diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index a40a790b74..5cf3bd7a74 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         jumpToAdded->setDefaultValue (defaultValue);
         jumpToAdded->setDeclaredValues (jumpValues);
 
+        Setting *jumpToModified = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "jump-to-modified", "Jump to modified Record");
+        jumpToModified->setDefaultValue ("true");
+        jumpToModified->setToolTip ("Whether to jump to the modified record. This setting effects the instances table only."
+                "\nCan be useful in finding the moved or modified object instance while 3D editing.");
+
         Setting *extendedConfig = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "extended-config",
             "Manually specify affected record types for an extended delete/revert");
         extendedConfig->setDefaultValue("false");
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index 7a26804344..81f78cdadd 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ CSVWorld::TableSubView::TableSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
     autoJump->setToolTip ("Whether to jump to the modified record."
                 "\nCan be useful in finding the moved or modified"
                 "\nobject instance while 3D editing.");
-    autoJump->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
+    autoJump->setCheckState(
+            userSettings.settingValue ("table-input/jump-to-modified") == "true" ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
     connect(autoJump, SIGNAL (stateChanged(int)), mTable, SLOT (jumpAfterModChanged(int)));
     optHLayout->insertWidget(0, autoJump);
     optHLayout->insertWidget(1, added);