diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index ea314f7..891c062 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2933,7 +2933,18 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         buckets[0] = webAO_bucket
 
         self.charselect.setCharList(charlist)
-        self.charselect.show()
+        autopick = get_option("General", "auto pick").lower()
+        coincidence = -1
+        for i, char in enumerate(self.charlist):
+            if char[0].lower() == autopick and char[1] == 0:
+                coincidence = i
+                break
+        
+        if coincidence > -1:
+            print(coincidence)
+            self.tcp.send("CC#0#"+str(coincidence)+"#ur mom gay#%")
+        else:
+            self.charselect.show()
         
         self.oocnameinput.setText(ini.read_ini("AO2XP.ini", "General", "OOC name", "unnamed"))
         self.shownameedit.setText(ini.read_ini("AO2XP.ini", "General", "Showname"))
diff --git a/options.py b/options.py
index 0f824a1..bbe7298 100644
--- a/options.py
+++ b/options.py
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         autoconnect_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         autoconnect_label = QtGui.QLabel("Connect automatically to this server")
         self.autoconnect = QtGui.QComboBox()
+
+        autopick_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        autopick_label = QtGui.QLabel("Pick this character automatically after connecting")
+        self.autopick = QtGui.QComboBox()
+        for folder in listdir(unicode(AOpath + 'characters')):
+            if exists(AOpath + 'characters/' + folder + '/char.ini'):
+                self.autopick.addItem(folder)
+        self.autopick.setEditable(1)
+
+        autopick_layout.addWidget(autopick_label)
+        autopick_layout.addWidget(self.autopick)
+
         self.autoconnect.addItem("Always show server list")
         if exists(AOpath+'serverlist.txt'):
             with open(AOpath+'serverlist.txt') as file:
@@ -131,6 +143,7 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         general_layout.addLayout(currtheme_layout)
         general_layout.addWidget(separators[3])
         general_layout.addLayout(autoconnect_layout)
+        general_layout.addLayout(autopick_layout)
         general_layout.addLayout(update_layout)
         general_layout.addWidget(savechangeswarn, 50, QtCore.Qt.AlignBottom)
 
@@ -207,6 +220,7 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
             self.allowdownload_evidence.setChecked(ini.read_ini_bool(self.inifile, "General", "download evidence"))
             self.currtheme.setCurrentIndex(self.themes.index(ini.read_ini(self.inifile, "General", "theme", "default")))
             self.autoconnect.setCurrentIndex(ini.read_ini_int(self.inifile, "General", "auto connect", -1) + 1)
+            self.autopick.setEditText(ini.read_ini(self.inifile, "General", "auto pick"))
             self.check_updates.setChecked(ini.read_ini_bool(self.inifile, "General", "install updates", False)) # Automatic updates are opt-in!
 
             self.device_list.setCurrentIndex(ini.read_ini_int(self.inifile, "Audio", "device", audio.getcurrdevice()))
@@ -257,6 +271,7 @@ class Settings(QtGui.QDialog):
         self.inifile.set("General", "download evidence", self.allowdownload_evidence.isChecked())
         self.inifile.set("General", "theme", self.currtheme.currentText())
         self.inifile.set("General", "auto connect", self.autoconnect.currentIndex() - 1)
+        self.inifile.set("General", "auto pick", self.autopick.currentText())
         self.inifile.set("General", "install updates", self.check_updates.isChecked())
 
         self.inifile.set("Audio", "device", self.device_list.currentIndex())