diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
index e4e0794c1..bf7829c1b 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
 
         data.setLabel(model.getLabel());
         data.setStatus(model.getStatus());
+        if (model.getStatus() == DescriptionStatus.Finalized) data.setFinalizedAt(Instant.now());
         data.setDescription(model.getDescription());
         data.setDescriptionTemplateId(model.getDescriptionTemplateId());
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
             }
 
             data.setStatus(model.getStatus());
+            if (model.getStatus() == DescriptionStatus.Finalized) data.setFinalizedAt(Instant.now());
             data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
             this.entityManager.merge(data);
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
index 6b472b718..1033e6566 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/editor/description-editor.component.ts
@@ -666,6 +666,10 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		this.formService.validateAllFormFields(this.formGroup);
 	}
 
+	backToDmp() {
+		this.router.navigate(['/plans', 'edit', this.formGroup.get('dmpId').value]);
+	}
+
 	//
 	//
 	// Misc
@@ -977,9 +981,9 @@ export class DescriptionEditorComponent extends BaseEditor<DescriptionEditorMode
 		const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ConfirmationDialogComponent, {
 			restoreFocus: false,
 			data: {
-				message: this.language.instant('GENERAL.CONFIRMATION-DIALOG.FINALIZE-ITEM'),
-				confirmButton: this.language.instant('QUICKWIZARD.SAVE-DIALOG.ACTIONS.AFFIRMATIVE'),
-				cancelButton: this.language.instant('QUICKWIZARD.SAVE-DIALOG.ACTIONS.NEGATIVE'),
+				message: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.TITLE'),
+				confirmButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.CONFIRM'),
+				cancelButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.NEGATIVE'),
 				isDeleteConfirmation: false
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
index 3ec175447..239d35471 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/description/overview/description-overview.component.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { nameof } from 'ts-simple-nameof';
 import { DescriptionCopyDialogComponent } from '../description-copy-dialog/description-copy-dialog.component';
 import { ReferenceType } from '@app/core/model/reference-type/reference-type';
 import { AppPermission } from '@app/core/common/enum/permission.enum';
+import { DescriptionValidationOutput } from '@app/ui/dmp/dmp-finalize-dialog/dmp-finalize-dialog.component';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -391,22 +392,37 @@ export class DescriptionOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnIni
 
 	finalize(description: Description) {
 
-		this.dialog.open(ConfirmationDialogComponent, {
-			data: {
-				message: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALISE-POPUP.MESSAGE'),
-				confirmButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALISE-POPUP.CONFIRM'),
-				cancelButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALISE-POPUP.CANCEL'),
-			},
-			maxWidth: '30em'
-		})
-			.afterClosed()
-			.pipe(
-				filter(x => x),
-				takeUntil(this._destroyed)
-			)
-			.subscribe(_ => {
-				this.router.navigate(['descriptions/edit/' + description.id + '/finalize']);
-			})
+		this.descriptionService.validate([description.id]).pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)
+			).subscribe(result => {
+				if (result[0].result == DescriptionValidationOutput.Invalid){
+					this.router.navigate(['descriptions/edit/' + description.id + '/finalize']);
+				}else{
+					const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ConfirmationDialogComponent, {
+						restoreFocus: false,
+						data: {
+							message: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.TITLE'),
+							confirmButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.CONFIRM'),
+							cancelButton: this.language.instant('DESCRIPTION-OVERVIEW.FINALIZE-DIALOG.NEGATIVE'),
+							isDeleteConfirmation: false
+						}
+					});
+					dialogRef.afterClosed().pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed)).subscribe(result => {
+						if (result) {
+							const descriptionStatusPersist: DescriptionStatusPersist = {
+								id: description.id,
+								status: DescriptionStatus.Finalized,
+								hash: description.hash
+							};
+							this.descriptionService.persistStatus(descriptionStatusPersist).pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
+								.subscribe(data => {
+									this.reloadPage();
+									this.onUpdateCallbackSuccess()
+								}, (error: any) => {
+									this.onUpdateCallbackError(error)
+								});
+						}});
+				}
+		});
 	}
 
 	hasReversableStatus(description: Description): boolean {
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 71ed97ea4..7c59ef515 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -1028,6 +1028,11 @@
 			"COPY": "Copy",
 			"CANCEL": "Cancel"
 		},
+		"FINALIZE-DIALOG": {
+			"TITLE": "Finalize this item?",
+			"CONFIRM": "Confirm",
+			"NEGATIVE": "Cancel"
+		},
 		"UNDO-FINALIZATION-DIALOG": {
 			"TITLE": "Undo Finalization?",
 			"CONFIRM": "Yes",