diff --git a/Groceries/Transactions/TransactionItemForm.razor b/Groceries/Transactions/TransactionItemForm.razor
index 1bbe376..e0f160f 100644
--- a/Groceries/Transactions/TransactionItemForm.razor
+++ b/Groceries/Transactions/TransactionItemForm.razor
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 @inject AppDbContext DbContext
 
 <form method="post" @attributes="AdditionalAttributes">
+    @* Ensure form action/method are used for implicit submission instead of barcode button *@
+    <button type="submit" hidden></button>
+
     <div data-controller="transaction-item-form">
         <div class="form-field" data-transaction-item-form-target="barcodeFormField" hidden>
             <label class="form-field__label" for="transactionItemBarcode">Barcode</label>
             <div class="form-field__control input">
                 <input type="hidden" name="barcodeFormat" value="@barcode?.Format" data-transaction-item-form-target="barcodeFormat" />
                 <input class="input__control" id="transactionItemBarcode" name="barcodeData" value="@barcode?.BarcodeData" data-transaction-item-form-target="barcodeData" />
-                <button class="input__addon button" type="button" formmethod="get" formnovalidate data-action="transaction-item-form#scanBarcode" data-transaction-item-form-target="barcodeButton">
+                <button class="input__addon button" type="submit" formmethod="get" formnovalidate data-action="transaction-item-form#scanBarcode" data-transaction-item-form-target="barcodeButton">
                     @* Barcode scanner icon *@
                     <svg class="icon icon--sm" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24" viewBox="0 -960 960 960" width="24"><path d="M40-120v-200h80v120h120v80H40Zm680 0v-80h120v-120h80v200H720ZM160-240v-480h80v480h-80Zm120 0v-480h40v480h-40Zm120 0v-480h80v480h-80Zm120 0v-480h120v480H520Zm160 0v-480h40v480h-40Zm80 0v-480h40v480h-40ZM40-640v-200h200v80H120v120H40Zm800 0v-120H720v-80h200v200h-80Z" /></svg>
                 </button>