diff --git a/storage/admin.py b/storage/admin.py
index 034bb1c..84014c3 100644
--- a/storage/admin.py
+++ b/storage/admin.py
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ class ItemSelectWidget(ModelSelect2Widget):
         'description__icontains'
     ]
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['data_view'] = 'item-complete'
+        super(ItemSelectWidget, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def label_from_instance(self, obj):
+        return obj.name
+
 class ItemForm(forms.ModelForm):
     name = forms.CharField(widget=forms.TextInput())
 
diff --git a/storage/templates/admin/storage/item/change_form.html b/storage/templates/admin/storage/item/change_form.html
index aa7dff0..ea0e6ad 100644
--- a/storage/templates/admin/storage/item/change_form.html
+++ b/storage/templates/admin/storage/item/change_form.html
@@ -11,3 +11,25 @@
     <input type="submit" value="Save" class="hidden" name="_addanother" />
     {{ block.super }}
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}{{ block.super }}
+<script>
+$(function() {
+    function fmt (state) {
+        if (!state.id) {
+            return state.text;
+        }
+        var result = $('<div><div><small></small></div><b></b></div>');
+        result.find('small').text(state.path.join(' → ')).css({
+            'opacity': 0.6,
+            'letter-spacing': -0.5
+        })
+        result.find('b').text(state.text)
+        return result;
+    };
+    $('.django-select2[name=parent]').djangoSelect2({
+        templateResult: fmt,
+    });
+});
+</script>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/storage/urls.py b/storage/urls.py
index 4d861b3..d9f9582 100644
--- a/storage/urls.py
+++ b/storage/urls.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
-from storage.views import index, search, item_display, label_lookup
+from storage.views import index, search, item_display, label_lookup, ItemSelectView
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^$', index),
     url(r'^search$', search),
     url(r'^item/(?P<pk>.*)$', item_display, name='item-display'),
+    url(r'^autocomplete.json$', ItemSelectView.as_view(), name='item-complete'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[^/]*)$', label_lookup, name='label-lookup'),
 ]
diff --git a/storage/views.py b/storage/views.py
index acc6ffd..4d6088e 100644
--- a/storage/views.py
+++ b/storage/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404, redirect
 from storage.models import Item, Label
 from django.contrib.postgres.search import SearchVector
+from django_select2.views import AutoResponseView
+from django.http import Http404, JsonResponse
 import shlex
 
 def apply_smart_search(query, objects):
@@ -69,3 +71,21 @@ def item_display(request, pk):
 def label_lookup(request, pk):
     label = get_object_or_404(Label, pk=pk)
     return redirect(label.item)
+
+class ItemSelectView(AutoResponseView):
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.widget = self.get_widget_or_404()
+        self.term = kwargs.get('term', request.GET.get('term', ''))
+        self.object_list = self.get_queryset()
+        context = self.get_context_data()
+        return JsonResponse({
+            'results': [
+                {
+                    'text': obj.name,
+                    'path': [o.name for o in obj.get_ancestors()],
+                    'id': obj.pk,
+                }
+                for obj in context['object_list']
+                ],
+            'more': context['page_obj'].has_next()
+        })