diff --git a/ftoverride.php b/ftoverride.php
index 9a987b8..bc908a8 100644
--- a/ftoverride.php
+++ b/ftoverride.php
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ function ftoverride_civicrm_buildForm($formName, &$form) {
     $submitValues = $form->_params;
     if (!empty($submitValues['designation'])) {
       $form->assign('contribution_designation', $submitValues['designation']);
+      if ($submitValues['designation'] == 'other_financial_type') {
+        $form->_params['contribution_note'] = $submitValues['designation_note'];
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -260,6 +263,11 @@ function ftoverride_civicrm_buildForm($formName, &$form) {
         FALSE,
         ['class' => 'crm-select2']
       );
+      $form->add(
+        'text',
+        'designation_note',
+        ''
+      );
       CRM_Core_Region::instance('page-body')->add(array(
        'template' => 'CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionMain/common.tpl',
       ));
@@ -280,8 +288,12 @@ function ftoverride_civicrm_pre($op, $objectName, $id, &$params) {
   if ($op == 'create' && $objectName == 'Contribution' && !empty($params['contribution_page_id'])) {
     $designation = CRM_Core_Smarty::singleton()->get_template_vars('contribution_designation');
     if (!empty($designation)) {
-      $params['financial_type_id'] = $designation;
-      CRM_Core_Smarty::singleton()->assign('contribution_designation', '');
+      if ($designation == 'other_financial_type') {
+        // Ignore
+      }
+      else {
+        $params['financial_type_id'] = $designation;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -312,7 +324,7 @@ function ftoverride_civicrm_pre($op, $objectName, $id, &$params) {
 function ftoverride_civicrm_buildAmount($pageType, &$form, &$amount) {
   if (!empty($amount) && $form->_flagSubmitted) {
     $submitValues = $form->_submitValues;
-    if (!empty($submitValues['designation'])) {
+    if (!empty($submitValues['designation']) && $submitValues['designation'] != 'other_financial_type') {
       foreach ($amount as &$priceFields) {
         foreach ($priceFields['options'] as &$options) {
           $options['financial_type_id'] = $submitValues['designation'];
@@ -338,6 +350,9 @@ function ftoverride_get_designation($pageId) {
 function ftoverride_get_financialType($action) {
   $financialTypes = [];
   CRM_Financial_BAO_FinancialType::getAvailableFinancialTypes($financialTypes, $action);
+  if (empty($financialTypes)) {
+    return $financialTypes;
+  }
   $result = civicrm_api3('FinancialType', 'get', [
     'return' => ["description"],
     'description' => ['!=' => ""],
@@ -347,5 +362,5 @@ function ftoverride_get_financialType($action) {
   if (!empty($result['values'])) {
     $descFinancialType = array_column($result['values'], 'description', 'id');
   }
-  return $descFinancialType + $financialTypes;
+  return $descFinancialType + $financialTypes + ['other_financial_type' => ts('Other')];
 }
diff --git a/templates/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionMain/common.tpl b/templates/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionMain/common.tpl
index ca064c8..96bbed7 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionMain/common.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionMain/common.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 <div class="crm-public-form-item crm-section ft_override_designation-section">
   <div class="label">{$form.designation.label}</div>
   <div class="content">{$form.designation.html}</div>
-        <div class="clear"></div>
-      </div>
+  <div class="clear"></div>
+  <div class="content designation_note-div">{$form.designation_note.html}</div>
+  <div class="clear"></div>
+</div>
 {literal}
 <script type="text/javascript">
   CRM.$(function($) {
     $('div#priceset:first').after($('div.ft_override_designation-section'));
+
+    hideShowDesignation();
+    $('#designation').change(hideShowDesignation);
+
+    function hideShowDesignation() {
+      var fT = $('#designation').val();
+      if (fT == 'other_financial_type') {
+        $('div.ft_override_designation-section div.designation_note-div').show();
+      }
+      else {
+        $('div.ft_override_designation-section div.designation_note-div').hide();
+      }
+    }
   });
 </script>
 {/literal}