diff --git a/cookbook/forms.py b/cookbook/forms.py
index ea86d1cb..8cd5d68f 100644
--- a/cookbook/forms.py
+++ b/cookbook/forms.py
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class ShoppingPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
         fields = (
             'shopping_share', 'shopping_auto_sync', 'mealplan_autoadd_shopping', 'mealplan_autoexclude_onhand',
-            'mealplan_autoinclude_related', 'default_delay', 'filter_to_supermarket', 'shopping_recent_days', 'csv_delim', 'csv_prefix'
+            'mealplan_autoinclude_related', 'shopping_add_onhand', 'default_delay', 'filter_to_supermarket', 'shopping_recent_days', 'csv_delim', 'csv_prefix'
         )
 
         help_texts = {
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ class ShoppingPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
             'default_delay': _('Default number of hours to delay a shopping list entry.'),
             'filter_to_supermarket': _('Filter shopping list to only include supermarket categories.'),
             'shopping_recent_days':  _('Days of recent shopping list entries to display.'),
+            'shopping_add_onhand': _("Mark food 'On Hand' when checked off shopping list."),
             'csv_delim': _('Delimiter to use for CSV exports.'),
             'csv_prefix': _('Prefix to add when copying list to the clipboard.'),
 
@@ -510,7 +511,8 @@ class ShoppingPreferenceForm(forms.ModelForm):
             'filter_to_supermarket': _('Filter to Supermarket'),
             'shopping_recent_days': _('Recent Days'),
             'csv_delim': _('CSV Delimiter'),
-            "csv_prefix_label": _("List Prefix")
+            "csv_prefix_label": _("List Prefix"),
+            'shopping_add_onhand': _("Auto On Hand"),
         }
 
         widgets = {
diff --git a/cookbook/helper/shopping_helper.py b/cookbook/helper/shopping_helper.py
index 4f725ffa..658f63ca 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/shopping_helper.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/shopping_helper.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def list_from_recipe(list_recipe=None, recipe=None, mealplan=None, servings=None
         ingredients = Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=r, space=space)
 
         if exclude_onhand := created_by.userpreference.mealplan_autoexclude_onhand:
-            ingredients = ingredients.exclude(food__food_onhand=True)
+            ingredients = ingredients.exclude(food__onhand_users__id__in=[x.id for x in shared_users])
 
         if related := created_by.userpreference.mealplan_autoinclude_related:
             # TODO: add levels of related recipes (related recipes of related recipes) to use when auto-adding mealplans
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def list_from_recipe(list_recipe=None, recipe=None, mealplan=None, servings=None
                 # TODO once/if Steps can have a serving size this needs to be refactored
                 if exclude_onhand:
                     # if steps are used more than once in a recipe or subrecipe - I don' think this results in the desired behavior
-                    related_step_ing += Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x, food__food_onhand=False, space=space).values_list('id', flat=True)
+                    related_step_ing += Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x, space=space).exclude(food__onhand_users__id__in=[x.id for x in shared_users]).values_list('id', flat=True)
                 else:
                     related_step_ing += Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x, space=space).values_list('id', flat=True)
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def list_from_recipe(list_recipe=None, recipe=None, mealplan=None, servings=None
                 if ingredients.filter(food__recipe=x).exists():
                     for ing in ingredients.filter(food__recipe=x):
                         if exclude_onhand:
-                            x_ing = Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x, food__food_onhand=False, space=space)
+                            x_ing = Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x,  space=space).exclude(food__onhand_users__id__in=[x.id for x in shared_users])
                         else:
                             x_ing = Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=x, space=space)
                         for i in [x for x in x_ing]:
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 1210776f..cfe4ab81 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ class Food(ExportModelOperationsMixin('food'), TreeModel, PermissionModelMixin):
                 ])
 
             inherit = inherit.values_list('field', flat=True)
-            if 'food_onhand' in inherit:
+            if 'ignore_shopping' in inherit:
                 # get food at root that have children that need updated
-                Food.include_descendants(queryset=Food.objects.filter(depth=1, numchild__gt=0, space=space, food_onhand=True)).update(food_onhand=True)
-                Food.include_descendants(queryset=Food.objects.filter(depth=1, numchild__gt=0, space=space, food_onhand=False)).update(food_onhand=False)
+                Food.include_descendants(queryset=Food.objects.filter(depth=1, numchild__gt=0, space=space, ignore_shopping=True)).update(ignore_shopping=True)
+                Food.include_descendants(queryset=Food.objects.filter(depth=1, numchild__gt=0, space=space, ignore_shopping=False)).update(ignore_shopping=False)
             if 'supermarket_category' in inherit:
                 # when supermarket_category is null or blank assuming it is not set and not intended to be blank for all descedants
                 # find top node that has category set
diff --git a/cookbook/serializer.py b/cookbook/serializer.py
index b89ebadb..c784c86a 100644
--- a/cookbook/serializer.py
+++ b/cookbook/serializer.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from drf_writable_nested import UniqueFieldsMixin, WritableNestedModelSerializer
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound, ValidationError
+from rest_framework.fields import SkipField
 
 from cookbook.helper.shopping_helper import list_from_recipe
 from cookbook.models import (Automation, BookmarkletImport, Comment, CookLog, Food,
@@ -176,16 +177,13 @@ class UserPreferenceSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             raise NotFound()
         return super().create(validated_data)
 
-    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
-        # don't allow writing to FoodInheritField via API
-        return super().update(instance, validated_data)
-
     class Meta:
         model = UserPreference
         fields = (
             'user', 'theme', 'nav_color', 'default_unit', 'default_page', 'use_kj', 'search_style', 'show_recent', 'plan_share',
             'ingredient_decimals', 'comments', 'shopping_auto_sync', 'mealplan_autoadd_shopping', 'food_inherit_default', 'default_delay',
-            'mealplan_autoinclude_related', 'mealplan_autoexclude_onhand', 'shopping_share', 'shopping_recent_days', 'csv_delim', 'csv_prefix', 'filter_to_supermarket'
+            'mealplan_autoinclude_related', 'mealplan_autoexclude_onhand', 'shopping_share', 'shopping_recent_days', 'csv_delim', 'csv_prefix',
+            'filter_to_supermarket', 'shopping_add_onhand'
         )
 
 
@@ -380,23 +378,23 @@ class FoodSerializer(UniqueFieldsMixin, WritableNestedModelSerializer, ExtendedR
     recipe = RecipeSimpleSerializer(allow_null=True, required=False)
     shopping = serializers.SerializerMethodField('get_shopping_status')
     inherit_fields = FoodInheritFieldSerializer(many=True, allow_null=True, required=False)
-    food_onhand = CustomOnHandField()
+    food_onhand = CustomOnHandField(required=False)
 
     recipe_filter = 'steps__ingredients__food'
 
     def get_shopping_status(self, obj):
         return ShoppingListEntry.objects.filter(space=obj.space, food=obj, checked=False).count() > 0
 
-    # def get_food_onhand(self, obj):
-    #     shared_users = [x.id for x in list(self.context['request'].user.get_shopping_share())] + [self.context['request'].user.id]
-    #     return obj.onhand_users.filter(id__in=shared_users).exists()
-
     def run_validation(self, data):
-        validated_data = super().run_validation(data)
+        try:
+            validated_data = super().run_validation(data)
+        except SkipField:
+            return super().run_validation(data)
         # convert boolean food_onhand to onhand_users
+        # TODO maybe this should be moved to pre_save signal to ensure shopping_share users are always included?
         if (
             self.root.instance.__class__.__name__ == 'Food'
-            and not (onhand := data.pop('food_onhand', None)) is None
+            and not onhand is None
         ):
             # assuming if on hand for user also onhand for shopping_share users
             shared_users = [user := self.context['request'].user] + list(user.userpreference.shopping_share.all())
@@ -404,6 +402,7 @@ class FoodSerializer(UniqueFieldsMixin, WritableNestedModelSerializer, ExtendedR
                 validated_data['onhand_users'] = list(self.instance.onhand_users.all()) + shared_users
             else:
                 validated_data['onhand_users'] = list(set(self.instance.onhand_users.all()) - set(shared_users))
+
         return validated_data
 
     def create(self, validated_data):
@@ -724,6 +723,7 @@ class ShoppingListEntrySerializer(WritableNestedModelSerializer):
             ):
                 # if checked flips from false to true set completed datetime
                 data['completed_at'] = timezone.now()
+
             elif not data.get('checked', False):
                 # if not checked set completed to None
                 data['completed_at'] = None
@@ -739,6 +739,16 @@ class ShoppingListEntrySerializer(WritableNestedModelSerializer):
         validated_data['created_by'] = self.context['request'].user
         return super().create(validated_data)
 
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
+        user = self.context['request'].user
+        if user.userpreference.shopping_add_onhand:
+            if checked := validated_data.get('checked', None):
+                instance.food.onhand_users.add(*user.userpreference.shopping_share.all(), user)
+            elif checked == False:
+                instance.food.onhand_users.remove(*user.userpreference.shopping_share.all(), user)
+
+        return super().update(instance, validated_data)
+
     class Meta:
         model = ShoppingListEntry
         fields = (
@@ -891,7 +901,7 @@ class FoodExportSerializer(FoodSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Food
-        fields = ('name', 'food_onhand', 'supermarket_category',)
+        fields = ('name', 'ignore_shopping', 'supermarket_category',)
 
 
 class IngredientExportSerializer(WritableNestedModelSerializer):
diff --git a/cookbook/signals.py b/cookbook/signals.py
index 47e5bf9e..c21d6638 100644
--- a/cookbook/signals.py
+++ b/cookbook/signals.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ def update_food_inheritance(sender, instance=None, created=False, **kwargs):
     # apply changes from parent to instance for each inheritted field
     if instance.parent and inherit.count() > 0:
         parent = instance.get_parent()
-        if 'food_onhand' in inherit:
-            instance.food_onhand = parent.food_onhand
+        if 'ignore_shopping' in inherit:
+            instance.ignore_shopping = parent.ignore_shopping
         # if supermarket_category is not set, do not cascade - if this becomes non-intuitive can change
         if 'supermarket_category' in inherit and parent.supermarket_category:
             instance.supermarket_category = parent.supermarket_category
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ def update_food_inheritance(sender, instance=None, created=False, **kwargs):
     # TODO figure out how to generalize this
     # apply changes to direct children - depend on save signals for those objects to cascade inheritance down
     _save = []
-    for child in instance.get_children().filter(inherit_fields__field='food_onhand'):
-        child.food_onhand = instance.food_onhand
+    for child in instance.get_children().filter(inherit_fields__field='ignore_shopping'):
+        child.ignore_shopping = instance.ignore_shopping
         _save.append(child)
     # don't cascade empty supermarket category
     if instance.supermarket_category:
@@ -121,3 +121,11 @@ def auto_add_shopping(sender, instance=None, created=False, weak=False, **kwargs
             'servings': instance.servings
         }
         list_recipe = list_from_recipe(**kwargs)
+
+
+# user = self.context['request'].user
+#       if user.userpreference.shopping_add_onhand:
+#            if checked := validated_data.get('checked', None):
+#                 instance.food.onhand_users.add(*user.userpreference.shopping_share.all(), user)
+#             elif checked == False:
+#                 instance.food.onhand_users.remove(*user.userpreference.shopping_share.all(), user)
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_food.py b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_food.py
index cde72548..699ededa 100644
--- a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_food.py
+++ b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_food.py
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ def test_tree_filter(obj_tree_1, obj_2, obj_3, u1_s1):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("obj_tree_1, field, inherit, new_val", [
     ({'has_category': True, 'inherit': True},  'supermarket_category', True, 'cat_1'),
     ({'has_category': True, 'inherit': False}, 'supermarket_category', False, 'cat_1'),
-    ({'food_onhand': True, 'inherit': True}, 'food_onhand',  True, 'false'),
-    ({'food_onhand': True, 'inherit': False}, 'food_onhand', False, 'false'),
+    ({'ignore_shopping': True, 'inherit': True}, 'ignore_shopping',  True, 'false'),
+    ({'ignore_shopping': True, 'inherit': False}, 'ignore_shopping', False, 'false'),
 ], indirect=['obj_tree_1'])  # indirect=True populates magic variable request.param of obj_tree_1 with the parameter
 def test_inherit(request, obj_tree_1, field, inherit, new_val, u1_s1):
     with scope(space=obj_tree_1.space):
@@ -509,16 +509,16 @@ def test_inherit(request, obj_tree_1, field, inherit, new_val, u1_s1):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("obj_tree_1", [
-    ({'has_category': True, 'inherit': False, 'food_onhand': True}),
+    ({'has_category': True, 'inherit': False, 'ignore_shopping': True}),
 ], indirect=['obj_tree_1'])
 def test_reset_inherit(obj_tree_1, space_1):
     with scope(space=space_1):
         space_1.food_inherit.add(*Food.inheritable_fields.values_list('id', flat=True))  # set default inherit fields
         parent = obj_tree_1.get_parent()
         child = obj_tree_1.get_descendants()[0]
-        obj_tree_1.food_onhand = False
-        assert parent.food_onhand == child.food_onhand
-        assert parent.food_onhand != obj_tree_1.food_onhand
+        obj_tree_1.ignore_shopping = False
+        assert parent.ignore_shopping == child.ignore_shopping
+        assert parent.ignore_shopping != obj_tree_1.ignore_shopping
         assert parent.supermarket_category != child.supermarket_category
         assert parent.supermarket_category != obj_tree_1.supermarket_category
 
@@ -527,5 +527,26 @@ def test_reset_inherit(obj_tree_1, space_1):
         obj_tree_1 = Food.objects.get(id=obj_tree_1.id)
         parent = obj_tree_1.get_parent()
         child = obj_tree_1.get_descendants()[0]
-        assert parent.food_onhand == obj_tree_1.food_onhand == child.food_onhand
+        assert parent.ignore_shopping == obj_tree_1.ignore_shopping == child.ignore_shopping
         assert parent.supermarket_category == obj_tree_1.supermarket_category == child.supermarket_category
+
+
+def test_onhand(obj_1, u1_s1, u2_s1):
+    assert json.loads(u1_s1.get(reverse(DETAIL_URL, args={obj_1.id})).content)['food_onhand'] == False
+    assert json.loads(u2_s1.get(reverse(DETAIL_URL, args={obj_1.id})).content)['food_onhand'] == False
+
+    u1_s1.patch(
+        reverse(
+            DETAIL_URL,
+            args={obj_1.id}
+        ),
+        {'food_onhand': True},
+        content_type='application/json'
+    )
+    assert json.loads(u1_s1.get(reverse(DETAIL_URL, args={obj_1.id})).content)['food_onhand'] == True
+    assert json.loads(u2_s1.get(reverse(DETAIL_URL, args={obj_1.id})).content)['food_onhand'] == False
+
+    user1 = auth.get_user(u1_s1)
+    user2 = auth.get_user(u2_s1)
+    user1.userpreference.shopping_share.add(user2)
+    assert json.loads(u2_s1.get(reverse(DETAIL_URL, args={obj_1.id})).content)['food_onhand'] == True
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_list_entryv2.py b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_list_entryv2.py
index 40b64a72..c5a62422 100644
--- a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_list_entryv2.py
+++ b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_list_entryv2.py
@@ -217,3 +217,6 @@ def test_recent(sle, u1_s1):
     r = json.loads(u1_s1.get(f'{reverse(LIST_URL)}?recent=1').content)
     assert len(r) == 10
     assert [x['checked'] for x in r].count(False) == 9
+
+
+# TODO test auto onhand
diff --git a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_recipe.py b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_recipe.py
index d564bf2a..8f4185cb 100644
--- a/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_recipe.py
+++ b/cookbook/tests/api/test_api_shopping_recipe.py
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ def test_shopping_recipe_userpreference(recipe, sle_count, use_mealplan, user2):
         # setup recipe with 10 ingredients, 1 step recipe with 10 ingredients, 2 food onhand(from recipe and step_recipe)
         ingredients = Ingredient.objects.filter(step__recipe=recipe)
         food = Food.objects.get(id=ingredients[2].food.id)
-        food.food_onhand = True
+        food.onhand_users.add(user)
         food.save()
         food = recipe.steps.filter(type=Step.RECIPE).first().step_recipe.steps.first().ingredients.first().food
         food = Food.objects.get(id=food.id)
-        food.food_onhand = True
+        food.onhand_users.add(user)
         food.save()
 
         if use_mealplan:
diff --git a/cookbook/views/views.py b/cookbook/views/views.py
index b875bc38..afc49a7a 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/views.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/views.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ def user_settings(request):
                 up.filter_to_supermarket = shopping_form.cleaned_data['filter_to_supermarket']
                 up.default_delay = shopping_form.cleaned_data['default_delay']
                 up.shopping_recent_days = shopping_form.cleaned_data['shopping_recent_days']
+                up.shopping_add_onhand = shopping_form.cleaned_data['shopping_add_onhand']
                 up.csv_delim = shopping_form.cleaned_data['csv_delim']
                 up.csv_prefix = shopping_form.cleaned_data['csv_prefix']
                 if up.shopping_auto_sync < settings.SHOPPING_MIN_AUTOSYNC_INTERVAL:
diff --git a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
index 02999eff..54274d78 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
@@ -375,6 +375,19 @@
                                     </em>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col col-md-6">{{ $t("shopping_add_onhand") }}</div>
+                                <div class="col col-md-6 text-right">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" size="sm" v-model="settings.shopping_add_onhand" @change="saveSettings" />
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="row sm mb-3">
+                                <div class="col">
+                                    <em class="small text-muted">
+                                        {{ $t("shopping_add_onhand_desc") }}
+                                    </em>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
                             <div class="row">
                                 <div class="col col-md-6">{{ $t("shopping_recent_days") }}</div>
                                 <div class="col col-md-6 text-right">
@@ -590,6 +603,7 @@ export default {
                 shopping_recent_days: 7,
                 csv_delim: ",",
                 csv_prefix: undefined,
+                shopping_add_onhand: true,
             },
             new_supermarket: { entrymode: false, value: undefined, editmode: undefined },
             new_category: { entrymode: false, value: undefined },
diff --git a/vue/src/locales/en.json b/vue/src/locales/en.json
index 614527b0..c718fe12 100644
--- a/vue/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/vue/src/locales/en.json
@@ -278,5 +278,7 @@
     "in_shopping": "In Shopping List",
     "DelayUntil": "Delay Until",
     "mark_complete": "Mark Complete",
-    "QuickEntry": "Quick Entry"
+    "QuickEntry": "Quick Entry",
+    "shopping_add_onhand_desc": "Mark food 'On Hand' when checked off shopping list.",
+    "shopping_add_onhand": "Auto On Hand"
 }