diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 83eec144..761ae51b 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -994,7 +994,12 @@ func (v *View) saveToFile(filename string) {
 	err := v.Buf.SaveAs(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "permission denied") {
-			choice, _ := messenger.YesNoPrompt("Permission denied. Do you want to save this file using sudo? (y,n)")
+			var choice bool
+			if globalSettings["autosu"].(bool) {
+				choice = true
+			} else {
+				choice, _ = messenger.YesNoPrompt("Permission denied. Do you want to save this file using sudo? (y,n)")
+			}
 			if choice {
 				err = v.Buf.SaveAsWithSudo(filename)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/settings.go b/cmd/micro/settings.go
index c8e50e12..dcae0ef5 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/settings.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func DefaultGlobalSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 		"splitright":     true,
 		"statusline":     true,
 		"sucmd":          "sudo",
+		"autosu":         false,
 		"syntax":         true,
 		"tabmovement":    false,
 		"tabsize":        float64(4),
diff --git a/runtime/help/options.md b/runtime/help/options.md
index 0a85d4ae..679a1ab6 100644
--- a/runtime/help/options.md
+++ b/runtime/help/options.md
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ Here are the options that you can set:
 
 	default value: `sudo`
 
+* `autosu`: defines whether super user saving should be used automatically.
+
+	default value: `false`
+
 * `tabmovement`: navigate spaces at the beginning of lines as if they are tabs
    (e.g. move over 4 spaces at once). This option only does anything if
    `tabstospaces` is on.