diff --git a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.html b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.html
index 94c32d76d..dc7c1d5e4 100644
--- a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.html
+++ b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.html
@@ -129,33 +129,43 @@
                                [class.is-loading]="item.loading !== VirtualScrollItemStatus.loaded"
                                [class.readonly]="item.loading !== VirtualScrollItemStatus.loaded"
                                [class.selected]="!multiple &&
-                                                 isItemSelected(item)"
+                                          isItemSelected(item)"
+                               [style.height.px]="itemSize"
                                (click)="preventDefault($event);
-                                        updateValue(item, !multiple, true);"
+                                    updateValue(item, !multiple, true);"
                                matRipple>
-                    <div [matTooltip]="disableTooltip ? null : item.text"
-                         matTooltipPosition="right"
-                         class="ui-suggest-item">
-                        <mat-checkbox *ngIf="multiple"
-                                      [checked]="isItemSelected(item)"
-                                      [indeterminate]="false">
-                        </mat-checkbox>
-                        <div [attr.aria-label]="item.text"
-                             class="text-label text-ellipsis"
-                             tabindex="-1">
-                            <mat-icon *ngIf="!!item?.icon?.svgIcon"
-                                      [svgIcon]="item?.icon.svgIcon"></mat-icon>
-                            <mat-icon *ngIf="!!item?.icon?.matIcon">{{item?.icon.matIcon}}</mat-icon>
-                            {{ item?.icon?.iconOnly ? null : item.text }}
+                    <ng-container *ngIf="itemTemplate; else defaultItem">
+                        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="itemTemplate; context: {
+                                                    $implicit: item
+                                                }">
+                        </ng-container>
+                    </ng-container>
+                    <ng-template #defaultItem>
+                        <div [matTooltip]="disableTooltip ? null : item.text"
+                             matTooltipPosition="right"
+                             class="ui-suggest-item">
+                            <mat-checkbox *ngIf="multiple"
+                                          [checked]="isItemSelected(item)"
+                                          [indeterminate]="false">
+                            </mat-checkbox>
+                            <div [attr.aria-label]="item.text"
+                                 class="text-label text-ellipsis"
+                                 tabindex="-1">
+                                <mat-icon *ngIf="!!item?.icon?.svgIcon"
+                                          [svgIcon]="item?.icon.svgIcon"></mat-icon>
+                                <mat-icon *ngIf="!!item?.icon?.matIcon">{{item?.icon.matIcon}}</mat-icon>
+                                {{ item?.icon?.iconOnly ? null : item.text }}
+                            </div>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
+                    </ng-template>
                 </mat-list-item>
             </ng-container>
 
             <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="customValueTemplate; context: { $implicit: 'up' }">
             </ng-container>
 
-            <mat-list-item *ngIf="loading$ | async">
+            <mat-list-item *ngIf="loading$ | async"
+                           [style.height.px]="itemSize">
                 <mat-progress-spinner color="primary"
                                       mode="indeterminate"
                                       diameter="20"
@@ -180,6 +190,7 @@
     <mat-list-item *ngIf="isCustomValueVisible && direction === renderDirection"
                    [class.active]="(renderDirection === 'down' ? -1 : items.length) === activeIndex"
                    [matTooltip]="customValueLabelTranslator(inputControl.value)"
+                   [style.height.px]="itemSize"
                    (click)="preventDefault($event); updateValue(inputControl.value, !multiple, true);"
                    matTooltipPosition="right"
                    class="text-ellipsis custom-item">
diff --git a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.spec.ts b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.spec.ts
index b1e4c4ffe..4f842e22b 100644
--- a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.spec.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class UiSuggestFixture {
 
     public clearable?: boolean;
     public searchable?: boolean;
+    public alwaysExpanded?: boolean;
     public disabled?: boolean;
     public multiple?: boolean;
     public readonly?: boolean;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ const sharedSpecifications = (
             expect(displayValue.nativeElement.innerText.trim()).toEqual(component.defaultValue);
         });
 
-        it('should remove NULL or Undefiend entries', () => {
+        it('should remove NULL or Undefined entries', () => {
             const item = generateSuggestionItem();
             component.value = [undefined, null, null, undefined, item, null, undefined] as ISuggestValue[];
 
@@ -238,6 +239,32 @@ const sharedSpecifications = (
             expect(itemListEntries.length).toEqual(0);
         });
 
+        it('should render the list open and not close on selection if alwaysExpanded is true', (async () => {
+            const items = generateSuggetionItemList(10);
+
+            component.alwaysExpanded = true;
+            component.items = items;
+
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            await fixture.whenStable();
+
+            const itemListEntries = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.mat-list-item'));
+
+            expect(itemListEntries).not.toBeNull();
+            expect(itemListEntries.length).toEqual(items.length);
+
+            const itemIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * items.length);
+            const currentListItem = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(
+                By.css('.mat-list-item'),
+            )[itemIndex];
+
+            currentListItem.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(EventGenerator.click);
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+
+            expect(itemListEntries).not.toBeNull();
+            expect(itemListEntries.length).toEqual(items.length);
+        }));
+
         it('should filter items if typed into', (done) => {
             let items = generateSuggetionItemList(40);
             const filteredItem: ISuggestValue = {
@@ -1037,9 +1064,9 @@ const sharedSpecifications = (
                 const word = faker.random.word();
                 const wordWithWhitespace = `${
                     Array(6).fill(' ').join('')
-                }${word}${
+                    }${word}${
                     Array(6).fill(' ').join('')
-                }`;
+                    }`;
 
                 searchFor(wordWithWhitespace, fixture);
                 await fixture.whenStable();
@@ -1597,6 +1624,7 @@ describe('Component: UiSuggest', () => {
                         [clearable]="clearable"
                         [searchable]="searchable"
                         [enableCustomValue]="enableCustomValue"
+                        [alwaysExpanded]="alwaysExpanded"
                         [items]="items"
                         [value]="value"
                         [direction]="direction"
@@ -1673,6 +1701,7 @@ describe('Component: UiSuggest', () => {
                             [clearable]="clearable"
                             [searchable]="searchable"
                             [enableCustomValue]="enableCustomValue"
+                            [alwaysExpanded]="alwaysExpanded"
                             [items]="items"
                             [value]="value"
                             [direction]="direction"
@@ -1837,4 +1866,83 @@ describe('Component: UiSuggest', () => {
             });
         });
     });
+
+
+    @Component({
+        template: `
+                <ui-suggest [placeholder]="placeholder"
+                            [defaultValue]="defaultValue"
+                            [clearable]="clearable"
+                            [searchable]="searchable"
+                            [enableCustomValue]="enableCustomValue"
+                            [alwaysExpanded]="alwaysExpanded"
+                            [items]="items"
+                            [value]="value"
+                            [direction]="direction"
+                            [displayPriority]="displayPriority"
+                            [disabled]="disabled"
+                            [multiple]="multiple"
+                            [readonly]="readonly">
+                            <ng-template let-item >
+                                <div class="item-template">{{ item.text }}</div>
+                            </ng-template>
+            </ui-suggest>
+        `,
+    })
+    class UiSuggestCustomTemplateFixtureComponent extends UiSuggestFixture { }
+
+    describe('Type: custom template', () => {
+        let fixture: ComponentFixture<UiSuggestCustomTemplateFixtureComponent>;
+        let component: UiSuggestCustomTemplateFixtureComponent;
+
+        const beforeEachFn = () => {
+            TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+                imports: [
+                    UiSuggestModule,
+                    ReactiveFormsModule,
+                    MatInputModule,
+                    NoopAnimationsModule,
+                ],
+                declarations: [
+                    UiSuggestCustomTemplateFixtureComponent,
+                ],
+            });
+
+            const compFixture = TestBed.createComponent(UiSuggestCustomTemplateFixtureComponent);
+
+            return {
+                fixture: compFixture,
+                component: compFixture.componentInstance,
+                uiSuggest: compFixture.componentInstance.uiSuggest,
+            };
+        };
+
+        describe('Behavior: Specific', () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+                const setup = beforeEachFn();
+                fixture = setup.fixture;
+                component = setup.component;
+            });
+
+            it('should render the list items using the provided custom template', (async () => {
+                const items = generateSuggetionItemList(5);
+                component.items = items;
+
+                fixture.detectChanges();
+                const display = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.display'));
+                display.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(EventGenerator.click);
+
+                fixture.detectChanges();
+                await fixture.whenStable();
+
+                const generatedItems = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ui-suggest .item-template'));
+
+                expect(items.length).toBe(generatedItems.length);
+
+                items.forEach((item, index) => {
+                    expect(item.text).toBe(generatedItems[index].nativeElement.innerText);
+                });
+            }));
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.ts b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.ts
index 9b3d84ad5..51e194386 100644
--- a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.component.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
+  ContentChild,
   ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
   HostBinding,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   Optional,
   Output,
   Self,
+  TemplateRef,
   ViewChild,
   ViewEncapsulation,
 } from '@angular/core';
@@ -144,6 +146,15 @@ export class UiSuggestComponent extends UiSuggestMatFormField
         this._cd.detectChanges();
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * If true, the item list will render open and will not close on selection
+     *
+     * @ignore
+     */
+    @Input()
+    public alwaysExpanded = false;
+
     /**
      * Configure if the component allows multi-selection.
      *
@@ -223,6 +234,13 @@ export class UiSuggestComponent extends UiSuggestMatFormField
         this.searchSourceFactory = (searchTerm = '') => inMemorySearch(searchTerm, this._lastSetItems);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reference for custom item template
+     *
+     */
+    @ContentChild(TemplateRef, { static: true })
+    public itemTemplate: TemplateRef<any> | null = null;
+
     /**
      * Computes the current tooltip value.
      *
@@ -508,6 +526,10 @@ export class UiSuggestComponent extends UiSuggestMatFormField
      * @ignore
      */
     ngOnInit() {
+        if (this.alwaysExpanded) {
+            this.open();
+        }
+
         merge(
             this._reset$.pipe(
                 map(_ => ''),
@@ -656,7 +678,7 @@ export class UiSuggestComponent extends UiSuggestMatFormField
      * @param [refocus=true] If the dropdown should be focused after closing.
      */
     public close(refocus = true) {
-        if (!this.isOpen) { return; }
+        if (this.alwaysExpanded || !this.isOpen) { return; }
 
         if (this._isOnCustomValueIndex && !this.loading$.value) {
             if (!this.multiple) {
diff --git a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.mat-form-field.ts b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.mat-form-field.ts
index c88346503..d0c9654ec 100644
--- a/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.mat-form-field.ts
+++ b/projects/angular/components/ui-suggest/src/ui-suggest.mat-form-field.ts
@@ -101,11 +101,20 @@ export abstract class UiSuggestMatFormField implements
         this.stateChanges.next();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set a custom size for the list items.
+     *
+     */
+    @Input()
+    public customItemSize?: number;
+
     /**
      * Computes the component item height depending on the current render mode.
      *
      */
     public get itemSize() {
+        if (this.customItemSize) { return this.customItemSize; }
+
         return this.isFormControl ? 32 : 40;
     }