diff --git a/roles/miniforge/defaults/main.yml b/roles/miniforge/defaults/main.yml
index 91e4818..7e4eb6c 100644
--- a/roles/miniforge/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/miniforge/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ miniforge_release: "26.3.2-2"
 miniforge_script_path: "/tmp/{{ miniforge_install_script_name }}.sh"
 miniforge_release_base_url: "https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/download/"
 miniforge_create_envs: false
+miniforge_auto_activate_base: true
diff --git a/roles/miniforge/tasks/miniforge.yml b/roles/miniforge/tasks/miniforge.yml
index 5c74a6b..c6f1a3e 100644
--- a/roles/miniforge/tasks/miniforge.yml
+++ b/roles/miniforge/tasks/miniforge.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,12 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: file
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "manifests.yml"
+
+
+- name: "Miniforge | auto-activate base environment for user: {{ user.name }}"
+  when: miniforge_auto_activate_base
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ user.name }}"
+  changed_when: false
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "{{ miniforge_mamba_bin_path }} config --set auto_activate_base true"