diff --git a/include/class.organization.php b/include/class.organization.php
index a68060d0f6721e2770e65f2975794bce798ae68b..9e11b212f6037623d1d17fbb12ab40771330624b 100644
--- a/include/class.organization.php
+++ b/include/class.organization.php
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class OrganizationModel extends VerySimpleModel {
         return $this->check(self::COLLAB_ALL_MEMBERS);
     }
 
+    function autoAssignAccountManager() {
+        return $this->check(self::ASSIGN_AGENT_MANAGER);
+    }
+
     function getUpdateDate() {
         return $this->updated;
     }
diff --git a/include/class.ticket.php b/include/class.ticket.php
index f0d4c770f251741bd386c28512599da2ed6aaa2b..bc4bd9745b5a5772d6163d7cf084d9b0df174dc3 100644
--- a/include/class.ticket.php
+++ b/include/class.ticket.php
@@ -2411,15 +2411,6 @@ class Ticket {
             $source = 'Email';
         }
 
-        // Auto assignment to organization account manager
-        if (($org = $user->getOrganization())
-                && ($code = $org->getAccountManagerId())) {
-            if (!isset($vars['staffId']) && $code[0] == 's')
-                $vars['staffId'] = substr($code, 1);
-            elseif (!isset($vars['teamId']) && $code[0] == 't')
-                $vars['teamId'] = substr($code, 1);
-        }
-
         if (!isset($topic)) {
             // This may return NULL, no big deal
             $topic = $cfg->getDefaultTopic();
@@ -2448,6 +2439,16 @@ class Ticket {
                 $vars['slaId'] = $topic->getSLAId();
         }
 
+        // Auto assignment to organization account manager
+        if (($org = $user->getOrganization())
+                && $org->autoAssignAccountManager()
+                && ($code = $org->getAccountManagerId())) {
+            if (!isset($vars['staffId']) && $code[0] == 's')
+                $vars['staffId'] = substr($code, 1);
+            elseif (!isset($vars['teamId']) && $code[0] == 't')
+                $vars['teamId'] = substr($code, 1);
+        }
+
         // Last minute checks
         $priority = $form->getAnswer('priority');
         if (!$priority || !$priority->getIdValue())