diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
index 8d7fa4fd..fa5571f1 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaAddServiceForm.php
@@ -100,15 +100,12 @@ class IcingaAddServiceForm extends DirectorObjectForm
 
             return $this;
         }
-
-        $this->addElement('select', 'imports', [
+        $this->addElement('text', 'imports', [
             'label'        => $this->translate('Service'),
-            'description'  => $this->translate(
-                'Choose a service template'
-            ),
+            'description'  => $this->translate('Choose a service template'),
             'required'     => true,
-            'multiOptions' => $this->optionalEnum($enum),
-            'class'        => 'autosubmit'
+            'data-suggestion-context' => 'servicetemplates',
+            'class'        => 'autosubmit director-suggest'
         ]);
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/doc/82-Changelog.md b/doc/82-Changelog.md
index a62c759a..f3efe3c4 100644
--- a/doc/82-Changelog.md
+++ b/doc/82-Changelog.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ next (will be 1.9.0)
 * FIX: show Override button when all Fields belong to Field Categories (#2303)
 * FIX: show Services applied with Rules involving applied Hostgroups (#2313)
 * FEATURE: show "deprecated" flag on object attribute inspection (#2312)
+* FEATURE: Service Template for single Host services provides auto-completion (#1974)
 
 next patch release (will be 1.8.1)
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