diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/blocks-dicts.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/blocks-dicts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4029869c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/blocks-dicts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import Blockly from 'blockly'
+
+export default function (f7) {
+  Blockly.Blocks['dicts_create_with'] = {
+    /**
+     * Block for creating a list with any number of elements of any type.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    init: function () {
+      this.setStyle('list_blocks')
+      this.itemCount_ = 3
+      this.updateShape_()
+      this.setOutput(true, 'Dictionary')
+      this.setMutator(new Blockly.Mutator(['dicts_create_with_item']))
+      this.setTooltip('Create a key/value dictionary')
+    },
+    /**
+     * Create XML to represent list inputs.
+     * @return {!Element} XML storage element.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    mutationToDom: function () {
+      let container = Blockly.utils.xml.createElement('mutation')
+      container.setAttribute('items', this.itemCount_)
+      return container
+    },
+    /**
+     * Parse XML to restore the list inputs.
+     * @param {!Element} xmlElement XML storage element.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    domToMutation: function (xmlElement) {
+      this.itemCount_ = parseInt(xmlElement.getAttribute('items'), 10)
+      this.updateShape_()
+    },
+    /**
+     * Populate the mutator's dialog with this block's components.
+     * @param {!Blockly.Workspace} workspace Mutator's workspace.
+     * @return {!Blockly.Block} Root block in mutator.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    decompose: function (workspace) {
+      let containerBlock = workspace.newBlock('dicts_create_with_container')
+      containerBlock.initSvg()
+      let connection = containerBlock.getInput('STACK').connection
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.itemCount_; i++) {
+        let itemBlock = workspace.newBlock('dicts_create_with_item')
+        itemBlock.initSvg()
+        connection.connect(itemBlock.previousConnection)
+        connection = itemBlock.nextConnection
+      }
+      return containerBlock
+    },
+    /**
+     * Reconfigure this block based on the mutator dialog's components.
+     * @param {!Blockly.Block} containerBlock Root block in mutator.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    compose: function (containerBlock) {
+      let itemBlock = containerBlock.getInputTargetBlock('STACK')
+      // Count number of inputs.
+      let connections = []
+      while (itemBlock && !itemBlock.isInsertionMarker()) {
+        connections.push(itemBlock.valueConnection_)
+        itemBlock = itemBlock.nextConnection &&
+            itemBlock.nextConnection.targetBlock()
+      }
+      // Disconnect any children that don't belong.
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.itemCount_; i++) {
+        let input = this.getInput('ADD' + i)
+        if (!input) continue
+        let connection = input.connection.targetConnection
+        if (connection && connections.indexOf(connection) === -1) {
+          connection.disconnect()
+        }
+      }
+      this.itemCount_ = connections.length
+      this.updateShape_()
+      // Reconnect any child blocks.
+      for (let i = 0; i < this.itemCount_; i++) {
+        Blockly.Mutator.reconnect(connections[i], this, 'ADD' + i)
+      }
+    },
+    /**
+     * Store pointers to any connected child blocks.
+     * @param {!Blockly.Block} containerBlock Root block in mutator.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    saveConnections: function (containerBlock) {
+      let itemBlock = containerBlock.getInputTargetBlock('STACK')
+      let i = 0
+      while (itemBlock) {
+        let input = this.getInput('ADD' + i)
+        itemBlock.valueConnection_ = input && input.connection.targetConnection
+        i++
+        itemBlock = itemBlock.nextConnection &&
+            itemBlock.nextConnection.targetBlock()
+      }
+    },
+    /**
+     * Modify this block to have the correct number of inputs.
+     * @private
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    updateShape_: function () {
+      if (this.itemCount_ && this.getInput('EMPTY')) {
+        this.removeInput('EMPTY')
+      } else if (!this.itemCount_ && !this.getInput('EMPTY')) {
+        this.appendDummyInput('EMPTY')
+          .appendField('create empty dictionary')
+      }
+      // Add new inputs.
+      let i
+      for (i = 0; i < this.itemCount_; i++) {
+        if (!this.getInput('ADD' + i)) {
+          let input = this.appendValueInput('ADD' + i)
+            .setAlign(Blockly.ALIGN_RIGHT)
+          if (i === 0) {
+            input.appendField('dictionary of')
+          }
+          input.appendField(new Blockly.FieldTextInput('key' + i), 'KEY' + i)
+        }
+      }
+      // Remove deleted inputs.
+      while (this.getInput('ADD' + i)) {
+        this.removeInput('ADD' + i)
+        i++
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  Blockly.Blocks['dicts_create_with_container'] = {
+    /**
+     * Mutator block for list container.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    init: function () {
+      this.setStyle('list_blocks')
+      this.appendDummyInput()
+        .appendField('key/values')
+      this.appendStatementInput('STACK')
+      this.setTooltip('Initialize a Dictionary')
+      this.contextMenu = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  Blockly.Blocks['dicts_create_with_item'] = {
+    /**
+     * Mutator block for adding items.
+     * @this {Blockly.Block}
+     */
+    init: function () {
+      this.setStyle('list_blocks')
+      this.appendDummyInput()
+        .appendField('key')
+      this.setPreviousStatement(true)
+      this.setNextStatement(true)
+      this.setTooltip('add a key/value to the dictionary')
+      this.contextMenu = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  Blockly.JavaScript['dicts_create_with'] = function (block) {
+    // Create an object with any number of elements of any type.
+    let elements = new Array(block.itemCount_)
+    for (let i = 0; i < block.itemCount_; i++) {
+      elements[i] = '\'' + block.getFieldValue('KEY' + i) + '\': '
+      elements[i] += Blockly.JavaScript.valueToCode(block, 'ADD' + i,
+        Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_NONE) || 'null'
+    }
+    let code = '{' + elements.join(', ') + '}'
+    return [code, Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_ATOMIC]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/index.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/index.js
index 87b3af5fe5..6e1b698cd2 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/index.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/blockly/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import defineDictionaryBlocks from './blocks-dicts'
 import defineItemBlocks from './blocks-items'
 import defineThingsBlocks from './blocks-things'
 import defineAudioBlocks from './blocks-audio'
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import defineTimerBlocks from './blocks-timers'
 import defineValueStorageBlocks from './blocks-valuestorage'
 
 export default function (f7, data) {
+  defineDictionaryBlocks(f7)
   defineItemBlocks(f7)
   defineThingsBlocks(f7)
   defineAudioBlocks(f7, data.sinks, data.voices)
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/rules/script/blockly-editor.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/rules/script/blockly-editor.vue
index 3d07c7135e..29b7b6effc 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/rules/script/blockly-editor.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/rules/script/blockly-editor.vue
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
           </value>
         </block>
         <block type="lists_sort" />
+        <sep gap="48" />
+        <block type="dicts_create_with" />
       </category>
 
       <category name="Color" colour="%{BKY_COLOUR_HUE}">