diff --git a/beetsplug/badfiles.py b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
index 70509ce4ff..c2e046bcac 100644
--- a/beetsplug/badfiles.py
+++ b/beetsplug/badfiles.py
@@ -170,16 +170,73 @@ def on_import_task_start(self, task, session):
         if checks_failed:
             task._badfiles_checks_failed = checks_failed
 
+    def handle_import_action(self, action, failure_type):
+        if action == "abort":
+            ui.print_(
+                f"{ui.colorize('text_warning', 'Aborting')}"
+                f" due to import_action_on_{failure_type} configuration"
+            )
+            raise importer.ImportAbortError()
+        elif action == "skip":
+            ui.print_(
+                f"{ui.colorize('text_warning', 'Skipping')}"
+                f" due to import_action_on_{failure_type} configuration"
+            )
+            return importer.Action.SKIP
+        elif action == "continue":
+            ui.print_(
+                f"{ui.colorize('text_warning', 'Continuing')}"
+                f" due to import_action_on_{failure_type} configuration"
+            )
+            return None
+        else:
+            ui.print_(
+                ui.colorize(
+                    "text_warning",
+                    f"Got invalid import_action_on_{failure_type}"
+                    f" configuration: {action}",
+                )
+            )
+            ui.print_(
+                ui.colorize(
+                    "text_warning",
+                    f"import_action_on_{failure_type} should be one of:"
+                    f" ask abort skip continue",
+                )
+            )
+            raise importer.ImportAbortError()
+
     def on_import_task_before_choice(self, task, session):
         if hasattr(task, "_badfiles_checks_failed"):
+            warning_action = self.config["import_action_on_warning"].get("ask")
+            error_action = self.config["import_action_on_error"].get("ask")
+
             ui.print_(
                 f"{ui.colorize('text_warning', 'BAD')} one or more files failed"
                 " checks:"
             )
+
+            found_warning = False
+            found_error = False
             for error in task._badfiles_checks_failed:
                 for error_line in error:
+                    if 'checker found 0 errors or warnings' in error_line.lower():
+                        continue
+
+                    if "warning" in error_line.lower():
+                        found_warning = True
+                    if "error" in error_line.lower():
+                        found_error = True
+
                     ui.print_(error_line)
 
+            # Check for and handle automatic actions.
+            # Errors always take precedence over warnings.
+            if found_error and error_action != "ask":
+                return self.handle_import_action(error_action, "error")
+            elif found_warning and warning_action != "ask":
+                return self.handle_import_action(warning_action, "warning")
+
             ui.print_()
             ui.print_("What would you like to do?")
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 711749a9f7..ff4f286e24 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ been dropped.
 New features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+- :doc:`plugins/badfiles`: Added settings for auto error and warning actions.
 - :doc:`plugins/fetchart`: Added config setting for a fallback cover art image.
 - :doc:`plugins/ftintitle`: Added argument for custom feat. words in ftintitle.
 - :doc:`plugins/ftintitle`: Added album template value ``album_artist_no_feat``.
diff --git a/docs/plugins/badfiles.rst b/docs/plugins/badfiles.rst
index 8f496cfce7..605bd46bc2 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/badfiles.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/badfiles.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ You can also add custom commands for a specific extension, like this:
 
     badfiles:
         check_on_import: yes
+        import_action_on_error: skip
+        import_action_on_warning: continue
         commands:
             ogg: myoggchecker --opt1 --opt2
             flac: flac --test --warnings-as-errors --silent
@@ -32,6 +34,11 @@ You can run the checkers when importing files by using the ``check_on_import``
 option. When on, checkers will be run against every imported file and warnings
 and errors will be presented when selecting a tagging option.
 
+`import_action_on_error` and `import_action_on_warning` can be used to take
+automatic action on warnings and errors. Both options default to `ask`. Valid
+options for both `import_action_on_(warning|error)` are `ask skip abort
+continue`.
+
 .. _flac: https://xiph.org/flac/
 
 .. _mp3val: http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/