diff --git a/lib/private/DirectEditing/Manager.php b/lib/private/DirectEditing/Manager.php
index fcaaf9e030..a739402d62 100644
--- a/lib/private/DirectEditing/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/DirectEditing/Manager.php
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCP\L10N\IFactory;
 use OCP\Security\ISecureRandom;
 use OCP\Share\IShare;
 
@@ -61,17 +63,21 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 	private $random;
 	private $userId;
 	private $rootFolder;
+	/** @var IL10N */
+	private $l10n;
 
 	public function __construct(
 		ISecureRandom $random,
 		IDBConnection $connection,
 		IUserSession $userSession,
-		IRootFolder $rootFolder
+		IRootFolder $rootFolder,
+		IFactory $l10nFactory
 	) {
 		$this->random = $random;
 		$this->connection = $connection;
 		$this->userId = $userSession->getUser() ? $userSession->getUser()->getUID() : null;
 		$this->rootFolder = $rootFolder;
+		$this->l10n = $l10nFactory->get('core');
 	}
 
 	public function registerDirectEditor(IEditor $directEditor): void {
@@ -88,8 +94,24 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 		}
 		$templates = [];
 		foreach ($this->editors[$editor]->getCreators() as $creator) {
-			if ($creator instanceof ACreateFromTemplate && $creator->getId() === $type) {
-				$templates = $creator->getTemplates();
+			if ($creator->getId() === $type) {
+				$templates = [
+					'empty' => [
+						'id' => 'empty',
+						'title' => $this->l10n->t('Empty file'),
+						'preview' => null
+					]
+				];
+
+				if ($creator instanceof ACreateFromTemplate) {
+					$templates = $creator->getTemplates();
+				}
+
+				$templates = array_map(function ($template) use ($creator) {
+					$template['extension'] = $creator->getExtension();
+					$template['mimetype'] = $creator->getMimetype();
+					return $template;
+				}, $templates);
 			}
 		}
 		$return = [];
diff --git a/tests/lib/DirectEditing/ManagerTest.php b/tests/lib/DirectEditing/ManagerTest.php
index 52a18584d6..a97c02f19d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/DirectEditing/ManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/DirectEditing/ManagerTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ use OCP\DirectEditing\IToken;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IUserSession;
+use OCP\L10N\IFactory;
 use OCP\Security\ISecureRandom;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use Test\TestCase;
@@ -116,6 +118,12 @@ class ManagerTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->userSession = $this->createMock(IUserSession::class);
 		$this->rootFolder = $this->createMock(IRootFolder::class);
 		$this->userFolder = $this->createMock(Folder::class);
+		$this->l10n = $this->createMock(IL10N::class);
+
+		$l10nFactory = $this->createMock(IFactory::class);
+		$l10nFactory->expects($this->once())
+			->method('get')
+			->willReturn($this->l10n);
 
 
 		$this->rootFolder->expects($this->any())
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ class ManagerTest extends TestCase {
 			->willReturn($this->userFolder);
 
 		$this->manager = new Manager(
-			$this->random, $this->connection, $this->userSession, $this->rootFolder
+			$this->random, $this->connection, $this->userSession, $this->rootFolder, $l10nFactory
 		);
 
 		$this->manager->registerDirectEditor($this->editor);