diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/description-template/description-template-persist.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/description-template/description-template-persist.ts
index 389240caf..4903f93bd 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/description-template/description-template-persist.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/description-template/description-template-persist.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export interface DescriptionTemplateBaseFieldDataPersist {
 
 export interface DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeFieldPersist extends DescriptionTemplateLabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist {
 	referenceTypeId: Guid;
+	name: string;
 }
 
 export interface DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetDataPersist extends DescriptionTemplateLabelAndMultiplicityDataPersist {
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
index 48c9ca9bb..c95f85f12 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/components/composite-field/description-template-editor-composite-field.component.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateEditorCompositeFieldComponent extends BaseCompon
 			if (editorField.data.fieldType === DescriptionTemplateFieldType.REFERENCE_TYPES) {
 				convertedField.data = editorField.data;
 				(convertedField.data as DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeData).referenceType = {
-						id: (editorField.data as DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeFieldPersist).referenceTypeId
+						id: (editorField.data as DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeFieldPersist).referenceTypeId,
+						name: (editorField.data as DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeFieldPersist).name,
 					};
 			} else {
 				convertedField.data = editorField.data;
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
index 4d27509ce..2358af96e 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/admin/description-template/editor/description-template-editor.model.ts
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateExternalDatasetDataEditorModel extends Descripti
 //
 export class DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeDataEditorModel extends DescriptionTemplateLabelAndMultiplicityDataEditorModel implements DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeFieldPersist {
 	referenceTypeId: Guid;
+	name: string;
 	protected formBuilder: UntypedFormBuilder = new UntypedFormBuilder();
 
 	constructor(
@@ -1255,6 +1256,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeDataEditorModel extends Description
 	fromModel(item: DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeData): DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeDataEditorModel {
 		if (item) {
 			super.fromModel(item);
+			this.name = item.referenceType?.name;
 			this.referenceTypeId = item.referenceType?.id;
 		}
 		return this;
@@ -1275,6 +1277,7 @@ export class DescriptionTemplateReferenceTypeDataEditorModel extends Description
 
 		const formGroup = super.buildForm({ context, disabled, rootPath });
 		formGroup.setControl('referenceTypeId', new FormControl({ value: this.referenceTypeId, disabled: disabled }, context.getValidation('referenceTypeId').validators));
+		formGroup.setControl('name', new FormControl({ value: this.name, disabled: disabled }));
 		return formGroup;
 	}
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
index 5979af77b..fff2af37c 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
@@ -129,13 +129,12 @@ export class ReferenceFieldComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit, On
 	}
 
 	addReference() {
-
 		const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ReferenceDialogEditorComponent, {
 			minWidth: '49%',
 			restoreFocus: false,
 			data: {
 				referenceTypeId: this.referenceType.id,
-				label: this.label ?? this.referenceType.name,
+				label: this.label && this.label !== '' ? this.label : this.referenceType.name,
 				},
 			});
 			dialogRef.afterClosed()