diff --git a/sc/qa/uitest/calc_dialogs/printDialog.py b/sc/qa/uitest/calc_dialogs/printDialog.py
index cd359539cab1..0057ebf52e2f 100644
--- a/sc/qa/uitest/calc_dialogs/printDialog.py
+++ b/sc/qa/uitest/calc_dialogs/printDialog.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
-from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict, get_url_for_data_file, select_by_text
+from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict, get_url_for_data_file, select_by_text, mkPropertyValues
 
 class printDialog(UITestCase):
     def test_printDialog(self):
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ class printDialog(UITestCase):
                 xPortraiTotalNumberPages = xDialog.getChild("totalnumpages")
                 self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPortraiTotalNumberPages)["Text"], "/ 2")
 
-                xPortraiPageRange = xDialog.getChild("pagerange")
-                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPortraiPageRange)["Text"], "1-2")
+                xPageRange = xDialog.getChild("pagerange")
+                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPageRange)["Text"], "")
 
-                xpageorientationbox = xDialog.getChild("pageorientationbox")
-                select_by_text(xpageorientationbox, "Landscape")
+                xPageOrientationBox = xDialog.getChild("pageorientationbox")
+                select_by_text(xPageOrientationBox, "Landscape")
 
                 # Without the fix in place, this test would have failed with
                 # Expected: "/ 1"
@@ -34,17 +34,19 @@ class printDialog(UITestCase):
                 xLandscapeTotalNumberPages = xDialog.getChild("totalnumpages")
                 self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xLandscapeTotalNumberPages)["Text"], "/ 1")
 
-                # Without the fix in place, this test would have failed with
-                # Expected: "1"
-                # Actual  : "1-2"
-                xLandscapePageRange = xDialog.getChild("pagerange")
-                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xLandscapePageRange)["Text"], "1")
+                # Page range is empty by default and must not be populated automatically
+                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPageRange)["Text"], "")
 
-                # check that when reselecting Portrait, the range is again 1-2
-                # Expected: "1-2"
-                # Actual  : "1"
-                select_by_text(xpageorientationbox, "Portrait")
-                xPortraitPageRange = xDialog.getChild("pagerange")
-                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPortraitPageRange)["Text"], "1-2")
+                select_by_text(xPageOrientationBox, "Portrait")
+                # Page range must remain empty when the number of pages changes.
+                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPageRange)["Text"], "")
+
+                # User enters a page range.
+                xPageRange.executeAction("TYPE", mkPropertyValues({"TEXT": "2-3"}))
+
+                select_by_text(xPageOrientationBox, "Landscape")
+                select_by_text(xPageOrientationBox, "Portrait")
+
+                self.assertEqual(get_state_as_dict(xPageRange)["Text"], "2-3")
 
 # vim: set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab:
diff --git a/vcl/inc/printdlg.hxx b/vcl/inc/printdlg.hxx
index 3db74784fc2b..6d60f4321e38 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/printdlg.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/printdlg.hxx
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ namespace vcl
         Idle maUpdatePreviewIdle;
         DECL_LINK(updatePreviewIdle, Timer*, void);
 
+        Timer maPageRangeUpdateTimer;
+        DECL_LINK(PageRangeUpdateTimerHdl, Timer*, void);
+
         DECL_LINK(ClickOKCancelHdl, weld::Button&, void);
         DECL_LINK(ClickForwardHdl, weld::Button&, void);
         DECL_LINK(ClickBackwardHdl, weld::Button&, void);
diff --git a/vcl/source/window/printdlg.cxx b/vcl/source/window/printdlg.cxx
index acafaaa1c7bf..d45aedb6125e 100644
--- a/vcl/source/window/printdlg.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/window/printdlg.cxx
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ PrintDialog::PrintDialog(weld::Window* i_pWindow, std::shared_ptr<PrinterControl
     , mbShowLayoutFrame( true )
     , mbHasCustomPaperEntry( false )
     , maUpdatePreviewIdle("Print Dialog Update Preview Idle")
+    , maPageRangeUpdateTimer("PageRangeUpdateTimer")
 {
     // Retrieve current page, it'll be used later in updatePageRange method
     PropertyValue* pPageRange = maPController->getValue(u"PageRange"_ustr);
@@ -663,6 +664,10 @@ PrintDialog::PrintDialog(weld::Window* i_pWindow, std::shared_ptr<PrinterControl
     maUpdatePreviewIdle.SetPriority(TaskPriority::POST_PAINT);
     maUpdatePreviewIdle.SetInvokeHandler(LINK( this, PrintDialog, updatePreviewIdle));
 
+    maPageRangeUpdateTimer.SetTimeout(EDIT_UPDATEDATA_TIMEOUT);
+    maPageRangeUpdateTimer.SetInvokeHandler(LINK(this, PrintDialog, PageRangeUpdateTimerHdl));
+
+
     initFromMultiPageSetup( maPController->getMultipage() );
 
     // setup optional UI options set by application
@@ -1031,6 +1036,12 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(PrintDialog, updatePreviewIdle, Timer*, void)
     preparePreview(std::exchange(mbUseCacheForPreview, true));
 }
 
+IMPL_LINK_NOARG(PrintDialog, PageRangeUpdateTimerHdl, Timer*, void)
+{
+    schedulePreviewUpdate(false);
+}
+
+
 void PrintDialog::preparePreview( bool i_bMayUseCache )
 {
     VclPtr<Printer> aPrt( maPController->getPrinter() );
@@ -1169,17 +1180,7 @@ void PrintDialog::updatePageRange(sal_Int32 nPages)
         pContentVal->Value >>= nContent;
 
     if (nContent == 1)
-    {
-        OUString sRange;
-        if (nPages == 1)
-            sRange = u"1"_ustr;
-        else
-            sRange = u"1-"_ustr + OUString::number(nPages);
-
-        mxPageRangeEdit->set_text(sRange);
-        maPController->setValue(u"PageRange"_ustr, Any(sRange));
-        return;
-    }
+        return; // User-controlled page range
 
     OUString sRange;
 
@@ -1203,7 +1204,6 @@ void PrintDialog::updatePageRange(sal_Int32 nPages)
         return;
     }
 
-    mxPageRangeEdit->set_text(sRange);
     maPController->setValue(u"PageRange"_ustr, Any(sRange));
 }
 
@@ -1899,7 +1899,10 @@ void PrintDialog::setupOptionalUI()
             PropertyValue* pVal = maPController->getValue( aPropertyName );
             if( pVal && pVal->Value.hasValue() )
                 pVal->Value >>= aCurVal;
-            xField->set_text( aCurVal );
+            if (aPropertyName != "PageRange")
+            {
+                xField->set_text( aCurVal );
+            }
             xField->connect_changed( LINK( this, PrintDialog, UIOption_EntryModifyHdl ) );
             xField->show();
 
@@ -2495,8 +2498,11 @@ IMPL_LINK(PrintDialog, UIOption_EntryModifyHdl, weld::TextWidget&, i_rBox, void)
 
         checkOptionalControlDependencies();
 
-        // update preview and page settings
-        schedulePreviewUpdate(false);
+        if (pVal->Name == "PageRange")
+            maPageRangeUpdateTimer.Start();
+        else
+            schedulePreviewUpdate(false);
+
     }
 }