diff --git a/include/app/Scene.hpp b/include/app/Scene.hpp
index 83f7088a..92d32acd 100644
--- a/include/app/Scene.hpp
+++ b/include/app/Scene.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct Scene : widget::OpaqueWidget {
 	MenuBar *menuBar;
 	widget::Widget *moduleBrowser;
 
-	double lastAutoSaveTime = 0.0;
+	double lastAutosaveTime = 0.0;
 
 	// Version checking
 	bool checkVersion = true;
diff --git a/include/settings.hpp b/include/settings.hpp
index a4732dd5..843b40fb 100644
--- a/include/settings.hpp
+++ b/include/settings.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern bool cpuMeter;
 extern bool lockModules;
 extern float frameRateLimit;
 extern bool frameRateSync;
+extern float autosavePeriod;
 extern bool skipLoadOnLaunch;
 extern std::string patchPath;
 // (plugin, model) -> score
diff --git a/src/app/Scene.cpp b/src/app/Scene.cpp
index d874d4d7..26d18df6 100644
--- a/src/app/Scene.cpp
+++ b/src/app/Scene.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ void Scene::step() {
 	rackScroll->box.size = box.size.minus(rackScroll->box.pos);
 
 	// Autosave every 15 seconds
-	double time = glfwGetTime();
-	if (time - lastAutoSaveTime >= 15.0) {
-		lastAutoSaveTime = time;
-		APP->patch->save(asset::user("autosave.vcv"));
-		settings::save(asset::user("settings.json"));
+	if (settings::autosavePeriod > 0.0) {
+		double time = glfwGetTime();
+		if (time - lastAutosaveTime >= settings::autosavePeriod) {
+			lastAutosaveTime = time;
+			APP->patch->save(asset::user("autosave.vcv"));
+			settings::save(asset::user("settings.json"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	Widget::step();
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index c318affb..6476c1fe 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool cpuMeter = false;
 bool lockModules = false;
 float frameRateLimit = 70.0;
 bool frameRateSync = true;
+float autosavePeriod = 15.0;
 bool skipLoadOnLaunch = false;
 std::string patchPath;
 std::map<std::tuple<std::string, std::string>, float> favoriteScores;
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ json_t *toJson() {
 
 	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "frameRateSync", json_boolean(frameRateSync));
 
+	json_object_set_new(rootJ, "autosavePeriod", json_real(autosavePeriod));
+
 	if (skipLoadOnLaunch) {
 		json_object_set_new(rootJ, "skipLoadOnLaunch", json_true());
 	}
@@ -179,6 +182,10 @@ void fromJson(json_t *rootJ) {
 	if (frameRateSyncJ)
 		frameRateSync = json_boolean_value(frameRateSyncJ);
 
+	json_t *autosavePeriodJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "autosavePeriod");
+	if (autosavePeriodJ)
+		autosavePeriod = json_number_value(autosavePeriodJ);
+
 	json_t *skipLoadOnLaunchJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "skipLoadOnLaunch");
 	if (skipLoadOnLaunchJ)
 		skipLoadOnLaunch = json_boolean_value(skipLoadOnLaunchJ);