diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeIngredientEditor.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeIngredientEditor.vue
index 80b5bf7f5ca..b9e2ad52b8b 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeIngredientEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeIngredientEditor.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       </v-col>
       <v-col v-if="!disableAmount" sm="12" md="3" cols="12">
         <v-autocomplete
+          ref="unitAutocomplete"
           v-model="value.unit"
           :search-input.sync="unitSearch"
           auto-select-first
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
       <!-- Foods Input -->
       <v-col v-if="!disableAmount" m="12" md="3" cols="12" class="">
         <v-autocomplete
+          ref="foodAutocomplete"
           v-model="value.food"
           :search-input.sync="foodSearch"
           auto-select-first
@@ -200,11 +202,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const foodStore = useFoodStore();
     const foodData = useFoodData();
     const foodSearch = ref("");
+    const foodAutocomplete = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
 
     async function createAssignFood() {
       foodData.data.name = foodSearch.value;
       props.value.food = await foodStore.actions.createOne(foodData.data) || undefined;
       foodData.reset();
+      foodAutocomplete.value?.blur();
     }
 
     // ==================================================
@@ -212,11 +216,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
     const unitStore = useUnitStore();
     const unitsData = useUnitData();
     const unitSearch = ref("");
+    const unitAutocomplete = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
 
     async function createAssignUnit() {
       unitsData.data.name = unitSearch.value;
       props.value.unit = await unitStore.actions.createOne(unitsData.data) || undefined;
       unitsData.reset();
+      unitAutocomplete.value?.blur();
     }
 
     const state = reactive({
@@ -269,7 +275,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
       contextMenuOptions,
       handleUnitEnter,
       handleFoodEnter,
+      foodAutocomplete,
       createAssignFood,
+      unitAutocomplete,
       createAssignUnit,
       foods: foodStore.foods,
       foodSearch,
diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/ShoppingList/ShoppingListItemEditor.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/ShoppingList/ShoppingListItemEditor.vue
index 5b0f12611f4..f9291efa09f 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/ShoppingList/ShoppingListItemEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/ShoppingList/ShoppingListItemEditor.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             :item-id.sync="listItem.foodId"
             :label="$t('shopping-list.food')"
             :icon="$globals.icons.foods"
+            @create="createAssignFood"
           />
           <InputLabelType
             v-model="listItem.unit"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
             :item-id.sync="listItem.unitId"
             :label="$t('general.units')"
             :icon="$globals.icons.units"
+            @create="createAssignUnit"
           />
         </div>
         <div class="d-md-flex align-center" style="gap: 20px">
@@ -28,37 +30,49 @@
             @keypress="handleNoteKeyPress"
           ></v-textarea>
         </div>
-        <div class="d-flex align-end" style="gap: 20px">
-          <div>
-            <InputQuantity v-model="listItem.quantity" />
-          </div>
-          <div style="max-width: 300px" class="mt-3 mr-auto">
-            <InputLabelType
-              v-model="listItem.label"
-              :items="labels"
-              :item-id.sync="listItem.labelId"
-              :label="$t('shopping-list.label')"
-            />
-          </div>
+        <div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-end" style="gap: 20px">
+          <div class="d-flex align-end">
+            <div>
+              <InputQuantity v-model="listItem.quantity" />
+            </div>
+            <div style="max-width: 300px" class="mt-3 mr-auto">
+              <InputLabelType
+                v-model="listItem.label"
+                :items="labels"
+                :item-id.sync="listItem.labelId"
+                :label="$t('shopping-list.label')"
+              />
+            </div>
 
-          <v-menu
-            v-if="listItem.recipeReferences && listItem.recipeReferences.length > 0"
-            open-on-hover
-            offset-y
-            left
-            top
-          >
-            <template #activator="{ on, attrs }">
-              <v-icon class="mt-auto" icon v-bind="attrs" color="warning" v-on="on">
-                {{ $globals.icons.alert }}
-              </v-icon>
-            </template>
-            <v-card max-width="350px" class="left-warning-border">
-              <v-card-text>
-                {{ $t("shopping-list.linked-item-warning") }}
-              </v-card-text>
-            </v-card>
-          </v-menu>
+            <v-menu
+              v-if="listItem.recipeReferences && listItem.recipeReferences.length > 0"
+              open-on-hover
+              offset-y
+              left
+              top
+            >
+              <template #activator="{ on, attrs }">
+                <v-icon class="mt-auto" icon v-bind="attrs" color="warning" v-on="on">
+                  {{ $globals.icons.alert }}
+                </v-icon>
+              </template>
+              <v-card max-width="350px" class="left-warning-border">
+                <v-card-text>
+                  {{ $t("shopping-list.linked-item-warning") }}
+                </v-card-text>
+              </v-card>
+            </v-menu>
+          </div>
+          <BaseButton
+            v-if="listItem.labelId && listItem.food && listItem.labelId !== listItem.food.labelId"
+            small
+            color="info"
+            :icon="$globals.icons.tagArrowRight"
+            :text="$tc('shopping-list.save-label')"
+            class="mt-2 align-items-flex-start"
+            @click="assignLabelToFood"
+          />
+          <v-spacer />
         </div>
       </v-card-text>
     </v-card>
@@ -100,6 +114,7 @@ import { defineComponent, computed, watch } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { ShoppingListItemCreate, ShoppingListItemOut } from "~/lib/api/types/group";
 import { MultiPurposeLabelOut } from "~/lib/api/types/labels";
 import { IngredientFood, IngredientUnit } from "~/lib/api/types/recipe";
+import { useFoodStore, useFoodData, useUnitStore, useUnitData } from "~/composables/store";
 
 export default defineComponent({
   props: {
@@ -121,6 +136,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
   },
   setup(props, context) {
+    const foodStore = useFoodStore();
+    const foodData = useFoodData();
+
+    const unitStore = useUnitStore();
+    const unitData = useUnitData();
+
     const listItem = computed({
       get: () => {
         return props.value;
@@ -139,8 +160,47 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     );
 
+    async function createAssignFood(val: string) {
+      // keep UI reactive
+      listItem.value.food ? listItem.value.food.name = val : listItem.value.food = { name: val };
+
+      foodData.data.name = val;
+      const newFood = await foodStore.actions.createOne(foodData.data);
+      if (newFood) {
+        listItem.value.food = newFood;
+        listItem.value.foodId = newFood.id;
+      }
+      foodData.reset();
+    }
+
+    async function createAssignUnit(val: string) {
+      // keep UI reactive
+      listItem.value.unit ? listItem.value.unit.name = val : listItem.value.unit = { name: val };
+
+      unitData.data.name = val;
+      const newUnit = await unitStore.actions.createOne(unitData.data);
+      if (newUnit) {
+        listItem.value.unit = newUnit;
+        listItem.value.unitId = newUnit.id;
+      }
+      unitData.reset();
+    }
+
+    async function assignLabelToFood() {
+      if (!(listItem.value.food && listItem.value.foodId && listItem.value.labelId)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      listItem.value.food.labelId = listItem.value.labelId;
+      // @ts-ignore the food will have an id, even though TS says it might not
+      await foodStore.actions.updateOne(listItem.value.food);
+    }
+
     return {
       listItem,
+      createAssignFood,
+      createAssignUnit,
+      assignLabelToFood,
     };
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/BaseButton.vue b/frontend/components/global/BaseButton.vue
index 1d404dbebad..7eebc912c56 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/BaseButton.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/BaseButton.vue
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
   >
     <v-icon v-if="!iconRight" left>
       <slot name="icon">
-        {{ btnAttrs.icon }}
+        {{ icon || btnAttrs.icon }}
       </slot>
     </v-icon>
     <slot name="default">
-      {{ btnAttrs.text }}
+      {{ text || btnAttrs.text }}
     </slot>
     <v-icon v-if="iconRight" right>
       <slot name="icon">
-        {{ btnAttrs.icon }}
+        {{ icon || btnAttrs.icon }}
       </slot>
     </v-icon>
   </v-btn>
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: String,
       default: null,
     },
+    text: {
+      type: String,
+      default: null,
+    },
+    icon: {
+      type: String,
+      default: null,
+    },
     iconRight: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/InputLabelType.vue b/frontend/components/global/InputLabelType.vue
index 9e9cd84fec9..4268d9c93e9 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/InputLabelType.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/InputLabelType.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
 <template>
   <v-autocomplete
+    ref="autocompleteRef"
     v-model="itemVal"
     v-bind="$attrs"
+    :search-input.sync="searchInput"
     item-text="name"
     return-object
     :items="items"
     :prepend-icon="icon || $globals.icons.tags"
+    auto-select-first
     clearable
     hide-details
-  />
+    @keyup.enter="emitCreate"
+  >
+    <template v-if="$listeners.create" #no-data>
+      <div class="caption text-center pb-2">{{ $t("recipe.press-enter-to-create") }}</div>
+    </template>
+    <template v-if="$listeners.create" #append-item>
+      <div class="px-2">
+        <BaseButton block small @click="emitCreate"></BaseButton>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </v-autocomplete>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
@@ -31,7 +44,7 @@
  * Both the ID and Item can be synced. The item can be synced using the v-model syntax and the itemId can be synced
  * using the .sync syntax `item-id.sync="item.labelId"`
  */
-import { defineComponent, computed } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+import { computed, defineComponent, ref } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { MultiPurposeLabelSummary } from "~/lib/api/types/labels";
 import { IngredientFood, IngredientUnit } from "~/lib/api/types/recipe";
 
@@ -59,6 +72,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
   },
   setup(props, context) {
+    const autocompleteRef = ref<HTMLInputElement>();
+    const searchInput = ref("");
     const itemIdVal = computed({
       get: () => {
         return props.itemId || undefined;
@@ -78,9 +93,20 @@ export default defineComponent({
       },
     });
 
+    function emitCreate() {
+      if (props.items.some(item => item.name === searchInput.value)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      context.emit("create", searchInput.value);
+      autocompleteRef.value?.blur();
+    }
+
     return {
+      autocompleteRef,
       itemVal,
       itemIdVal,
+      searchInput,
+      emitCreate,
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
index 3637a40ae54..8d1a906cb15 100644
--- a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@
     "food": "Food",
     "note": "Note",
     "label": "Label",
+    "save-label": "Save Label",
     "linked-item-warning": "This item is linked to one or more recipe. Adjusting the units or foods will yield unexpected results when adding or removing the recipe from this list.",
     "toggle-food": "Toggle Food",
     "manage-labels": "Manage Labels",
diff --git a/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts b/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
index 1001991ff39..6678c5eb91b 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   mdiSquareEditOutline,
   mdiClose,
   mdiTagArrowUpOutline,
+  mdiTagArrowRight,
   mdiTagMultipleOutline,
   mdiShapeOutline,
   mdiBookOutline,
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ export const icons = {
   // Organization
   tags: mdiTagMultipleOutline,
   tagArrowUp: mdiTagArrowUpOutline,
+  tagArrowRight: mdiTagArrowRight,
   categories: mdiShapeOutline,
   pages: mdiBookOutline,
   book: mdiBookOpenPageVariant,