diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.spec.ts b/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.spec.ts
index 2125d0b8e171796f264901d4b22e40c269d0cc7d..86c5f0caee0f27416b51343699e465ec2eb4ef47 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.spec.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.spec.ts
@@ -415,41 +415,41 @@ describe('BescheidFormService', () => {
   });
 
   describe('patchValues', () => {
+    const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT;
     let bescheidResource: BescheidResource;
     let patch: jest.Mock;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       bescheidResource = createBescheidResource();
       patch = service.patch = jest.fn();
+      service._evaluateSendBy = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(sendBy);
     });
 
     it('should patch', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT;
       service.patchValues(bescheidResource);
 
       expect(patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHIEDEN_AM]: bescheidResource.beschiedenAm,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BEWILLIGT]: String(bescheidResource.bewilligt),
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHEID_DOCUMENT]: null,
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: String(bescheidResource.sendBy),
+        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: String(sendBy),
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_SUBJECT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtSubject,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_TEXT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtText,
       });
     });
 
-    it('should patch sendBy to default', () => {
-      service.patchValues({
-        ...bescheidResource,
-        sendBy: undefined,
-      });
+    it('should set send by', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT;
+      service.patchValues(bescheidResource);
 
-      expect(patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHIEDEN_AM]: bescheidResource.beschiedenAm,
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BEWILLIGT]: String(bescheidResource.bewilligt),
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT,
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHEID_DOCUMENT]: null,
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_SUBJECT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtSubject,
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_TEXT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtText,
-      });
+      expect(bescheidService.setSendBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sendBy);
+    });
+
+    it('should evaluate send by', () => {
+      service.patchValues(bescheidResource);
+
+      expect(service._evaluateSendBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(bescheidResource);
     });
 
     it('should patch bescheid document uri', () => {
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ describe('BescheidFormService', () => {
       expect(patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHIEDEN_AM]: bescheidResource.beschiedenAm,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BEWILLIGT]: String(bescheidResource.bewilligt),
-        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT,
+        [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: sendBy,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHEID_DOCUMENT]: bescheidDocumentUri,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_SUBJECT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtSubject,
         [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_TEXT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtText,
@@ -479,6 +479,44 @@ describe('BescheidFormService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('_evaluateSendBy', () => {
+    it('should return MANUAL on MANUAL', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = service._evaluateSendBy({
+        ...createBescheidResource([BescheidLinkRel.BESCHEIDEN]),
+        sendBy: BescheidSendBy.MANUAL,
+      });
+
+      expect(sendBy).toEqual(BescheidSendBy.MANUAL);
+    });
+
+    it('should return MANUAL on NACHRICHT and missing link', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = service._evaluateSendBy({
+        ...createBescheidResource([BescheidLinkRel.BESCHEIDEN]),
+        sendBy: BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT,
+      });
+
+      expect(sendBy).toEqual(BescheidSendBy.MANUAL);
+    });
+
+    it('should return NACHRICHT', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = service._evaluateSendBy({
+        ...createBescheidResource([BescheidLinkRel.BESCHEIDEN_UND_SENDEN]),
+        sendBy: BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT,
+      });
+
+      expect(sendBy).toEqual(BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT);
+    });
+
+    it('should return MANUAL', () => {
+      const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = service._evaluateSendBy({
+        ...createBescheidResource([BescheidLinkRel.BESCHEIDEN_UND_SENDEN]),
+        sendBy: BescheidSendBy.MANUAL,
+      });
+
+      expect(sendBy).toEqual(BescheidSendBy.MANUAL);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getBescheidFormValueChanges', () => {
     const bescheid: Bescheid = createBescheid();
 
diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.ts b/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.ts
index 4e650ff9f6660e2e987ee53979858474096cafe2..eb96bb9d90af5f6729a3f251ea01bc2e91c58eb7 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/bescheid/src/lib/bescheid-wizard-container/bescheid.formservice.ts
@@ -21,21 +21,14 @@
  * Die sprachspezifischen Genehmigungen und Beschränkungen
  * unter der Lizenz sind dem Lizenztext zu entnehmen.
  */
-import {
-  Bescheid,
-  BescheidLinkRel,
-  BescheidResource,
-  BescheidSendBy,
-  BescheidWizardStep,
-  Wizard,
-} from '@alfa-client/bescheid-shared';
+import { Bescheid, BescheidLinkRel, BescheidResource, BescheidSendBy, BescheidWizardStep, Wizard, } from '@alfa-client/bescheid-shared';
 import { CommandResource, switchMapCommandSuccessfullyDone } from '@alfa-client/command-shared';
 import { AbstractFormService, convertToBoolean, formatForDatabase, isNotNil, StateResource } from '@alfa-client/tech-shared';
 import { VorgangWithEingangResource } from '@alfa-client/vorgang-shared';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormControl, UntypedFormArray, UntypedFormBuilder, UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { getUrl, hasLink, ResourceUri } from '@ngxp/rest';
-import { isNil, isUndefined } from 'lodash-es';
+import { isNil } from 'lodash-es';
 import { first, Observable, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
 import { BescheidService2 } from '../../../../bescheid-shared/src/lib/bescheid2.service';
 
@@ -118,12 +111,13 @@ export class BescheidFormService extends AbstractFormService<CommandResource> {
   public patchValues(bescheidResource: BescheidResource): void {
     this.bescheidResource = bescheidResource;
     const bescheidDocumentUri: ResourceUri = this.getBescheidDocumentUri(bescheidResource);
+    const sendBy: BescheidSendBy = this._evaluateSendBy(bescheidResource);
+    this.bescheidService.setSendBy(sendBy);
     this.patch({
       [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHIEDEN_AM]: bescheidResource.beschiedenAm,
       [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BEWILLIGT]: String(bescheidResource.bewilligt),
       [BescheidFormService.FIELD_BESCHEID_DOCUMENT]: bescheidDocumentUri,
-      [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]:
-        isUndefined(bescheidResource.sendBy) ? BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT : bescheidResource.sendBy,
+      [BescheidFormService.FIELD_SEND_BY]: sendBy,
       [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_SUBJECT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtSubject,
       [BescheidFormService.FIELD_NACHRICHT_TEXT]: bescheidResource.nachrichtText,
     });
@@ -142,6 +136,16 @@ export class BescheidFormService extends AbstractFormService<CommandResource> {
     return null;
   }
 
+  _evaluateSendBy(bescheidResource: BescheidResource): BescheidSendBy {
+    if (
+      bescheidResource.sendBy === BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT &&
+      hasLink(bescheidResource, BescheidLinkRel.BESCHEIDEN_UND_SENDEN)
+    ) {
+      return BescheidSendBy.NACHRICHT;
+    }
+    return BescheidSendBy.MANUAL;
+  }
+
   public getBescheidFormValueChanges(): Observable<Bescheid> {
     return this.form.valueChanges.pipe(startWith(this.getBescheidFormValue()));
   }