diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_header-actions.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_header-actions.tsx
index 9ee773d16..01aa1bb11 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_header-actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_header-actions.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   IconResize,
   IconSettings,
 } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+import { applyAutoLayoutToBoard } from "node_modules/@homarr/api/src/router/board/board-layout";
 
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { useSession } from "@homarr/auth/client";
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ const EditModeMenu = () => {
   });
 
   const toggle = useCallback(() => {
-    if (isEditMode) return saveBoard(board);
+    if (isEditMode) return saveBoard(applyAutoLayoutToBoard(board));
     open();
   }, [board, isEditMode, saveBoard, open]);
 
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/_layout.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/_layout.tsx
index 97a576a30..baba4ad19 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/_layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Button, Fieldset, Grid, Group, Input, NumberInput, Slider, Stack, Text, TextInput } from "@mantine/core";
+import {
+  Button,
+  Chip,
+  ChipGroup,
+  Fieldset,
+  Grid,
+  Group,
+  Input,
+  InputWrapper,
+  NumberInput,
+  RadioGroup,
+  SimpleGrid,
+  Slider,
+  Stack,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+} from "@mantine/core";
 
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
+import { boardLayoutModes } from "@homarr/definitions";
 import { useZodForm } from "@homarr/form";
 import { useI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
+import { CustomRadioCard } from "@homarr/ui";
 import { boardSaveLayoutsSchema } from "@homarr/validation/board";
 
 import type { Board } from "../../_types";
@@ -25,6 +43,8 @@ export const LayoutSettingsContent = ({ board }: Props) => {
   const form = useZodForm(boardSaveLayoutsSchema.omit({ id: true }).required(), {
     initialValues: {
       layouts: board.layouts,
+      layoutMode: board.layoutMode,
+      baseLayoutId: board.baseLayoutId,
     },
   });
 
@@ -38,6 +58,47 @@ export const LayoutSettingsContent = ({ board }: Props) => {
       })}
     >
       <Stack>
+        <RadioGroup {...form.getInputProps("layoutMode")} label={t("board.field.layoutMode.label")}>
+          <SimpleGrid cols={{ sm: 2, xs: 1 }} spacing="md">
+            {boardLayoutModes.values.map((layoutMode) => (
+              <CustomRadioCard
+                key={layoutMode}
+                value={layoutMode}
+                label={t(`board.field.layoutMode.option.${layoutMode}.label`)}
+                description={t(`board.field.layoutMode.option.${layoutMode}.description`)}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </SimpleGrid>
+        </RadioGroup>
+
+        {form.values.layoutMode === "auto" && (
+          <InputWrapper label={t("board.field.baseLayout.label")} description={t("board.field.baseLayout.description")}>
+            <ChipGroup {...form.getInputProps("baseLayoutId")} multiple={false}>
+              <SimpleGrid
+                cols={{
+                  lg: Math.min(6, form.values.layouts.length),
+                  sm: Math.min(4, form.values.layouts.length),
+                  xs: Math.min(2, form.values.layouts.length),
+                }}
+                spacing="md"
+                mt="sm"
+              >
+                {form.values.layouts.map((layout) => (
+                  <Chip
+                    key={layout.id}
+                    value={layout.id}
+                    w="100%"
+                    size="sm"
+                    styles={{ label: { width: "100%", justifyContent: "center" } }}
+                  >
+                    {layout.name}
+                  </Chip>
+                ))}
+              </SimpleGrid>
+            </ChipGroup>
+          </InputWrapper>
+        )}
+
         <Stack gap="sm">
           <Group justify="space-between" align="center">
             <Text fw={500}>{t("board.setting.section.layout.responsive.title")}</Text>
@@ -82,18 +143,21 @@ export const LayoutSettingsContent = ({ board }: Props) => {
                   />
                 </Grid.Col>
               </Grid>
-              {form.values.layouts.length >= 2 && (
+              {form.values.layouts.length >= 2 && form.values.baseLayoutId !== layout.id && (
                 <Group justify="end">
                   <Button
                     variant="subtle"
                     onClick={() => {
-                      form.setValues((previous) =>
-                        previous.layouts !== undefined && previous.layouts.length >= 2
-                          ? {
-                              layouts: form.values.layouts.filter((filteredLayout) => filteredLayout.id !== layout.id),
-                            }
-                          : previous,
-                      );
+                      form.setValues((previous) => {
+                        if (!previous.layouts) return previous;
+                        if (previous.layouts.length < 2) return previous;
+                        if (previous.baseLayoutId === layout.id) return previous;
+
+                        return {
+                          ...previous,
+                          layouts: previous.layouts.filter((filteredLayout) => filteredLayout.id !== layout.id),
+                        };
+                      });
                     }}
                   >
                     {t("common.action.remove")}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
index 3116d968a..d0bf324d1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
@@ -600,13 +600,32 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
     const board = await getFullBoardWithWhereAsync(ctx.db, eq(boards.id, input.id), ctx.session.user.id);
 
     const addedLayouts = filterAddedItems(input.layouts, board.layouts);
+    const removedLayouts = filterRemovedItems(input.layouts, board.layouts);
+
+    if (input.layoutMode === "auto" && input.baseLayoutId === null) {
+      throw new TRPCError({
+        code: "BAD_REQUEST",
+        message: "Base layout must be set when using automatic layout mode",
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (removedLayouts.some((layout) => layout.id === input.baseLayoutId)) {
+      throw new TRPCError({
+        code: "BAD_REQUEST",
+        message: "Cannot remove base layout",
+      });
+    }
 
     const layoutsToInsert: InferInsertModel<typeof layouts>[] = [];
     const itemSectionLayoutsToInsert: InferInsertModel<typeof itemLayouts>[] = [];
     const sectionLayoutsToInsert: InferInsertModel<typeof sectionLayouts>[] = [];
 
+    let baseLayoutId = input.baseLayoutId;
     for (const addedLayout of addedLayouts) {
       const layoutId = createId();
+      if (addedLayout.id === input.baseLayoutId) {
+        baseLayoutId = layoutId;
+      }
 
       layoutsToInsert.push({
         id: layoutId,
@@ -713,11 +732,18 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         .where(eq(layouts.id, updatedLayout.id));
     }
 
-    const removedLayouts = filterRemovedItems(input.layouts, board.layouts);
     const removedLayoutIds = removedLayouts.map((layout) => layout.id);
     if (removedLayoutIds.length > 0) {
       await ctx.db.delete(layouts).where(inArray(layouts.id, removedLayoutIds));
     }
+
+    await ctx.db
+      .update(boards)
+      .set({
+        baseLayoutId,
+        layoutMode: input.layoutMode,
+      })
+      .where(eq(boards.id, input.id));
   }),
   savePartialBoardSettings: protectedProcedure
     .input(boardSavePartialSettingsSchema.and(z.object({ id: z.string() })))
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 6017069db..b7ef049f3 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -2806,6 +2806,10 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      "baseLayout": {
+        "label": "Base layout",
+        "description": "The layout will be used to calculate positions and sizes for other layouts."
+      },
       "columnCount": {
         "label": "Column count"
       },
diff --git a/packages/validation/src/board.ts b/packages/validation/src/board.ts
index 14efa3e64..c59fd5f26 100644
--- a/packages/validation/src/board.ts
+++ b/packages/validation/src/board.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export const boardSaveLayoutsSchema = z.object({
       breakpoint: z.number().min(0).max(32767),
     }),
   ),
+  // If not send it should fallback to the legacy behavior which is "custom"
+  layoutMode: z.enum(boardLayoutModes.values).default("custom"),
+  baseLayoutId: z.string().nullish(),
 });
 
 export const boardSaveSchema = z.object({