diff --git a/app/scripts/const/default-app-settings.js b/app/scripts/const/default-app-settings.js
index 71ec932c..33721f09 100644
--- a/app/scripts/const/default-app-settings.js
+++ b/app/scripts/const/default-app-settings.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const DefaultAppSettings = {
     useGroupIconForEntries: false, // automatically use group icon when creating new entries
     enableUsb: true, // enable interaction with USB devices
     nativeArgon2: true, // use native argon2 module
+    fieldLabelDblClickAutoType: false, // trigger auto-type by doubleclicking field label
 
     yubiKeyShowIcon: true, // show an icon to open OTP codes from YubiKey
     yubiKeyAutoOpen: false, // auto-load one-time codes when there are open files
diff --git a/app/scripts/const/timeouts.js b/app/scripts/const/timeouts.js
index 5ccd0238..39115009 100644
--- a/app/scripts/const/timeouts.js
+++ b/app/scripts/const/timeouts.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const Timeouts = {
     LinkDownloadRevoke: 10 * 1000 * 60,
     DefaultHttpRequest: 60000,
     ExternalDeviceReconnect: 3000,
-    ExternalDeviceAfterReconnect: 1000
+    ExternalDeviceAfterReconnect: 1000,
+    FieldLabelDoubleClick: 300
 };
 
 export { Timeouts };
diff --git a/app/scripts/locales/base.json b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
index 7f5655a9..da39e5ca 100644
--- a/app/scripts/locales/base.json
+++ b/app/scripts/locales/base.json
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@
     "setGenTryBetaWarningBody": "Please save all files and click this button again",
     "setGenShowAppLogs": "Show app logs",
     "setGenReloadApp": "Reload the app",
+    "setGenFieldLabelDblClickAutoType": "Auto-type on double-clicking field labels",
 
     "setFilePath": "File path",
     "setFileStorage": "This file is loaded from {}.",
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/fields/field-view.js b/app/scripts/views/fields/field-view.js
index adfd0661..f35a547e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/fields/field-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/fields/field-view.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { Locale } from 'util/locale';
 import { AutoType } from 'auto-type';
 import { PasswordPresenter } from 'util/formatting/password-presenter';
 import { DropdownView } from 'views/dropdown-view';
+import { AppSettingsModel } from 'models/app-settings-model';
+import { Timeouts } from 'const/timeouts';
 import template from 'templates/details/fields/field.hbs';
 
 class FieldView extends View {
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class FieldView extends View {
 
     events = {
         'click .details__field-label': 'fieldLabelClick',
+        'dblclick .details__field-label': 'fieldLabelDblClick',
         'click .details__field-value': 'fieldValueClick',
         'dragstart .details__field-label': 'fieldLabelDrag',
         'click .details__field-options': 'fieldOptionsClick'
@@ -75,7 +78,20 @@ class FieldView extends View {
         if (this.preventCopy) {
             return;
         }
-        this.copyValue();
+        if (AutoType.enabled && AppSettingsModel.fieldLabelDblClickAutoType) {
+            if (this.fieldLabelClickTimer) {
+                clearTimeout(this.fieldLabelClickTimer);
+                this.fieldLabelClickTimer = null;
+                this.emit('autotype', { source: this });
+                return;
+            }
+            this.fieldLabelClickTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+                this.copyValue();
+                this.fieldLabelClickTimer = null;
+            }, Timeouts.FieldLabelDoubleClick);
+        } else {
+            this.copyValue();
+        }
     }
 
     copyValue() {
diff --git a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
index ae2db8b0..848af1c5 100644
--- a/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
+++ b/app/scripts/views/settings/settings-general-view.js
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class SettingsGeneralView extends View {
         'change .settings__general-use-markdown': 'changeUseMarkdown',
         'change .settings__general-use-group-icon-for-entries': 'changeUseGroupIconForEntries',
         'change .settings__general-direct-autotype': 'changeDirectAutotype',
+        'change .settings__general-field-label-dblclick-autotype':
+            'changeFieldLabelDblClickAutoType',
         'change .settings__general-titlebar-style': 'changeTitlebarStyle',
         'click .settings__general-update-btn': 'checkUpdate',
         'click .settings__general-restart-btn': 'restartApp',
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ class SettingsGeneralView extends View {
             useMarkdown: AppSettingsModel.useMarkdown,
             useGroupIconForEntries: AppSettingsModel.useGroupIconForEntries,
             directAutotype: AppSettingsModel.directAutotype,
+            fieldLabelDblClickAutoType: AppSettingsModel.fieldLabelDblClickAutoType,
             supportsTitleBarStyles: Launcher && Features.supportsTitleBarStyles(),
             titlebarStyle: AppSettingsModel.titlebarStyle,
             storageProviders,
@@ -321,6 +324,12 @@ class SettingsGeneralView extends View {
         Events.emit('refresh');
     }
 
+    changeFieldLabelDblClickAutoType(e) {
+        const fieldLabelDblClickAutoType = e.target.checked || false;
+        AppSettingsModel.fieldLabelDblClickAutoType = fieldLabelDblClickAutoType;
+        Events.emit('refresh');
+    }
+
     restartApp() {
         if (Launcher) {
             Launcher.requestRestart();
diff --git a/app/templates/settings/settings-general.hbs b/app/templates/settings/settings-general.hbs
index 0554a429..b5f93289 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings/settings-general.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/settings/settings-general.hbs
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@
             id="settings__general-direct-autotype" {{#if directAutotype}}checked{{/if}} />
         <label for="settings__general-direct-autotype">{{res 'setGenDirectAutotype'}}</label>
     </div>
+    <div>
+        <input type="checkbox" class="settings__input input-base settings__general-field-label-dblclick-autotype"
+               id="settings__general-field-label-dblclick-autotype" {{#if fieldLabelDblClickAutoType}}checked{{/if}} />
+        <label for="settings__general-field-label-dblclick-autotype">{{res 'setGenFieldLabelDblClickAutoType'}}</label>
+    </div>
     {{/if}}
     <div>
         <input type="checkbox" class="settings__input input-base settings__general-use-markdown" id="settings__general-use-markdown" {{#if useMarkdown}}checked{{/if}} />
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index db40220b..740ce494 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Release notes
 ##### v1.15.0 (WIP)
 `+` YubiKey integration in two modes: OATH and Challenge-Response  
 `+` configs are now encrypted with a key stored in keychain  
+`+` #1460: auto-type on double-clicking field labels  
 `+` #557: Argon2 speed improvements in desktop apps  
 `+` #1503: ARM64 Windows support  
 `+` #1480: option to create a portable installation