diff --git a/vue/src/apps/ModelListView/ModelListView.vue b/vue/src/apps/ModelListView/ModelListView.vue
index d59f3b94..3c774e2f 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/ModelListView/ModelListView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/ModelListView/ModelListView.vue
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ import GenericInfiniteCards from "@/components/GenericInfiniteCards";
 import GenericHorizontalCard from "@/components/GenericHorizontalCard";
 import GenericModalForm from "@/components/Modals/GenericModalForm";
 import ModelMenu from "@/components/ModelMenu";
+import {ApiApiFactory} from "@/utils/openapi/api";
 
 Vue.use(BootstrapVue)
 
@@ -179,9 +180,18 @@ export default {
             this.this_action = this.Actions.MERGE
             this.show_modal = true
           } else {
-            this.mergeThis(e.source.id, e.target.id)
+            this.mergeThis(e.source, e.target, false)
           }
           break;
+        case 'merge-automate':
+          if (target == null) {
+            this.this_item = e.source
+            this.this_action = this.Actions.MERGE
+            this.show_modal = true
+          } else {
+            this.mergeThis(e.source, e.target, true)
+          }
+          break
         case 'get-children':
           if (source.show_children) {
             Vue.set(source, 'show_children', false)
@@ -219,7 +229,7 @@ export default {
             this.saveThis(update)
             break;
           case this.Actions.MERGE:
-            this.mergeThis(this.this_item.id, e.form_data.target.id)
+            this.mergeThis(this.this_item, e.form_data.target, false)
             break;
           case this.Actions.MOVE:
             this.moveThis(this.this_item.id, e.form_data.target.id)
@@ -305,7 +315,9 @@ export default {
         this.makeToast(this.$t('Error'), err.bodyText, 'danger')
       })
     },
-    mergeThis: function (source_id, target_id) {
+    mergeThis: function (source, target, automate) {
+      let source_id = source.id
+      let target_id = target.id
       if (source_id === target_id) {
         this.makeToast(this.$t('Error'), this.$t('Cannot merge item with itself'), 'danger')
         this.clearState()
@@ -331,6 +343,28 @@ export default {
         this.makeToast(this.$t('Error'), err.bodyText, 'danger')
       })
 
+      if (automate){
+        let apiClient = new ApiApiFactory()
+
+        let automation = {
+          name: `Merge ${source.name} with ${target.name}`,
+          param_1: source.name,
+          param_2: target.id
+        }
+
+        if (this.this_model === this.Models.FOOD){
+          automation.type = 'FOOD_ALIAS'
+        }
+        if (this.this_model === this.Models.UNIT){
+          automation.type = 'UNIT_ALIAS'
+        }
+        if (this.this_model === this.Models.KEYWORD){
+          automation.type = 'KEYWORD_ALIAS'
+        }
+
+        apiClient.createAutomation(automation)
+      }
+
     },
     getChildren: function (col, item) {
       let parent = {}
diff --git a/vue/src/components/GenericContextMenu.vue b/vue/src/components/GenericContextMenu.vue
index 036ac8f1..227e77de 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/GenericContextMenu.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/GenericContextMenu.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <span>
-    <b-dropdown variant="link" toggle-class="text-decoration-none" no-caret style="boundary:window">
+    <b-dropdown variant="link" toggle-class="text-decoration-none" right  no-caret style="boundary:window">
       <template #button-content>
           <i class="fas fa-ellipsis-v" ></i>
       </template>
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
         <i class="fas fa-compress-arrows-alt fa-fw"></i> {{ $t('Merge') }}
       </b-dropdown-item>
 
+      <b-dropdown-item v-if="show_merge" v-on:click="$emit('item-action', 'merge-automate')">
+        <i class="fas fa-robot fa-fw"></i> {{$t('Merge')}} & {{$t('Automate')}}
+      </b-dropdown-item>
+
     </b-dropdown>
   </span>
 </template>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/GenericHorizontalCard.vue b/vue/src/components/GenericHorizontalCard.vue
index 20bb6938..4b493b40 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/GenericHorizontalCard.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/GenericHorizontalCard.vue
@@ -80,13 +80,16 @@
     <!-- this should be made a generic component, would also require mixin for functions that generate the popup and put in parent container-->  
     <b-list-group ref="tooltip" variant="light" v-show="show_menu" v-on-clickaway="closeMenu" style="z-index:9999; cursor:pointer">
       <b-list-group-item v-if="useMove" action v-on:click="$emit('item-action',{'action': 'move', 'target': item, 'source': source}); closeMenu()">
-        <i class="fas fa-expand-arrows-alt fa-fw"></i> {{$t('Move')}}: {{$t('move_confirmation', {'child': source.name,'parent':item.name})}}
+        <i class="fas fa-expand-arrows-alt fa-fw"></i> <b>{{$t('Move')}}</b>: <span v-html="$t('move_confirmation', {'child': source.name,'parent':item.name})"></span>
       </b-list-group-item>
       <b-list-group-item v-if="useMerge" action v-on:click="$emit('item-action',{'action': 'merge', 'target': item, 'source': source}); closeMenu()">
-        <i class="fas fa-compress-arrows-alt fa-fw"></i> {{$t('Merge')}}: {{ $t('merge_confirmation', {'source': source.name,'target':item.name}) }}
+        <i class="fas fa-compress-arrows-alt fa-fw"></i> <b>{{$t('Merge')}}</b>: <span v-html="$t('merge_confirmation', {'source': source.name,'target':item.name})"></span>
+      </b-list-group-item>
+      <b-list-group-item v-if="useMerge" action v-on:click="$emit('item-action',{'action': 'merge-automate', 'target': item, 'source': source}); closeMenu()">
+       <i class="fas fa-robot fa-fw"></i> <b>{{$t('Merge')}} & {{$t('Automate')}}</b>: <span v-html="$t('merge_confirmation', {'source': source.name,'target':item.name})"></span> {{$t('create_rule')}}
       </b-list-group-item>
       <b-list-group-item action v-on:click="closeMenu()">
-        {{$t('Cancel')}}
+        <i class="fas fa-times fa-fw"></i> <b>{{$t('Cancel')}}</b>
       </b-list-group-item>
       <!-- TODO add to shopping list -->
       <!-- TODO add to and/or manage pantry -->
diff --git a/vue/src/components/ModelMenu.vue b/vue/src/components/ModelMenu.vue
index 1925ff60..5768adf7 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/ModelMenu.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/ModelMenu.vue
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </b-dropdown-item>
 
           <b-dropdown-item :href="resolveDjangoUrl('list_automation')">
-            <i class="fas fa-cogs fa-fw"></i> {{ Models['AUTOMATION'].name }}
+            <i class="fas fa-robot fa-fw"></i> {{ Models['AUTOMATION'].name }}
         </b-dropdown-item>
 
         </b-dropdown>