diff --git a/officecfg/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu b/officecfg/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu
index 03e37b72f9ad..b7c019f24c28 100644
--- a/officecfg/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu
+++ b/officecfg/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcu
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@
       <value install:module="wnt">WIN</value>
     </prop>
   </node>
+  <node oor:name="Dictionaries">
+    <prop oor:name="RepositoryURL" install:module="brand">
+      <value>${DICT_REPO_URL}</value>
+    </prop>
+  </node>
   <node oor:name="AutoCorrect">
     <prop oor:name="ReplaceSingleQuote" install:module="korea">
       <value>true</value>
diff --git a/officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcs b/officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcs
index cb19bb01e1ba..02e05a932952 100644
--- a/officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcs
+++ b/officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Common.xcs
@@ -974,6 +974,19 @@
 				<value>false</value>
 			</prop>
 		</group>
+    <group oor:name="Dictionaries">
+      <info>
+        <author>CD</author>
+        <desc>Contains settings related to dictionaries.</desc>
+      </info>
+      <prop oor:name="RepositoryURL" oor:type="xs:string">
+        <info>
+          <author>CD</author>
+          <desc>Specifies a repository URL where users can download additional dictionaries.</desc>
+        </info>
+        <value/>
+      </prop>
+    </group>
 		<group oor:name="Drawinglayer">
 			<info>
 				<author>AW</author>
diff --git a/sfx2/source/appl/appserv.cxx b/sfx2/source/appl/appserv.cxx
index 14789100bb24..bd9efc9bca1e 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/appl/appserv.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/appl/appserv.cxx
@@ -51,20 +51,15 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/system/SystemShellExecuteFlags.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/system/SystemShellExecuteException.hpp>
 
-#ifndef _UNOTOOLS_PROCESSFACTORY_HXX
 #include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
-#endif
 #include <comphelper/storagehelper.hxx>
+#include "comphelper/configurationhelper.hxx"
 
-#ifndef _SVT_DOC_ADDRESSTEMPLATE_HXX_
 #include <svtools/addresstemplate.hxx>
-#endif
 #include <svl/visitem.hxx>
 #include <unotools/intlwrapper.hxx>
 
-#ifndef _UNOTOOLS_CONFIGMGR_HXX_
 #include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
-#endif
 #include <tools/config.hxx>
 #include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
 #include <vcl/msgbox.hxx>
@@ -90,6 +85,7 @@
 #include <vos/process.hxx>
 #include <rtl/bootstrap.hxx>
 #include <cppuhelper/exc_hlp.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
 
 #include <com/sun/star/script/provider/XScriptProviderFactory.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/frame/XModuleManager.hpp>
@@ -879,6 +875,31 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
+static ::rtl::OUString getConfigurationStringValue(
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rPackage,
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rRelPath,
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rKey,
+    const ::rtl::OUString& rDefaultValue )
+{
+    ::rtl::OUString aDefVal( rDefaultValue );
+
+    try
+    {
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::readDirectKey(
+            comphelper::getProcessServiceFactory(),
+            rPackage,
+            rRelPath,
+            rKey,
+            ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::E_READONLY) >>= aDefVal;
+    }
+    catch(const com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException& exRun)
+    { throw exRun; }
+    catch(const com::sun::star::uno::Exception&)
+    {}
+
+    return aDefVal;
+}
+
 void SfxApplication::OfaExec_Impl( SfxRequest& rReq )
 {
     DBG_MEMTEST();
@@ -924,8 +945,34 @@ void SfxApplication::OfaExec_Impl( SfxRequest& rReq )
                 uno::Reference< css::system::XSystemShellExecute > xSystemShell(
                     xSMGR->createInstance( DEFINE_CONST_UNICODE("com.sun.star.system.SystemShellExecute" ) ),
                     uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-                if ( xSystemShell.is() )
-                    xSystemShell->execute( DEFINE_CONST_UNICODE("http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/dictionary?cid=926385"), ::rtl::OUString(), css::system::SystemShellExecuteFlags::DEFAULTS );
+
+                // read repository URL from configuration
+                ::rtl::OUString sTemplRepoURL =
+                    getConfigurationStringValue(
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("org.openoffice.Office.Common"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("Dictionaries"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("RepositoryURL"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString());
+
+                if ( xSystemShell.is() && sTemplRepoURL.getLength() > 0 )
+                {
+                    ::rtl::OUStringBuffer aURLBuf( sTemplRepoURL );
+                    aURLBuf.appendAscii( "?" );
+                    aURLBuf.appendAscii( "lang=" );
+
+                    // read locale from configuration
+                    ::rtl::OUString sLocale = getConfigurationStringValue(
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("org.openoffice.Setup"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("L10N"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("ooLocale"),
+                        ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii("en-US"));
+
+                    aURLBuf.append( sLocale );
+                    xSystemShell->execute(
+                        aURLBuf.makeStringAndClear(),
+                        ::rtl::OUString(),
+                        css::system::SystemShellExecuteFlags::DEFAULTS );
+                }
             }
             catch( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception& )
             {