diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/language/LanguageServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/language/LanguageServiceImpl.java
index 8d602f861..0605dae11 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/language/LanguageServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/language/LanguageServiceImpl.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class LanguageServiceImpl implements LanguageService {
         }
 
         data.setCode(model.getCode());
-        data.setPayload(model.getPayload());
+        data.setPayload(model.getPayload() != null && model.getPayload().length() > 0 ? model.getPayload() : null);
         data.setOrdinal(model.getOrdinal());
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.html
index f6f4f6899..d63d0769c 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.html
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 								<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('payload').hasError('required')">
 									{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 							</mat-form-field>
+							<h9 class="col-12">{{'LANGUAGE-EDITOR.FIELDS.OVERRIDE' | translate}}
+								<mat-checkbox (change)="overrideFromFile($event, formGroup.get('code').value)"></mat-checkbox>
+							</h9>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</mat-card-content>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.ts
index 8fd096efd..8806ff43c 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/language/editor/language-editor.component.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { LanguageEditorResolver } from './language-editor.resolver';
 import { LanguageEditorService } from './language-editor.service';
 import { LanguageEditorModel } from './language-editor.model';
 import { LanguageHttpService } from '@app/core/services/language/language.http.service';
+import { MatCheckboxChange } from '@angular/material/checkbox';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export class LanguageEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<LanguageEditorModel, Lan
 	formGroup: UntypedFormGroup = null;
 	showInactiveDetails = false;
 	availableLanguageCodes: string[] = [];
+	currentPayload: string = null;
 
 	protected get canDelete(): boolean {
 		return !this.isDeleted && !this.isNew && this.hasPermission(this.authService.permissionEnum.DeleteLanguage);
@@ -106,20 +108,12 @@ export class LanguageEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<LanguageEditorModel, Lan
 
 	prepareForm(data: Language) {
 		try {
-			if(data && data.payload == null){
-				this.languageHttpService.getSingleWithCode(data.code, LanguageEditorResolver.lookupFields())
-				.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
-				.subscribe(language => {
-					data.payload = language.payload;
-					this.editorModel = data ? new LanguageEditorModel().fromModel(data) : new LanguageEditorModel();
-					this.isDeleted = data ? data.isActive === IsActive.Inactive : false;
-					this.buildForm();
-				});
-			}else{
-				this.editorModel = data ? new LanguageEditorModel().fromModel(data) : new LanguageEditorModel();
-				this.isDeleted = data ? data.isActive === IsActive.Inactive : false;
-				this.buildForm();
+			if(data && data.payload){
+				this.currentPayload = data.payload;
 			}
+			this.editorModel = data ? new LanguageEditorModel().fromModel(data) : new LanguageEditorModel();
+			this.isDeleted = data ? data.isActive === IsActive.Inactive : false;
+			this.buildForm();
 		} catch (error) {
 			this.logger.error('Could not parse Language item: ' + data + error);
 			this.uiNotificationService.snackBarNotification(this.language.instant('COMMONS.ERRORS.DEFAULT'), SnackBarNotificationLevel.Error);
@@ -197,13 +191,16 @@ export class LanguageEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<LanguageEditorModel, Lan
 		this.formService.validateAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
 	}
 
-	public selectedCodeChanged(code: string){
-		this.languageHttpService.getSingleWithCode(code, LanguageEditorResolver.lookupFields())
-				.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
-				.subscribe(language => {
-					this.formGroup.get('payload').patchValue(language.payload);
-				});
-
+	public overrideFromFile(matCheckBox: MatCheckboxChange, code: string){
+		if(matCheckBox.checked == true){
+			this.languageHttpService.getSingleWithCode(code, LanguageEditorResolver.lookupFields())
+			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
+			.subscribe(language => {
+				this.formGroup.get('payload').patchValue(language.payload);
+			});
+		}else{
+			this.formGroup.get('payload').patchValue(this.currentPayload);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 079a2ec1b..98651e7a0 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -1191,7 +1191,8 @@
 		"FIELDS": {
 			"CODE": "Code",
 			"PAYLOAD": "Payload",
-			"ORDINAL": "Ordinal"
+			"ORDINAL": "Ordinal",
+			"OVERRIDE": "Override from file"
 		},
 		"ACTIONS": {
 			"SAVE": "Save",