diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 61cc72d5e1..abc60c4878 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ gitalk:
   client_secret: # GitHub Application Client Secret
   admin_user: # GitHub repo owner and collaborators, only these guys can initialize gitHub issues
   distraction_free_mode: true # Facebook-like distraction free mode
+  create_issue_manually: true # Manually create issue, please refer to https://github.com/gitalk/gitalk/issues/440 for details
   # Gitalk's display language depends on user's browser or system environment
   # If you want everyone visiting your site to see a uniform language, you can set a force language value
   # Available values: en | es-ES | fr | ru | zh-CN | zh-TW
diff --git a/layout/_third-party/comments/gitalk.swig b/layout/_third-party/comments/gitalk.swig
index 634eb06d64..cb86c3593d 100644
--- a/layout/_third-party/comments/gitalk.swig
+++ b/layout/_third-party/comments/gitalk.swig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ NexT.utils.loadComments(document.querySelector('#gitalk-container'), () => {
         language: '{{ theme.gitalk.language }}',
       {%- endif %}
       distractionFreeMode: {{ theme.gitalk.distraction_free_mode }}
+      createIssueManually: {{ theme.gitalk.create_issue_manually }}
     });
     gitalk.render('gitalk-container');
   }, window.Gitalk);