diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index d7f5bc01a..f78893c1c 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -1317,7 +1317,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         if (allowCrossFlowStr == "NO")
             allowCrossFlow = false;
 
-        auto well = std::make_shared<Well>(wellName, m_grid , headI, headJ, refDepth, preferredPhase, m_timeMap , timeStep, wellCompletionOrder, allowCrossFlow);
+        bool automaticShutIn = true;
+        const std::string& automaticShutInStr = record.getItem<ParserKeywords::WELSPECS::AUTO_SHUTIN>().getTrimmedString(0);
+        if (automaticShutInStr == "STOP") {
+            automaticShutIn = false;
+        }
+
+        auto well = std::make_shared<Well>(wellName, m_grid , headI, headJ, refDepth, preferredPhase, m_timeMap , timeStep,
+                                           wellCompletionOrder, allowCrossFlow, automaticShutIn);
         m_wells.insert( wellName  , well);
         m_events->addEvent( ScheduleEvents::NEW_WELL , timeStep );
     }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.cpp
index d6e00d1a2..d859511b9 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 namespace Opm {
 
     Well::Well(const std::string& name_, std::shared_ptr<const EclipseGrid> grid , int headI, int headJ, Value<double> refDepth , Phase::PhaseEnum preferredPhase,
-               TimeMapConstPtr timeMap, size_t creationTimeStep, WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum completionOrdering, bool allowCrossFlow)
+               TimeMapConstPtr timeMap, size_t creationTimeStep, WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum completionOrdering, bool allowCrossFlow, bool automaticShutIn)
         : m_status(new DynamicState<WellCommon::StatusEnum>(timeMap, WellCommon::SHUT)),
           m_isAvailableForGroupControl(new DynamicState<bool>(timeMap, true)),
           m_guideRate(new DynamicState<double>(timeMap, -1.0)),
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Opm {
           m_grid( grid ),
           m_comporder(completionOrdering),
           m_allowCrossFlow(allowCrossFlow),
+          m_automaticShutIn(automaticShutIn),
           m_segmentset(new DynamicState<SegmentSetConstPtr>(timeMap, SegmentSetPtr(new SegmentSet())))
     {
         m_name = name_;
@@ -399,6 +400,10 @@ namespace Opm {
         return m_allowCrossFlow;
     }
 
+    bool Well::getAutomaticShutIn() const {
+        return m_automaticShutIn;
+    }
+
     bool Well::canOpen(size_t currentStep) const {
         bool canOpen = true;
         if (!getAllowCrossFlow()) {
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.hpp
index bc8d2b3c1..a466315bb 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ namespace Opm {
     class Well {
     public:
         Well(const std::string& name, std::shared_ptr<const EclipseGrid> grid , int headI, int headJ, Value<double> refDepth , Phase::PhaseEnum preferredPhase,
-             std::shared_ptr< const TimeMap > timeMap, size_t creationTimeStep, WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum completionOrdering = WellCompletion::TRACK, bool allowCrossFlow = true);
+             std::shared_ptr< const TimeMap > timeMap, size_t creationTimeStep, WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum completionOrdering = WellCompletion::TRACK,
+             bool allowCrossFlow = true, bool automaticShutIn = true);
         const std::string& name() const;
 
         bool hasBeenDefined(size_t timeStep) const;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum getWellCompletionOrdering() const;
 
         bool getAllowCrossFlow() const;
+        bool getAutomaticShutIn() const;
         bool canOpen(size_t time_step) const;
 
 
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ namespace Opm {
 
         WellCompletion::CompletionOrderEnum m_comporder;
         bool m_allowCrossFlow;
+        bool m_automaticShutIn;
         MessageContainer m_messages;
         // WELSEGS DATA - for mutli-segment wells
         // flag indicating if the well is a multi-segment well