diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/items/BarcodeInput.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/items/BarcodeInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ae2200cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/items/BarcodeInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
+import { ActionIcon, Box, Button, Divider, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
+import { IconQrcode } from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+
+import { InputImageBarcode } from '../../pages/Index/Scan';
+
+type BarcodeInputProps = {
+  onScan: (decodedText: string) => void;
+  value?: string;
+  onChange?: (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
+  onAction?: () => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  label?: string;
+  actionText?: string;
+};
+
+export function BarcodeInput({
+  onScan,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  onAction,
+  placeholder = t`Scan barcode data here using barcode scanner`,
+  label = t`Barcode`,
+  actionText = t`Scan`
+}: Readonly<BarcodeInputProps>) {
+  const [isScanning, setIsScanning] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <Box>
+      {isScanning && (
+        <>
+          <InputImageBarcode action={onScan} />
+          <Divider mt={'sm'} />
+        </>
+      )}
+      <TextInput
+        label={label}
+        value={value}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        leftSection={
+          <ActionIcon
+            variant={isScanning ? 'filled' : 'subtle'}
+            onClick={() => setIsScanning(!isScanning)}
+          >
+            <IconQrcode />
+          </ActionIcon>
+        }
+        w="100%"
+      />
+      {onAction ? (
+        <Button color="green" onClick={onAction} mt="lg" fullWidth>
+          {actionText}
+        </Button>
+      ) : null}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/items/QRCode.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/items/QRCode.tsx
index 030fffea55..627dcfa459 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/items/QRCode.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/items/QRCode.tsx
@@ -1,35 +1,29 @@
 import { Trans, t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import {
-  ActionIcon,
   Alert,
   Box,
   Button,
   Code,
-  Divider,
-  Flex,
   Group,
   Image,
   Select,
   Skeleton,
   Stack,
-  Text,
-  TextInput
+  Text
 } from '@mantine/core';
 import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { modals } from '@mantine/modals';
-import { IconQrcode } from '@tabler/icons-react';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import QR from 'qrcode';
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { set } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { api } from '../../App';
 import { ApiEndpoints } from '../../enums/ApiEndpoints';
-import { InputImageBarcode, ScanItem } from '../../pages/Index/Scan';
 import { apiUrl } from '../../states/ApiState';
 import { useGlobalSettingsState } from '../../states/SettingsState';
 import { CopyButton } from '../buttons/CopyButton';
 import { QrCodeType } from './ActionDropdown';
+import { BarcodeInput } from './BarcodeInput';
 
 type QRCodeProps = {
   ecl?: 'L' | 'M' | 'Q' | 'H';
@@ -162,37 +156,22 @@ export const QRCodeLink = ({ mdl_prop }: { mdl_prop: QrCodeType }) => {
         location.reload();
       });
   }
-  const actionSubmit = (data: ScanItem[]) => {
-    linkBarcode(data[0].data);
+  const actionSubmit = (decodedText: string) => {
+    linkBarcode(decodedText);
   };
+
+  const handleLinkBarcode = () => {
+    linkBarcode(barcode);
+  };
+
   return (
-    <Box>
-      {isScanning ? (
-        <>
-          <InputImageBarcode action={actionSubmit} />
-          <Divider />
-        </>
-      ) : null}
-      <TextInput
-        label={t`Barcode`}
-        value={barcode}
-        onChange={(event) => setBarcode(event.currentTarget.value)}
-        placeholder={t`Scan barcode data here using barcode scanner`}
-        leftSection={
-          <ActionIcon
-            variant="subtle"
-            onClick={toggleIsScanning.toggle}
-            size="input-sm"
-          >
-            <IconQrcode />
-          </ActionIcon>
-        }
-        w="100%"
-      />
-      <Button color="green" onClick={() => linkBarcode()} mt="lg" fullWidth>
-        <Trans>Link</Trans>
-      </Button>
-    </Box>
+    <BarcodeInput
+      value={barcode}
+      onChange={(event) => setBarcode(event.currentTarget.value)}
+      onScan={actionSubmit}
+      onAction={handleLinkBarcode}
+      actionText={t`Link`}
+    />
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/modals/QrCodeModal.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/modals/QrCodeModal.tsx
index 5d656b5778..061609eb81 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/modals/QrCodeModal.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/modals/QrCodeModal.tsx
@@ -1,69 +1,21 @@
 import { Trans, t } from '@lingui/macro';
-import {
-  Badge,
-  Button,
-  Container,
-  Group,
-  ScrollArea,
-  Space,
-  Stack,
-  Text
-} from '@mantine/core';
-import {
-  useDocumentVisibility,
-  useListState,
-  useLocalStorage
-} from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { Button, ScrollArea, Stack, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useListState } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { ContextModalProps } from '@mantine/modals';
 import { showNotification } from '@mantine/notifications';
-import { IconX } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { Html5Qrcode } from 'html5-qrcode';
-import { CameraDevice } from 'html5-qrcode/camera/core';
-import { Html5QrcodeResult } from 'html5-qrcode/core';
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from '../../App';
 import { ApiEndpoints } from '../../enums/ApiEndpoints';
 import { apiUrl } from '../../states/ApiState';
+import { BarcodeInput } from '../items/BarcodeInput';
 
 export function QrCodeModal({
   context,
   id
-}: ContextModalProps<{ modalBody: string }>) {
-  const [qrCodeScanner, setQrCodeScanner] = useState<Html5Qrcode | null>(null);
-  const [camId, setCamId] = useLocalStorage<CameraDevice | null>({
-    key: 'camId',
-    defaultValue: null
-  });
-  const [scanningEnabled, setScanningEnabled] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [wasAutoPaused, setWasAutoPaused] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const documentState = useDocumentVisibility();
-
+}: Readonly<ContextModalProps<{ modalBody: string }>>) {
   const [values, handlers] = useListState<string>([]);
 
-  // Mount QR code once we are loaded
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setQrCodeScanner(new Html5Qrcode('reader'));
-  }, []);
-
-  // Stop/star when leaving or reentering page
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (scanningEnabled && documentState === 'hidden') {
-      stopScanning();
-      setWasAutoPaused(true);
-    } else if (wasAutoPaused && documentState === 'visible') {
-      startScanning();
-      setWasAutoPaused(false);
-    }
-  }, [documentState]);
-
-  // Scanner functions
-  function onScanSuccess(
-    decodedText: string,
-    decodedResult: Html5QrcodeResult
-  ) {
-    qrCodeScanner?.pause();
-
+  function onScanAction(decodedText: string) {
     handlers.append(decodedText);
     api
       .post(apiUrl(ApiEndpoints.barcode), { barcode: decodedText })
@@ -77,124 +29,28 @@ export function QrCodeModal({
           window.location.href = response.data.url;
         }
       });
-
-    qrCodeScanner?.resume();
-  }
-
-  function onScanFailure(error: string) {
-    if (
-      error !=
-      'QR code parse error, error = NotFoundException: No MultiFormat Readers were able to detect the code.'
-    ) {
-      console.warn(`Code scan error = ${error}`);
-    }
-  }
-
-  function selectCamera() {
-    Html5Qrcode.getCameras()
-      .then((devices) => {
-        if (devices?.length) {
-          setCamId(devices[0]);
-        }
-      })
-      .catch((err) => {
-        showNotification({
-          title: t`Error while getting camera`,
-          message: err,
-          color: 'red',
-          icon: <IconX />
-        });
-      });
-  }
-
-  function startScanning() {
-    if (camId && qrCodeScanner) {
-      qrCodeScanner
-        .start(
-          camId.id,
-          { fps: 10, qrbox: { width: 250, height: 250 } },
-          (decodedText, decodedResult) => {
-            onScanSuccess(decodedText, decodedResult);
-          },
-          (errorMessage) => {
-            onScanFailure(errorMessage);
-          }
-        )
-        .catch((err: string) => {
-          showNotification({
-            title: t`Error while scanning`,
-            message: err,
-            color: 'red',
-            icon: <IconX />
-          });
-        });
-      setScanningEnabled(true);
-    }
-  }
-
-  function stopScanning() {
-    if (qrCodeScanner && scanningEnabled) {
-      qrCodeScanner.stop().catch((err: string) => {
-        showNotification({
-          title: t`Error while stopping`,
-          message: err,
-          color: 'red',
-          icon: <IconX />
-        });
-      });
-      setScanningEnabled(false);
-    }
   }
 
   return (
-    <Stack>
-      <Group>
-        <Text size="sm">{camId?.label}</Text>
-        <Space style={{ flex: 1 }} />
-        <Badge>{scanningEnabled ? t`Scanning` : t`Not scanning`}</Badge>
-      </Group>
-      <Container px={0} id="reader" w={'100%'} mih="300px" />
-      {!camId ? (
-        <Button onClick={() => selectCamera()}>
-          <Trans>Select Camera</Trans>
-        </Button>
+    <Stack gap="xs">
+      <BarcodeInput onScan={onScanAction} />
+      {values.length == 0 ? (
+        <Text c={'grey'}>
+          <Trans>No scans yet!</Trans>
+        </Text>
       ) : (
-        <>
-          <Group>
-            <Button
-              style={{ flex: 1 }}
-              onClick={() => startScanning()}
-              disabled={camId != undefined && scanningEnabled}
-            >
-              <Trans>Start scanning</Trans>
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              style={{ flex: 1 }}
-              onClick={() => stopScanning()}
-              disabled={!scanningEnabled}
-            >
-              <Trans>Stop scanning</Trans>
-            </Button>
-          </Group>
-          {values.length == 0 ? (
-            <Text c={'grey'}>
-              <Trans>No scans yet!</Trans>
-            </Text>
-          ) : (
-            <ScrollArea style={{ height: 200 }} type="auto" offsetScrollbars>
-              {values.map((value, index) => (
-                <div key={index}>{value}</div>
-              ))}
-            </ScrollArea>
-          )}
-        </>
+        <ScrollArea style={{ height: 200 }} type="auto" offsetScrollbars>
+          {values.map((value, index) => (
+            <div key={`${index}-${value}`}>{value}</div>
+          ))}
+        </ScrollArea>
       )}
       <Button
         fullWidth
         mt="md"
         color="red"
         onClick={() => {
-          stopScanning();
+          // stopScanning();
           context.closeModal(id);
         }}
       >
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Scan.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Scan.tsx
index 7b6c45891c..6ba7b6f634 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Scan.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Scan.tsx
@@ -222,7 +222,21 @@ export default function Scan() {
       case InputMethod.Manual:
         return <InputManual action={addItems} />;
       case InputMethod.ImageBarcode:
-        return <InputImageBarcode action={addItems} />;
+        return (
+          <InputImageBarcode
+            action={(decodedText: string) => {
+              addItems([
+                {
+                  id: randomId(),
+                  ref: decodedText,
+                  data: decodedText,
+                  timestamp: new Date(),
+                  source: InputMethod.ImageBarcode
+                }
+              ]);
+            }}
+          />
+        );
       default:
         return <Text>No input selected</Text>;
     }
@@ -489,10 +503,15 @@ enum InputMethod {
   ImageBarcode = 'imageBarcode'
 }
 
-interface ScanInputInterface {
+export interface ScanInputInterface {
   action: (items: ScanItem[]) => void;
 }
 
+interface BarcodeInputProps {
+  action: (decodedText: string) => void;
+  notScanningPlaceholder?: string;
+}
+
 function InputManual({ action }: Readonly<ScanInputInterface>) {
   const [value, setValue] = useState<string>('');
 
@@ -545,7 +564,10 @@ function InputManual({ action }: Readonly<ScanInputInterface>) {
 }
 
 /* Input that uses QR code detection from images */
-export function InputImageBarcode({ action }: Readonly<ScanInputInterface>) {
+export function InputImageBarcode({
+  action,
+  notScanningPlaceholder = t`Start scanning by selecting a camera and pressing the play button.`
+}: Readonly<BarcodeInputProps>) {
   const [qrCodeScanner, setQrCodeScanner] = useState<Html5Qrcode | null>(null);
   const [camId, setCamId] = useLocalStorage<CameraDevice | null>({
     key: 'camId',
@@ -601,15 +623,7 @@ export function InputImageBarcode({ action }: Readonly<ScanInputInterface>) {
     lastValue = decodedText;
 
     // submit value upstream
-    action([
-      {
-        id: randomId(),
-        ref: decodedText,
-        data: decodedText,
-        timestamp: new Date(),
-        source: InputMethod.ImageBarcode
-      }
-    ]);
+    action(decodedText);
 
     qrCodeScanner?.resume();
   }
@@ -749,7 +763,13 @@ export function InputImageBarcode({ action }: Readonly<ScanInputInterface>) {
           {scanningEnabled ? t`Scanning` : t`Not scanning`}
         </Badge>
       </Group>
-      <Container px={0} id="reader" w={'100%'} mih="300px" />
+      {scanningEnabled ? (
+        <Container px={0} id="reader" w={'100%'} mih="300px" />
+      ) : (
+        <Container px={0} id="reader" w={'100%'} mih="300px">
+          {notScanningPlaceholder}
+        </Container>
+      )}
       {!camId && (
         <Button onClick={btnSelectCamera}>
           <Trans>Select Camera</Trans>