 import { AddEditDictionaryDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/add-edit-dictionary-dialog/add-edit-dictionary-dialog.component';
 import { AddEditDossierTemplateDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/add-edit-dossier-template-dialog/add-edit-dossier-template-dialog.component';
-import { ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-file-attribute-dialog.component';
+import { ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog/confirm-delete-attribute-dialog.component';
 import { EditColorDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/edit-color-dialog/edit-color-dialog.component';
 import { SmtpAuthDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/smtp-auth-dialog/smtp-auth-dialog.component';
 import { AddEditUserDialogComponent } from '../dialogs/add-edit-user-dialog/add-edit-user-dialog.component';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type DialogType =
     | 'addEditDictionary'
     | 'editColor'
     | 'addEditFileAttribute'
-    | 'deleteFileAttribute'
+    | 'deleteAttribute'
     | 'importFileAttributes'
     | 'addEditUser'
     | 'deleteUsers'
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export class AdminDialogService extends DialogService<DialogType> {
             component: AddEditFileAttributeDialogComponent,
             dialogConfig: { autoFocus: true },
         },
-        deleteFileAttribute: {
-            component: ConfirmDeleteFileAttributeDialogComponent,
+        deleteAttribute: {
+            component: ConfirmDeleteAttributeDialogComponent,
             dialogConfig: { disableClose: false },
         },
         importFileAttributes: {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/report-template.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/report-template.service.ts
index 72083e60e..585f4c36a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/report-template.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/services/report-template.service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ export class ReportTemplateService extends GenericService<unknown> {
         return this._getOne<IPlaceholdersResponse>([dossierTemplateId], 'placeholders');
     }
 
+    @Validate()
+    getTemplatesByPlaceholder(@RequiredParam() dossierTemplateId: string, @RequiredParam() attributeId: string) {
+        return this._post<IReportTemplate[]>({ value: attributeId }, `templates/${dossierTemplateId}`);
+    }
+
     downloadReportTemplate(dossierTemplateId: string, templateId: string, observe: 'response'): Observable<HttpResponse<Blob>>;
     downloadReportTemplate(dossierTemplateId: string, templateId: string, observe: 'body'): Observable<Blob>;
     @Validate()
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/de.json b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/de.json
index 262c2d514..7dd9ec900 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/de.json
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/de.json
@@ -395,11 +395,14 @@
   "confirm-delete-file-attribute": {
     "cancel": "{type, select, single{Attribut} bulk{Attribute} other{}} behalten",
     "delete": "{type, select, single{Attribut} bulk{Attribute} other{}} löschen",
-    "impacted-documents": "Alle Dokumente {type, select, single{ist} bulk{sind} other{}} betroffen",
-    "lost-details": "Alle in die Dokumente eingegebenen Daten gehen verloren",
+    "file-impacted-documents": "Alle Dokumente {type, select, single{ist} bulk{sind} other{}} betroffen",
+    "dossier-impacted-documents": "",
+    "file-lost-details": "Alle in die Dokumente eingegebenen Daten gehen verloren",
+    "dossier-lost-details": "",
     "title": "{type, select, single{{name}} bulk{Datei-Attribute} other{}} löschen",
     "toast-error": "Bitte bestätigen Sie, dass Ihnen die Konsequenzen dieser Aktion bewusst sind!",
-    "warning": "Achtung: Diese Aktion kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden!"
+    "warning": "Achtung: Diese Aktion kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden!",
+    "impacted-report": "{count}"
   },
   "confirm-delete-users": {
     "cancel": "{usersCount, plural, one{Benutzer} other{Benutzer}} behalten",
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index a9c81135f..5df64f861 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -395,11 +395,14 @@
   "confirm-delete-file-attribute": {
     "cancel": "Keep {type, select, single{Attribute} bulk{Attributes} other{}}",
     "delete": "Delete {type, select, single{Attribute} bulk{Attributes} other{}}",
-    "impacted-documents": "All documents {type, select, single{it is} bulk{they are} other{}} used on will be impacted",
-    "lost-details": "All inputted details on the documents will be lost",
+    "file-impacted-documents": "All documents {type, select, single{it is} bulk{they are} other{}} used on will be impacted",
+    "dossier-impacted-documents": "All dossiers based on this template will be affected",
+    "file-lost-details": "All inputted details on the documents will be lost",
+    "dossier-lost-details": "All values for this attribute will be lost",
     "title": "Delete {type, select, single{{name}} bulk{File Attributes} other{}}",
     "toast-error": "Please confirm that you understand the ramifications of your action!",
-    "warning": "Warning: this cannot be undone!"
+    "warning": "Warning: this cannot be undone!",
+    "impacted-report": "{count} reports use the placeholder for this attribute and need to be adjusted"
   },
   "confirm-delete-users": {
     "cancel": "Keep {usersCount, plural, one{User} other{Users}}",