diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/fixtures.ts b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/fixtures.ts
index cea3a78..6dab88a 100644
--- a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/fixtures.ts
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/fixtures.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,44 @@ export const fixtures: Fixture[] = [
     } as UISchemaElement,
     data: { country: { value: 'au', label: 'Australia' } },
   },
+  {
+    id: 'auto-fill-group',
+    name: 'Auto-Fill Group',
+    schema: {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        employeeId: {
+          type: 'object',
+          description: 'Pick an employee — firstName/lastName/department below fill automatically',
+          'x-search': { service: 'employees', mode: 'large-searchable-list' },
+          properties: {
+            value: { type: 'string', minLength: 1 },
+            label: { type: 'string' },
+          },
+          required: ['value'],
+        },
+        firstName: { type: 'string' },
+        lastName: { type: 'string' },
+        department: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+    } as unknown as JsonSchema,
+    uischema: {
+      type: 'AutoFillGroup',
+      label: 'Employee lookup',
+      options: {
+        autoFill: {
+          trigger: 'employeeId',
+          fill: [{ path: 'department', from: 'department.name' }],
+        },
+      },
+      elements: [
+        { type: 'Control', scope: '#/properties/employeeId', options: { placeholder: 'Search employee…' } },
+        { type: 'Control', scope: '#/properties/firstName' },
+        { type: 'Control', scope: '#/properties/lastName' },
+        { type: 'Control', scope: '#/properties/department' },
+      ],
+    } as UISchemaElement,
+  },
   {
     id: 'date',
     name: 'Date / Time',
diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/searchServices.ts b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/searchServices.ts
index 17e3d52..5cc847d 100644
--- a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/searchServices.ts
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/dev/searchServices.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import type { SearchOption, SearchServiceRegistry } from '../src'
 
+// Richer records than a plain {id, name} — the extra fields are what AutoFillGroup matches
+// against sibling scopes (firstName/lastName/department) once an employee is selected.
+const EMPLOYEES: SearchOption[] = [
+  { id: 'e1', name: 'Amara Perera', firstName: 'Amara', lastName: 'Perera', department: { name: 'Engineering' } },
+  { id: 'e2', name: 'Nadeesha Silva', firstName: 'Nadeesha', lastName: 'Silva', department: { name: 'Design' } },
+  { id: 'e3', name: 'Ruwan Fernando', firstName: 'Ruwan', lastName: 'Fernando', department: { name: 'Finance' } },
+]
+
 // Small fixed list so pagination (5/page) and search filtering are both easy to exercise by hand.
 const COUNTRIES: SearchOption[] = [
   { id: 'au', name: 'Australia' },
@@ -37,4 +45,13 @@ export const searchServices: SearchServiceRegistry = {
       return COUNTRIES.find((c) => c.id === value)
     },
   },
+  employees: {
+    async search({ query }) {
+      const matches = query ? EMPLOYEES.filter((e) => e.name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase())) : EMPLOYEES
+      return { options: matches, nextCursor: undefined }
+    },
+    async resolve(value) {
+      return EMPLOYEES.find((e) => e.id === value)
+    },
+  },
 }
diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/contexts/SearchServiceContext.tsx b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/contexts/SearchServiceContext.tsx
index 7c1c604..c919a68 100644
--- a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/contexts/SearchServiceContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/contexts/SearchServiceContext.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { createContext, useContext, useMemo, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 export interface SearchOption {
   id: string
   name: string
+  // any other fields the service returns for this record — lets a consumer like AutoFillGroup
+  // fill sibling fields from the same payload the dropdown already fetched, no second lookup
+  [key: string]: unknown
 }
 
 export interface SearchResult {
diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControl.tsx b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControl.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d97794e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControl.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import {
+  type Layout,
+  type ControlElement,
+  type UISchemaElement,
+  type JsonSchema,
+  type OwnPropsOfLayout,
+  type CoreActions,
+  Resolve,
+  Paths,
+  composePaths,
+  update,
+} from '@jsonforms/core'
+import { ctxToLayoutProps, withJsonFormsContext, JsonFormsDispatch, type JsonFormsStateContext } from '@jsonforms/react'
+import { Box, Flex, Heading, Text } from '@radix-ui/themes'
+import { MagicWandIcon } from '@radix-ui/react-icons'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, type ComponentType, type Dispatch } from 'react'
+import type { SearchOption } from '../contexts/SearchServiceContext'
+import { readByPath } from '../utils/objectPath'
+
+interface FillEntry {
+  // where to write, relative to this group's own path — or an absolute form path when `absolute: true`
+  path: string
+  // dot-path into the trigger's selected payload; '' means "the whole payload"
+  from: string
+  absolute?: boolean
+}
+
+interface AutoFillOptions {
+  // relative dot-path (from this group's own path) to the trigger Control declared in `elements`
+  trigger: string
+  // explicit overrides — for response keys that don't match a sibling's own path, reshaping, or wholesale drops.
+  // everything else is auto-matched: a descendant Control whose own relative path matches a key in the payload,
+  // and whose schema type is compatible with that value, is filled automatically.
+  fill?: FillEntry[]
+}
+
+type AutoFillGroupLayout = Layout & {
+  label?: string
+  options?: { autoFill?: AutoFillOptions }
+}
+
+interface AutoFillGroupProps extends OwnPropsOfLayout {
+  uischema: AutoFillGroupLayout
+  schema: JsonSchema
+  path: string
+  data?: unknown
+  dispatch: Dispatch<CoreActions>
+}
+
+interface TriggerValue {
+  value?: string
+  label?: string
+  payload?: SearchOption
+}
+
+// container element types this walks into to find fillable Control leaves — a nested AutoFillGroup
+// is its own independent trigger/fill boundary and is deliberately left opaque, not recursed into
+const CONTAINER_TYPES = new Set(['VerticalLayout', 'HorizontalLayout', 'Group', 'Categorization', 'Category'])
+
+function collectControlElements(elements: UISchemaElement[], acc: ControlElement[] = []): ControlElement[] {
+  for (const el of elements) {
+    if (el.type === 'Control' && (el as ControlElement).scope) {
+      acc.push(el as ControlElement)
+    } else if (CONTAINER_TYPES.has(el.type) && 'elements' in el) {
+      collectControlElements((el as Layout).elements, acc)
+    }
+  }
+  return acc
+}
+
+function isTypeCompatible(schemaType: string | string[] | undefined, value: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!schemaType) return true // unknown schema type — don't block; AJV will catch a real mismatch on submit
+  const types = Array.isArray(schemaType) ? schemaType : [schemaType]
+  return types.some((t) => {
+    switch (t) {
+      case 'string':
+        return typeof value === 'string'
+      case 'number':
+      case 'integer':
+        return typeof value === 'number'
+      case 'boolean':
+        return typeof value === 'boolean'
+      case 'object':
+        return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)
+      case 'array':
+        return Array.isArray(value)
+      case 'null':
+        return value === null
+      default:
+        return true
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+const AutoFillGroupControl = ({ uischema, schema, path, data, dispatch, renderers, cells, enabled, visible = true }: AutoFillGroupProps) => {
+  const layout = uischema
+  const elements = layout.elements
+  const autoFill = layout.options?.autoFill
+
+  const triggerValue = autoFill ? (Resolve.data(data, autoFill.trigger) as TriggerValue | undefined) : undefined
+  const payload = triggerValue?.payload
+
+  const autoTargets = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!autoFill) return []
+    return collectControlElements(elements)
+      .map((control) => ({ control, relativePath: Paths.fromScoped(control) }))
+      .filter(({ relativePath }) => relativePath !== autoFill.trigger)
+  }, [elements, autoFill?.trigger])
+
+  const lastPayloadRef = useRef<unknown>(undefined)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!autoFill) return
+    if (payload === lastPayloadRef.current) return
+    lastPayloadRef.current = payload
+
+    const explicit = autoFill.fill ?? []
+    const explicitRelPaths = new Set(explicit.map((f) => f.path))
+
+    if (!payload) {
+      // trigger cleared — clear whatever this group previously filled
+      autoTargets
+        .filter(({ relativePath }) => !explicitRelPaths.has(relativePath))
+        .forEach(({ relativePath }) => dispatch(update(composePaths(path, relativePath), () => undefined)))
+      explicit.forEach((entry) => {
+        const targetPath = entry.absolute ? entry.path : composePaths(path, entry.path)
+        dispatch(update(targetPath, () => undefined))
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
+    explicit.forEach((entry) => {
+      const { found, value } = readByPath(payload, entry.from)
+      if (!found) {
+        console.warn(`[AutoFillGroup] "${entry.from}" not found in the trigger's payload for fill target "${entry.path}"`)
+        return
+      }
+      const targetPath = entry.absolute ? entry.path : composePaths(path, entry.path)
+      dispatch(update(targetPath, () => value))
+    })
+
+    autoTargets.forEach(({ control, relativePath }) => {
+      if (explicitRelPaths.has(relativePath)) return // explicit fill wins
+      const { found, value } = readByPath(payload, relativePath)
+      if (!found) return // not every sibling needs to come from this payload
+
+      const targetSchema = Resolve.schema(schema, control.scope, schema)
+      if (!isTypeCompatible(targetSchema?.type as string | string[] | undefined, value)) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[AutoFillGroup] payload field "${relativePath}" (${typeof value}) does not match schema type "${targetSchema?.type}" — skipped`,
+        )
+        return
+      }
+      dispatch(update(composePaths(path, relativePath), () => value))
+    })
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- re-run only when the trigger's resolved payload changes
+  }, [payload])
+
+  if (visible === false) return null
+
+  if (!autoFill) {
+    return (
+      <Box mb="6">
+        <Text size="2" color="red">
+          AutoFillGroup requires an `options.autoFill.trigger` configuration.
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box mb="6" p="4" style={{ borderLeft: '3px solid var(--accent-9)', background: 'var(--accent-2)', borderRadius: 'var(--radius-3)' }}>
+      {layout.label && (
+        <Flex align="center" gap="2" mb="3">
+          <MagicWandIcon />
+          <Heading size="3" className="text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wide font-semibold">
+            {layout.label}
+          </Heading>
+        </Flex>
+      )}
+      <Flex direction="column" gap="4">
+        {elements.map((element, index) => (
+          <JsonFormsDispatch
+            key={`${path}-${index}`}
+            uischema={element}
+            schema={schema}
+            path={path}
+            renderers={renderers}
+            cells={cells}
+            enabled={enabled}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </Flex>
+    </Box>
+  )
+}
+
+const withAutoFillGroupContext = (Component: typeof AutoFillGroupControl): ComponentType<OwnPropsOfLayout> =>
+  // bypasses the plain layout wiring — we additionally need raw `dispatch` to write to sibling paths,
+  // not just the group's own path, the same way DependentSelectControl reaches into ctx for cross-field reads
+  withJsonFormsContext(function AutoFillGroupWithContext({
+    ctx,
+    props: ownProps,
+  }: {
+    ctx: JsonFormsStateContext
+    props: OwnPropsOfLayout
+  }) {
+    const layoutProps = ctxToLayoutProps(ctx, ownProps)
+    // dispatch is always set once JsonForms has initialized — this control never renders before that
+    return <Component {...(layoutProps as unknown as AutoFillGroupProps)} dispatch={ctx.dispatch!} />
+  })
+
+const AutoFillGroupRenderer = withAutoFillGroupContext(AutoFillGroupControl)
+
+export default AutoFillGroupRenderer
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diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControlTester.ts b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControlTester.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b703a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/AutoFillGroupControlTester.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { rankWith, uiTypeIs, type RankedTester } from '@jsonforms/core'
+
+export const AutoFillGroupControlTester: RankedTester = rankWith(1, uiTypeIs('AutoFillGroup'))
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diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/SearchSelectControl.tsx b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/SearchSelectControl.tsx
index af922ad..60c07a7 100644
--- a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/SearchSelectControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/SearchSelectControl.tsx
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ interface XSearchOptions {
   mode?: SearchSelectMode
 }
 
-// shape of `data` for an object-typed `x-search` field (`type: "object"`); string-typed fields keep `data` as the raw id
+// shape of `data` for an object-typed `x-search` field (`type: "object"`); string-typed fields keep `data` as the raw id.
+// `payload` carries the full selected SearchOption (beyond just id/name) — consumed by AutoFillGroup to
+// fill sibling fields, without a second lookup against the search service.
 interface SearchSelectValue {
   value: string
   label?: string
+  payload?: SearchOption
 }
 
 type SearchSelectProps = ControlProps & {
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ const SearchSelectControl = ({
   }
 
   const onSelect = (option: SearchOption) => {
-    handleChange(path, isObjectMode ? { value: option.id, label: option.name } : option.id)
+    handleChange(path, isObjectMode ? { value: option.id, label: option.name, payload: option } : option.id)
     setSelectedOption(option)
     // prevent resolve effect from re-running for the just-selected value
     lastResolvedRef.current = { value: option.id, label: isObjectMode ? option.name : undefined }
diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/index.ts b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/index.ts
index a991663..5cff952 100644
--- a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/renderers/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import RadioControl, { RadioControlTester } from './RadioControl'
 import SelectControl, { SelectControlTester } from './SelectControl'
 import SearchSelectControl from './SearchSelectControl'
 import { SearchSelectControlTester } from './SearchSelectControlTester'
+import AutoFillGroupControl from './AutoFillGroupControl'
+import { AutoFillGroupControlTester } from './AutoFillGroupControlTester'
 import DateControl, { DateControlTester } from './DateControl'
 import {
   VerticalLayoutRenderer,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ export const radixRenderers = [
   { tester: HorizontalLayoutTester, renderer: HorizontalLayoutRenderer },
   { tester: GroupLayoutTester, renderer: GroupLayoutRenderer },
   { tester: CategorizationLayoutTester, renderer: CategorizationLayoutRenderer },
+  { tester: AutoFillGroupControlTester, renderer: AutoFillGroupControl },
   { tester: FileControlTester, renderer: FileControl },
   { tester: SpreadsheetControlTester, renderer: SpreadsheetControl },
   { tester: ArrayControlTester, renderer: ArrayControl },
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ export { default as SpreadsheetControl } from './SpreadsheetControl'
 export * from './SpreadsheetControlTester'
 export { default as SearchSelectControl } from './SearchSelectControl'
 export * from './SearchSelectControlTester'
+export { default as AutoFillGroupControl } from './AutoFillGroupControl'
+export * from './AutoFillGroupControlTester'
 export { default as ArrayControl } from './ArrayControl'
 export * from './ArrayControlTester'
 export * from './LabelRenderer'
diff --git a/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/utils/objectPath.ts b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/utils/objectPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bf5632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jsonforms-renderers/src/utils/objectPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Reads a dot-path off a plain object, distinguishing "not present" from a legitimately falsy/undefined value.
+export function readByPath(obj: unknown, path: string): { found: boolean; value: unknown } {
+  if (path === '') return { found: true, value: obj }
+
+  let current: unknown = obj
+  for (const key of path.split('.')) {
+    if (current === null || typeof current !== 'object') return { found: false, value: undefined }
+    if (!(key in (current as Record<string, unknown>))) return { found: false, value: undefined }
+    current = (current as Record<string, unknown>)[key]
+  }
+  return { found: true, value: current }
+}
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