diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index e48034947..a6fedaa4f 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -3769,6 +3769,9 @@ void FurnaceGUI::doAction(int what) {
       break;
     case GUI_ACTION_PAT_INSERT:
       doInsert();
+      if (settings.stepOnInsert) {
+        moveCursor(0,editStep,false);
+      }
       break;
     case GUI_ACTION_PAT_MUTE_CURSOR:
       if (cursor.xCoarse<0 || cursor.xCoarse>=e->getTotalChannelCount()) break;
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 483066210..65b3c34e8 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int guiColorsBase;
     int avoidRaisingPattern;
     int insFocusesPattern;
+    int stepOnInsert;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       guiColorsBase(0),
       avoidRaisingPattern(0),
       insFocusesPattern(1),
+      stepOnInsert(0),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath(""),
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index f3ef2f0ea..2d018399b 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
           settings.stepOnDelete=stepOnDeleteB;
         }
 
+        bool stepOnInsertB=settings.stepOnInsert;
+        if (ImGui::Checkbox("Move cursor by edit step on insert (push)",&stepOnInsertB)) {
+          settings.stepOnInsert=stepOnInsertB;
+        }
+
         bool allowEditDockingB=settings.allowEditDocking;
         if (ImGui::Checkbox("Allow docking editors",&allowEditDockingB)) {
           settings.allowEditDocking=allowEditDockingB;
@@ -206,6 +211,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawSettings() {
         if (ImGui::RadioButton("Move by Edit Step##cmk1",settings.scrollStep==1)) {
           settings.scrollStep=1;
         }
+
         ImGui::EndTabItem();
       }
       if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Audio")) {
@@ -885,6 +891,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.guiColorsBase=e->getConfInt("guiColorsBase",0);
   settings.avoidRaisingPattern=e->getConfInt("avoidRaisingPattern",0);
   settings.insFocusesPattern=e->getConfInt("insFocusesPattern",1);
+  settings.stepOnInsert=e->getConfInt("stepOnInsert",0);
 
   clampSetting(settings.mainFontSize,2,96);
   clampSetting(settings.patFontSize,2,96);
@@ -922,6 +929,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   clampSetting(settings.guiColorsBase,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.avoidRaisingPattern,0,1);
   clampSetting(settings.insFocusesPattern,0,1);
+  clampSetting(settings.stepOnInsert,0,1);
 
   // keybinds
   LOAD_KEYBIND(GUI_ACTION_OPEN,FURKMOD_CMD|SDLK_o);
@@ -1120,6 +1128,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("guiColorsBase",settings.guiColorsBase);
   e->setConf("avoidRaisingPattern",settings.avoidRaisingPattern);
   e->setConf("insFocusesPattern",settings.insFocusesPattern);
+  e->setConf("stepOnInsert",settings.stepOnInsert);
 
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND);
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND);