diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a561252c2..63a2c7d39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
  * speedup extra networks listing
  * added `[none]` filename token.
  * removed thumbs extra networks view mode (use settings tab to change width/height/scale to get thumbs)
- * add always_discard_next_to_last_sigma option to XYZ plot 
+ * add always_discard_next_to_last_sigma option to XYZ plot
+ * automatically switch to 32-bit float VAE if the generated picture has NaNs without the need for `--no-half-vae` commandline flag.
  
 ### Extensions and API:
  * api endpoints: /sdapi/v1/server-kill, /sdapi/v1/server-restart, /sdapi/v1/server-stop
diff --git a/modules/processing.py b/modules/processing.py
index e028bf9ef..a74a53027 100644
--- a/modules/processing.py
+++ b/modules/processing.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from skimage import exposure
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 import modules.sd_hijack
-from modules import devices, prompt_parser, masking, sd_samplers, lowvram, generation_parameters_copypaste, extra_networks, sd_vae_approx, scripts, sd_samplers_common, sd_unet
+from modules import devices, prompt_parser, masking, sd_samplers, lowvram, generation_parameters_copypaste, extra_networks, sd_vae_approx, scripts, sd_samplers_common, sd_unet, errors
 from modules.sd_hijack import model_hijack
 from modules.shared import opts, cmd_opts, state
 import modules.shared as shared
@@ -538,6 +538,40 @@ def create_random_tensors(shape, seeds, subseeds=None, subseed_strength=0.0, see
     return x
 
 
+def decode_latent_batch(model, batch, target_device=None, check_for_nans=False):
+    samples = []
+
+    for i in range(batch.shape[0]):
+        sample = decode_first_stage(model, batch[i:i + 1])[0]
+
+        if check_for_nans:
+            try:
+                devices.test_for_nans(sample, "vae")
+            except devices.NansException as e:
+                if devices.dtype_vae == torch.float32 or not shared.opts.auto_vae_precision:
+                    raise e
+
+                errors.print_error_explanation(
+                    "A tensor with all NaNs was produced in VAE.\n"
+                    "Web UI will now convert VAE into 32-bit float and retry.\n"
+                    "To disable this behavior, disable the 'Automaticlly revert VAE to 32-bit floats' setting.\n"
+                    "To always start with 32-bit VAE, use --no-half-vae commandline flag."
+                )
+
+                devices.dtype_vae = torch.float32
+                model.first_stage_model.to(devices.dtype_vae)
+                batch = batch.to(devices.dtype_vae)
+
+                sample = decode_first_stage(model, batch[i:i + 1])[0]
+
+        if target_device is not None:
+            sample = sample.to(target_device)
+
+        samples.append(sample)
+
+    return samples
+
+
 def decode_first_stage(model, x):
     x = model.decode_first_stage(x.to(devices.dtype_vae))
 
@@ -758,10 +792,7 @@ def process_images_inner(p: StableDiffusionProcessing) -> Processed:
             with devices.without_autocast() if devices.unet_needs_upcast else devices.autocast():
                 samples_ddim = p.sample(conditioning=p.c, unconditional_conditioning=p.uc, seeds=p.seeds, subseeds=p.subseeds, subseed_strength=p.subseed_strength, prompts=p.prompts)
 
-            x_samples_ddim = [decode_first_stage(p.sd_model, samples_ddim[i:i+1].to(dtype=devices.dtype_vae))[0].cpu() for i in range(samples_ddim.size(0))]
-            for x in x_samples_ddim:
-                devices.test_for_nans(x, "vae")
-
+            x_samples_ddim = decode_latent_batch(p.sd_model, samples_ddim, target_device=devices.cpu, check_for_nans=True)
             x_samples_ddim = torch.stack(x_samples_ddim).float()
             x_samples_ddim = torch.clamp((x_samples_ddim + 1.0) / 2.0, min=0.0, max=1.0)
 
diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 1ce7b49e5..aa72c9c87 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ options_templates.update(options_section(('sd', "Stable Diffusion"), {
     "comma_padding_backtrack": OptionInfo(20, "Prompt word wrap length limit", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 0, "maximum": 74, "step": 1}).info("in tokens - for texts shorter than specified, if they don't fit into 75 token limit, move them to the next 75 token chunk"),
     "CLIP_stop_at_last_layers": OptionInfo(1, "Clip skip", gr.Slider, {"minimum": 1, "maximum": 12, "step": 1}).link("wiki", "https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/wiki/Features#clip-skip").info("ignore last layers of CLIP network; 1 ignores none, 2 ignores one layer"),
     "upcast_attn": OptionInfo(False, "Upcast cross attention layer to float32"),
+    "auto_vae_precision": OptionInfo(True, "Automaticlly revert VAE to 32-bit floats").info("triggers when a tensor with NaNs is produced in VAE; disabling the option in this case will result in a black square image"),
     "randn_source": OptionInfo("GPU", "Random number generator source.", gr.Radio, {"choices": ["GPU", "CPU"]}).info("changes seeds drastically; use CPU to produce the same picture across different videocard vendors"),
 }))