diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31fd0a9..b7c5744 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,17 +37,20 @@ Add the dependency (for all available versions see [https://jitpack.io/#Serbroda
 </dependency>
 ```
 
-Create a bean of `ComponentDialect`. You can also register parsers to add components automatically. The `StandardThymeleafComponentParser` searches for all `th:fragment` attributes and registers them as components.
+**With Spring Boot 3.x:** No configuration needed. The dialect is auto-configured and scans `templates/components/` for component fragments.
+
+**Custom configuration:** To customize the component directory or register components manually, define your own `ComponentDialect` bean (the auto-configuration will back off):
 
 ```java
 @Bean
 public ComponentDialect componentDialect() {
     ComponentDialect dialect = new ComponentDialect();
-    dialect.addParser(new StandardThymeleafComponentParser("templates/", ".html", "components"));
+    dialect.addParser(new StandardThymeleafComponentParser("templates/", ".html", "my-components"));
     return dialect;
 }
 ```
 
+**Without Spring Boot:** Register the dialect manually with your `TemplateEngine`.
 
 Usage
 -----
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aacf6de..f6753e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
             <artifactId>thymeleaf</artifactId>
             <version>3.1.3.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+            <version>3.4.3</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectAutoConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectAutoConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..663fe5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package de.morphbit.thymeleaf.autoconfigure;
+
+import de.morphbit.thymeleaf.dialect.ComponentDialect;
+import de.morphbit.thymeleaf.parser.StandardThymeleafComponentParser;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+
+/**
+ * Spring Boot auto-configuration for the Thymeleaf Component Dialect.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Automatically registers a {@link ComponentDialect} bean with a
+ * {@link StandardThymeleafComponentParser} that scans for component fragments
+ * based on {@link ComponentDialectProperties}.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * This auto-configuration is only active when Thymeleaf is on the classpath. To
+ * fully customize the dialect, define your own {@link ComponentDialect} bean
+ * and this auto-configuration will back off.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @see ComponentDialectProperties
+ */
+@AutoConfiguration
+@ConditionalOnClass(name = "org.thymeleaf.spring6.SpringTemplateEngine")
+@EnableConfigurationProperties(ComponentDialectProperties.class)
+public class ComponentDialectAutoConfiguration {
+
+	@Bean
+	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+	public ComponentDialect componentDialect(ComponentDialectProperties properties) {
+		var dialect = new ComponentDialect();
+		dialect.addParser(new StandardThymeleafComponentParser(properties.getTemplatePrefix(),
+				properties.getTemplateSuffix(), properties.getComponentDirectory()));
+		return dialect;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectProperties.java b/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39799b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/morphbit/thymeleaf/autoconfigure/ComponentDialectProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package de.morphbit.thymeleaf.autoconfigure;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration properties for the Thymeleaf Component Dialect.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * Example {@code application.yml}:
+ * </p>
+ * 
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * thymeleaf-component-dialect:
+ *   template-prefix: templates/
+ *   template-suffix: .html
+ *   component-directory: components
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "thymeleaf-component-dialect")
+public class ComponentDialectProperties {
+
+	private String templatePrefix = "templates/";
+	private String templateSuffix = ".html";
+	private String componentDirectory = "components";
+
+	public String getTemplatePrefix() {
+		return templatePrefix;
+	}
+
+	public void setTemplatePrefix(String templatePrefix) {
+		this.templatePrefix = templatePrefix;
+	}
+
+	public String getTemplateSuffix() {
+		return templateSuffix;
+	}
+
+	public void setTemplateSuffix(String templateSuffix) {
+		this.templateSuffix = templateSuffix;
+	}
+
+	public String getComponentDirectory() {
+		return componentDirectory;
+	}
+
+	public void setComponentDirectory(String componentDirectory) {
+		this.componentDirectory = componentDirectory;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration.imports b/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration.imports
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9233e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring/org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration.imports
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+de.morphbit.thymeleaf.autoconfigure.ComponentDialectAutoConfiguration