diff --git a/app/views/admin/products_v3/_product_row.html.haml b/app/views/admin/products_v3/_product_row.html.haml
index 1d2c68eca3..e30b5200f9 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/products_v3/_product_row.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/products_v3/_product_row.html.haml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   = f.text_field :sku, 'aria-label': t('admin.products_page.columns.sku')
   = error_message_on product, :sku
 %td.multi-field{ 'data-controller': 'toggle-control', 'data-toggle-control-match-value': 'items' }
+  = f.hidden_field :variant_unit
+  = f.hidden_field :variant_unit_scale
   = f.select :variant_unit_with_scale,
       options_for_select(WeightsAndMeasures.variant_unit_options, product.variant_unit_with_scale),
       {},
diff --git a/app/views/admin/products_v3/_table.html.haml b/app/views/admin/products_v3/_table.html.haml
index 5095f63a03..412bd5a2ce 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/products_v3/_table.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/products_v3/_table.html.haml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     - products.each_with_index do |product, product_index|
       = form.fields_for("products", product, index: product_index) do |product_form|
         %tbody.relaxed.naked_inputs{ data: { 'record-id': product_form.object.id,
-                                controller: "nested-form",
+                                controller: "nested-form product",
                                 action: 'rails-nested-form:add->bulk-form#registerElements' } }
           %tr
             = render partial: 'product_row', locals: { product:, f: product_form }
diff --git a/app/webpacker/controllers/product_controller.js b/app/webpacker/controllers/product_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb66b34d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/webpacker/controllers/product_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Controller } from "stimulus";
+
+// Dynamically update related Product unit fields (expected to move to Variant due to Product Refactor)
+//
+export default class ProductController extends Controller {
+  connect() {
+    // idea: create a helper that includes a nice getter/setter for Rails model attr values, just pass it the attribute name.
+    // It could automatically find (and cache a ref to) each dom element and get/set the values.
+    this.variantUnit = this.element.querySelector('[name$="[variant_unit]"]');
+    this.variantUnitScale = this.element.querySelector('[name$="[variant_unit_scale]"]');
+    this.variantUnitWithScale = this.element.querySelector('[name$="[variant_unit_with_scale]"]');
+
+    // on variant_unit_with_scale changed; update variant_unit and variant_unit_scale
+    this.variantUnitWithScale.addEventListener("change", this.#updateUnitAndScale.bind(this), {
+      passive: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // private
+
+  // Extract variant_unit and variant_unit_scale from dropdown variant_unit_with_scale,
+  // and update hidden product fields
+  #updateUnitAndScale(event) {
+    const variant_unit_with_scale = this.variantUnitWithScale.value;
+    const match = variant_unit_with_scale.match(/^([^_]+)_([\d\.]+)$/); // eg "weight_1000"
+
+    if (match) {
+      this.variantUnit.value = match[1];
+      this.variantUnitScale.value = parseFloat(match[2]);
+    } else {
+      // "items"
+      this.variantUnit.value = variant_unit_with_scale;
+      this.variantUnitScale.value = "";
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/stimulus/product_controller_test.js b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/product_controller_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcd4f8bdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/stimulus/product_controller_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment jsdom
+ */
+
+import { Application } from "stimulus";
+import product_controller from "../../../app/webpacker/controllers/product_controller";
+
+describe("ProductController", () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    const application = Application.start();
+    application.register("product", product_controller);
+  });
+
+  describe("variant_unit_with_scale", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      document.body.innerHTML = `
+        <div data-controller="product">
+          <input id="variant_unit" name="[products][0][variant_unit]" value="weight">
+          <input id="variant_unit_scale" name="[products][0][variant_unit_scale]" value="1.0">
+          <select id="variant_unit_with_scale" name="[products][0][variant_unit_with_scale]">
+            <option selected="selected" value="weight_1">Weight (g)</option>
+            <option value="weight_1000">Weight (kg)</option>
+            <option value="volume_4.54609">Volume (gal)</option>
+            <option value="items">Items</option>
+          </select>
+        </div>
+      `;
+    });
+
+    describe("change", () => {
+      it("weight_1000", () => {
+        variant_unit_with_scale.selectedIndex = 1;
+        variant_unit_with_scale.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+
+        expect(variant_unit.value).toBe("weight");
+        expect(variant_unit_scale.value).toBe("1000");
+      });
+
+      it("volume_4.54609", () => {
+        variant_unit_with_scale.selectedIndex = 2;
+        variant_unit_with_scale.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+
+        expect(variant_unit.value).toBe("volume");
+        expect(variant_unit_scale.value).toBe("4.54609");
+      });
+
+      it("items", () => {
+        variant_unit_with_scale.selectedIndex = 3;
+        variant_unit_with_scale.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+
+        expect(variant_unit.value).toBe("items");
+        expect(variant_unit_scale.value).toBe("");
+      });
+    })
+  });
+});