diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIActions.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIActions.java
index 282a56993..5582de965 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIActions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIActions.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public static void init() {
         addAction("magnet", true);
         addAction("enchant", true);
         addAction("potion", true);
+        addAction("autocraft");
 
         canDisable.add("dawn");
         canDisable.add("noon");
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index 03122b16c..a82d5ec3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -1049,7 +1049,9 @@ public static boolean isHidden() {
     }
 
     public static boolean autocraftingEnabled() {
-        return getBooleanSetting("inventory.autocrafting");
+        if (!getBooleanSetting("inventory.autocrafting")) return false;
+        if (hasSMPCounterpart) return permissableActions.contains("autocraft");
+        return true;
     }
 
     public static boolean favoritesEnabled() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIServerConfig.java
index b978d2607..dd0954873 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIServerConfig.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ private static void loadConfig() {
         setDefaultFeature("save-state");
         setDefaultFeature("item");
         setDefaultFeature("delete");
+        setDefaultFeature("autocraft");
         setDefaultFeature("notify-item", "CONSOLE, OP");
     }