diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index b1fcb2c..86b36a9 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface SavedConfig {
   apiKey?: string;
   repo?: string;
   repository?: string;
+  autoRefreshInterval?: number;
 }
 
 export const LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH = path.join(process.cwd(), 'fjtui.json');
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export const GLOBAL_CONFIG_PATH = path.join(os.homedir(), '.config', 'fjtui', 'f
  * Loads configuration from either local or global fjtui.json.
  * Local configuration overrides global configuration.
  */
-export function loadSavedConfig(): { url: string; userid: string; token: string; repo: string } {
+export function loadSavedConfig(): { url: string; userid: string; token: string; repo: string; autoRefreshInterval: number } {
   let localConfig: SavedConfig = {};
   let globalConfig: SavedConfig = {};
 
@@ -48,13 +49,14 @@ export function loadSavedConfig(): { url: string; userid: string; token: string;
     userid: merged.userid || '',
     token: merged.token || merged.apiKey || '',
     repo: merged.repo || merged.repository || '',
+    autoRefreshInterval: merged.autoRefreshInterval || 0,
   };
 }
 
 /**
  * Saves settings to the global configuration file.
  */
-export function saveGlobalConfig(config: { url: string; userid: string; token: string | null; repo: string }) {
+export function saveGlobalConfig(config: { url: string; userid: string; token: string | null; repo: string; autoRefreshInterval?: number }) {
   try {
     const dir = path.dirname(GLOBAL_CONFIG_PATH);
     if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ export function saveGlobalConfig(config: { url: string; userid: string; token: s
       url: config.url,
       userid: config.userid,
       token: config.token || '',
-      repo: config.repo
+      repo: config.repo,
+      autoRefreshInterval: config.autoRefreshInterval || 0
     }, null, 2);
     fs.writeFileSync(GLOBAL_CONFIG_PATH, data, 'utf-8');
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index eb00ec0..eb4fd12 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ async function bootstrap() {
     previousScreen: 'list',
     focusedPane: 'list',
     selectedSettingIndex: 0,
+    autoRefreshInterval: savedConfig.autoRefreshInterval || 0,
     config: {
       url: '',
       token: null,
       userid: '',
       owner: '',
       repo: '',
+      autoRefreshInterval: savedConfig.autoRefreshInterval || 0,
     },
     issues: [],
     currentPage: 1,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
             userid: config.userid,
             token: config.token,
             repo: repo,
+            autoRefreshInterval: state.autoRefreshInterval,
           });
           console.log(chalk.green('Settings saved successfully to global config file!'));
         }
diff --git a/src/tui.ts b/src/tui.ts
index 46e8ae2..d028563 100644
--- a/src/tui.ts
+++ b/src/tui.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,42 @@ export class TuiEngine {
   private launchFrameIndex = 0;
   private launchInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
   private maxLaunchFrames = 60;
+  private autoRefreshTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+  private restartAutoRefresh() {
+    if (this.autoRefreshTimer) {
+      clearInterval(this.autoRefreshTimer);
+      this.autoRefreshTimer = null;
+    }
+    
+    if (this.state.autoRefreshInterval && this.state.autoRefreshInterval > 0) {
+      this.autoRefreshTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        // We need a way to check if input is active, but isTextInputActive isn't accessible here if we didn't add it.
+        // Wait, isTextInputActive is a method of TuiEngine, or I reverted it?
+        // Ah! I reverted isTextInputActive earlier!
+        const isTextInputActive = 
+          this.state.screen === 'setup' ||
+          (this.state.screen === 'repo-picker' && this.state.repoPickerActiveSearch) ||
+          (this.state.screen === 'list' && this.activeSearchInput) ||
+          this.state.screen === 'create-issue' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'add-comment' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'edit-issue' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'add-time' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'set-assignees' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'create-label' ||
+          this.state.screen === 'edit-label';
+
+        if (isTextInputActive) return;
+        
+        // Background refresh
+        if (this.state.screen === 'list') {
+          this.loadIssues();
+        } else if (this.state.screen === 'details' && this.state.selectedIssue) {
+          this.reloadSingleIssue();
+        }
+      }, this.state.autoRefreshInterval * 1000);
+    }
+  }
 
   constructor(initialState: AppState) {
     this.state = initialState;
@@ -232,6 +268,7 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       this.launchDestScreen = 'setup';
     }
 
+    this.restartAutoRefresh();
     this.state.screen = 'launch';
     this.startLaunchAnimation();
   }
@@ -249,6 +286,10 @@ export class TuiEngine {
       clearInterval(this.launchInterval);
       this.launchInterval = null;
     }
+    if (this.autoRefreshTimer) {
+      clearInterval(this.autoRefreshTimer);
+      this.autoRefreshTimer = null;
+    }
     // Exit alternate screen buffer and show standard cursor
     process.stdout.write('\x1B[?1049l\x1B[?25h');
     if (process.stdin.isTTY) {
@@ -676,12 +717,12 @@ export class TuiEngine {
 
     if (this.state.focusedPane === 'settings') {
       if (key && key.name === 'left') {
-        this.state.selectedSettingIndex = (this.state.selectedSettingIndex - 1 + 4) % 4;
+        this.state.selectedSettingIndex = (this.state.selectedSettingIndex - 1 + 5) % 5;
         this.render();
         return;
       }
       if (key && key.name === 'right') {
-        this.state.selectedSettingIndex = (this.state.selectedSettingIndex + 1) % 4;
+        this.state.selectedSettingIndex = (this.state.selectedSettingIndex + 1) % 5;
         this.render();
         return;
       }
@@ -727,6 +768,17 @@ export class TuiEngine {
           this.state.currentPage = 1;
           this.state.selectedIssueIndex = 0;
           this.loadIssues();
+        } else if (selIdx === 4) {
+          // Auto-Refresh
+          const intervals = [0, 15, 30, 60, 300];
+          const currentIdx = intervals.indexOf(this.state.autoRefreshInterval || 0);
+          this.state.autoRefreshInterval = intervals[(currentIdx + 1) % intervals.length];
+          this.state.config.autoRefreshInterval = this.state.autoRefreshInterval;
+          // Restart timer
+          this.restartAutoRefresh();
+          // Save to config globally
+          saveGlobalConfig(this.state.config);
+          this.render();
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -1385,8 +1437,18 @@ export class TuiEngine {
     const seg2 = buildSegment(2, 'Type', typePlain, typeLabel);
     const seg3 = buildSegment(3, 'Sort', sortPlain, sortLabel);
 
+    let refreshStr = 'Off';
+    if (this.state.autoRefreshInterval) {
+      if (this.state.autoRefreshInterval >= 60) {
+        refreshStr = `${this.state.autoRefreshInterval / 60}m`;
+      } else {
+        refreshStr = `${this.state.autoRefreshInterval}s`;
+      }
+    }
+    const seg4 = buildSegment(4, 'Refresh', refreshStr, chalk.bold(refreshStr));
+
     const separator = chalk.bold.hex('#4A90E2')(' ─ ');
-    const filtersText = ` ${seg0}${separator}${seg1}${separator}${seg2}${separator}${seg3}`;
+    const filtersText = ` ${seg0}${separator}${seg1}${separator}${seg2}${separator}${seg3}${separator}${seg4}`;
 
     const filtersPlainLen = stripAnsi(filtersText).length;
     const padding = Math.max(0, cols - 2 - filtersPlainLen);
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 0331fbd..3f31a70 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface Config {
   userid: string;
   owner: string;
   repo: string;
+  autoRefreshInterval?: number;
 }
 
 export interface User {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export interface AppState {
   screen: ScreenType;
   previousScreen?: ScreenType;
   config: Config;
+  autoRefreshInterval: number;
   
   focusedPane: 'list' | 'settings';
   selectedSettingIndex: number;