diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.spec.ts
index 6fb766fab..31be7a773 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import { EventEmitter } from '@angular/core'
+import { EventEmitter, signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core'
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
 import { NgbModal, NgbModalOptions } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
-import { of } from 'rxjs'
+import { of, Subject } from 'rxjs'
 import { OcrTemplate } from 'src/app/data/ocr-template'
 import { DirtyFormGuard } from 'src/app/guards/dirty-form.guard'
 import { PermissionsService } from 'src/app/services/permissions.service'
 import { DocumentTypeService } from 'src/app/services/rest/document-type.service'
 import { OcrTemplateService } from 'src/app/services/rest/ocr-template.service'
 import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
+import { ConfirmDialogComponent } from '../../common/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component'
 import { OcrTemplateEditorComponent } from './ocr-template-editor/ocr-template-editor.component'
 import { OcrTemplatesComponent } from './ocr-templates.component'
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ describe('OcrTemplatesComponent', () => {
   }
   const modal = { open: jest.fn() }
   const dirtyFormGuard = { confirmChanges: jest.fn() }
+  const templates = { delete: jest.fn() }
+  const toast = { showError: jest.fn() }
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     editor.object = undefined
@@ -34,15 +37,17 @@ describe('OcrTemplatesComponent', () => {
       return { componentInstance: editor }
     })
     dirtyFormGuard.confirmChanges.mockReset().mockReturnValue(of(true))
+    templates.delete.mockReset()
+    toast.showError.mockReset()
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [OcrTemplatesComponent],
       providers: [
         { provide: NgbModal, useValue: modal },
         { provide: DirtyFormGuard, useValue: dirtyFormGuard },
         { provide: PermissionsService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: OcrTemplateService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: OcrTemplateService, useValue: templates },
         { provide: DocumentTypeService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: ToastService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: ToastService, useValue: toast },
       ],
     })
       .overrideComponent(OcrTemplatesComponent, {
@@ -88,4 +93,71 @@ describe('OcrTemplatesComponent', () => {
     expect(options.beforeDismiss()).toBe(false)
     expect(dirtyFormGuard.confirmChanges).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
+
+  describe('deletion', () => {
+    const template = { id: 3, name: 'Invoices' } as OcrTemplate
+    let dialog: {
+      confirmClicked: EventEmitter<void>
+      buttonsEnabled: WritableSignal<boolean>
+      messageBold?: string
+    }
+    let close: jest.Mock
+    let reload: jest.SpyInstance
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      dialog = {
+        confirmClicked: new EventEmitter<void>(),
+        buttonsEnabled: signal(true),
+      }
+      close = jest.fn()
+      modal.open.mockReturnValue({ componentInstance: dialog, close })
+      reload = jest.spyOn(component, 'reload').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    })
+
+    it('keeps the confirmation open and disables buttons until deletion succeeds', () => {
+      const pending = new Subject<void>()
+      templates.delete.mockReturnValue(pending)
+      component.deleteTemplate(template)
+
+      expect(modal.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
+        backdrop: 'static',
+      })
+      expect(dialog.messageBold).toBe(template.name)
+      expect(templates.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      dialog.confirmClicked.emit()
+
+      expect(templates.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(template)
+      expect(dialog.buttonsEnabled()).toBe(false)
+      expect(close).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      pending.next()
+      pending.complete()
+
+      expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(reload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
+    it('shows errors and allows retrying without closing the confirmation', () => {
+      const pending = new Subject<void>()
+      templates.delete
+        .mockReturnValueOnce(pending)
+        .mockReturnValue(of(undefined))
+      component.deleteTemplate(template)
+      dialog.confirmClicked.emit()
+      const error = new Error('Delete failed')
+      pending.error(error)
+
+      expect(toast.showError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(String), error)
+      expect(dialog.buttonsEnabled()).toBe(true)
+      expect(close).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      dialog.confirmClicked.emit()
+
+      expect(templates.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(reload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.ts
index bc9934e0b..d1589866b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/ocr-templates/ocr-templates.component.ts
@@ -117,15 +117,34 @@ export class OcrTemplatesComponent
   }
 
   deleteTemplate(t: OcrTemplate) {
-    const modal = this.modalService.open(ConfirmDialogComponent)
+    const modal = this.modalService.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
+      backdrop: 'static',
+    })
     modal.componentInstance.title = $localize`Delete OCR Template`
-    modal.componentInstance.messageBoldPart = t.name
+    modal.componentInstance.messageBold = t.name
     modal.componentInstance.message = $localize`Do you really want to delete this OCR template?`
     modal.componentInstance.btnClass = 'btn-danger'
     modal.componentInstance.btnCaption = $localize`Delete`
-    modal.componentInstance.confirmClicked.subscribe(() => {
-      modal.close()
-      this.service.delete(t).subscribe(() => this.reload())
-    })
+    modal.componentInstance.confirmClicked
+      .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
+      .subscribe(() => {
+        modal.componentInstance.buttonsEnabled.set(false)
+        this.service
+          .delete(t)
+          .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
+          .subscribe({
+            next: () => {
+              modal.close()
+              this.reload()
+            },
+            error: (error) => {
+              modal.componentInstance.buttonsEnabled.set(true)
+              this.toastService.showError(
+                $localize`Error deleting OCR template.`,
+                error
+              )
+            },
+          })
+      })
   }
 }