diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c753f8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package eu.eudat.model.persist;
+
+import eu.eudat.commons.validation.FieldNotNullIfOtherSet;
+import eu.eudat.commons.validation.ValidId;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@FieldNotNullIfOtherSet(message = "{validation.hashempty}")
+public class DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist {
+
+    @ValidId(message = "{validation.invalidid}")
+    private UUID id;
+
+    @ValidId(message = "{validation.invalidid}")
+    @NotNull(message = "{validation.empty}")
+    private UUID descriptionTemplate;
+
+    @ValidId(message = "{validation.invalidid}")
+    @NotNull(message = "{validation.empty}")
+    private UUID sectionId;
+
+    private String hash;
+
+    public UUID getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(UUID id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public UUID getDescriptionTemplate() {
+        return descriptionTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescriptionTemplate(UUID descriptionTemplate) {
+        this.descriptionTemplate = descriptionTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public UUID getSectionId() {
+        return sectionId;
+    }
+
+    public void setSectionId(UUID sectionId) {
+        this.sectionId = sectionId;
+    }
+
+    public String getHash() {
+        return hash;
+    }
+
+    public void setHash(String hash) {
+        this.hash = hash;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
index dca97a350..337b5f0a5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public class DmpPersist {
 
     private List<DmpReferencePersist> references;
 
+    private List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> descriptionTemplates;
+
     private String hash;
 
     public UUID getId() {
@@ -82,6 +84,14 @@ public class DmpPersist {
         this.references = references;
     }
 
+    public List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> getDescriptionTemplates() {
+        return descriptionTemplates;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescriptionTemplates(List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> descriptionTemplates) {
+        this.descriptionTemplates = descriptionTemplates;
+    }
+
     public String getHash() {
         return hash;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
index 0774b1a89..ff1e2b622 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.reference.DefinitionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.reference.FieldEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
-import eu.eudat.data.DmpEntity;
-import eu.eudat.data.DmpReferenceEntity;
-import eu.eudat.data.ReferenceEntity;
+import eu.eudat.data.*;
 import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
 import eu.eudat.event.DmpTouchedEvent;
 import eu.eudat.event.EventBroker;
@@ -19,16 +17,16 @@ import eu.eudat.model.Dmp;
 import eu.eudat.model.Reference;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.DmpBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.deleter.DmpDeleter;
+import eu.eudat.model.deleter.DmpDescriptionTemplateDeleter;
 import eu.eudat.model.deleter.DmpReferenceDeleter;
 import eu.eudat.model.deleter.ReferenceDeleter;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DmpPersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DmpReferencePersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.ReferencePersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.referencedefinition.DefinitionPersist;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.referencedefinition.FieldPersist;
-import eu.eudat.query.DmpQuery;
-import eu.eudat.query.DmpReferenceQuery;
-import eu.eudat.query.ReferenceQuery;
+import eu.eudat.query.*;
 import gr.cite.commons.web.authz.service.AuthorizationService;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.deleter.DeleterFactory;
@@ -119,7 +117,9 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
 
         DmpEntity data = this.patchAndSave(model);
 
-        this.patchAndSave(model.getReferences(), data.getId());
+        this.patchAndSaveReferences(model.getReferences(), data.getId());
+
+        this.patchAndSaveTemplates(model.getDescriptionTemplates(), data.getId());
 
         this.eventBroker.emit(new DmpTouchedEvent(data.getId()));
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         return data;
     }
 
-    private void patchAndSave(List<DmpReferencePersist> models, UUID dmpId) throws InvalidApplicationException {
+    private void patchAndSaveReferences(List<DmpReferencePersist> models, UUID dmpId) throws InvalidApplicationException {
         if (models == null || models.isEmpty())
             return;
 
@@ -269,6 +269,40 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         
     }
 
+    private void patchAndSaveTemplates(List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> models, UUID dmpId) throws InvalidApplicationException {
+        if (models == null || models.isEmpty())
+            return;
+
+        List<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity> templates = this.queryFactory.query(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery.class).dmpIds(dmpId).collect();
+        Map<UUID, List<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity>> templatesLookup = this.conventionService.toDictionaryOfList(templates, DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity::getDmp);
+
+        List<DescriptionTemplateEntity> existingTemplates;
+        if (templatesLookup.containsKey(dmpId))
+            existingTemplates = this.queryFactory.query(DescriptionTemplateQuery.class).ids(templatesLookup.get(dmpId).stream().map(DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity::getId).toList()).collect();
+        else existingTemplates = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        List<UUID> updatedTemplatesIds = models.stream().map(DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist::getDescriptionTemplate).filter(this.conventionService::isValidGuid).distinct().toList();
+        List<DescriptionTemplateEntity> toDelete = existingTemplates.stream().filter(x -> !updatedTemplatesIds.contains(x.getId())).toList();
+        List<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity> dmpDescriptionTemplateRecordsToDelete = this.queryFactory.query(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery.class).descriptionTemplateIds(toDelete.stream().map(DescriptionTemplateEntity::getId).toList()).collect();
+        this.deleterFactory.deleter(DmpDescriptionTemplateDeleter.class).delete(dmpDescriptionTemplateRecordsToDelete);
+
+        for (DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist model : models) {
+            boolean shouldAdd = existingTemplates.stream().noneMatch(x -> x.getId().equals(model.getDescriptionTemplate()));
+
+            if (shouldAdd) {
+                DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity dmpTemplate = new DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity();
+                dmpTemplate.setDescriptionTemplate(model.getDescriptionTemplate());
+                dmpTemplate.setDmp(dmpId);
+                dmpTemplate.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+                dmpTemplate.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
+                dmpTemplate.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
+                this.entityManager.persist(dmpTemplate);
+            }
+
+        }
+        this.entityManager.flush();
+    }
+
     private @NotNull DefinitionEntity buildDefinitionEntity(DefinitionPersist persist){
         DefinitionEntity data = new DefinitionEntity();
         if (persist == null) return data;