diff --git a/files/assets/css/main.css b/files/assets/css/main.css
index 5d8b938d2..8205432a5 100644
--- a/files/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/files/assets/css/main.css
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 .fa-lock:before{content:"\f023"}
 .fa-lock-open:before{content:"\f3c1"}
 .fa-down:before{content:"\f354"}
+.fa-shield-virus:before{content:"\e06c"}
 
 button {
 	background: none;
diff --git a/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py b/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
index 1d3905a5c..d7c03a9b4 100644
--- a/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
+++ b/files/helpers/config/modaction_types.py
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-images',
 		"color": 'bg-muted'
 	},
+	'disable_automatic_DDOS_mitigation': {
+		"str": 'disabled automatic DDOS mitigation',
+		"icon": 'fa-shield-virus',
+		"color": 'bg-danger'
+	},
 	'distinguish_comment': {
 		"str": 'distinguished {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-crown',
@@ -161,6 +166,11 @@ MODACTION_TYPES = {
 		"icon": 'fa-images',
 		"color": 'bg-success',
 	},
+	'enable_automatic_DDOS_mitigation': {
+		"str": 'enabled automatic DDOS mitigation',
+		"icon": 'fa-shield-virus',
+		"color": 'bg-success',
+	},
 	'flair_post': {
 		"str": 'set a flair on {self.target_link}',
 		"icon": 'fa-tag',
@@ -409,4 +419,5 @@ AEVANN_MODACTION_TYPES = {'ban_user','unban_user',
 						'shadowban','unshadowban',
 						'progstack_post','progstack_comment',
 						'unprogstack_post', 'unprogstack_comment',
-						'delete_media'}
+						'delete_media',
+						'enable_automatic_DDOS_mitigation', 'disable_automatic_DDOS_mitigation'}
diff --git a/files/helpers/settings.py b/files/helpers/settings.py
index 30fe8df4c..91ce41f50 100644
--- a/files/helpers/settings.py
+++ b/files/helpers/settings.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ _SETTINGS = {
 	"under_siege": False,
 	"dm_images": True,
 	"under_attack": False,
+	"automatic_DDOS_mitigation": True,
 }
 
 def get_setting(setting:str):
diff --git a/files/routes/jinja2.py b/files/routes/jinja2.py
index 0847dc20e..b8fd447db 100644
--- a/files/routes/jinja2.py
+++ b/files/routes/jinja2.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from files.classes.user import User
 from files.helpers.assetcache import assetcache_path
 from files.helpers.config.const import *
 from files.helpers.regex import *
-from files.helpers.settings import get_settings, get_setting
+from files.helpers.settings import *
 from files.helpers.sorting_and_time import make_age_string
 from files.routes.routehelpers import get_alt_graph, get_formkey
 from files.__main__ import app, cache
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ def calc_users():
 		cache.set(LOGGED_OUT_CACHE_KEY, loggedout)
 		loggedin_counter = len(loggedin)
 		loggedout_counter = len(loggedout)
+
+		if get_setting('automatic_DDOS_mitigation'):
+			if loggedout_counter > loggedin_counter:
+				if not get_setting('login_required'):
+					toggle_setting('login_required')
+			else:
+				if get_setting('login_required'):
+					toggle_setting('login_required')
+
+
 	return {'loggedin_counter':loggedin_counter,
 	        'loggedout_counter':loggedout_counter,
 			'loggedin_chat':loggedin_chat}
diff --git a/migrations/20230311-add-automatic-ddos-mitigation.sql b/migrations/20230311-add-automatic-ddos-mitigation.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d539d5389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20230311-add-automatic-ddos-mitigation.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table modactions alter column kind type varchar(33);