diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/description-template-type/description-template-type.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/description-template-type/description-template-type.service.ts
index 4b8666439..8788a96a9 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/description-template-type/description-template-type.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/description-template-type/description-template-type.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { catchError, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { nameof } from 'ts-simple-nameof';
 import { ConfigurationService } from '../configuration/configuration.service';
 import { BaseHttpV2Service } from '../http/base-http-v2.service';
+import { DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-template-type-status';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DescriptionTemplateTypeService {
@@ -69,6 +70,17 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateTypeService {
 		valueAssign: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.id,
 	};
 
+	public getSingleAutocompleteConfiguration(statuses?: DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus[]): SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration {
+		return {
+			initialItems: (data?: any) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, null, statuses ? statuses: null)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+			filterFn: (searchQuery: string, data?: any) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(searchQuery, null, null, statuses ? statuses: null)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+			getSelectedItem: (selectedItem: any) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, [selectedItem])).pipe(map(x => x.items[0])),
+			displayFn: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.name,
+			titleFn: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.name,
+			valueAssign: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.id,
+		};
+	}
+
 	// tslint:disable-next-line: member-ordering
 	multipleAutocompleteConfiguration: MultipleAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
 		initialItems: (excludedItems: any[], data?: any) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, excludedItems ? excludedItems : null)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
@@ -79,12 +91,24 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateTypeService {
 		valueAssign: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.id,
 	};
 
-	private buildAutocompleteLookup(like?: string, excludedIds?: Guid[], ids?: Guid[]): DescriptionTemplateTypeLookup {
+	public getMultipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration(statuses?: DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus[]): MultipleAutoCompleteConfiguration {
+		return {
+			initialItems: (excludedItems: any[], data?: any) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, excludedItems ? excludedItems : null, null, statuses ? statuses: null)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+			filterFn: (searchQuery: string, excludedItems: any[]) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(searchQuery, excludedItems, null, statuses ? statuses: null)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+			getSelectedItems: (selectedItems: any[]) => this.query(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, selectedItems)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+			displayFn: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.name,
+			titleFn: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.name,
+			valueAssign: (item: DescriptionTemplateType) => item.id,
+		};
+	}
+
+	private buildAutocompleteLookup(like?: string, excludedIds?: Guid[], ids?: Guid[], statuses?: DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus[]): DescriptionTemplateTypeLookup {
 		const lookup: DescriptionTemplateTypeLookup = new DescriptionTemplateTypeLookup();
 		lookup.page = { size: 100, offset: 0 };
 		if (excludedIds && excludedIds.length > 0) { lookup.excludedIds = excludedIds; }
 		if (ids && ids.length > 0) { lookup.ids = ids; }
 		lookup.isActive = [IsActive.Active];
+		lookup.statuses = statuses;
 		lookup.project = {
 			fields: [
 				nameof<DescriptionTemplateType>(x => x.id),
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
index 54cceb530..5220ff6c9 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 						<div class="hint">{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.GENERAL-INFO.DATASET-TEMPLATE-TYPE-HINT'| translate}}</div>
 						<mat-form-field class="full-width basic-info-input">
 							<mat-label>{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.GENERAL-INFO.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-SELECT-TYPE' | translate}}</mat-label>
-							<app-single-auto-complete [required]="false" [formControl]="formGroup.get('type')" placeholder="{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.GENERAL-INFO.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-SELECT-TYPE' | translate}}" [configuration]="descriptionTemplateTypeService.singleAutocompleteConfiguration">
+							<app-single-auto-complete [required]="false" [formControl]="formGroup.get('type')" placeholder="{{'DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-EDITOR.STEPS.GENERAL-INFO.DESCRIPTION-TEMPLATE-SELECT-TYPE' | translate}}" [configuration]="singleAutocompleteDescriptionTemplateTypeConfiguration">
 							</app-single-auto-complete>
 							<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('type').hasError('backendError')">{{formGroup.get('type').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 							<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('type').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.ts
index f3cb1c249..b0f972580 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.component.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import { ConfigurationService } from '@app/core/services/configuration/configura
 import { LockService } from '@app/core/services/lock/lock.service';
 import { LockTargetType } from '@app/core/common/enum/lock-target-type';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration } from '@app/library/auto-complete/single/single-auto-complete-configuration';
+import { DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus } from '@app/core/common/enum/description-template-type-status';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionTe
 	usersMap: Map<Guid, User> = new Map<Guid, User>();
 	userFormControl = new FormControl();
 
+	singleAutocompleteDescriptionTemplateTypeConfiguration: SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration;
+		
+
 	//Preview
 	previewFieldSet: DescriptionTemplate = null;
 	previewPropertiesFormGroup: UntypedFormGroup = null;
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionTe
 	ngOnInit(): void {
 		this.matomoService.trackPageView('Admin: DMP Blueprints');
 		super.ngOnInit();
+		this.singleAutocompleteDescriptionTemplateTypeConfiguration = this.descriptionTemplateTypeService.getSingleAutocompleteConfiguration([DescriptionTemplateTypeStatus.Finalized]);
 		this.initModelFlags(this.route.snapshot.data['action']);
 	}