diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
index e8e1008e3c..525421f996 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/TableDataTable.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   import { TableNames } from "constants"
   import { Grid } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
   import { API } from "api"
+  import GridCreateAutomationButton from "./buttons/grid/GridCreateAutomationButton.svelte"
   import GridAddColumnModal from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridCreateColumnModal.svelte"
   import GridCreateEditRowModal from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridCreateEditRowModal.svelte"
   import GridEditUserModal from "components/backend/DataTable/modals/grid/GridEditUserModal.svelte"
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@
         <GridCreateViewButton />
       {/if}
       <GridManageAccessButton />
+      {#if !isUsersTable}
+        <GridCreateAutomationButton />
+      {/if}
       {#if relationshipsEnabled}
         <GridRelationshipButton />
       {/if}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridCreateAutomationButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridCreateAutomationButton.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e3d90be41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/grid/GridCreateAutomationButton.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<script>
+  import {
+    ActionButton,
+    Popover,
+    Menu,
+    MenuItem,
+    notifications,
+  } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { getContext } from "svelte"
+  import { automationStore, tables, builderStore } from "stores/builder"
+  import { TriggerStepID } from "constants/backend/automations"
+  import { goto } from "@roxi/routify"
+
+  const { datasource } = getContext("grid")
+
+  $: triggers = $automationStore.blockDefinitions.TRIGGER
+
+  $: table = $tables.list.find(table => table._id === $datasource.tableId)
+
+  async function createAutomation(type) {
+    const triggerType = triggers[type]
+    if (!triggerType) {
+      console.error("Invalid trigger type", type)
+      notifications.error("Invalid automation trigger type")
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (!table) {
+      notifications.error("Invalid table, cannot create automation")
+      return
+    }
+
+    const automationName = `${table.name} : Row ${
+      type === TriggerStepID.ROW_SAVED ? "created" : "updated"
+    }`
+    const triggerBlock = automationStore.actions.constructBlock(
+      "TRIGGER",
+      triggerType.stepId,
+      triggerType
+    )
+
+    triggerBlock.inputs = { tableId: $datasource.tableId }
+
+    try {
+      const response = await automationStore.actions.create(
+        automationName,
+        triggerBlock
+      )
+      builderStore.setPreviousTopNavPath(
+        "/builder/app/:application/data",
+        window.location.pathname
+      )
+      $goto(`/builder/app/${response.appId}/automation/${response.id}`)
+      notifications.success(`Automation created`)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Error creating automation", e)
+      notifications.error("Error creating automation")
+    }
+  }
+
+  let anchor
+  let open
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={anchor}>
+  <ActionButton
+    icon="MagicWand"
+    quiet
+    size="M"
+    on:click={() => (open = !open)}
+    selected={open}
+  >
+    Generate
+  </ActionButton>
+</div>
+
+<Popover bind:open {anchor} align="left">
+  <Menu>
+    <MenuItem
+      icon="ShareAndroid"
+      on:click={() => {
+        open = false
+        createAutomation(TriggerStepID.ROW_SAVED)
+      }}
+    >
+      Automation: when row is created
+    </MenuItem>
+    <MenuItem
+      icon="ShareAndroid"
+      on:click={() => {
+        open = false
+        createAutomation(TriggerStepID.ROW_UPDATED)
+      }}
+    >
+      Automation: when row is updated
+    </MenuItem>
+  </Menu>
+</Popover>
+
+<style>
+</style>