diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/AutomationObject.cs b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/AutomationObject.cs
index 5fc0a872e33f1..6d91ab6c6b288 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/AutomationObject.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/AutomationObject.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public int AutoComment
             set { SetBooleanOption(FeatureOnOffOptions.AutoXmlDocCommentGeneration, value); }
         }
 
+        public int AutoInsertAsteriskForNewLinesOfBlockComments
+        {
+            get { return GetBooleanOption(FeatureOnOffOptions.AutoInsertBlockCommentStartString); }
+            set { SetBooleanOption(FeatureOnOffOptions.AutoInsertBlockCommentStartString, value); }
+        }
+
         public int BringUpOnIdentifier
         {
             get { return GetBooleanOption(CompletionOptions.TriggerOnTypingLetters); }
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/CSharpSettingsManagerOptionSerializer.cs b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/CSharpSettingsManagerOptionSerializer.cs
index 0e6767bb0a196..034970050dd5e 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/CSharpSettingsManagerOptionSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/CSharpSettingsManagerOptionSerializer.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ private bool SupportsOnOffOption(IOption option)
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.KeywordHighlighting ||
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.FormatOnPaste ||
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.AutoXmlDocCommentGeneration ||
+                   option == FeatureOnOffOptions.AutoInsertBlockCommentStartString ||
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.RefactoringVerification ||
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.RenameTracking ||
                    option == FeatureOnOffOptions.RenameTrackingPreview;