diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/CreateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/CreateController.php
index a655c17508..5ca08cfcd9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/CreateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/CreateController.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use FireflyIII\Http\Requests\RuleFormRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Rule\RuleRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Controllers\ModelInformation;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Http\Controllers\RuleManagement;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class CreateController extends Controller
 
     /**
      * RuleController constructor.
+     *
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
      */
     public function __construct()
@@ -158,6 +160,48 @@ class CreateController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param Request            $request
+     * @param TransactionJournal $journal
+     */
+    public function createFromJournal(Request $request, TransactionJournal $journal)
+    {
+        $request->session()->flash('info', (string)trans('firefly.instructions_rule_from_journal', ['name' => e($journal->name)]));
+
+        $subTitleIcon = 'fa-clone';
+        $subTitle     = (string)trans('firefly.make_new_rule_no_group');
+
+        // get triggers and actions for journal.
+        $oldTriggers = $this->getTriggersForJournal($journal);
+        $oldActions  = [];
+        $triggerCount = count($oldTriggers);
+        $actionCount  = count($oldActions);
+
+        $this->createDefaultRuleGroup();
+        $this->createDefaultRule();
+
+        // collect pre-filled information:
+        $preFilled = [
+            'strict'      => true,
+            'title'       => (string)trans('firefly.new_rule_for_journal_title', ['description' => $journal->description]),
+            'description' => (string)trans('firefly.new_rule_for_journal_description', ['description' => $journal->description]),
+        ];
+
+        // flash old data
+        $request->session()->flash('preFilled', $preFilled);
+
+        // put previous url in session if not redirect from store (not "create another").
+        if (true !== session('rules.create.fromStore')) {
+            $this->rememberPreviousUri('rules.create.uri');
+        }
+        session()->forget('rules.create.fromStore');
+
+        return view(
+            'rules.rule.create', compact('subTitleIcon', 'oldTriggers', 'preFilled', 'oldActions', 'triggerCount', 'actionCount', 'subTitle')
+        );
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * Store the new rule.
      *
diff --git a/app/Support/Http/Controllers/ModelInformation.php b/app/Support/Http/Controllers/ModelInformation.php
index 597cbaff16..82b4a09031 100644
--- a/app/Support/Http/Controllers/ModelInformation.php
+++ b/app/Support/Http/Controllers/ModelInformation.php
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Support\Http\Controllers;
 
-use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
-use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Tag;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Transaction;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
-use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
-use FireflyIII\Repositories\Journal\JournalRepositoryInterface;
 use Log;
 use Throwable;
 
@@ -71,6 +69,43 @@ trait ModelInformation
         return [$result];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getLiabilityTypes(): array
+    {
+        /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $repository */
+        $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
+        // types of liability:
+        $debt     = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::DEBT);
+        $loan     = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::LOAN);
+        $mortgage = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::MORTGAGE);
+        /** @noinspection NullPointerExceptionInspection */
+        $liabilityTypes = [
+            $debt->id     => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::DEBT)),
+            $loan->id     => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::LOAN)),
+            $mortgage->id => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::MORTGAGE)),
+        ];
+        asort($liabilityTypes);
+
+        return $liabilityTypes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getRoles(): array
+    {
+        $roles = [];
+        foreach (config('firefly.accountRoles') as $role) {
+            $roles[$role] = (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_role_%s', $role));
+        }
+
+        return $roles;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create fake triggers to match the bill's properties
      *
@@ -116,39 +151,109 @@ trait ModelInformation
     }
 
     /**
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
+     * @param TransactionJournal $journal
+     *
      * @return array
      */
-    protected function getRoles(): array
+    private function getTriggersForJournal(TransactionJournal $journal): array
     {
-        $roles = [];
-        foreach (config('firefly.accountRoles') as $role) {
-            $roles[$role] = (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_role_%s', $role));
+        $result   = [];
+        $triggers = [];
+        $values   = [];
+        $index    = 0;
+        // amount, description, category, budget, tags, source, destination, notes, currency type
+        //,type
+        /** @var Transaction $source */
+        $source = $journal->transactions()->where('amount', '<', 0)->first();
+        /** @var Transaction $destination */
+        $destination = $journal->transactions()->where('amount', '>', 0)->first();
+        if (null === $destination || null === $source) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+        // type
+        $triggers[$index] = 'transaction_type';
+        $values[$index]   = $journal->transactionType->type;
+        $index++;
+
+        // currency
+        $triggers[$index] = 'currency_is';
+        $values[$index]   = sprintf('%s (%s)', $journal->transactionCurrency->name, $journal->transactionCurrency->code);
+        $index++;
+
+        // amount_exactly:
+        $triggers[$index] = 'amount_exactly';
+        $values[$index]   = $destination->amount;
+        $index++;
+
+        // description_is:
+        $triggers[$index] = 'description_is';
+        $values[$index]   = $journal->description;
+        $index++;
+
+        // from_account_is
+        $triggers[$index] = 'from_account_is';
+        $values[$index]   = $source->account->name;
+        $index++;
+
+        // to_account_is
+        $triggers[$index] = 'to_account_is';
+        $values[$index]   = $destination->account->name;
+        $index++;
+
+        // category (if)
+        $category = $journal->categories()->first();
+        if (null !== $category) {
+            $triggers[$index] = 'category_is';
+            $values[$index]   = $category->name;
+            $index++;
+        }
+        // budget (if)
+        $budget = $journal->budgets()->first();
+        if (null !== $budget) {
+            $triggers[$index] = 'budget_is';
+            $values[$index]   = $budget->name;
+            $index++;
+        }
+        // tags (if)
+        $tags = $journal->tags()->get();
+        /** @var Tag $tag */
+        foreach ($tags as $tag) {
+            $triggers[$index] = 'tag_is';
+            $values[$index]   = $tag->tag;
+            $index++;
+        }
+        // notes (if)
+        $notes = $journal->notes()->first();
+        if (null !== $notes) {
+            $triggers[$index] = 'notes_are';
+            $values[$index]   = $notes->text;
+            $index++;
         }
 
-        return $roles;
-    }
+        foreach ($triggers as $index => $trigger) {
+            try {
+                $string = view(
+                    'rules.partials.trigger',
+                    [
+                        'oldTrigger' => $trigger,
+                        'oldValue'   => $values[$index],
+                        'oldChecked' => false,
+                        'count'      => $index + 1,
+                    ]
+                )->render();
+                // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
+            } catch (Throwable $e) {
 
-    /**
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     * @return array
-     */
-    protected function getLiabilityTypes(): array
-    {
-        /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface $repository */
-        $repository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
-        // types of liability:
-        $debt     = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::DEBT);
-        $loan     = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::LOAN);
-        $mortgage = $repository->getAccountTypeByType(AccountType::MORTGAGE);
-        /** @noinspection NullPointerExceptionInspection */
-        $liabilityTypes = [
-            $debt->id     => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::DEBT)),
-            $loan->id     => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::LOAN)),
-            $mortgage->id => (string)trans(sprintf('firefly.account_type_%s', AccountType::MORTGAGE)),
-        ];
-        asort($liabilityTypes);
+                Log::debug(sprintf('Throwable was thrown in getTriggersForJournal(): %s', $e->getMessage()));
+                Log::debug($e->getTraceAsString());
+                $string = '';
+                // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
+            }
+            if ('' !== $string) {
+                $result[] = $string;
+            }
+        }
 
-        return $liabilityTypes;
+        return $result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Support/Http/Controllers/RuleManagement.php b/app/Support/Http/Controllers/RuleManagement.php
index 8964248f7b..b31ee93aa6 100644
--- a/app/Support/Http/Controllers/RuleManagement.php
+++ b/app/Support/Http/Controllers/RuleManagement.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace FireflyIII\Support\Http\Controllers;
 
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Rule\RuleRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\RuleGroup\RuleGroupRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 7acb166d26..919904f8b9 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ return [
     'delete_all_selected_tags'        => 'Delete all selected tags',
     'select_tags_to_delete'           => 'Don\'t forget to select some tags.',
     'deleted_x_tags'                  => 'Deleted :count tag(s).',
+    'create_rule_from_transaction'    => 'Create rule based on transaction',
 
     // preferences
     'pref_home_screen_accounts'       => 'Home screen accounts',
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig b/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
index bbfb9d6637..b9ebd56c09 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/transactions/show.twig
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@
                                 <i class="fa fa-fw fa-link"></i>
                                 {{ 'link_transaction'|_ }}
                             </a>
+                            <a href="{{ route('rules.create-from-journal', [journal.transaction_journal_id]) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                <i class="fa fa-fw fa-random"></i>
+                                {{ 'create_rule_from_transaction'|_ }}
+                            </a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/routes/breadcrumbs.php b/routes/breadcrumbs.php
index c9ecac8eb5..5dcd657148 100644
--- a/routes/breadcrumbs.php
+++ b/routes/breadcrumbs.php
@@ -887,6 +887,15 @@ try {
             $breadcrumbs->push(trans('firefly.make_new_rule_no_group'), route('rules.create'));
         }
     );
+
+    Breadcrumbs::register(
+        'rules.create-from-journal',
+        function (BreadcrumbsGenerator $breadcrumbs) {
+            $breadcrumbs->parent('rules.index');
+            $breadcrumbs->push(trans('firefly.make_new_rule_no_group'), route('rules.create'));
+        }
+    );
+
     Breadcrumbs::register(
         'rules.edit',
         function (BreadcrumbsGenerator $breadcrumbs, Rule $rule) {
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 68e875f38f..babf1c9752 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ Route::group(
     // create controller
     Route::get('create/{ruleGroup?}', ['uses' => 'Rule\CreateController@create', 'as' => 'create']);
     Route::get('create-from-bill/{bill}', ['uses' => 'Rule\CreateController@createFromBill', 'as' => 'create-from-bill']);
+    Route::get('create-from-journal/{tj}', ['uses' => 'Rule\CreateController@createFromJournal', 'as' => 'create-from-journal']);
     Route::post('store', ['uses' => 'Rule\CreateController@store', 'as' => 'store']);
 
     // delete controller