diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
index 9cab7fde4..1dff0cccf 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ void registerOpenTxFirmwares()
   /* FrSky X9-Lite board */
   firmware = new OpenTxFirmware("opentx-x9lite", Firmware::tr("FrSky Taranis X9-Lite"), BOARD_TARANIS_X9LITE);
   addOpenTxTaranisOptions(firmware);
+  firmware->addOption("autoupdate", Firmware::tr("Support for auto update on boot"));
   registerOpenTxFirmware(firmware);
 
   /* FrSky X7 board */
@@ -1240,6 +1241,7 @@ void registerOpenTxFirmwares()
   firmware = new OpenTxFirmware("opentx-xlites", Firmware::tr("FrSky Taranis X-Lite S/PRO"), BOARD_TARANIS_XLITES);
   addOpenTxTaranisOptions(firmware);
   firmware->addOption("internalpxx1", Firmware::tr("Support for PXX1 internal module replacement"));
+  firmware->addOption("autoupdate", Firmware::tr("Support for auto update on boot"));
   registerOpenTxFirmware(firmware);
 
   /* FrSky X-Lite board */
diff --git a/radio/util/fwoptions.py b/radio/util/fwoptions.py
index 07bc66734..75ae7dcf7 100755
--- a/radio/util/fwoptions.py
+++ b/radio/util/fwoptions.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ options_taranis_x9lite = {
     "lua": ("LUA", "YES", "NO_MODEL_SCRIPTS"),
     "luac": ("LUA_COMPILER", "YES", "NO"),
     "nogvars": ("GVARS", "NO", "YES"),
+    "autoupdate": ("AUTOUPDATE", "YES", None),
     "sqt5font": ("FONT", "SQT5", None),
     "noras": ("RAS", "NO", "YES"),
     "faimode": ("FAI", "YES", None),
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ options_taranis_xlites = {
     "lua": ("LUA", "YES", "NO_MODEL_SCRIPTS"),
     "luac": ("LUA_COMPILER", "YES", "NO"),
     "nogvars": ("GVARS", "NO", "YES"),
+    "autoupdate": ("AUTOUPDATE", "YES", None),
     "sqt5font": ("FONT", "SQT5", None),
     "faimode": ("FAI", "YES", None),
     "faichoice": ("FAI", "CHOICE", None),