diff --git a/MMEX/ContentView.swift b/MMEX/ContentView.swift
index 76dbb7e..fe52f9f 100644
--- a/MMEX/ContentView.swift
+++ b/MMEX/ContentView.swift
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var dataManager: DataManager
 
     var body: some View {
-        print("DEBUG: ContentView.body")
-        return ZStack {
+        ZStack {
             if dataManager.isDatabaseConnected {
                 connectedView
             } else {
diff --git a/MMEX/Repositories/TransactionRepository.swift b/MMEX/Repositories/TransactionRepository.swift
index acb866e..c3b0433 100644
--- a/MMEX/Repositories/TransactionRepository.swift
+++ b/MMEX/Repositories/TransactionRepository.swift
@@ -154,4 +154,19 @@ extension TransactionRepository {
 
         return select(from: table)
     }
+
+    // TODO: update payee's category mapping after insert & update ?
+
+    // Fetch the latest record, filtered by account (optional)
+    func latest(accountID: Int64? = nil) -> TransactionData? {
+        var query = Self.table.order(Self.col_id.desc) // Order by descending ID
+
+        // If accountID is provided, add it to the filter
+        if let accountID = accountID {
+            query = query.filter(Self.col_accountId == accountID)
+        }
+
+        // Pluck the latest row
+        return pluck(key: "latests", from: query)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionDetailView.swift b/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionDetailView.swift
index 03ac594..1f0ad29 100644
--- a/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionDetailView.swift
+++ b/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionDetailView.swift
@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@ struct TransactionDetailView: View {
         categories: .constant(CategoryData.sampleData),
         accounts: .constant(AccountData.sampleData)
     )
+    .environmentObject(DataManager())
 }
diff --git a/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionEditView.swift b/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionEditView.swift
index 720a62c..ca5b0da 100644
--- a/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionEditView.swift
+++ b/MMEX/Views/Transactions/TransactionEditView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct TransactionEditView: View {
     @Binding var txn: TransactionData
+    @EnvironmentObject var dataManager: DataManager // Access DataManager from environment
     @State private var amountString: String = "0" // Temporary storage for numeric input as a string
     @State private var selectedDate = Date()
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ struct TransactionEditView: View {
             if self.payees.count == 1 {
                 txn.payeeId = self.payees.first!.id
             } else if (defaultPayeeSetting == DefaultPayeeSetting.lastUsed) {
-                // TODO
+                loadLatestTxn()
             }
 
             if self.accounts.count == 1 {
@@ -167,6 +168,18 @@ struct TransactionEditView: View {
             isAmountFocused = false
         }
     }
+
+    func loadLatestTxn() {
+        if let latestTxn = dataManager.transactionRepository?.latest(accountID: txn.accountId) ?? dataManager.transactionRepository?.latest() {
+            // Update UI on the main thread
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                if (defaultPayeeSetting == DefaultPayeeSetting.lastUsed && txn.payeeId == 0) {
+                    txn.payeeId = latestTxn.payeeId
+                    txn.categId = latestTxn.categId
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #Preview {
@@ -176,4 +189,5 @@ struct TransactionEditView: View {
         categories: .constant(CategoryData.sampleData),
         accounts: .constant(AccountData.sampleData)
     )
+    .environmentObject(DataManager())
 }