diff --git a/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.cpp b/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.cpp
index 14985bbf6c..68b40f1368 100644
--- a/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.cpp
+++ b/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ebc_param_container::ebc_param_container(agent* new_agent, bool pEBC_settings[],
     pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ALLOW_LOCAL_NEGATIONS] = true;
     pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ALLOW_OPAQUE] = true;
     pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ADD_LTM_LINKS] = false;
+    pEBC_settings[SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS] = true;
 
     pMaxChunks = 50;
     pMaxDupes = 3;
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ ebc_param_container::ebc_param_container(agent* new_agent, bool pEBC_settings[],
     add(interrupt_on_warning);
     interrupt_on_watched = new soar_module::boolean_param("explain-interrupt", setting_on(SETTING_EBC_INTERRUPT_WATCHED), new soar_module::f_predicate<boolean>());
     add(interrupt_on_watched);
+    automatically_create_singletons = new soar_module::boolean_param("automatically-create-singletons", setting_on(SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS), new soar_module::f_predicate<boolean>());
+    add(automatically_create_singletons);
 
     // mechanisms
     mechanism_add_OSK = new soar_module::boolean_param("add-osk", setting_on(SETTING_EBC_ADD_OSK), new soar_module::f_predicate<boolean>());
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ void ebc_param_container::update_ebc_settings(agent* thisAgent, soar_module::boo
     {
         thisAgent->explanationBasedChunker->ebc_settings[SETTING_EBC_INTERRUPT_WATCHED] = pChangedParam->get_value();
     }
+    else if (pChangedParam == automatically_create_singletons)
+    {
+        thisAgent->explanationBasedChunker->ebc_settings[SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS] = pChangedParam->get_value();
+    }
     else if (pChangedParam == mechanism_add_OSK)
     {
         thisAgent->explanationBasedChunker->ebc_settings[SETTING_EBC_ADD_OSK] = pChangedParam->get_value();
@@ -243,6 +250,7 @@ void ebc_param_container::update_params(bool pEBC_settings[])
     mechanism_add_OSK->set_value(pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ADD_OSK] ? on : off);
     mechanism_add_ltm_links->set_value(pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ADD_LTM_LINKS] ? on : off);
     allow_missing_negative_reasoning->set_value(pEBC_settings[SETTING_EBC_ALLOW_LOCAL_NEGATIONS] ? on : off);
+    automatically_create_singletons->set_value(pEBC_settings[SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS] ? on : off);
 }
 void Explanation_Based_Chunker::print_chunking_summary()
 {
@@ -337,6 +345,7 @@ void Explanation_Based_Chunker::print_chunking_settings()
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "singleton %-%-%s\n", "Print all WME singletons");
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "%s   %-%s\n", concatJustified("singleton", "<type> <attribute> <type>", 50).c_str(), "Add a WME singleton pattern");
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "%s   %-%s\n", concatJustified("singleton -r", "<type> <attribute> <type>", 50).c_str(), "Remove a WME singleton pattern");
+    outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "automatically-create-singletons  %-%s%-%s\n", capitalizeOnOff(ebc_params->automatically_create_singletons->get_value()), "Attempt creating singletons for every string attribute");
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "----------------- EBC Mechanisms ------------------\n");
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "add-ltm-links              %-%s%-%s\n", capitalizeOnOff(ebc_params->mechanism_add_ltm_links->get_value()), "Recreate LTM links in original results");
     outputManager->printa_sf(thisAgent, "add-osk                    %-%s%-%s\n", capitalizeOnOff(ebc_params->mechanism_add_OSK->get_value()), "Incorporate operator selection knowledge");
diff --git a/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.h b/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.h
index 85f4e293e9..5881ba9a1e 100644
--- a/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.h
+++ b/Core/SoarKernel/src/explanation_based_chunking/ebc_settings.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class ebc_param_container: public soar_module::param_container
         soar_module::boolean_param* interrupt_on_chunk;
         soar_module::boolean_param* interrupt_on_warning;
         soar_module::boolean_param* interrupt_on_watched;
+        soar_module::boolean_param* automatically_create_singletons;
 
         /* Mechanisms */
         soar_module::boolean_param* mechanism_add_OSK;
diff --git a/Core/SoarKernel/src/shared/enums.h b/Core/SoarKernel/src/shared/enums.h
index b3f89bdd02..2befe7289a 100644
--- a/Core/SoarKernel/src/shared/enums.h
+++ b/Core/SoarKernel/src/shared/enums.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ enum ChunkingSettings {
     SETTING_EBC_ALLOW_LOCAL_NEGATIONS,
     SETTING_EBC_ALLOW_OPAQUE,
     SETTING_EBC_ADD_LTM_LINKS,
+    SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS,
     num_ebc_settings
  };
 
diff --git a/Core/SoarKernel/src/soar_representation/working_memory.cpp b/Core/SoarKernel/src/soar_representation/working_memory.cpp
index 625b2bddee..bbd0e59a49 100644
--- a/Core/SoarKernel/src/soar_representation/working_memory.cpp
+++ b/Core/SoarKernel/src/soar_representation/working_memory.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ void do_buffered_wm_changes(agent* thisAgent)
             }
         }
         #endif
+        if (thisAgent->explanationBasedChunker->ebc_settings[SETTING_AUTOMATICALLY_CREATE_SINGLETONS] && (w->attr->is_string() && !w->attr->sc->singleton.possible))
+        {
+            thisAgent->explanationBasedChunker->add_new_singleton(ebc_any, w->attr, ebc_any);
+        }
         add_wme_to_rete(thisAgent, static_cast<wme_struct*>(c->first));
     }
     for (c = thisAgent->wmes_to_remove; c != NIL; c = c->rest)