diff --git a/src/ui/properties.rs b/src/ui/properties.rs
index 73541e851..8d7262233 100644
--- a/src/ui/properties.rs
+++ b/src/ui/properties.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,23 @@ pub struct LinetypeItem {
     pub art: String,
 }
 
+pub fn linetype_display_name(name: &str) -> String {
+    if name.is_empty() || name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("ByLayer") {
+        crate::t!("ByLayer").into_owned()
+    } else if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("ByBlock") {
+        crate::t!("ByBlock").into_owned()
+    } else {
+        name.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for LinetypeItem {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let name = linetype_display_name(&self.name);
         if self.art.is_empty() {
-            write!(f, "{}", self.name)
+            write!(f, "{name}")
         } else {
-            write!(f, "{}  {}", self.name, self.art)
+            write!(f, "{name}  {}", self.art)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/ribbon/mod.rs b/src/ui/ribbon/mod.rs
index 9af9ff610..96815f642 100644
--- a/src/ui/ribbon/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/ribbon/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use iced::{Background, Border, Color, Element, Fill, Length, Padding, Theme};
 use crate::app::Message;
 use crate::modules::{CadModule, IconKind, RibbonGroup, RibbonItem};
 use crate::plugin::all_ribbon_modules;
-use crate::ui::properties::{lw_options, LinetypeItem};
+use crate::ui::properties::{linetype_display_name, lw_options, LinetypeItem};
 
 mod widgets;
 use widgets::{StyleContext, *};
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ impl Ribbon {
                 let is_cur = lt.name == *active_lt;
                 let check: Element<'_, Message> =
                     crate::ui::icons::themed_check_cell(is_cur);
-                let name_col = text(lt.name.clone())
+                let name_col = text(linetype_display_name(&lt.name))
                     .size(11)
                     .style(move |theme: &Theme| iced::widget::text::Style {
                         color: (!is_cur).then_some(
diff --git a/src/ui/ribbon/widgets.rs b/src/ui/ribbon/widgets.rs
index 2b3b7d1a5..29e9f44a3 100644
--- a/src/ui/ribbon/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/ui/ribbon/widgets.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::app::Message;
 use crate::modules::{IconKind, ModuleEvent, RibbonItem, StyleKey, ToolDef};
 use crate::ui::wrap_bar::PosReport;
 use crate::ui::icons;
-use crate::ui::properties::{acad_color_display, LwItem};
+use crate::ui::properties::{acad_color_display, linetype_display_name, LwItem};
 use crate::t;
 
 use super::LayerInfo;
@@ -998,7 +998,11 @@ pub(super) fn render_large<'a>(
                 PROP_COLOR_ID,
                 Some(color_swatch),
             );
-            let lt_row = prop_row(active_linetype.to_string(), PROP_LINETYPE_ID, None);
+            let lt_row = prop_row(
+                linetype_display_name(active_linetype),
+                PROP_LINETYPE_ID,
+                None,
+            );
             let lw_row = prop_row(LwItem(active_lineweight).to_string(), PROP_LW_ID, None);
 
             let combos = container(