diff --git a/arches/settings_utils.py b/arches/settings_utils.py
index d8ceb93499..b3df5b45d6 100644
--- a/arches/settings_utils.py
+++ b/arches/settings_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import site
 import sys
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from django.apps import apps
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -96,13 +96,20 @@ def build_templates_config(
     """
     directories = []
     try:
+        # allows for manual additions to template overrides
         if additional_directories:
             for additional_directory in additional_directories:
                 directories.append(additional_directory)
 
+        # allows for application-level overrides of generic Django templates
         if app_root:
             directories.append(os.path.join(app_root, "templates"))
 
+        # forces Arches-level overrides of generic Django templates
+        directories.append(
+            os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent, "app", "templates")
+        )
+
         return [
             {
                 "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
diff --git a/releases/7.6.4.md b/releases/7.6.4.md
index 50fa6b137f..aa8d087736 100644
--- a/releases/7.6.4.md
+++ b/releases/7.6.4.md
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes and Enhancements
 
--   Remove unnecessary creation of guardian permissions for principal user #[11564](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11564)
+- Remove unnecessary creation of guardian permissions for principal user #[11564](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11564)
 - Fix migration that sets the initial principal users if a user no longer exists #[11664](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11664)
--   Fix Graph Designer failure when editing large graphs #[11615](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11615)
--   Fix failure to download exported search results when using non file-system based storages #[11620](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11620)
+- Fix Graph Designer failure when editing large graphs #[11615](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11615)
+- Fix failure to download exported search results when using non file-system based storages #[11620](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11620)
 - Cache resource relationship preflabels to improve report load time #[11583](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11583)
+- Fix regression where Arches is no longer overriding Django admin templates #[11668](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11668)
 - Fix bug causing the Edit button to not display in the map popup #[11679](https://github.com/archesproject/arches/issues/11679)
 
 ### Dependency changes: