diff --git a/app/ledger.js b/app/ledger.js
index 4a41564319b..13cb370c2fd 100644
--- a/app/ledger.js
+++ b/app/ledger.js
@@ -594,9 +594,14 @@ eventStore.addChangeListener(() => {
     pattern = `https?://${publisher}`
     initP = !synopsis.publishers[publisher]
     synopsis.initPublisher(publisher)
-    if ((initP) && (getSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES))) {
+    if (initP) {
       excludeP(publisher, (unused, exclude) => {
-        appActions.changeSiteSetting(pattern, 'ledgerPayments', !exclude)
+        if (!getSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES)) {
+          exclude = false
+        } else {
+          exclude = !exclude
+        }
+        appActions.changeSiteSetting(pattern, 'ledgerPayments', exclude)
         updatePublisherInfo()
       })
     }
@@ -849,6 +854,9 @@ var enable = (paymentsEnabled) => {
     })
     updatePublisherInfo()
 
+    // change undefined include publishers to include publishers
+    appActions.enableUndefinedPublishers(synopsis.publishers)
+
     fs.readFile(pathName(publisherPath), (err, data) => {
       if (err) {
         if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') console.log('publisherPath read error: ' + err.toString())
@@ -985,7 +993,12 @@ var stickyP = (publisher) => {
     result = synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.stickyP
     appActions.changeSiteSetting(pattern, 'ledgerPayments', result)
   }
-  delete synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.stickyP
+
+  if (synopsis.publishers[publisher] &&
+    synopsis.publishers[publisher].options &&
+    synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.stickyP) {
+    delete synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.stickyP
+  }
 
   return (result || false)
 }
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/ledgerTable.js b/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/ledgerTable.js
index b235ae97b85..82f8f494194 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/ledgerTable.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/ledgerTable.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class LedgerTable extends ImmutableComponent {
         return result
       }
     }
-    return true
+    return getSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES, this.props.settings)
   }
 
   shouldShow (synopsis) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class LedgerTable extends ImmutableComponent {
     const publisherURL = synopsis.get('publisherURL')
     const percentage = synopsis.get('percentage')
     const site = synopsis.get('site')
-    const defaultSiteSetting = true
+    const defaultAutoInclude = this.enabledForSite(synopsis)
 
     return [
       {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class LedgerTable extends ImmutableComponent {
       {
         html: <SiteSettingCheckbox small
           hostPattern={this.getHostPattern(synopsis)}
-          defaultValue={defaultSiteSetting}
+          defaultValue={defaultAutoInclude}
           prefKey='ledgerPayments'
           siteSettings={this.props.siteSettings}
           checked={this.enabledForSite(synopsis)} />,
diff --git a/docs/appActions.md b/docs/appActions.md
index 7d18c235ebd..f2884d8431d 100644
--- a/docs/appActions.md
+++ b/docs/appActions.md
@@ -798,6 +798,17 @@ Open dialog for default download path setting
 
 
 
+### enableUndefinedPublishers(publishers) 
+
+Change all undefined publishers in site settings to defined sites
+also change all undefined ledgerPayments to value true
+
+**Parameters**
+
+**publishers**: `Object`, publishers from the synopsis
+
+
+
 
 * * *
 
diff --git a/js/actions/appActions.js b/js/actions/appActions.js
index 09d2268b3a7..942fdbd3d6c 100644
--- a/js/actions/appActions.js
+++ b/js/actions/appActions.js
@@ -979,6 +979,18 @@ const appActions = {
     AppDispatcher.dispatch({
       actionType: appConstants.APP_DOWNLOAD_DEFAULT_PATH
     })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Change all undefined publishers in site settings to defined sites
+   * also change all undefined ledgerPayments to value true
+   * @param publishers {Object} publishers from the synopsis
+   */
+  enableUndefinedPublishers: function (publishers) {
+    AppDispatcher.dispatch({
+      actionType: appConstants.APP_ENABLE_UNDEFINED_PUBLISHERS,
+      publishers
+    })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/js/constants/appConstants.js b/js/constants/appConstants.js
index 2e3785d1203..262874397d6 100644
--- a/js/constants/appConstants.js
+++ b/js/constants/appConstants.js
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ const appConstants = {
   APP_TAB_MESSAGE_BOX_DISMISSED: _,
   APP_TAB_MESSAGE_BOX_UPDATED: _,
   APP_NAVIGATOR_HANDLER_REGISTERED: _,
-  APP_NAVIGATOR_HANDLER_UNREGISTERED: _
+  APP_NAVIGATOR_HANDLER_UNREGISTERED: _,
+  APP_ENABLE_UNDEFINED_PUBLISHERS: _
 }
 
 module.exports = mapValuesByKeys(appConstants)
diff --git a/js/stores/appStore.js b/js/stores/appStore.js
index 4a51697c477..00a60d81322 100644
--- a/js/stores/appStore.js
+++ b/js/stores/appStore.js
@@ -896,6 +896,21 @@ const handleAppAction = (action) => {
     case appConstants.APP_HIDE_DOWNLOAD_DELETE_CONFIRMATION:
       appState = appState.set('deleteConfirmationVisible', false)
       break
+    case appConstants.APP_ENABLE_UNDEFINED_PUBLISHERS:
+      const sitesObject = appState.get('siteSettings')
+      Object.keys(action.publishers).map((item) => {
+        const pattern = `https?://${item}`
+        const siteSetting = sitesObject.get(pattern)
+        const result = (siteSetting) && (siteSetting.get('ledgerPayments'))
+
+        if (result === undefined) {
+          let newSiteSettings = siteSettings.mergeSiteSetting(appState.get('siteSettings'), pattern, 'ledgerPayments', true)
+          const syncObject = siteUtil.setObjectId(newSiteSettings.get(pattern))
+          newSiteSettings = newSiteSettings.set(pattern, syncObject)
+          appState = appState.set('siteSettings', newSiteSettings)
+        }
+      })
+      break
     default:
   }
 
diff --git a/test/components/ledgerPanelTest.js b/test/components/ledgerPanelTest.js
index a976cf41cf8..cf8d98b1005 100644
--- a/test/components/ledgerPanelTest.js
+++ b/test/components/ledgerPanelTest.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const Brave = require('../lib/brave')
 const {urlInput, advancedSettingsButton, addFundsButton, paymentsWelcomePage, paymentsTab, walletSwitch, siteSettingItem, ledgerTable} = require('../lib/selectors')
 const assert = require('assert')
+const settings = require('../../js/constants/settings')
 
 const prefsUrl = 'about:preferences'
 const ledgerAPIWaitTimeout = 20000
@@ -113,6 +114,110 @@ describe('Regular payment panel tests', function () {
         .waitForEnabled(addFundsButton)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('auto include', function () {
+    Brave.beforeAll(this)
+
+    before(function * () {
+      yield setup(this.app.client)
+      yield this.app.client
+        .changeSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES, true)
+        .tabByIndex(0)
+        .loadUrl(prefsUrl)
+        .waitForVisible(paymentsTab)
+        .click(paymentsTab)
+        .waitForVisible(paymentsWelcomePage)
+        .waitForVisible(walletSwitch)
+        .click(walletSwitch)
+        .waitForEnabled(addFundsButton)
+    })
+
+    it('site is added automatically', function * () {
+      const site1 = 'http://example.com/'
+      const site2 = 'https://www.eff.org/'
+      yield this.app.client
+        .loadUrl(site1)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site1)
+        .tabByUrl(site1)
+        .loadUrl(site2)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site2)
+        .tabByUrl(site2)
+        .loadUrl(prefsUrl)
+        .waitForVisible(paymentsTab)
+        .click(paymentsTab)
+        .waitForVisible('[data-l10n-id="publisher"]')
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://example.com'].ledgerPayments === true
+          })
+        })
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://eff.org'].ledgerPayments === true
+          })
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('site is not added automatically', function * () {
+      const site1 = 'http://example.com/'
+      const site2 = 'https://www.eff.org/'
+      yield this.app.client
+        .changeSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES, false)
+        .loadUrl(site1)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site1)
+        .tabByUrl(site1)
+        .loadUrl(site2)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site2)
+        .tabByUrl(site2)
+        .loadUrl(prefsUrl)
+        .waitForVisible(paymentsTab)
+        .click(paymentsTab)
+        .waitForVisible('[data-l10n-id="publisher"]')
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://example.com'].ledgerPayments === false
+          })
+        })
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://eff.org'].ledgerPayments === false
+          })
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('first site included, second site excluded', function * () {
+      const site1 = 'http://example.com/'
+      const site2 = 'https://www.eff.org/'
+      yield this.app.client
+        .loadUrl(site1)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site1)
+        .tabByUrl(site1)
+        .changeSetting(settings.AUTO_SUGGEST_SITES, false)
+        .loadUrl(site2)
+        .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+        .waitForSiteEntry(site2)
+        .tabByUrl(site2)
+        .loadUrl(prefsUrl)
+        .waitForVisible(paymentsTab)
+        .click(paymentsTab)
+        .waitForVisible('[data-l10n-id="publisher"]')
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://example.com'].ledgerPayments === true
+          })
+        })
+        .waitUntil(function () {
+          return this.getAppState().then((val) => {
+            return val.value.siteSettings['https?://eff.org'].ledgerPayments === false
+          })
+        })
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 describe('synopsis', function () {