diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
index 3a843d3..0008dc4 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ PLUGIN_STATE ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::initDCPlugin(QObject *eventReceiver, con
     QString printerLocaleString = settings.value("ATBDeviceControllerPlugin/printerLocale", "de_DE").toString().toLatin1();
     this->printerLocale = QLocale(printerLocaleString);
 
+    this->initTicketTemplateList(&settings);
 
     this->init_sc_dbus();
 
@@ -140,6 +141,53 @@ PLUGIN_STATE ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::initDCPlugin(QObject *eventReceiver, con
 }
 
 
+void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::initTicketTemplateList(const QSettings * settings)
+{
+    QList<quint8> templateList;
+    QString templateListString;
+
+
+    QMetaEnum metaTicketVariants = QMetaEnum::fromType<nsDeviceControllerInterface::TICKET_VARIANT>();
+    for (int i = 0; i < metaTicketVariants.keyCount(); i++) {
+        const char* ticketVariant_char = metaTicketVariants.key(i);
+        quint8 intValue = metaTicketVariants.value(i);
+
+        // DEBUG
+        //qCritical() << " processing TICKET_VARIANT::" << ticketVariant_char;
+
+        QString configKey = QString("TICKET_TEMPLATES/") + ticketVariant_char;
+        templateListString = settings->value(configKey, "1,2,3").toString();
+
+        // DEBUG
+        //qCritical() << "                 configKey: " << configKey;
+        //qCritical() << "        templateListString: " << templateListString;
+
+        QStringList templateListStringList = templateListString.split(",", QString::SplitBehavior::SkipEmptyParts);
+
+        quint8 templateEntry;
+        bool ok;
+        for (const auto & ListEntry : templateListStringList) {
+            templateEntry = ListEntry.toInt(&ok);
+            if (ok) {
+                templateList.append(templateEntry);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // DEBUG
+        /*
+        QStringList elements;
+        for (const auto &item : templateList) {
+            elements << QString::number(item);
+        }
+        qCritical() << "             template list: " <<  elements.join(',');
+        */
+
+        this->ticketTemplateList.insert(static_cast<nsDeviceControllerInterface::TICKET_VARIANT>(intValue), templateList);
+        templateList.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+
 void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::sendDeviceParameter(const QJsonObject &jsonObject)
 {
 
diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
index 53f562b..ee536c2 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.h
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ private:
    Ticket * currentTicket;
    QLocale printerLocale;
 
+   QHash<TICKET_VARIANT, QList<quint8>> ticketTemplateList;
+
+   void initTicketTemplateList(const QSettings * settings);
    void prepareDynTemplateData();
 
    void private_setupDynTemplateData_START_RECEIPT(struct T_dynDat *dynTicketData, Ticket *ticket);