diff --git a/app/display/adapters/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/util/DisplayBuilderAdapterFactory.java b/app/display/adapters/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/util/DisplayBuilderAdapterFactory.java
index a29a85d736..e7691bc418 100644
--- a/app/display/adapters/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/util/DisplayBuilderAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/app/display/adapters/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/util/DisplayBuilderAdapterFactory.java
@@ -3,16 +3,13 @@
 import org.csstudio.display.builder.runtime.app.SelectionInfo;
 import org.phoebus.applications.email.EmailEntry;
 import org.phoebus.framework.adapter.AdapterFactory;
-import org.phoebus.logbook.AttachmentImpl;
-import org.phoebus.logbook.LogEntry;
+import org.phoebus.logbook.*;
 import org.phoebus.logbook.LogEntryImpl.LogEntryBuilder;
-import org.phoebus.logbook.LogbookPreferences;
 import org.phoebus.ui.javafx.Screenshot;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import static org.phoebus.logbook.LogEntryImpl.LogEntryBuilder.log;
@@ -59,16 +56,22 @@ public <T> Optional<T> adapt(Object adaptableObject, Class<T> adapterType)
         }
         else if (adapterType.isAssignableFrom(LogEntry.class))
         {
-            LogEntryBuilder log = log().title(LogbookPreferences.auto_title ?
-                    "Display Screenshot for : " + selectionInfo.getName() : "")
-                                       .appendDescription(getBody(selectionInfo));
-            try
-            {
-                final File image_file = selectionInfo.getImage() == null ? null : new Screenshot(selectionInfo.getImage()).writeToTempfile("image");
-                log.attach(AttachmentImpl.of(image_file));
-            } catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                e.printStackTrace();
+            LogEntryBuilder log = log()
+                    .title(LogbookPreferences.auto_title ? "Display Screenshot for : " + selectionInfo.getName() : "")
+                    .appendDescription(getBody(selectionInfo));
+            if(LogbookPreferences.auto_property) {
+                Map<String, String> attributes = new HashMap<>();
+                attributes.put("name",selectionInfo.getName());
+                attributes.put("file",selectionInfo.toURI().toString());
+                log.appendProperty(PropertyImpl.of("resource", attributes));
+                try
+                {
+                    final File image_file = selectionInfo.getImage() == null ? null : new Screenshot(selectionInfo.getImage()).writeToTempfile("image");
+                    log.attach(AttachmentImpl.of(image_file));
+                } catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to build a log entry from this Display Builder selection ", e);
+                }
             }
             return Optional.of(adapterType.cast(log.build()));
         }
diff --git a/core/logbook/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/LogbookPreferences.java b/core/logbook/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/LogbookPreferences.java
index 4e3a7783ca..0007d15c42 100644
--- a/core/logbook/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/LogbookPreferences.java
+++ b/core/logbook/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/LogbookPreferences.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class LogbookPreferences {
 
     @Preference
     public static boolean auto_title;
+    @Preference
+    public static boolean auto_property;
 
     /** Is there support for a logbook?
      *  Is the 'logbook_factory' configured and available?
diff --git a/core/logbook/src/main/resources/logbook_preferences.properties b/core/logbook/src/main/resources/logbook_preferences.properties
index a4508ceebf..b7a7a8771f 100644
--- a/core/logbook/src/main/resources/logbook_preferences.properties
+++ b/core/logbook/src/main/resources/logbook_preferences.properties
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ logbook_factory=inmemory
 
 # Determines if a log entry created from context menu (e.g. display or data browser)
 # should auto generate a title (e.g. "Display Screenshot...").
-auto_title=true
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+auto_title=true
+
+# Determines if a log entry created from context menu (e.g. display or data browser)
+# should auto generate properties (e.g. "resources.file").
+auto_property=false
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