diff --git a/htdocs/openwebrx.js b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
index 39f48d4..d2fb5dc 100644
--- a/htdocs/openwebrx.js
+++ b/htdocs/openwebrx.js
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ var waterfall_min_level_default;
 var waterfall_max_level_default;
 var waterfall_colors = buildWaterfallColors(['#000', '#FFF']);
 var waterfall_auto_levels;
+var waterfall_auto_level_default_mode;
 var waterfall_auto_min_range;
+var waterfall_measure_minmax_now = false;
+var waterfall_measure_minmax_continuous = false;
 
 function buildWaterfallColors(input) {
     return chroma.scale(input).colors(256, 'rgb')
@@ -726,6 +729,12 @@ function on_ws_recv(evt) {
                             waterfall_auto_levels = config['waterfall_auto_levels'];
                         if ('waterfall_auto_min_range' in config)
                             waterfall_auto_min_range = config['waterfall_auto_min_range'];
+                        if ('waterfall_auto_level_default_mode' in config)
+                            waterfall_measure_minmax_continuous = waterfall_auto_level_default_mode = config['waterfall_auto_level_default_mode'];
+                            var waterfallAutoButton = $('#openwebrx-waterfall-colors-auto');
+                            waterfallAutoButton[waterfall_measure_minmax_continuous ? 'addClass' : 'removeClass']('highlighted');
+                            $('#openwebrx-waterfall-color-min, #openwebrx-waterfall-color-max').prop('disabled', waterfall_measure_minmax_continuous);
+
                         waterfallColorsDefault();
 
                         var initial_demodulator_params = {};
@@ -930,9 +939,6 @@ function on_ws_recv(evt) {
     }
 }
 
-var waterfall_measure_minmax_now = false;
-var waterfall_measure_minmax_continuous = false;
-
 function waterfall_measure_minmax_do(what) {
     // this is based on an oversampling factor of about 1,25
     var ignored = .1 * what.length;
diff --git a/owrx/config/defaults.py b/owrx/config/defaults.py
index f03dded..e8c0c84 100644
--- a/owrx/config/defaults.py
+++ b/owrx/config/defaults.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ defaultConfig = PropertyLayer(
     waterfall_scheme="GoogleTurboWaterfall",
     waterfall_levels=PropertyLayer(min=-88, max=-20),
     waterfall_auto_levels=PropertyLayer(min=3, max=10),
+    waterfall_auto_level_default_mode=False,
     waterfall_auto_min_range=50,
     tuning_precision=2,
     squelch_auto_margin=10,
diff --git a/owrx/connection.py b/owrx/connection.py
index a991eb8..7aaadda 100644
--- a/owrx/connection.py
+++ b/owrx/connection.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class OpenWebRxReceiverClient(OpenWebRxClient, SdrSourceEventClient):
         "waterfall_scheme",
         "waterfall_colors",
         "waterfall_auto_levels",
+        "waterfall_auto_level_default_mode",
         "waterfall_auto_min_range",
         "fft_size",
         "audio_compression",
diff --git a/owrx/controllers/settings/general.py b/owrx/controllers/settings/general.py
index e12c101..29e5bc5 100644
--- a/owrx/controllers/settings/general.py
+++ b/owrx/controllers/settings/general.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from owrx.controllers.settings import SettingsFormController
 from owrx.form.section import Section
 from owrx.config.core import CoreConfig
 from owrx.form.input import (
+    CheckboxInput,
     TextInput,
     NumberInput,
     FloatInput,
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ class GeneralSettingsController(SettingsFormController):
                     infotext="Specifies the upper and lower dynamic headroom that should be added when automatically "
                     + "adjusting waterfall colors",
                 ),
+                CheckboxInput(
+                    "waterfall_auto_level_default_mode",
+                    'Automatically adjust waterfall level by default',
+                    infotext="Enable this to automatically enable auto adjusting waterfall levels on page load."
+                ),
                 NumberInput(
                     "waterfall_auto_min_range",
                     "Automatic adjustment minimum range",