diff --git a/doc/fluidsettings.xml b/doc/fluidsettings.xml
index 35b05b18..dcdd2a35 100644
--- a/doc/fluidsettings.xml
+++ b/doc/fluidsettings.xml
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ https://stackoverflow.com/a/6251757
     <midi>
         <setting>
             <isFirst>MIDI driver settings</isFirst>
+            <name>autoconnect</name>
+            <type>bool</type>
+            <def>0 (FALSE)</def>
+            <desc>
+                If 1 (TRUE), automatically connects FluidSynth to available MIDI input ports. alsa_seq is currently the only driver making use of this.
+            </desc>
+        </setting>
+        <setting>
             <name>driver</name>
             <type>str</type>
             <def>alsa_seq (Linux),<br />
diff --git a/src/drivers/fluid_alsa.c b/src/drivers/fluid_alsa.c
index c9482f8c..5b6f5f70 100644
--- a/src/drivers/fluid_alsa.c
+++ b/src/drivers/fluid_alsa.c
@@ -757,6 +757,50 @@ static char* fluid_alsa_seq_full_name(char* id, int port, char* buf, int len)
   return buf;
 }
 
+// Connect available ALSA MIDI inputs to port_info
+static void fluid_alsa_seq_autoconnect(fluid_alsa_seq_driver_t* dev, const snd_seq_port_info_t *port_info)
+{
+  snd_seq_t *seq = dev->seq_handle;
+  snd_seq_port_subscribe_t *subs;
+  snd_seq_client_info_t *cinfo;
+  snd_seq_port_info_t *pinfo;
+
+  snd_seq_port_subscribe_alloca(&subs);
+  snd_seq_client_info_alloca(&cinfo);
+  snd_seq_port_info_alloca(&pinfo);
+
+  snd_seq_client_info_set_client(cinfo, -1);
+  while (snd_seq_query_next_client(seq, cinfo) >= 0) {
+    const snd_seq_addr_t *dest = snd_seq_port_info_get_addr(port_info);
+
+    snd_seq_port_info_set_client(pinfo, snd_seq_client_info_get_client(cinfo));
+    snd_seq_port_info_set_port(pinfo, -1);
+    while (snd_seq_query_next_port(seq, pinfo) >= 0) {
+      const unsigned int needed_type = SND_SEQ_PORT_TYPE_MIDI_GENERIC;
+      const unsigned int needed_cap = SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_READ|SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_SUBS_READ;
+      const snd_seq_addr_t *sender = snd_seq_port_info_get_addr(pinfo);
+      const char *pname = snd_seq_port_info_get_name(pinfo);
+      
+      if ((snd_seq_port_info_get_type(pinfo) & needed_type) != needed_type)
+	continue;
+      if ((snd_seq_port_info_get_capability(pinfo) & needed_cap) != needed_cap)
+	continue;
+
+      snd_seq_port_subscribe_set_sender(subs, sender);
+      snd_seq_port_subscribe_set_dest(subs, dest);
+
+      if (snd_seq_get_port_subscription(seq, subs) == 0) {
+	FLUID_LOG(FLUID_WARN, "Connection %s is already subscribed\n", pname);
+	continue;
+      }
+      if (snd_seq_subscribe_port(seq, subs) < 0) {
+	FLUID_LOG(FLUID_ERR, "Connection of %s failed (%s)\n", pname, snd_strerror(errno));
+	continue;
+      }
+      FLUID_LOG(FLUID_INFO, "Connection of %s succeeded\n", pname);
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 /*
  * new_fluid_alsa_seq_driver
@@ -766,6 +810,7 @@ new_fluid_alsa_seq_driver(fluid_settings_t* settings,
 			 handle_midi_event_func_t handler, void* data)
 {
   int i, err;
+  int autoconn_inputs = 0;
   fluid_alsa_seq_driver_t* dev;
   int realtime_prio = 0;
   int count;
@@ -895,6 +940,10 @@ new_fluid_alsa_seq_driver(fluid_settings_t* settings,
     }
   }
 
+  fluid_settings_getint(settings, "midi.autoconnect", &autoconn_inputs);
+  if (autoconn_inputs)
+    fluid_alsa_seq_autoconnect(dev, port_info);
+
   /* tell the lash server our client id */
 #ifdef LASH_ENABLED
   {
diff --git a/src/drivers/fluid_mdriver.c b/src/drivers/fluid_mdriver.c
index ee459dc1..8d8cf382 100644
--- a/src/drivers/fluid_mdriver.c
+++ b/src/drivers/fluid_mdriver.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ void fluid_midi_driver_settings(fluid_settings_t* settings)
 {
   unsigned int i;
 
+  fluid_settings_register_int (settings, "midi.autoconnect", 0, 0, 1, FLUID_HINT_TOGGLED, NULL, NULL);
+  
   fluid_settings_register_int (settings, "midi.realtime-prio",
                                FLUID_DEFAULT_MIDI_RT_PRIO, 0, 99, 0, NULL, NULL);