diff --git a/beetsplug/gmusic.py b/beetsplug/gmusic.py
index 259d2725a..98f368cb4 100644
--- a/beetsplug/gmusic.py
+++ b/beetsplug/gmusic.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class Gmusic(BeetsPlugin):
         else:
             self.m.perform_oauth()
 
+        self.config.add({
+            u'auto': False,
+        })
+        if self.config['auto']:
+            self.import_stages = [self.autoupload]
+
     def commands(self):
         gupload = Subcommand('gmusic-upload',
                              help=u'upload your tracks to Google Play Music')
@@ -57,11 +63,22 @@ class Gmusic(BeetsPlugin):
 
     def upload(self, lib, opts, args):
         items = lib.items(ui.decargs(args))
-        files = [x.path.decode('utf-8') for x in items]
+        files = self.getpaths(items)
         ui.print_(u'Uploading your files...')
         self.m.upload(filepaths=files)
         ui.print_(u'Your files were successfully added to library')
 
+    def autoupload(self, session, task):
+        items = task.imported_items()
+        files = self.getpaths(items)
+        self._log.info(u'Uploading files to Google Play Music...', files)
+        self.m.upload(filepaths=files)
+        self._log.info(u'Your files were successfully added to your '
+                       + 'Google Play Music library')
+
+    def getpaths(self, items):
+        return [x.path for x in items]
+
     def search(self, lib, opts, args):
         password = config['gmusic']['password']
         email = config['gmusic']['email']
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d487f31f5..4a8b9daf3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ New features:
   :bug:`2944`
 * Added whitespace padding to missing tracks dialog to improve readability.
   :user:`jams2`
+* Automatically upload to Google Play Music library on track import.
+  :user:`shuaiscott`
 
 Fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/gmusic.rst b/docs/plugins/gmusic.rst
index d0ba96671..a08c0abfa 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gmusic.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/gmusic.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ Then, you can enable the ``gmusic`` plugin in your configuration (see
 Usage
 -----
 
+To automatically upload all tracks to Google Play Music, add the ``auto: yes``
+parameter to your configuration file like the example below::
+
+    gmusic:
+        auto: yes
+        email: user@example.com
+        password: seekrit
+
 To upload tracks to Google Play Music, use the ``gmusic-upload`` command::
 
     beet gmusic-upload [QUERY]