diff --git a/webextension/index.html b/webextension/index.html
index 40ec2191..434948b4 100644
--- a/webextension/index.html
+++ b/webextension/index.html
@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@
         <span class="auth-icon"><input type="checkbox" class="saved-setting clear-on-logout" id="my-archive-setting"></span>
         <div class="setting-text-box">
           <span class="toggle auth-dim">Save To My Web Archive</span>
+          <div style="margin-top: 0.5em; line-height: 1em">
+            <input type="checkbox" class="saved-setting clear-on-logout" id="auto-my-archive-setting">
+            <label for="auto-my-archive-setting" id="auto-my-archive-label" style="margin-top: 5px; font-size: 11px;">always save</label>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </label>
       <label class="setting-switch" for="resource-list-setting">
diff --git a/webextension/scripts/background.js b/webextension/scripts/background.js
index 3183ccb4..09332cd3 100644
--- a/webextension/scripts/background.js
+++ b/webextension/scripts/background.js
@@ -208,10 +208,12 @@ function statusSuccess(atab, pageUrl, silent, data) {
     url: pageUrl
   }, checkLastError)
 
+  if (!data || !('timestamp' in data)) return
+
+  checkSaveToMyWebArchive(pageUrl, data.timestamp, silent)
+
   // notify
-  if (!silent && data && ('timestamp' in data)) {
-    // since not silent, saves to My Web Archive only if SPN explicitly clicked and turned on
-    checkSaveToMyWebArchive(pageUrl, data.timestamp)
+  if (!silent) {
     // replace message if present in result
     let msg = 'Successfully saved! Click to view snapshot.'
     if (('message' in data) && (data.message.length > 0)) {
@@ -518,10 +520,13 @@ function checkNotFound(details) {
 }
 
 // Calls saveToMyWebArchive() if setting is set, and outputs errors to console.
-//
-function checkSaveToMyWebArchive(url, timestamp) {
-  chrome.storage.local.get(['my_archive_setting'], (settings) => {
-    if (settings && settings.my_archive_setting) {
+// silent is false if triggered by SPN, true otherwise  
+function checkSaveToMyWebArchive(url, timestamp, silent) {
+  chrome.storage.local.get(['my_archive_setting', 'auto_my_archive_setting'], (settings) => {
+    if (!settings || !settings.my_archive_setting) { return }
+    // save if not triggered by SPN and always save setting is enabled
+    if (!settings.auto_my_archive_setting && silent) { return }
+
       saveToMyWebArchive(url, timestamp)
       .then(response => response.json())
       .then(data => {
@@ -532,7 +537,6 @@ function checkSaveToMyWebArchive(url, timestamp) {
       .catch(error => {
         console.log('Save to My Web Archive FAILED: ', error)
       })
-    }
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/webextension/scripts/settings.js b/webextension/scripts/settings.js
index 3edfb001..a6f546ce 100644
--- a/webextension/scripts/settings.js
+++ b/webextension/scripts/settings.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 /*   global setupWaybackCount, goBackToMain */
 
 // onload
-$(function() {
+$(function () {
   initSettings()
   setupPrivateMode()
   setupSettingsChange()
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function restoreSettings(items) {
   $('#tvnews-setting').prop('checked', items.tvnews_setting)
   // second panel
   $('#auto-archive-setting').prop('checked', items.auto_archive_setting)
+  $('#auto-my-archive-setting').prop('checked', items.auto_my_archive_setting)
   $('#auto-archive-age').val(items.auto_archive_age || '99999')
   $('#auto-bookmark-setting').prop('checked', items.auto_bookmark_setting)
   $('#email-outlinks-setting').prop('checked', items.email_outlinks_setting)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ function restoreSettings(items) {
   $(`input[name=view-setting-input][value=${items.view_setting}]`).prop('checked', true)
   // update UI
   enableEmbedPopupSetting(items.not_found_setting)
+  enableAutoMyArchiveSetting(items.auto_archive_setting)
 }
 
 function saveSettings() {
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ function saveSettings() {
     tvnews_setting: $('#tvnews-setting').prop('checked'),
     // second panel
     auto_archive_setting: $('#auto-archive-setting').prop('checked'),
+    auto_my_archive_setting: $('#auto-my-archive-setting').prop('checked'),
     auto_archive_age: $('#auto-archive-age').val(),
     auto_bookmark_setting: $('#auto-bookmark-setting').prop('checked'),
     email_outlinks_setting: $('#email-outlinks-setting').prop('checked'),
@@ -111,6 +114,17 @@ function enableEmbedPopupSetting(flag) {
   }
 }
 
+// Enable or disable setting when flag is true or false.
+function enableAutoMyArchiveSetting(flag) {
+  if (flag) {
+    $('#auto-my-archive-setting').attr('disabled', false)
+    $('#auto-my-archive-label').css('opacity', '1.0').css('cursor', '')
+  } else {
+    $('#auto-my-archive-setting').attr('disabled', true)
+    $('#auto-my-archive-label').css('opacity', '0.66').css('cursor', 'not-allowed')
+  }
+}
+
 // Save settings on change and other actions on particular settings.
 function setupSettingsChange() {
 
@@ -122,6 +136,14 @@ function setupSettingsChange() {
     $('#auto-archive-setting').prop('checked', true).trigger('change')
     e.target.blur()
   })
+  $('#my-archive-setting').change((e) => {
+    enableAutoMyArchiveSetting($(e.target).prop('checked') === true)
+
+    if ($(e.target).prop('checked') === false) {
+      $('#auto-my-archive-setting').prop('checked', false).trigger('change')
+      e.target.blur()
+    }
+  })
 
   // auto save bookmarks
   if (isSafari) {
@@ -242,7 +264,7 @@ function setupHelpDocs() {
     'auto-archive-setting': 'Archive URLs that have not previously been archived to the Wayback Machine.',
     'auto-bookmark-setting': 'Archive when bookmarking a website, except Excluded URLs.',
     'email-outlinks-setting': 'Send an email of results when Outlinks option is selected.',
-    'my-archive-setting': 'Adds URL to My Web Archive when Save Page Now is selected.',
+    'my-archive-setting': 'Adds URL to My Web Archive only when Save Page Now is triggered (unless "always save" is turned on).',
     'notify-setting': 'Turn off all notifications.',
     'resource-list-setting': 'Display embedded URLs archived with Save Page Now.'
   }