diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ce94cbb..091f0b92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
 
 * Fixed a bug where /user group failing would output no error. (@nicatronTg)
 * Fixed a bug where /user group would fail. @(Enerdy)
+* Added the ability to disable backup autosave messages. (@nicatronTg)
 
 ## TShock 4.3.0.0
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/BackupManager.cs b/TShockAPI/BackupManager.cs
index deb22658..f8f6b449 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/BackupManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/BackupManager.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				if (worldpath != null && !Directory.Exists(worldpath))
 					Directory.CreateDirectory(worldpath);
 
-				TSPlayer.All.SendInfoMessage("Server map saving, potential lag spike.");
+				if (TShock.Config.ShowBackupAutosaveMessages)
+				{
+					TSPlayer.All.SendInfoMessage("Server map saving, potential lag spike.");
+					
+				}
 				Console.WriteLine("Backing up world...");
 
 				SaveManager.Instance.SaveWorld();
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index bde5dad4..adcea438 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("Enable the DCU. Very dangerous; can destroy world without consequence.")] public bool
 			VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit = false;
 
+		[Description("Show backup autosave messages.")] public bool ShowBackupAutosaveMessages = true;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Reads a configuration file from a given path
 		/// </summary>