diff --git a/app/config/config.cpp b/app/config/config.cpp
index a0b0abc8b..fc2384c14 100644
--- a/app/config/config.cpp
+++ b/app/config/config.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void Config::SetDefaults()
   config_map_["Autoscroll"] = AutoScroll::kPage;
   config_map_["DefaultViewerDivider"] = 2;
   config_map_["AutoSelectDivider"] = false;
+  config_map_["DropWithoutSequenceBehavior"] = TimelineWidget::kDWSAsk;
 
   config_map_["DiskCachePath"] = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation);
   config_map_["DiskCacheSize"] = 20.0;
diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.h b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.h
index 0bda11925..5db5dfca1 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.h
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.h
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ class TimelineWidget : public TimeBasedWidget
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
+  enum DropWithoutSequenceBehavior {
+    kDWSAsk,
+    kDWSAuto,
+    kDWSManual,
+    kDWSDisable
+  };
+
   TimelineWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
   virtual ~TimelineWidget() override;
diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
index 6d70db197..c2ac49c3d 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/import.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "widget/timelinewidget/timelinewidget.h"
 
+#include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QToolTip>
@@ -190,18 +191,37 @@ void TimelineWidget::ImportTool::DragDrop(TimelineViewMouseEvent *event)
     } else {
       // There's no active timeline here, ask the user what to do
 
-      QMessageBox mbox(parent());
+      DropWithoutSequenceBehavior behavior = static_cast<DropWithoutSequenceBehavior>(Config::Current()["DropWithoutSequenceBehavior"].toInt());
 
-      mbox.setWindowTitle(tr("No Active Sequence"));
-      mbox.setText(tr("No sequence is currently open. Would you like to create one and how should it be created?"));
+      if (behavior == kDWSAsk) {
+        QCheckBox* dont_ask_again_box = new QCheckBox(tr("Don't ask me again"));
 
-      QPushButton* auto_params_btn = mbox.addButton(tr("Automatically Detect Parameters From Footage"), QMessageBox::YesRole);
-      /*QPushButton* manual_params_btn = */mbox.addButton(tr("Manually Set Parameters"), QMessageBox::NoRole);
-      QPushButton* cancel_btn = mbox.addButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
+        QMessageBox mbox(parent());
 
-      mbox.exec();
+        mbox.setWindowTitle(tr("No Active Sequence"));
+        mbox.setText(tr("No sequence is currently open. Would you like to create one?"));
+        mbox.setCheckBox(dont_ask_again_box);
 
-      if (mbox.clickedButton() != cancel_btn) {
+        QPushButton* auto_params_btn = mbox.addButton(tr("Automatically Detect Parameters From Footage"), QMessageBox::YesRole);
+        QPushButton* manual_params_btn = mbox.addButton(tr("Set Parameters Manually"), QMessageBox::NoRole);
+        mbox.addButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
+
+        mbox.exec();
+
+        if (mbox.clickedButton() == auto_params_btn) {
+          behavior = kDWSAuto;
+        } else if (mbox.clickedButton() == manual_params_btn) {
+          behavior = kDWSManual;
+        } else {
+          behavior = kDWSDisable;
+        }
+
+        if (behavior != kDWSDisable && dont_ask_again_box->isChecked()) {
+          Config::Current()["DropWithoutSequenceBehavior"] = behavior;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (behavior != kDWSDisable) {
         Project* active_project = Core::instance()->GetActiveProject();
 
         if (active_project) {
@@ -211,7 +231,7 @@ void TimelineWidget::ImportTool::DragDrop(TimelineViewMouseEvent *event)
 
           bool sequence_is_valid = true;
 
-          if (mbox.clickedButton() == auto_params_btn) {
+          if (behavior == kDWSAuto) {
 
             bool found_video_params = false;
             bool found_audio_params = false;