diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DescriptionQuery.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DescriptionQuery.java
index 1cf29dd15..5a9459461 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DescriptionQuery.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DescriptionQuery.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.DmpEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.Description;
+import eu.eudat.model.Dmp;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpDescriptionTemplate;
 import eu.eudat.model.PublicDescription;
 import eu.eudat.query.utils.BuildSubQueryInput;
 import eu.eudat.query.utils.QueryUtilsService;
@@ -255,13 +257,11 @@ public class DescriptionQuery extends QueryBase<DescriptionEntity> {
             predicates.add(inClause);
         }
         if (this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery != null) {
-            Subquery<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity> subQuery = queryContext.Query.subquery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery.entityClass());
-            this.applySubQuery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery, queryContext.CriteriaBuilder, subQuery);
+            QueryContext<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity, UUID> subQuery = this.applySubQuery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery, queryContext, UUID.class, DmpDescriptionTemplate._id);
             predicates.add(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(DescriptionEntity._dmpDescriptionTemplateId)).value(subQuery));
         }
         if (this.dmpQuery != null) {
-            Subquery<DmpEntity> subQuery = queryContext.Query.subquery(this.dmpQuery.entityClass());
-            this.applySubQuery(this.dmpQuery, queryContext.CriteriaBuilder, subQuery);
+            QueryContext<DmpEntity, UUID> subQuery = this.applySubQuery(this.dmpQuery, queryContext, UUID.class, Dmp._id);
             predicates.add(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(DescriptionEntity._dmpId)).value(subQuery));
         }
         if (!predicates.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DmpQuery.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DmpQuery.java
index a356e5729..49f741676 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DmpQuery.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/DmpQuery.java
@@ -7,21 +7,24 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpStatus;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpVersionStatus;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
 import eu.eudat.commons.scope.user.UserScope;
+import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionEntity;
+import eu.eudat.data.DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.DmpEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.Dmp;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpDescriptionTemplate;
 import eu.eudat.model.PublicDmp;
 import eu.eudat.query.utils.QueryUtilsService;
 import gr.cite.commons.web.authz.service.AuthorizationService;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.query.*;
 import jakarta.persistence.Tuple;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.*;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ public class DmpQuery extends QueryBase<DmpEntity> {
 
     private Collection<UUID> groupIds;
 
+    private DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery;
+    
     private EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorize = EnumSet.of(AuthorizationFlags.None);
 
     private final UserScope userScope;
@@ -180,6 +185,11 @@ public class DmpQuery extends QueryBase<DmpEntity> {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public DmpQuery dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery subQuery) {
+        this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery = subQuery;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public DmpQuery authorize(EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> values) {
         this.authorize = values;
         return this;
@@ -187,7 +197,7 @@ public class DmpQuery extends QueryBase<DmpEntity> {
 
     @Override
     protected Boolean isFalseQuery() {
-        return this.isEmpty(this.ids) || this.isEmpty(this.isActives) || this.isEmpty(this.versionStatuses) || this.isEmpty(this.excludedIds)  || this.isEmpty(this.accessTypes)|| this.isEmpty(this.statuses);
+        return this.isEmpty(this.ids) || this.isEmpty(this.isActives) || this.isEmpty(this.versionStatuses) || this.isEmpty(this.excludedIds)  || this.isEmpty(this.accessTypes)|| this.isEmpty(this.statuses)|| this.isFalseQuery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -276,6 +286,11 @@ public class DmpQuery extends QueryBase<DmpEntity> {
                 inClause.value(item);
             predicates.add(inClause);
         }
+
+        if (this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery != null) {
+            QueryContext<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity, UUID> subQuery = this.applySubQuery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateQuery, queryContext, UUID.class, DmpDescriptionTemplate._dmp);
+            predicates.add(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(DescriptionEntity._dmpDescriptionTemplateId)).value(subQuery));
+        }
         if (!predicates.isEmpty()) {
             Predicate[] predicatesArray = predicates.toArray(new Predicate[0]);
             return queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.and(predicatesArray);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/lookup/DmpLookup.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/lookup/DmpLookup.java
index 6c11ed485..fc727026e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/lookup/DmpLookup.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/lookup/DmpLookup.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpVersionStatus;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
 import eu.eudat.elastic.query.DmpElasticQuery;
 import eu.eudat.elastic.query.InnerObjectDmpElasticQuery;
+import eu.eudat.query.DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery;
 import eu.eudat.query.DmpQuery;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.query.Lookup;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.query.QueryFactory;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ public class DmpLookup extends Lookup {
 
     private List<Integer> versions;
 
+    private DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery;
+
     public String getLike() {
         return like;
     }
@@ -93,6 +96,14 @@ public class DmpLookup extends Lookup {
         this.versionStatuses = versionStatuses;
     }
 
+    public DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery getDmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery() {
+        return dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery;
+    }
+
+    public void setDmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery) {
+        this.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery = dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery;
+    }
+
     public DmpQuery enrich(QueryFactory queryFactory) {
         DmpQuery query = queryFactory.query(DmpQuery.class);
         if (this.like != null) query.like(this.like);
@@ -103,6 +114,7 @@ public class DmpLookup extends Lookup {
         if (this.statuses != null) query.statuses(this.statuses);
         if (this.versions != null) query.versions(this.versions);
         if (this.versionStatuses != null) query.versionStatuses(this.versionStatuses);
+        if (this.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery != null) query.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery(this.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery);
 
         this.enrichCommon(query);
 
@@ -118,6 +130,7 @@ public class DmpLookup extends Lookup {
         if (this.statuses != null) query.statuses(this.statuses);
         if (this.versions != null) query.versions(this.versions);
         if (this.versionStatuses != null) query.versionStatuses(this.versionStatuses);
+        if (this.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery != null) throw new UnsupportedOperationException("");
 
         this.enrichCommon(query);
 
@@ -133,6 +146,7 @@ public class DmpLookup extends Lookup {
         if (this.statuses != null) query.statuses(this.statuses);
         if (this.versions != null) query.versions(this.versions);
         if (this.versionStatuses != null) query.versionStatuses(this.versionStatuses);
+        if (this.dmpDescriptionTemplateSubQuery != null) throw new UnsupportedOperationException("");
 
         return query;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
index 6467e3d88..ec9675e3a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>
             <artifactId>data-tools</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.0</version>
+            <version>2.1.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>gr.cite</groupId>