diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/group-form.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/group-form.vue
index ca541376cb..75da05261d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/group-form.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/group-form.vue
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default {
         const dimension = this.dimensions.find((d) => d.name === newDimension)
         this.$set(this.item, 'groupType', 'Number:' + dimension.name)
         this.groupUnit = this.getUnitHint(dimension.name)
-        this.$set(this.item, 'stateDescriptionPattern', this.getStateDescription())
+        this.$set(this.item, 'stateDescriptionPattern', this.stateDescriptionPattern)
       }
     },
     groupUnit: {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
index 3952314066..a970179772 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-form.vue
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
         <f7-list-input v-show="itemDimension"
                        label="State Description Pattern"
                        type="text"
-                       :info="(createMode) ? 'Pattern or transformation applied to the state for display purposes. Only saved if you change the pre-filled default value.' : ''"
-                       :disabled="!editable"
+                       :info="(createMode) ? 'Pattern or transformation applied to the state for display purposes. Only saved if you change the pre-filled default value.' : 'Pattern can only be changed from the state description metadata page after Item creation!'"
+                       :disabled="!createMode"
                        :value="stateDescriptionPattern"
                        @input="stateDescriptionPattern = $event.target.value"
-                       :clear-button="editable" />
+                       :clear-button="createMode" />
 
         <!-- Group Item Form -->
         <group-form ref="groupForm" v-if="itemType === 'Group'" :item="item" :createMode="createMode" />
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import uomMixin from '@/components/item/uom-mixin'
 
 export default {
   mixins: [ItemMixin, uomMixin],
-  props: ['item', 'items', 'createMode', 'hideCategory', 'hideType', 'hideSemantics', 'forceSemantics', 'unitHint'],
+  props: ['item', 'items', 'createMode', 'hideCategory', 'hideType', 'hideSemantics', 'forceSemantics', 'unitHint', 'stateDescription'],
   components: {
     SemanticsPicker,
     ItemPicker,
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ export default {
         const dimension = this.dimensions.find((d) => d.name === newDimension)
         this.$set(this.item, 'type', 'Number:' + dimension.name)
         this.itemUnit = (this.unitHint ? this.unitHint : this.getUnitHint(dimension.name))
-        this.$set(this.item, 'stateDescription', this.getStateDescription())
       }
     },
     itemUnit: {
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export default {
     stateDescriptionPattern: {
       get () {
         if (this.item.stateDescriptionPattern) return this.item.stateDescriptionPattern
-        return this.item.metadata?.stateDescription?.config.pattern || '%.0f %unit%'
+        return this.item.metadata?.stateDescription?.config.pattern || this.stateDescription || (this.createMode ? '%.0f %unit%' : '')
       },
       set (newPattern) {
         this.$set(this.item, 'stateDescriptionPattern', newPattern)
@@ -275,6 +274,11 @@ export default {
     if (!this.item) return
     this.initializeAutocompleteCategory()
     if (this.dimensionsReady) this.initializeAutocompleteUnit()
+    if (this.createMode && this.stateDescription && (this.stateDescription !== this.item.stateDescriptionPattern)) {
+      // If there is a state description from the channel type that is different from the default,
+      // set it as the item state description
+      this.item.stateDescriptionPattern = this.stateDescription
+    }
   },
   beforeDestroy () {
     if (this.unitAutocomplete) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-mixin.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-mixin.js
index ee97df29ce..80fe394531 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-mixin.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/item/item-mixin.js
@@ -64,36 +64,42 @@ export default {
       const stateDescriptionPattern = item.stateDescriptionPattern
       delete item.stateDescriptionPattern
 
-      // TODO: Add support for saving metadata
       return this.$oh.api.put('/rest/items/' + item.name, item).then(() => {
-        // Save unit metadata if Item is an UoM Item
-        if ((item.type.startsWith('Number:') || item.groupType?.startsWith('Number:')) && unit) {
-          const metadata = {
-            value: unit,
-            config: {}
-          }
-          return this.$oh.api.put('/rest/items/' + item.name + '/metadata/unit', metadata)
-        } else {
-          return Promise.resolve()
-        }
+        return this.saveUnit(item, unit)
       }).then(() => {
-        // Save state description if Item is an UoM Item and if state description changed from the default value
-        if ((item.type.startsWith('Number:') || item.groupType?.startsWith('Number:')) && stateDescriptionPattern) {
-          if (stateDescriptionPattern !== '%.0f %unit%') {
-            const metadata = {
-              value: ' ',
-              config: {
-                pattern: stateDescriptionPattern
-              }
-            }
-            return this.$oh.api.put('/rest/items/' + item.name + '/metadata/stateDescription', metadata)
-          }
-        } else {
-          return Promise.resolve()
-        }
+        return this.saveStateDescription(item, stateDescriptionPattern)
       }).catch((err) => {
         return Promise.reject(err)
       })
+    },
+    saveUnit (item, unit) {
+      // Save unit metadata if Item is an UoM Item
+      if ((item.type.startsWith('Number:') || item.groupType?.startsWith('Number:')) && unit) {
+        const metadata = {
+          value: unit,
+          config: {}
+        }
+        return this.saveMetaData(item, 'unit', metadata)
+      } else {
+        return Promise.resolve()
+      }
+    },
+    saveStateDescription (item, stateDescriptionPattern) {
+      // Save state description if Item is an UoM Item
+      if ((item.type.startsWith('Number:') || item.groupType?.startsWith('Number:')) && stateDescriptionPattern) {
+        const metadata = {
+          value: ' ',
+          config: {
+            pattern: stateDescriptionPattern
+          }
+        }
+        return this.saveMetaData(item, 'stateDescription', metadata)
+      } else {
+        return Promise.resolve()
+      }
+    },
+    saveMetaData (item, value, metadata) {
+      return this.$oh.api.put('/rest/items/' + item.name + '/metadata/' + value, metadata)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-list.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-list.vue
index 413c8fb25b..04191bde2a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-list.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/thing/channel-list.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@
                               @channel-updated="(e) => $emit('channels-updated', e)" />
               </template>
               <template #default="{ channelType, channel }" v-else-if="multipleLinksMode">
-                <item-form v-if="isChecked(channel)" :item="newItem(channel)" :items="items" :createMode="true" :channel="channel" :checked="isChecked(channel)" :unitHint="getUnitHint(channel, channelType)" />
+                <item-form v-if="isChecked(channel)"
+                           :item="newItem(channel)"
+                           :items="items"
+                           :createMode="true"
+                           :channel="channel"
+                           :checked="isChecked(channel)"
+                           :unitHint="getUnitHint(channel, channelType)"
+                           :stateDescription="stateDescription(channelType)" />
               </template>
               <!-- <channel-link #default="{ channelId }" /> -->
             </channel-group>
@@ -200,6 +207,7 @@ export default {
           category: (channelType) ? channelType.category : '',
           type: channel.itemType,
           unit: this.channelUnit(channel, channelType),
+          stateDescriptionPattern: '',
           tags: (defaultTags.find((t) => this.$store.getters.semanticClasses.Points.indexOf(t) >= 0)) ? defaultTags : [...defaultTags, 'Point']
         }
         this.newItems.push(newItem)
@@ -209,6 +217,9 @@ export default {
       const dimension = channel.itemType.startsWith('Number:') ? channel.itemType.split(':')[1] : ''
       return dimension ? this.getUnitHint(dimension, channelType) : ''
     },
+    stateDescription (channelType) {
+      return channelType?.stateDescription?.pattern
+    },
     toggleAllChecks (checked) {
       this.thing.channels.forEach((c) => {
         const channelType = this.channelTypesMap.get(c.channelTypeUID)
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/model/add-from-thing.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/model/add-from-thing.vue
index 54cf485fe8..99be7a9af3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/model/add-from-thing.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/model/add-from-thing.vue
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ import ItemForm from '@/components/item/item-form.vue'
 import Item from '@/components/item/item.vue'
 
 import ThingStatus from '@/components/thing/thing-status-mixin'
+import ItemMixin from '@/components/item/item-mixin'
 
 import generateTextualDefinition from './generate-textual-definition'
 
 export default {
-  mixins: [ThingStatus],
+  mixins: [ThingStatus, ItemMixin],
   components: {
     Item,
     ThingPicker,
@@ -190,33 +191,47 @@ export default {
         let copy = Object.assign({}, p)
         delete (copy.channel)
         delete (copy.channelType)
+        delete (copy.unit)
+        delete (copy.stateDescriptionPattern)
         return copy
       })]
       if (this.createEquipment) payload.unshift(this.newEquipmentItem)
 
       this.$oh.api.put('/rest/items/', payload).then((data) => {
-        dialog.setText('Creating links...')
-        dialog.setProgress(50)
-        const linkPromises = this.newPointItems.map((p) => {
-          return this.$oh.api.put(`/rest/links/${p.name}/${encodeURIComponent(p.channel.uid)}`, {
-            itemName: p.name,
-            channelUID: p.channel.uid,
-            configuration: {}
-          })
+        dialog.setText('Updating unit metadata...')
+        dialog.setProgress(40)
+        const unitPromises = this.newPointItems.map((p) => {
+          return this.saveUnit(p, p.unit).then(() => { return this.saveStateDescription(p, p.stateDescriptionPattern) })
         })
-        Promise.all(linkPromises).then((data) => {
-          dialog.setProgress(100)
-          this.$f7.toast.create({
-            text: 'Items created and linked',
-            destroyOnClose: true,
-            closeTimeout: 2000
-          }).open()
-          dialog.close()
-          this.$f7router.back()
+        Promise.all(unitPromises).then((data) => {
+          dialog.setText('Creating links...')
+          dialog.setProgress(60)
+          const linkPromises = this.newPointItems.map((p) => {
+            return this.$oh.api.put(`/rest/links/${p.name}/${encodeURIComponent(p.channel.uid)}`, {
+              itemName: p.name,
+              channelUID: p.channel.uid,
+              configuration: {}
+            })
+          })
+
+          Promise.all(linkPromises).then((data) => {
+            dialog.setProgress(100)
+            this.$f7.toast.create({
+              text: 'Items created and linked',
+              destroyOnClose: true,
+              closeTimeout: 2000
+            }).open()
+            dialog.close()
+            this.$f7router.back()
+          }).catch((err) => {
+            dialog.close()
+            console.error(err)
+            this.$f7.dialog.alert('An error occurred while creating the links: ' + err)
+          })
         }).catch((err) => {
           dialog.close()
           console.error(err)
-          this.$f7.dialog.alert('An error occurred while creating the links: ' + err)
+          this.$f7.dialog.alert('An error occurred while creating unit metadata: ' + err)
         })
       }).catch((err) => {
         dialog.close()
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/things/link/link-add.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/things/link/link-add.vue
index 102fdd7c23..1ffa56de1d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/things/link/link-add.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/things/link/link-add.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
         <!-- Create new item -->
         <f7-col v-else>
-          <item-form ref="itemForm" :item="newItem" :items="items" :createMode="true" :unitHint="linkUnit()" />
+          <item-form ref="itemForm" :item="newItem" :items="items" :createMode="true" :unitHint="linkUnit()" :stateDescription="stateDescription()" />
         </f7-col>
       </template>
 
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ export default {
       const dimension = this.channel.itemType.startsWith('Number:') ? this.channel.itemType.split(':')[1] : ''
       return dimension ? this.getUnitHint(dimension, this.channelType) : ''
     },
+    stateDescription () {
+      return this.channelType?.stateDescription?.pattern
+    },
     loadProfileTypes (channel) {
       this.ready = false
       this.selectedChannel = channel