diff --git a/application/controllers/User.php b/application/controllers/User.php
index eef1a56bc..0214fabc1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/User.php
+++ b/application/controllers/User.php
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 				$data['oqrs_grouped_search'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search') ?? 'off';
 				$data['oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name') ?? 'off';
 				$data['oqrs_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching') ?? 'on';
+				$data['oqrs_direct_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching') ?? 'on';
 				$this->load->view('user/edit', $data);
 			} else {
 				$this->load->view('user/edit', $data);
@@ -302,7 +303,8 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 				$this->input->post('global_oqrs_text') ?? '',
 				$this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search') ?? 'off',
 				$this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name') ?? 'off',
-				$this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching') ?? 'on')
+				$this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching') ?? 'on',
+				$this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching') ?? 'on')
 			) {
 				// Check for errors
 				case EUSERNAMEEXISTS:
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 			$data['global_oqrs_text'] = $this->input->post('global_oqrs_text') ?? '';
 			$data['oqrs_grouped_search'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search') ?? 'off';
 			$data['oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name') ?? 'off';
+			$data['oqrs_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching') ?? 'on';
+			$data['oqrs_direct_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching') ?? 'on';
 			$this->load->view('user/edit', $data);
 			$this->load->view('interface_assets/footer', $footerData);
 		}
@@ -812,6 +816,15 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 				}
 			}
 
+			if($this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching')) {
+				$data['oqrs_direct_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching', false);
+			} else {
+				$qkey_opt = $this->user_options_model->get_options('oqrs',array('option_name'=>'oqrs_direct_auto_matching','option_key'=>'boolean'), $this->uri->segment(3))->result();
+				if (count($qkey_opt) > 0) {
+					$data['oqrs_direct_auto_matching'] = $qkey_opt[0]->option_value;
+				}
+			}
+
 			// [MAP Custom] GET user options //
 			$options_object = $this->user_options_model->get_options('map_custom')->result();
 			if (count($options_object)>0) {
@@ -908,6 +921,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 						$this->user_options_model->set_option('oqrs', 'oqrs_grouped_search', array('boolean'=>$this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search', true)));
 						$this->user_options_model->set_option('oqrs', 'oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name', array('boolean'=>$this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name', true)));
 						$this->user_options_model->set_option('oqrs', 'oqrs_auto_matching', array('boolean'=>$this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching', true)));
+						$this->user_options_model->set_option('oqrs', 'oqrs_direct_auto_matching', array('boolean'=>$this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching', true)));
 
 						$this->session->set_flashdata('success', sprintf(__("User %s edited"), $this->input->post('user_name', true)));
 						redirect('user/edit/'.$this->uri->segment(3));
@@ -965,6 +979,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 			$data['oqrs_grouped_search'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search', true);
 			$data['oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_grouped_search_show_station_name', true);
 			$data['oqrs_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_auto_matching', true);
+			$data['oqrs_direct_auto_matching'] = $this->input->post('oqrs_direct_auto_matching', true);
 
 			$this->load->view('user/edit');
 			$this->load->view('interface_assets/footer');
diff --git a/application/models/Oqrs_model.php b/application/models/Oqrs_model.php
index e150ed89f..5a7f40a8f 100644
--- a/application/models/Oqrs_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Oqrs_model.php
@@ -143,12 +143,16 @@ class Oqrs_model extends CI_Model {
 			);
 
 			if ($this->get_auto_queue_option($postdata['station_id']) == 'on') {
-				$qsoid = $this->check_oqrs($data);
+				if($this->get_direct_auto_queue_option($postdata['station_id']) == 'off' && $data['qslroute'] == 'D') {
+					$data['qsoid'] = 0; // Explicitly set qsoid when skipping auto-queue
+				} else {
+					$qsoid = $this->check_oqrs($data);
 
-				if ($qsoid > 0) {
-					$data['status'] = '3';
+					if ($qsoid > 0) {
+						$data['status'] = '3';
+					}
+					$data['qsoid'] = $qsoid;
 				}
-				$data['qsoid'] = $qsoid;
 			}
 
 			// Check if this entry already exists in the oqrs table on the same date
@@ -193,12 +197,16 @@ class Oqrs_model extends CI_Model {
 			);
 
 			if ($this->get_auto_queue_option($qso[4]) == 'on') {
-				$qsoid = $this->check_oqrs($data);
+				if($this->get_direct_auto_queue_option($qso[4]) == 'off' && $data['qslroute'] == 'D') {
+					$data['qsoid'] = 0; // Explicitly set qsoid when skipping auto-queue
+				} else {
+					$qsoid = $this->check_oqrs($data);
 
-				if ($qsoid > 0) {
-					$data['status'] = '3';
+					if ($qsoid > 0) {
+						$data['status'] = '3';
+					}
+					$data['qsoid'] = $qsoid;
 				}
-				$data['qsoid'] = $qsoid;
 			}
 
 			// Check if this entry already exists in the oqrs table on the same date
@@ -309,6 +317,18 @@ class Oqrs_model extends CI_Model {
 		return 'on';
 	}
 
+	function get_direct_auto_queue_option($station_id) {
+		$this->load->model('stations');
+		$user = $this->stations->get_user_from_station($station_id);
+
+		$qkey_opt = $this->user_options_model->get_options('oqrs',array('option_name'=>'oqrs_direct_auto_matching','option_key'=>'boolean'), $user->user_id)->result();
+		if (count($qkey_opt) > 0) {
+			return $qkey_opt[0]->option_value;
+		}
+
+		return 'on';
+	}
+
 	function check_oqrs($qsodata) {
 		$binding = [];
 
diff --git a/application/views/user/edit.php b/application/views/user/edit.php
index 270373a88..0993c942c 100644
--- a/application/views/user/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/user/edit.php
@@ -717,6 +717,15 @@
 												</select>
 												<small id="oqrs_auto_matching_help" class="form-text text-muted"><?= __("If this is on, automatic OQRS matching will happen, and the system will try to match incoming requests with existing logs automatically."); ?></small>
 											</div>
+
+											<div class="mb-3">
+												<label for="oqrs_direct_auto_matching"><?= __("Automatic OQRS matching for direct requests"); ?></label>
+												<select name="oqrs_direct_auto_matching" class="form-select" id="oqrs_direct_auto_matching">
+													<option value="off" <?php if(($oqrs_direct_auto_matching ?? 'on') == "off") { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?= __("Off"); ?></option>
+													<option value="on" <?php if(($oqrs_direct_auto_matching ?? 'on') == "on") { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?= __("On"); ?></option>
+												</select>
+												<small id="oqrs_direct_auto_matching_help" class="form-text text-muted"><?= __("If this is on, automatic OQRS matching for direct request will happen."); ?></small>
+											</div>
 										</div>
 									</div>
 							</div>