diff --git a/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py b/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
index eb3ee92bb..a06abfcee 100644
--- a/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
+++ b/interactions/models/internal/application_commands.py
@@ -1252,11 +1252,14 @@ def wrapper(func: SlashCommandT) -> SlashCommandT:
     return wrapper
 
 
-def auto_defer(ephemeral: bool = False, time_until_defer: float = 0.0) -> Callable[[InterCommandT], InterCommandT]:
+def auto_defer(
+    enabled: bool = True, ephemeral: bool = False, time_until_defer: float = 0.0
+) -> Callable[[InterCommandT], InterCommandT]:
     """
     A decorator to add an auto defer to a application command.
 
     Args:
+        enabled: Should the command be deferred automatically
         ephemeral: Should the command be deferred as ephemeral
         time_until_defer: How long to wait before deferring automatically
 
@@ -1265,7 +1268,7 @@ def auto_defer(ephemeral: bool = False, time_until_defer: float = 0.0) -> Callab
     def wrapper(func: InterCommandT) -> InterCommandT:
         if hasattr(func, "cmd_id"):
             raise ValueError("auto_defer decorators must be positioned under a slash_command decorator")
-        func.auto_defer = AutoDefer(enabled=True, ephemeral=ephemeral, time_until_defer=time_until_defer)
+        func.auto_defer = AutoDefer(enabled=enabled, ephemeral=ephemeral, time_until_defer=time_until_defer)
         return func
 
     return wrapper
diff --git a/interactions/models/internal/extension.py b/interactions/models/internal/extension.py
index 326484f97..1c0d19812 100644
--- a/interactions/models/internal/extension.py
+++ b/interactions/models/internal/extension.py
@@ -167,16 +167,17 @@ def drop(self) -> None:
         self.bot.dispatch(events.ExtensionUnload(self))
         self.bot.logger.debug(f"{self.name} has been drop")
 
-    def add_ext_auto_defer(self, ephemeral: bool = False, time_until_defer: float = 0.0) -> None:
+    def add_ext_auto_defer(self, enabled: bool = True, ephemeral: bool = False, time_until_defer: float = 0.0) -> None:
         """
         Add a auto defer for all commands in this extension.
 
         Args:
+            enabled: Should the command be deferred automatically
             ephemeral: Should the command be deferred as ephemeral
             time_until_defer: How long to wait before deferring automatically
 
         """
-        self.auto_defer = models.AutoDefer(enabled=True, ephemeral=ephemeral, time_until_defer=time_until_defer)
+        self.auto_defer = models.AutoDefer(enabled=enabled, ephemeral=ephemeral, time_until_defer=time_until_defer)
 
     def add_ext_check(self, coroutine: Callable[["BaseContext"], Awaitable[bool]]) -> None:
         """