diff --git a/beetsplug/mbcollection.py b/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
index 1abdfec51..95c3beef3 100644
--- a/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
+++ b/beetsplug/mbcollection.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ def submit_albums(collection_id, release_ids):
         )
 
 
-def update_collection(lib, opts, args):
+def update_album_list(album_list):
+    """Update the MusicBrainz colleciton from a list of Beets albums
+    """
     # Get the collection to modify.
     collections = mb_call(musicbrainzngs.get_collections)
     if not collections['collection-list']:
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ def update_collection(lib, opts, args):
 
     # Get a list of all the album IDs.
     album_ids = []
-    for album in lib.albums():
+    for album in album_list:
         aid = album.mb_albumid
         if aid:
             if re.match(UUID_REGEX, aid):
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@ def update_collection(lib, opts, args):
     submit_albums(collection_id, album_ids)
     print('...MusicBrainz collection updated.')
 
+
+def update_collection(lib, opts, args):
+    update_album_list(lib.albums())
+
+
 update_mb_collection_cmd = Subcommand('mbupdate',
                                       help='Update MusicBrainz collection')
 update_mb_collection_cmd.func = update_collection
@@ -88,6 +95,18 @@ class MusicBrainzCollectionPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             config['musicbrainz']['user'].get(unicode),
             config['musicbrainz']['pass'].get(unicode),
         )
+        self.config.add({'auto': False})
+        self.automatic = self.config['auto'].get(bool)
+        self.import_stages = [self.imported]
 
     def commands(self):
         return [update_mb_collection_cmd]
+
+    def imported(self, session, task):
+        """Add each added album to the musicbrainz collection
+        """
+        if not self.automatic:
+            return
+
+        if task.is_album:
+            update_album_list([task.album])
diff --git a/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst b/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
index dc59ad88c..bab73e2e8 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/mbcollection.rst
@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ Then, use the ``beet mbupdate`` command to send your albums to MusicBrainz. The
 command automatically adds all of your albums to the first collection it finds.
 If you don't have a MusicBrainz collection yet, you may need to add one to your
 profile first.
+
+Auto Update Mode
+----------------
+
+You can now add each imported album to your MusicBrainz collection, without 
+needing a separate ``beet mbupdate`` command.  To do this, first enable the 
+plugin and add your MusicBrainz account using the instructions above.  Then, 
+add a block for the ``mbcollection`` plugin to enable ``auto`` configuration::
+
+    mbcollection:
+        auto: yes
+
+During future imports, your default collection will be updated with the
+imported album.
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