diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 34ed1c0..2be407e 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -335,5 +335,6 @@ func init() {
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVar(&initOptions.NodeNames, "node-name", []string{}, "Node name")
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&initOptions.RemoteNodeDeploy, "remote-node-deploy", false, "Enable or disable deployment of FireFly contracts on remote nodes")
 	initCmd.PersistentFlags().StringToStringVar(&initOptions.EnvironmentVars, "environment-vars", map[string]string{}, "Common environment variables to set on all containers in FireFly stack")
+	initCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&initOptions.EnableAutoReload, "auto-reload", true, "Enable config auto reload in FireFly core")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/stacks/stack_manager.go b/internal/stacks/stack_manager.go
index 04582d3..b60509b 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/stack_manager.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/stack_manager.go
@@ -459,6 +459,13 @@ func (s *StackManager) writeConfig(options *types.InitOptions) error {
 	for _, member := range s.Stack.Members {
 		config := core.NewFireflyConfig(s.Stack, member)
 
+		if options.EnableAutoReload { 
+        	if config.Config == nil {
+				config.Config = &types.CoreConfig{}
+			}
+			config.Config.AutoReload = true
+    	}
+
 		// TODO: This code assumes that there is only one plugin instance per type. When we add support for
 		// multiple namespaces, this code will likely have to change a lot
 		blockchainConfig := s.blockchainProvider.GetBlockchainPluginConfig(s.Stack, member)
diff --git a/internal/stacks/stack_manager_test.go b/internal/stacks/stack_manager_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ae04e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/stacks/stack_manager_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package stacks
+
+import (
+    "os"
+    "path/filepath"
+    "testing"
+
+    "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+    "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+    "github.com/hyperledger/firefly-cli/pkg/types"
+)
+
+func TestMockConfigWithAutoReload(t *testing.T) {
+    tmpDir := os.TempDir()
+    configDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "config")
+
+    err := os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755)
+    assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+    configPath := filepath.Join(configDir, "firefly_core_member1.yml")
+
+    // Correct FireflyConfig YAML structure
+    configYAML := []byte(`
+config:
+  autoReload: true
+`)
+
+    err = os.WriteFile(configPath, configYAML, 0644)
+    assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+    content, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+    assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+    var config types.FireflyConfig
+    err = yaml.Unmarshal(content, &config)
+    assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+    if config.Config == nil {
+        t.Fatalf("Config block was not unmarshaled properly (config.Config is nil)")
+    }
+
+    assert.True(t, config.Config.AutoReload)
+}
+
diff --git a/pkg/types/firefly_config.go b/pkg/types/firefly_config.go
index fe71caa..20fa004 100644
--- a/pkg/types/firefly_config.go
+++ b/pkg/types/firefly_config.go
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ type NamespacesConfig struct {
 	Predefined []*Namespace `json:"predefined"`
 }
 
+type CoreConfig struct {
+  AutoReload bool `yaml:"autoReload,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type FireflyConfig struct {
 	Log        *LogConfig           `yaml:"log,omitempty"`
 	Debug      *HTTPServerConfig    `yaml:"debug,omitempty"`
@@ -184,4 +188,6 @@ type FireflyConfig struct {
 	Event      *EventConfig         `yaml:"event,omitempty"`
 	Plugins    *Plugins             `yaml:"plugins"`
 	Namespaces *NamespacesConfig    `yaml:"namespaces"`
+	Config     *CoreConfig          `yaml:"config,omitempty"`
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/options.go b/pkg/types/options.go
index 53fae84..17c2a15 100644
--- a/pkg/types/options.go
+++ b/pkg/types/options.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ type InitOptions struct {
 	CustomPinSupport          bool
 	RemoteNodeDeploy          bool
 	EnvironmentVars           map[string]string
+	EnableAutoReload          bool
 }
 
 const IPFSMode = "ipfs_mode"