diff --git a/components/alerts/create.vue b/components/alerts/create.vue
index 3a288f1..f302f5b 100644
--- a/components/alerts/create.vue
+++ b/components/alerts/create.vue
@@ -386,19 +386,34 @@ import Checkbox from '#/components/form/checkbox.vue';
 
 const { assets } = inject('pageContext');
 
-const emit = defineEmits(['close']);
+const props = defineProps({
+	presetActors: {
+		type: Array,
+		default: () => [],
+	},
+	presetEntities: {
+		type: Array,
+		default: () => [],
+	},
+	presetTags: {
+		type: Array,
+		default: () => [],
+	},
+});
 
-const actors = ref([]);
+const emit = defineEmits(['alert', 'close']);
+
+const actors = ref(props.presetActors);
 const actorResults = ref([]);
 const actorInput = ref(null);
 const actorQuery = ref('');
 
-const entities = ref([]);
+const entities = ref(props.presetEntities);
 const entityResults = ref([]);
 const entityInput = ref(null);
 const entityQuery = ref('');
 
-const tags = ref([]);
+const tags = ref(props.presetTags);
 const tagResults = ref([]);
 const tagInput = ref(null);
 const tagQuery = ref('');
@@ -425,7 +440,7 @@ async function createAlert() {
 		...matches.value.map((match) => match.expression),
 	].filter(Boolean).join(', ');
 
-	await post('/alerts', {
+	const newAlert = await post('/alerts', {
 		all: fieldsAnd.value,
 		allActors: actorAnd.value,
 		allTags: tagAnd.value,
@@ -443,6 +458,7 @@ async function createAlert() {
 		appendErrorMessage: true,
 	});
 
+	emit('alert', newAlert);
 	emit('close', true);
 }
 
@@ -475,7 +491,6 @@ async function searchTags() {
 
 function focusActorInput() {
 	setTimeout(() => {
-		console.log(actorInput.value);
 		actorInput.value.focus();
 	}, 100);
 }
diff --git a/components/stashes/heart.vue b/components/stashes/heart.vue
index ef334e8..c1d2e6c 100644
--- a/components/stashes/heart.vue
+++ b/components/stashes/heart.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 				:title="`Remove uncombined alerts for '${item.title || item.name}'`"
 				class="alert active noselect"
 				@click="removeAlert"
+				@contextmenu.prevent="showAlertDialog = true"
 			/>
 
 			<Icon
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 				:title="`Set alert for '${item.title || item.name}', ${itemAlerts.multi.length} combined alert${itemAlerts.multi.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} active`"
 				class="alert partial noselect"
 				@click="alertItem"
+				@contextmenu.prevent="showAlertDialog = true"
 			/>
 
 			<Icon
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@
 				:title="`Set alert for '${item.title || item.name}' releases`"
 				class="alert noselect"
 				@click="alertItem"
+				@contextmenu.prevent="showAlertDialog = true"
 			/>
 		</div>
 
@@ -113,6 +116,13 @@
 			@created="(newStash) => { showStashDialog = false; reloadStashes(newStash); }"
 			@close="showStashDialog = false;"
 		/>
+
+		<AlertDialog
+			v-if="showAlertDialog"
+			v-bind="{ [`preset-${domain}`]: [item] }"
+			@close="showAlertDialog = false;"
+			@alert="(alert) => setAlerted(alert)"
+		/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ import ellipsis from '#/utils/ellipsis.js';
 import Icon from '#/components/icon/icon.vue';
 import StashMenu from '#/components/stashes/menu.vue';
 import StashDialog from '#/components/stashes/create.vue';
+import AlertDialog from '#/components/alerts/create.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
 	domain: {
@@ -157,6 +168,7 @@ const hasSecondaryStash = computed(() => itemStashes.value.some((itemStash) => !
 const done = ref(true);
 const showStashes = ref(false);
 const showStashDialog = ref(false);
+const showAlertDialog = ref(false);
 const feedbackCutoff = 20;
 
 const itemKeys = {
@@ -272,6 +284,18 @@ async function removeAlert() {
 	}
 }
 
+function setAlerted(alert) {
+	// only set alerted status if the current item is the only one in the new stash
+	const items = [...alert.actors, ...alert.tags, ...alert.entities, ...alert.matches];
+
+	if (items.length === 1 && alert[props.domain][0]?.id === props.item.id) {
+		itemAlerted.value = true;
+		itemAlerts.value.only = itemAlerts.value.only.concat(alert.id);
+	} else {
+		itemAlerts.value.multi = itemAlerts.value.multi.concat(alert.id);
+	}
+}
+
 function toggleShowStashes(state) {
 	if (props.showSecondary) {
 		return;
diff --git a/src/alerts.js b/src/alerts.js
index 2bc71d2..84ea6e1 100755
--- a/src/alerts.js
+++ b/src/alerts.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function curateAlert(alert, context = {}) {
 	};
 }
 
-export async function fetchAlerts(user) {
+export async function fetchAlerts(user, alertIds) {
 	const {
 		alerts,
 		actors,
@@ -60,31 +60,61 @@ export async function fetchAlerts(user) {
 	} = await promiseProps({
 		alerts: knex('alerts')
 			.where('user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('id', alertIds);
+				}
+			})
 			.orderBy('created_at', 'desc'),
 		actors: knex('alerts_actors')
 			.select('alerts_actors.*', 'actors.name as actor_name', 'actors.slug as actor_slug')
 			.leftJoin('alerts', 'alerts.id', 'alerts_actors.alert_id')
 			.leftJoin('actors', 'actors.id', 'alerts_actors.actor_id')
-			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id),
+			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('alerts.id', alertIds);
+				}
+			}),
 		tags: knex('alerts_tags')
 			.select('alerts_tags.*', 'tags.name as tag_name', 'tags.slug as tag_slug')
 			.leftJoin('alerts', 'alerts.id', 'alerts_tags.alert_id')
 			.leftJoin('tags', 'tags.id', 'alerts_tags.tag_id')
-			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id),
+			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('alerts.id', alertIds);
+				}
+			}),
 		entities: knex('alerts_entities')
 			.select('alerts_entities.*', 'entities.name as entity_name', 'entities.slug as entity_slug', 'entities.type as entity_type')
 			.leftJoin('alerts', 'alerts.id', 'alerts_entities.alert_id')
 			.leftJoin('entities', 'entities.id', 'alerts_entities.entity_id')
-			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id),
+			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('alerts.id', alertIds);
+				}
+			}),
 		matches: knex('alerts_matches')
 			.select('alerts_matches.*')
 			.leftJoin('alerts', 'alerts.id', 'alerts_matches.alert_id')
-			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id),
+			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('alerts.id', alertIds);
+				}
+			}),
 		stashes: knex('alerts_stashes')
 			.select('alerts_stashes.*', 'stashes.id as stash_id', 'stashes.name as stash_name', 'stashes.slug as stash_slug', 'stashes.primary as stash_primary')
 			.leftJoin('alerts', 'alerts.id', 'alerts_stashes.alert_id')
 			.leftJoin('stashes', 'stashes.id', 'alerts_stashes.stash_id')
-			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id),
+			.where('alerts.user_id', user.id)
+			.where((builder) => {
+				if (alertIds) {
+					builder.whereIn('alerts.id', alertIds);
+				}
+			}),
 	});
 
 	const curatedAlerts = alerts.map((alert) => curateAlert(alert, {
@@ -157,7 +187,9 @@ export async function createAlert(alert, reqUser) {
 		alert.entities?.length > 0 && knex.schema.refreshMaterializedView('alerts_users_entities'),
 	]);
 
-	return alertId;
+	const [newAlert] = await fetchAlerts(reqUser, [alertId]);
+
+	return newAlert;
 }
 
 export async function removeAlert(alertId, reqUser) {
diff --git a/src/web/alerts.js b/src/web/alerts.js
index d113693..5edfa8e 100755
--- a/src/web/alerts.js
+++ b/src/web/alerts.js
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export async function fetchAlertsApi(req, res) {
 }
 
 export async function createAlertApi(req, res) {
-	const alertId = await createAlert(req.body, req.user);
+	const alert = await createAlert(req.body, req.user);
 
-	res.send({ id: alertId });
+	res.send(alert);
 }
 
 export async function removeAlertApi(req, res) {