diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 7b722a7dc..13d0a3311 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Google drive
     implementation(sylibs.google.api.services.drive)
+
+    // ZXing Android Embedded
+    implementation(sylibs.zxing.android.embedded)
 }
 
 androidComponents {
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e4600cbde..a260fadc3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@
                     android:scheme="tachiyomisy" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+
+        <activity
+            android:name="com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.CaptureActivity"
+            tools:remove="screenOrientation" />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
index dafd8cecc..758f005f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsDataScreen.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.outlined.HelpOutline
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.QrCodeScanner
 import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.Checkbox
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalUriHandler
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.LocalNavigator
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.currentOrThrow
+import com.google.zxing.client.android.Intents
 import com.hippo.unifile.UniFile
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.ScanContract
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.ScanOptions
 import eu.kanade.domain.sync.SyncPreferences
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.Preference
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.screen.data.CreateBackupScreen
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.screen.data.StorageInfo
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.screen.data.SyncSettingsSelector
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.screen.data.SyncTriggerOptionsScreen
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.widget.BasePreferenceWidget
+import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.widget.EditTextPreferenceWidget
 import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.widget.PrefsHorizontalPadding
+import eu.kanade.presentation.more.settings.widget.TrailingWidgetBuffer
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.relativeTimeSpanString
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.create.BackupCreateJob
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.backup.restore.BackupRestoreJob
@@ -697,6 +703,22 @@ object SettingsDataScreen : SearchableSettings {
     @Composable
     private fun getSelfHostPreferences(syncPreferences: SyncPreferences): List<Preference> {
         val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+
+        val qrScanLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(ScanContract()) {
+            if (it.contents != null && it.contents.isNotEmpty()) {
+                syncPreferences.clientAPIKey().set(it.contents)
+            }
+        }
+        val context = LocalContext.current
+        val scanOptions = remember {
+            ScanOptions().apply {
+                setDesiredBarcodeFormats(ScanOptions.QR_CODE)
+                setOrientationLocked(false)
+                setPrompt(SYMR.strings.scan_qr_code.getString(context))
+                addExtra(Intents.Scan.SCAN_TYPE, Intents.Scan.MIXED_SCAN)
+            }
+        }
+
         return listOf(
             Preference.PreferenceItem.EditTextPreference(
                 preference = syncPreferences.clientHost(),
@@ -712,11 +734,32 @@ object SettingsDataScreen : SearchableSettings {
                     true
                 },
             ),
-            Preference.PreferenceItem.EditTextPreference(
-                preference = syncPreferences.clientAPIKey(),
+            Preference.PreferenceItem.CustomPreference(
                 title = stringResource(SYMR.strings.pref_sync_api_key),
-                subtitle = stringResource(SYMR.strings.pref_sync_api_key_summ),
-            ),
+            ) {
+                val values by syncPreferences.clientAPIKey().collectAsState()
+                EditTextPreferenceWidget(
+                    title = stringResource(SYMR.strings.pref_sync_api_key),
+                    subtitle = stringResource(SYMR.strings.pref_sync_api_key_summ),
+                    onConfirm = {
+                        syncPreferences.clientAPIKey().set(it)
+                        true
+                    },
+                    icon = null,
+                    value = values,
+                    widget = {
+                        IconButton(
+                            onClick = { qrScanLauncher.launch(scanOptions) },
+                            modifier = Modifier.padding(start = TrailingWidgetBuffer),
+                        ) {
+                            Icon(
+                                Icons.Filled.QrCodeScanner,
+                                contentDescription = stringResource(SYMR.strings.scan_qr_code),
+                            )
+                        }
+                    },
+                )
+            },
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/widget/EditTextPreferenceWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/widget/EditTextPreferenceWidget.kt
index 00d8f16d4..61c240f7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/widget/EditTextPreferenceWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/widget/EditTextPreferenceWidget.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fun EditTextPreferenceWidget(
     subtitle: String?,
     icon: ImageVector?,
     value: String,
+    widget: @Composable (() -> Unit)? = null,
     onConfirm: suspend (String) -> Boolean,
 ) {
     var isDialogShown by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ fun EditTextPreferenceWidget(
         title = title,
         subtitle = subtitle?.format(value),
         icon = icon,
+        widget = widget,
         onPreferenceClick = { isDialogShown = true },
     )
 
diff --git a/gradle/sy.versions.toml b/gradle/sy.versions.toml
index 5adb701b3..8e175fba9 100644
--- a/gradle/sy.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/sy.versions.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ sqlcipher = "net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android:4.9.0"
 
 exifinterface = "androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.4.1"
 
-google-api-services-drive = "com.google.apis:google-api-services-drive:v3-rev20250511-2.0.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+google-api-services-drive = "com.google.apis:google-api-services-drive:v3-rev20250511-2.0.0"
+
+zxing-android-embedded = "com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:4.3.0"
diff --git a/i18n-sy/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml b/i18n-sy/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
index 6e16a10fb..0dfaa6c28 100644
--- a/i18n-sy/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n-sy/src/commonMain/moko-resources/base/strings.xml
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
     <string name="pref_sync_interval">Synchronization frequency</string>
     <string name="pref_choose_what_to_sync">Choose what to sync</string>
     <string name="syncyomi">SyncYomi</string>
+    <string name="scan_qr_code">Scan a QR code</string>
     <string name="last_synchronization">Last Synchronization: %1$s</string>
     <string name="google_drive">Google Drive</string>
     <string name="pref_google_drive_sign_in">Sign in</string>