diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/Tasks/LibraryTasks.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/Tasks/LibraryTasks.tsx
index 6e9c13ea4..6f977d821 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/Tasks/LibraryTasks.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/Tasks/LibraryTasks.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { BooleanSetting, Setting, SettingGroup } from "../Inputs";
 import { ManualLink } from "src/components/Help/context";
 import { Icon } from "src/components/Shared/Icon";
 import { faQuestionCircle } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { AutoTagConfirmDialog } from "src/components/Shared/AutoTagConfirmDialog";
 import { useSettings } from "../context";
 
 interface IAutoTagOptions {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export const LibraryTasks: React.FC = () => {
   const [dialogOpen, setDialogOpenState] = useState({
     scan: false,
     autoTag: false,
+    autoTagAlert: false,
     identify: false,
     generate: false,
   });
@@ -224,6 +226,19 @@ export const LibraryTasks: React.FC = () => {
     }
   }
 
+  function renderAutoTagAlert() {
+    return (
+      <AutoTagConfirmDialog
+        show={dialogOpen.autoTagAlert}
+        onConfirm={() => {
+          setDialogOpen({ autoTagAlert: false });
+          runAutoTag();
+        }}
+        onCancel={() => setDialogOpen({ autoTagAlert: false })}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   function renderAutoTagDialog() {
     if (!dialogOpen.autoTag) {
       return;
@@ -341,6 +356,7 @@ export const LibraryTasks: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <Form.Group>
       {renderScanDialog()}
+      {renderAutoTagAlert()}
       {renderAutoTagDialog()}
       {maybeRenderIdentifyDialog()}
       {renderGenerateDialog()}
@@ -426,9 +442,9 @@ export const LibraryTasks: React.FC = () => {
                 variant="secondary"
                 type="submit"
                 className="mr-2"
-                onClick={() => runAutoTag()}
+                onClick={() => setDialogOpen({ autoTagAlert: true })}
               >
-                <FormattedMessage id="actions.auto_tag" />
+                <FormattedMessage id="actions.auto_tag" />…
               </Button>
               <Button
                 variant="secondary"
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
index 048a7d7d0..2a80cf8fd 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@
         "auto_tagging_paths": "Auto tagging the following paths"
       },
       "auto_tag_based_on_filenames": "Auto tag content based on file paths.",
+      "auto_tag_confirm": "This will attempt to match your content against existing metadata. This process cannot be undone and may produce incorrect matches. Are you sure you want to continue?",
       "auto_tagging": "Auto tagging",
       "backing_up_database": "Backing up database",
       "backup_and_download": "Performs a backup of the database and downloads the resulting file.",