diff --git a/src/org/opencms/ade/sitemap/CmsVfsSitemapService.java b/src/org/opencms/ade/sitemap/CmsVfsSitemapService.java
index 0d50c261cad..f625559c9b6 100644
--- a/src/org/opencms/ade/sitemap/CmsVfsSitemapService.java
+++ b/src/org/opencms/ade/sitemap/CmsVfsSitemapService.java
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -214,6 +215,15 @@ public boolean wasJustLocked() {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Properties to remove from the copied template when creating a new sitemap entry. */
+    public static final List<String> FILTER_PROPERTIES = Arrays.asList(
+        new String[] {
+            CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_TITLE,
+            CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION,
+            CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION_HTML,
+            CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_NAVTEXT,
+            CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_NAVINFO});
+
     /** The path of the JSP used to download aliases. */
     public static final String ALIAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH = "/system/workplace/commons/download-aliases.jsp";
 
@@ -1729,7 +1739,20 @@ private CmsClientSitemapEntry createNewEntry(String entryPoint, CmsSitemapChange
             }
             List<CmsProperty> filteredProperties = new ArrayList<CmsProperty>();
             for (CmsProperty property : properties) {
-                if (!property.getName().equals(CmsPropertyDefinition.PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION)) {
+                boolean filter = false;
+                if (FILTER_PROPERTIES.contains(property.getName())) {
+                    filter = true;
+
+                } else {
+                    // filter localized versions also
+                    for (String filterProp : FILTER_PROPERTIES) {
+                        if (property.getName().startsWith(filterProp + "_")) {
+                            filter = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!filter) {
                     filteredProperties.add(property);
                 }
             }