diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/dashboard.css b/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/dashboard.css
index 996ee7e..083200a 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/css/dashboard.css
@@ -186,6 +186,31 @@
     gap: 4px;
 }
 
+.dashboard-autostart-btn {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    padding: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
+}
+
+.dashboard-autostart-btn:hover {
+    color: var(--warning-color, #ffc107);
+    background: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.1);
+}
+
+.dashboard-autostart-btn.active {
+    color: var(--warning-color, #ffc107);
+}
+
 .dashboard-status-dot {
     font-size: 1rem;
     line-height: 1;
diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
index 34d09ca..88272d8 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/app.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from './features/devices.js';
 import {
     loadDashboard, stopUptimeTimer,
-    dashboardToggleProfile, dashboardStartTarget, dashboardStopTarget, dashboardStopAll,
+    dashboardToggleProfile, dashboardStartTarget, dashboardStopTarget, dashboardToggleAutoStart, dashboardStopAll,
     toggleDashboardSection, changeDashboardPollInterval,
 } from './features/dashboard.js';
 import { startEventsWS, stopEventsWS } from './core/events-ws.js';
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ Object.assign(window, {
     dashboardToggleProfile,
     dashboardStartTarget,
     dashboardStopTarget,
+    dashboardToggleAutoStart,
     dashboardStopAll,
     toggleDashboardSection,
     changeDashboardPollInterval,
diff --git a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/dashboard.js b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/dashboard.js
index 9fe5b59..7659bc7 100644
--- a/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/dashboard.js
+++ b/server/src/wled_controller/static/js/features/dashboard.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ let _fpsHistory = {};                  // { targetId: number[] } — fps_actual
 let _fpsCurrentHistory = {};           // { targetId: number[] } — fps_current
 let _fpsCharts = {};                   // { targetId: Chart }
 let _lastRunningIds = [];              // sorted target IDs from previous render
+let _lastAutoStartIds = '';            // comma-joined sorted auto-start IDs
 let _uptimeBase = {};                  // { targetId: { seconds, timestamp } }
 let _uptimeTimer = null;
 let _uptimeElements = {};              // { targetId: HTMLElement } — cached DOM refs
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ export async function loadDashboard(forceFullRender = false) {
         // Build dynamic HTML (targets, profiles)
         let dynamicHtml = '';
         let runningIds = [];
+        let newAutoStartIds = '';
 
         if (targets.length === 0 && profiles.length === 0) {
             dynamicHtml = `<div class="dashboard-no-targets">${t('dashboard.no_targets')}</div>`;
@@ -370,8 +372,9 @@ export async function loadDashboard(forceFullRender = false) {
             // Check if we can do an in-place metrics update (same targets, not first load)
             const newRunningIds = running.map(t => t.id).sort().join(',');
             const prevRunningIds = [..._lastRunningIds].sort().join(',');
+            newAutoStartIds = enriched.filter(t => t.auto_start).map(t => t.id).sort().join(',');
             const hasExistingDom = !!container.querySelector('.dashboard-perf-persistent');
-            const structureUnchanged = hasExistingDom && newRunningIds === prevRunningIds;
+            const structureUnchanged = hasExistingDom && newRunningIds === prevRunningIds && newAutoStartIds === _lastAutoStartIds;
             if (structureUnchanged && !forceFullRender && running.length > 0) {
                 _updateRunningMetrics(running);
                 _cacheUptimeElements();
@@ -492,6 +495,7 @@ export async function loadDashboard(forceFullRender = false) {
             }
         }
         _lastRunningIds = runningIds;
+        _lastAutoStartIds = newAutoStartIds;
         _cacheUptimeElements();
         await _initFpsCharts(runningIds);
         _startUptimeTimer();
@@ -577,6 +581,7 @@ function renderDashboardTarget(target, isRunning, devicesMap = {}, cssSourceMap
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="dashboard-target-actions">
+                <button class="dashboard-autostart-btn${target.auto_start ? ' active' : ''}" onclick="dashboardToggleAutoStart('${target.id}', ${!target.auto_start})" title="${target.auto_start ? t('autostart.toggle.enabled') : t('autostart.toggle.disabled')}">&#x2605;</button>
                 <button class="btn btn-icon btn-warning" onclick="dashboardStopTarget('${target.id}')" title="${t('device.button.stop')}">${ICON_STOP_PLAIN}</button>
             </div>
         </div>`;
@@ -591,6 +596,7 @@ function renderDashboardTarget(target, isRunning, devicesMap = {}, cssSourceMap
             </div>
             <div class="dashboard-target-metrics"></div>
             <div class="dashboard-target-actions">
+                <button class="dashboard-autostart-btn${target.auto_start ? ' active' : ''}" onclick="dashboardToggleAutoStart('${target.id}', ${!target.auto_start})" title="${target.auto_start ? t('autostart.toggle.enabled') : t('autostart.toggle.disabled')}">&#x2605;</button>
                 <button class="btn btn-icon btn-success" onclick="dashboardStartTarget('${target.id}')" title="${t('device.button.start')}">▶</button>
             </div>
         </div>`;
@@ -699,6 +705,25 @@ export async function dashboardStopTarget(targetId) {
     }
 }
 
+export async function dashboardToggleAutoStart(targetId, enable) {
+    try {
+        const response = await fetchWithAuth(`/picture-targets/${targetId}`, {
+            method: 'PUT',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ auto_start: enable }),
+        });
+        if (response.ok) {
+            showToast(t(enable ? 'autostart.toggle.enabled' : 'autostart.toggle.disabled'), 'success');
+            loadDashboard();
+        } else {
+            const error = await response.json();
+            showToast(`Failed: ${error.detail}`, 'error');
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        if (error.isAuth) return;
+        showToast('Failed to toggle auto-start', 'error');
+    }
+}
+
 export async function dashboardStopAll() {
     try {
         const targetsResp = await fetchWithAuth('/picture-targets');