diff --git a/files/classes/submission.py b/files/classes/submission.py
index c761cea39..e89dc1f5d 100644
--- a/files/classes/submission.py
+++ b/files/classes/submission.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Submission(Base):
 	flair = Column(String)
 	ban_reason = Column(String)
 	embed_url = Column(String)
+	new = Column(Boolean)
 
 	author = relationship("User", primaryjoin="Submission.author_id==User.id")
 	oauth_app = relationship("OauthApp", viewonly=True)
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 56f111e9f..4bf9130f4 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None, sub=None):
 
 	post = get_post(pid, v=v)
 
-	if 'megathread' in post.title.lower(): defaultsortingcomments = 'new'
+	if post.new: defaultsortingcomments = 'new'
 	elif v: defaultsortingcomments = v.defaultsortingcomments
 	else: defaultsortingcomments = "top"
 	sort = request.values.get("sort", defaultsortingcomments)
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 		club=club,
 		author_id=v.id,
 		over_18=bool(request.values.get("over_18","")),
+		new=bool(request.values.get("new","")),
 		app_id=v.client.application.id if v.client else None,
 		is_bot = request.headers.get("Authorization"),
 		url=url,
@@ -1389,7 +1390,7 @@ def submit_post(v, sub=None):
 	if request.headers.get("Authorization"): return post.json
 	else:
 		post.voted = 1
-		if 'megathread' in post.title.lower(): sort = 'new'
+		if post.new: sort = 'new'
 		else: sort = v.defaultsortingcomments
 		return render_template('submission.html', v=v, p=post, sort=sort, render_replies=True, offset=0, success=True, sub=post.subr)
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index 2216fda09..eaa36b743 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@
 														<label class="custom-control-label" for="followers">Alert Followers</label>
 												</div>
 
+												<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+													<input autocomplete="off" type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="new" name="new">
+													<label class="custom-control-label" for="new">Make the default comment sorting "new"</label>
+												</div>
+
 												<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
 														<input autocomplete="off" type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="nsfw" name="over_18">
 														<label class="custom-control-label" for="nsfw">+18</label>