diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b09ca68b..a1b05a7e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ macro-diagnostics = ["dep:uuid-macro-internal"]
 # NOTE: When adding new features, check the `ci.yml` workflow
 # and include them where necessary (you can follow along with existing features)
 v1 = ["atomic"]
+v1_auto = ["v1", "dep:mac_address", "rng", "std"]
 v3 = ["md5"]
 v4 = ["rng"]
 v5 = ["sha1"]
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ atomic = ["dep:atomic"]
 
 borsh = ["dep:borsh", "dep:borsh-derive"]
 
+[dependencies]
+mac_address = { version = "1.1.5", optional = true }
+
+
 # Public: Used in trait impls on `Uuid`
 [dependencies.bytemuck]
 version = "1.14.0"
diff --git a/benches/v1.rs b/benches/v1.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de9ee0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benches/v1.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate test;
+
+use test::Bencher;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v1")]
+#[bench]
+fn bench_v1(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| {
+        let node_id: [u8; 6] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+        let uuid = uuid::Uuid::now_v1(&node_id);
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_auto")]
+#[bench]
+fn bench_v1_auto(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    let uuid = uuid::Uuid::now_v1_auto();
+    b.iter(|| {
+        let uuid = uuid::Uuid::now_v1_auto();
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4c3c9b99..a5c6105e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ pub use timestamp::context::Context;
 // Soft-deprecated (Rust doesn't support deprecating re-exports)
 // Use `Context` from the crate root instead
 pub mod v1;
+#[cfg(feature="v1_auto")]
+mod node_id;
 #[cfg(feature = "v3")]
 mod v3;
 #[cfg(feature = "v4")]
diff --git a/src/node_id.rs b/src/node_id.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50450625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_id.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+static NODE_ID: OnceLock<[u8; 6]> = OnceLock::new();
+
+pub(crate) fn get_or_make_node_id() -> &'static [u8; 6] {
+    NODE_ID.get_or_init(|| match mac_address::get_mac_address() {
+        Ok(Some(mac)) => mac.bytes(),
+        _ => make_random_node_id(),
+    })
+}
+
+fn make_random_node_id() -> [u8; 6] {
+    let mut rand_bytes = [0u8; 6];
+
+    crate::rng::fill_random_bytes(&mut rand_bytes);
+
+    // set multicast bit
+    rand_bytes[0] = rand_bytes[0] | 0x01;
+    rand_bytes
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_multicast_bit_set() {
+        // non deterministic test
+        let node1 = super::make_random_node_id();
+        assert_eq!(node1[0] & 0x01, 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/rng.rs b/src/rng.rs
index dcfbb8d6..031e5dea 100644
--- a/src/rng.rs
+++ b/src/rng.rs
@@ -37,3 +37,20 @@ pub(crate) fn u16() -> u16 {
         rand::random()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_auto")]
+pub(crate) fn fill_random_bytes(buf: &mut [u8]) {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "fast-rng"))]
+    {
+        getrandom::getrandom(buf).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            // NB: getrandom::Error has no source; this is adequate display
+            panic!("could not retrieve random bytes for node id: {}", err)
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "fast-rng")]
+    {
+        use rand::RngCore;
+        rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(buf);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/v1.rs b/src/v1.rs
index 41febab4..1bf0e494 100644
--- a/src/v1.rs
+++ b/src/v1.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ impl Uuid {
         Self::new_v1(ts, node_id)
     }
 
+    /// Create a new version 1 UUID using the current system time and node ID.
+    ///
+    /// This method fully automates constructing a version 1 UUID, with no additional arguments required.
+    /// Use it to get a v1 UUID based on RFC 4122 semantics.
+    ///
+    /// To specify `node_id` manually, use [`Uuid::now_v1`] instead.
+    ///
+    /// Note that usage of this method requires the `v1_auto` feature of this crate
+    /// to be enabled.
+    #[cfg(feature = "v1_auto")]
+    pub fn now_v1_auto() -> Self {
+        let ts = Timestamp::now(crate::timestamp::context::shared_context());
+        let node_id = super::node_id::get_or_make_node_id();
+        Self::new_v1(ts, node_id)
+    }
+
     /// Create a new version 1 UUID using the given timestamp and node ID.
     ///
     /// Also see [`Uuid::now_v1`] for a convenient way to generate version 1
@@ -197,4 +213,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(uuid3.get_timestamp().unwrap().to_rfc4122().1, 1);
         assert_eq!(uuid4.get_timestamp().unwrap().to_rfc4122().1, 2);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "v1_auto")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_v1_auto() {
+        use crate::node_id::get_or_make_node_id;
+
+        let node1 = get_or_make_node_id();
+        let node2 = get_or_make_node_id();
+        let node3 = get_or_make_node_id();
+        assert_eq!(node1, node2);
+        assert_eq!(node2, node3);
+        println!("{:x?}", &node1);
+    }
 }