diff --git a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
index a62891f3a..08b5c8972 100644
--- a/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/components/model_editors/AutomationEditor.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 <v-number-input :label="$t('Order')" :step="10" v-model="editingObj.order" :hint="$t('OrderInformation')" control-variant="stacked"></v-number-input>
                 <v-checkbox :label="$t('Disabled')" v-model="editingObj.disabled"></v-checkbox>
 
-                <a href="https://docs.tandoor.dev/features/automation/" target="_blank">{{$t('Learn_More')}}</a>
+                <a href="https://docs.tandoor.dev/features/automation/" target="_blank">{{ $t('Learn_More') }}</a>
             </v-form>
         </v-card-text>
     </model-editor-base>
@@ -47,7 +47,18 @@ const props = defineProps({
 })
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['create', 'save', 'delete', 'close', 'changedState'])
-const {setupState, deleteObject, saveObject, isUpdate, editingObjName, loading, editingObj, editingObjChanged, modelClass} = useModelEditorFunctions<Automation>('Automation', emit)
+const {
+    setupState,
+    deleteObject,
+    saveObject,
+    isUpdate,
+    editingObjName,
+    loading,
+    editingObj,
+    editingObjChanged,
+    modelClass,
+    applyItemDefaults
+} = useModelEditorFunctions<Automation>('Automation', emit)
 
 // object specific data (for selects/display)
 
@@ -68,6 +79,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
     setupState(props.item, props.itemId, {
         newItemFunction: () => {
             editingObj.value.order = 0
+
+            applyItemDefaults(props.itemDefaults)
         },
         itemDefaults: props.itemDefaults
     })
diff --git a/vue3/src/pages/IngredientEditorPage.vue b/vue3/src/pages/IngredientEditorPage.vue
index c399111b1..789efa6db 100644
--- a/vue3/src/pages/IngredientEditorPage.vue
+++ b/vue3/src/pages/IngredientEditorPage.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
                                                 <model-merge-dialog :source="selectedFood" model="Food"
                                                                     @change="(obj: Food) => {selectedFood = obj;refreshPage()} "></model-merge-dialog>
                                             </v-list-item>
+
+                                            <v-list-item link prepend-icon="$automation" :disabled="!selectedFood">
+                                                {{ $t('Automate') }}
+                                                <model-edit-dialog model="Automation"  activator="parent" :item-defaults="{param1: selectedFood.name, type: 'FOOD_ALIAS'}" v-if="selectedFood"></model-edit-dialog>
+                                            </v-list-item>
+
                                             <v-list-item link prepend-icon="$delete" :disabled="!selectedFood">
                                                 {{ $t('Delete') }}
                                                 <delete-confirm-dialog :model-name="$t('Food')" :object-name="selectedFood.name" v-if="selectedFood"
@@ -58,6 +64,10 @@
                                                 <model-merge-dialog :source="selectedUnit" model="Unit"
                                                                     @change="(obj: Food) => {selectedUnit = obj;refreshPage()} "></model-merge-dialog>
                                             </v-list-item>
+                                            <v-list-item link prepend-icon="$automation" :disabled="!selectedUnit">
+                                                {{ $t('Automate') }}
+                                                <model-edit-dialog model="Automation"  activator="parent" :item-defaults="{param1: selectedUnit.name, type: 'UNIT_ALIAS'}" v-if="selectedUnit"></model-edit-dialog>
+                                            </v-list-item>
                                             <v-list-item link prepend-icon="$delete" :disabled="!selectedUnit">
                                                 {{ $t('Delete') }}
                                                 <delete-confirm-dialog :model-name="$t('Unit')" :object-name="selectedUnit.name" v-if="selectedUnit"
diff --git a/vue3/src/vuetify.ts b/vue3/src/vuetify.ts
index 6655e05e9..d95cd4953 100644
--- a/vue3/src/vuetify.ts
+++ b/vue3/src/vuetify.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default createVuetify({
             menu: 'fa-solid fa-ellipsis-vertical',
             import: 'fa-solid fa-globe',
             properties: 'fa-solid fa-database',
+            automation: 'fa-solid fa-robot',
             ai: 'fa-solid fa-wand-magic-sparkles'
         },
         sets: {