diff --git a/renderer/templates/services/wifi_steering.uc b/renderer/templates/services/wifi_steering.uc
index 0e487cf..2aa2753 100644
--- a/renderer/templates/services/wifi_steering.uc
+++ b/renderer/templates/services/wifi_steering.uc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set usteer.@usteer[-1].min_connect_snr={{ wifi_steering.required_probe_snr }}
 set usteer.@usteer[-1].roam_scan_snr={{ wifi_steering.required_roam_snr }}
 set usteer.@usteer[-1].load_kick_enabled={{ b(wifi_steering.load_kick_threshold) }}
 set usteer.@usteer[-1].load_kick_threshold={{ wifi_steering.load_kick_threshold }}
+set usteer.@usteer[-1].autochannel={{ b(wifi_steering.auto_channel) }}
 {% for (let ssid in ssids): %}
 add_list usteer.@usteer[-1].ssid_list={{ ssid.name }}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/schema/service.wifi-steering.yml b/schema/service.wifi-steering.yml
index 2b8ae1d..f92f74e 100644
--- a/schema/service.wifi-steering.yml
+++ b/schema/service.wifi-steering.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ properties:
       Minimum channel load (%) before kicking clients
     type: integer
     default: 0
+  auto-channel:
+    description:
+      Allow multiple instances of the steering daemon to coordinate the best channel
+      usage amongst eachother.
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
diff --git a/schemareader.uc b/schemareader.uc
index 27493a8..a94f2eb 100644
--- a/schemareader.uc
+++ b/schemareader.uc
@@ -4298,6 +4298,20 @@ function instantiateServiceWifiSteering(location, value, errors) {
 			obj.load_kick_threshold = 0;
 		}
 
+		function parseAutoChannel(location, value, errors) {
+			if (type(value) != "bool")
+				push(errors, [ location, "must be of type boolean" ]);
+
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		if (exists(value, "auto-channel")) {
+			obj.auto_channel = parseAutoChannel(location + "/auto-channel", value["auto-channel"], errors);
+		}
+		else {
+			obj.auto_channel = false;
+		}
+
 		return obj;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ucentral.schema.json b/ucentral.schema.json
index 8a4b685..87634de 100644
--- a/ucentral.schema.json
+++ b/ucentral.schema.json
@@ -1637,6 +1637,10 @@
                 "load-kick-threshold": {
                     "type": "integer",
                     "default": 0
+                },
+                "auto-channel": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "default": false
                 }
             }
         },