diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index c927d64f..71578151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         tag.getTag("inventory.widgetsenabled").getBooleanValue(true);
         API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("inventory.widgetsenabled"));
 
-        tag.getTag("inventory.autocrafting").getBooleanValue(false);
+        tag.getTag("inventory.autocrafting").getBooleanValue(true);
         tag.getTag("inventory.dynamicFontSize").getBooleanValue(true);
         tag.getTag("inventory.hidden").getBooleanValue(false);
         tag.getTag("inventory.cheatmode").getIntValue(2);
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
                 .getBooleanValue(false);
         API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("inventory.optimize_gui_overlap_computation", true));
 
+        tag.getTag("inventory.autocrafting").setComment("Autocrafting").getBooleanValue(true);
+        API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("inventory.autocrafting", true));
+
         tag.getTag("tools.handler_load_from_config").setComment("ADVANCED: Load handlers from config")
                 .getBooleanValue(false);
         API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("tools.handler_load_from_config", true) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
index 89793e85..bc672e67 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ nei.options.inventory.guirecipe.creativeTabStyle.false=JEI
 nei.options.inventory.optimize_gui_overlap_computation=Optimize computation for GUI overlap
 nei.options.inventory.optimize_gui_overlap_computation.true=Yes
 nei.options.inventory.optimize_gui_overlap_computation.false=No
+nei.options.inventory.autocrafting=Autocrafting
+nei.options.inventory.autocrafting.true=Enabled
+nei.options.inventory.autocrafting.false=Disabled
 nei.options.inventory.guirecipe.jeiStyleCycledIngredients=JEI styled cycled ingredients
 nei.options.inventory.guirecipe.jeiStyleCycledIngredients.true=Yes
 nei.options.inventory.guirecipe.jeiStyleCycledIngredients.false=No