diff --git a/contrib/auto_explain/auto_explain.c b/contrib/auto_explain/auto_explain.c
index 6ceae1c69ce..9114ced45a7 100644
--- a/contrib/auto_explain/auto_explain.c
+++ b/contrib/auto_explain/auto_explain.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static int	auto_explain_log_parameter_max_length = -1; /* bytes or -1 */
 static bool auto_explain_log_analyze = false;
 static bool auto_explain_log_verbose = false;
 static bool auto_explain_log_buffers = false;
+static bool auto_explain_log_io = false;
 static bool auto_explain_log_wal = false;
 static bool auto_explain_log_triggers = false;
 static bool auto_explain_log_timing = true;
@@ -203,6 +204,17 @@ _PG_init(void)
 							 NULL,
 							 NULL);
 
+	DefineCustomBoolVariable("auto_explain.log_io",
+							 "Log I/O statistics.",
+							 NULL,
+							 &auto_explain_log_io,
+							 false,
+							 PGC_SUSET,
+							 0,
+							 NULL,
+							 NULL,
+							 NULL);
+
 	DefineCustomBoolVariable("auto_explain.log_wal",
 							 "Log WAL usage.",
 							 NULL,
@@ -343,6 +355,8 @@ explain_ExecutorStart(QueryDesc *queryDesc, int eflags)
 				queryDesc->instrument_options |= INSTRUMENT_ROWS;
 			if (auto_explain_log_buffers)
 				queryDesc->instrument_options |= INSTRUMENT_BUFFERS;
+			if (auto_explain_log_io)
+				queryDesc->instrument_options |= INSTRUMENT_IO;
 			if (auto_explain_log_wal)
 				queryDesc->instrument_options |= INSTRUMENT_WAL;
 		}
@@ -440,6 +454,7 @@ explain_ExecutorEnd(QueryDesc *queryDesc)
 			es->analyze = (queryDesc->instrument_options && auto_explain_log_analyze);
 			es->verbose = auto_explain_log_verbose;
 			es->buffers = (es->analyze && auto_explain_log_buffers);
+			es->io = (es->analyze && auto_explain_log_io);
 			es->wal = (es->analyze && auto_explain_log_wal);
 			es->timing = (es->analyze && auto_explain_log_timing);
 			es->summary = es->analyze;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/auto-explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/auto-explain.sgml
index ee85a67eb2e..06a8fcc6c5b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/auto-explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/auto-explain.sgml
@@ -128,6 +128,26 @@ LOAD 'auto_explain';
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
+   <varlistentry id="auto-explain-configuration-parameters-log-io">
+    <term>
+     <varname>auto_explain.log_io</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)
+     <indexterm>
+      <primary><varname>auto_explain.log_io</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
+     </indexterm>
+    </term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      <varname>auto_explain.log_io</varname> controls whether I/O usage
+      statistics are printed when an execution plan is logged; it's
+      equivalent to the <literal>IO</literal> option of <command>EXPLAIN</command>.
+      This parameter has no effect
+      unless <varname>auto_explain.log_analyze</varname> is enabled.
+      This parameter is off by default.
+      Only superusers can change this setting.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
    <varlistentry id="auto-explain-configuration-parameters-log-wal">
     <term>
      <varname>auto_explain.log_wal</varname> (<type>boolean</type>)