diff --git a/src/Controller/Component/ACLComponent.php b/src/Controller/Component/ACLComponent.php
index 4d37067..f7468e9 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Component/ACLComponent.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Component/ACLComponent.php
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ class ACLComponent extends Component
             'toggle' => ['perm_admin'],
             'view' => ['perm_admin'],
         ],
+        'MetaTemplateNameDirectory' => [
+            'index' => ['perm_admin'],
+        ],
         'Organisations' => [
             'add' => ['perm_admin'],
             'delete' => ['perm_admin'],
diff --git a/src/Controller/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryController.php b/src/Controller/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c6884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controller/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Controller;
+
+use App\Controller\AppController;
+use Cake\Utility\Hash;
+use Cake\Utility\Text;
+use Cake\Utility\Inflector;
+use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
+use \Cake\Database\Expression\QueryExpression;
+use Cake\Http\Exception\NotFoundException;
+use Cake\Http\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException;
+use Cake\Routing\Router;
+
+
+class MetaTemplateNameDirectoryController extends AppController
+{
+    public $quickFilterFields = [['name' => true], 'uuid', 'version'];
+    public $filterFields = ['name', 'uuid', 'version'];
+    public $containFields = ['MetaTemplates'];
+
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $this->CRUD->index([
+            'filters' => $this->filterFields,
+            'quickFilters' => $this->quickFilterFields,
+            'contain' => $this->containFields,
+        ]);
+        $responsePayload = $this->CRUD->getResponsePayload();
+        if (!empty($responsePayload)) {
+            return $responsePayload;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Model/Table/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable.php b/src/Model/Table/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable.php
index 32e0869..df39103 100644
--- a/src/Model/Table/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable.php
+++ b/src/Model/Table/MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Model\Entity\MetaTemplateNameDirectory;
 use App\Model\Table\AppTable;
 use Cake\ORM\RulesChecker;
 use Cake\Validation\Validator;
+use Cake\Log\Log;
 
 class MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable extends AppTable
 {
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ class MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable extends AppTable
                 'foreignKey' => 'meta_template_directory_id',
             ]
         );
+        $this->hasOne('MetaTemplates', [
+            'foreignKey' => 'meta_template_directory_id',
+        ]);
         $this->setDisplayField('name');
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +63,11 @@ class MetaTemplateNameDirectoryTable extends AppTable
         if (!empty($existingTemplate)) {
             return $existingTemplate;
         }
-        $this->save($metaTemplateDirectory);
-        return $metaTemplateDirectory;
+        $savedEntity = $this->save($metaTemplateDirectory);
+        if ($savedEntity) {
+            return $metaTemplateDirectory;
+        }
+        Log::error(__('Could not save meta_template_directory. Reasons: {0}', json_encode($metaTemplateDirectory->getErrors())));
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/MetaTemplateNameDirectory/index.php b/templates/MetaTemplateNameDirectory/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b57d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/MetaTemplateNameDirectory/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+use Cake\Utility\Hash;
+
+echo $this->element('genericElements/IndexTable/index_table', [
+    'data' => [
+        'data' => $data,
+        'top_bar' => [
+            'children' => [
+                [
+                    'type' => 'search',
+                    'button' => __('Search'),
+                    'placeholder' => __('Enter value to search'),
+                    'data' => '',
+                    'searchKey' => 'value'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ],
+        'fields' => [
+            [
+                'name' => '#',
+                'sort' => 'id',
+                'data_path' => 'id',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Name'),
+                'sort' => 'name',
+                'data_path' => 'name',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Namespace'),
+                'sort' => 'namespace',
+                'data_path' => 'namespace',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('UUID'),
+                'sort' => 'uuid',
+                'data_path' => 'uuid'
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Version'),
+                'sort' => 'version',
+                'data_path' => 'version',
+            ],
+            [
+                'name' => __('Associated Meta-Template'),
+                'sort' => 'meta_template.id',
+                'data_path' => 'meta_template.id',
+                'element' => 'function',
+                'function' => function($row, $viewContext) {
+                    return $viewContext->Bootstrap::node('a', [
+                        'href' => h($baseurl . '/metaTemplates/view/' . $row->meta_template->id ?? ''),
+                    ], !empty($row->meta_template->name) ? (sprintf('%s (v%s)', h($row->meta_template->name), h($row->meta_template->version))) :'');
+                }
+            ],
+        ],
+        'title' => __('Meta Template Name Directory'),
+        'description' => __('The directory of all meta templates known by the system.'),
+        'actions' => []
+    ]
+]);