diff --git a/classes/dml/outagedb.php b/classes/dml/outagedb.php
index 9126159..1bab0a5 100644
--- a/classes/dml/outagedb.php
+++ b/classes/dml/outagedb.php
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ class outagedb {
         $outage->modifiedby = $USER->id;
         $outage->lastmodified = time();
 
+        // Setting autostart to false if the default autostart is configured to "Force off".
+        if (get_config('default_autostart', 'auth_outage') === '2') {
+            $outage->autostart = 0;
+        }
+
+
         if ($outage->id === null) {
             // If new outage, set its creator.
             $outage->createdby = $USER->id;
diff --git a/classes/form/outage/edit.php b/classes/form/outage/edit.php
index 60e3276..4fbcac8 100644
--- a/classes/form/outage/edit.php
+++ b/classes/form/outage/edit.php
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ class edit extends moodleform {
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'id');
         $mform->setType('id', PARAM_INT);
 
-        $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'autostart', get_string('autostart', 'auth_outage'));
-        $mform->addHelpButton('autostart', 'autostart', 'auth_outage');
+
+        if (get_config('auth_outage', 'default_autostart') !== '2') {
+            $mform->addElement('checkbox', 'autostart', get_string('autostart', 'auth_outage'));
+            $mform->addHelpButton('autostart', 'autostart', 'auth_outage');
+        }
 
         $mform->addElement('duration', 'warningduration', get_string('warningduration', 'auth_outage'));
         $mform->addHelpButton('warningduration', 'warningduration', 'auth_outage');
diff --git a/classes/local/outagelib.php b/classes/local/outagelib.php
index c6943ae..0316ef5 100644
--- a/classes/local/outagelib.php
+++ b/classes/local/outagelib.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class outagelib {
      * @param outage|null $outage Outage or null if no scheduled outage.
      */
     private static function update_maintenance_later($outage) {
-        if (is_null($outage) || !$outage->autostart) {
+        if (is_null($outage) || !$outage->autostart || get_config('default_autostart', 'auth_outage') === '2') {
             unset_config('maintenance_later');
         } else {
             $message = get_config('moodle', 'maintenance_message');