diff --git a/auto_nodetitle.module b/auto_nodetitle.module
index c35a271..c4d693f 100644
--- a/auto_nodetitle.module
+++ b/auto_nodetitle.module
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 define('AUTO_NODETITLE_DISABLED', 0);
 define('AUTO_NODETITLE_ENABLED', 1);
 define('AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL', 2);
+define('AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL_FILLED', AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL << 1);
 
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_perm()
@@ -33,10 +34,18 @@ function auto_nodetitle_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
       $form['title']['#required'] = FALSE;
       $form['#submit'][] = 'auto_nodetitle_node_form_submit';
     }
-    else if (auto_nodetitle_get_setting($form['#node']->type) == AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL) {
+    else if (auto_nodetitle_get_setting($form['#node']->type) == AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL | AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL_FILLED) {
       // we will make the title optional
       $form['title']['#required'] = FALSE;
       $form['#submit'][] = 'auto_nodetitle_node_form_submit';
+      
+      // prefill the field ?
+      if (auto_nodetitle_get_setting($form['#node']->type) == AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL_FILLED) {
+        $pattern = variable_get('ant_pattern_'. $form['#node']->type, '');
+        if (trim($pattern)) {
+          $form['title']['#default_value'] = _auto_nodetitle_patternprocessor($pattern, $form['#node']);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -159,9 +168,10 @@ function auto_nodetitle_node_settings_form(&$form) {
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#default_value' => $default_value,
     '#options' => array(
-      t('Disabled'),
-      t('Automatically generate the title and hide the title field'),
-      t('Automatically generate the title if the title field is left empty'),
+      AUTO_NODETITLE_DISABLED => t('Disabled'),
+      AUTO_NODETITLE_ENABLED => t('Automatically generate the title and hide the title field'),
+      AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL => t('Automatically generate the title if the title field is left empty'),
+      AUTO_NODETITLE_OPTIONAL_FILLED => t('Automatically prepopulate the title field'),
     )
   );