diff --git a/availabili.tf/src/assets/main.css b/availabili.tf/src/assets/main.css
index 9c34cd5..4d72884 100644
--- a/availabili.tf/src/assets/main.css
+++ b/availabili.tf/src/assets/main.css
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ input, textarea {
     sans-serif;
 }
 
+input[type="checkbox"] {
+  width: unset;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
 textarea {
   resize: vertical;
 }
diff --git a/availabili.tf/src/client/models/CreateEventJson.ts b/availabili.tf/src/client/models/CreateEventJson.ts
index e770eed..3fd76a9 100644
--- a/availabili.tf/src/client/models/CreateEventJson.ts
+++ b/availabili.tf/src/client/models/CreateEventJson.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import type { PlayerRoleSchema } from './PlayerRoleSchema';
 export type CreateEventJson = {
     description: (string | null);
+    includePlayersWithoutRoles?: boolean;
     name: string;
     playerRoles: Array<PlayerRoleSchema>;
     startTime: string;
diff --git a/availabili.tf/src/components/EventSchedulerForm.vue b/availabili.tf/src/components/EventSchedulerForm.vue
index a89c37e..0594a25 100644
--- a/availabili.tf/src/components/EventSchedulerForm.vue
+++ b/availabili.tf/src/components/EventSchedulerForm.vue
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ function saveRoster() {
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
-  //if (!team.value) {
-  //  teamsStore.fetchTeam(teamId.value);
-  //}
-
   if (eventId.value) {
     eventsStore.fetchEvent(eventId.value)
       .then((response) => {
@@ -89,6 +85,18 @@ onMounted(() => {
       <h3>Description (optional)</h3>
       <input v-model="rosterStore.description" />
     </div>
+    <div class="form-group margin" v-if="!eventId">
+      <div>
+        <input
+          v-model="rosterStore.includePlayersWithoutRoles"
+          type="checkbox"
+          name="includePlayersWithoutRoles"
+        />
+        <label for="includePlayersWithoutRoles">
+          Include attendance of players without assigned role
+        </label>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="form-group margin">
       <div class="action-buttons">
         <button class="accent" @click="saveRoster">Save roster</button>
diff --git a/availabili.tf/src/composables/event-form.ts b/availabili.tf/src/composables/event-form.ts
index eb862ed..57f9a35 100644
--- a/availabili.tf/src/composables/event-form.ts
+++ b/availabili.tf/src/composables/event-form.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ export function useEventForm() {
   const title = ref("");
   const description = ref<string | null>("");
   const players = ref<PlayerRoleSchema[]>([]);
+  const includePlayersWithoutRoles = ref(false);
   const eventId = computed<number | undefined>(() => Number(route.params.eventId));
 
-
   return {
     title,
     description,
     players,
+    includePlayersWithoutRoles,
     eventId,
   }
 }
diff --git a/availabili.tf/src/stores/roster.ts b/availabili.tf/src/stores/roster.ts
index d9a09a0..acf01bc 100644
--- a/availabili.tf/src/stores/roster.ts
+++ b/availabili.tf/src/stores/roster.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export const useRosterStore = defineStore("roster", () => {
 
   const startTime = ref<number>();
 
-  const { title, description } = useEventForm();
+  const { title, description, includePlayersWithoutRoles } = useEventForm();
 
   function saveRoster(teamId: number) {
     if (startTime.value == undefined) {
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export const useRosterStore = defineStore("roster", () => {
       name: title.value,
       description: description.value,
       startTime: startTime.value.toString(),
+      includePlayersWithoutRoles: includePlayersWithoutRoles.value,
       playerRoles: Object.values(selectedPlayers).map((player) => ({
         player: {
           steamId: player.steamId,
@@ -241,5 +242,6 @@ export const useRosterStore = defineStore("roster", () => {
     updateRoster,
     title,
     description,
+    includePlayersWithoutRoles,
   }
 });
diff --git a/backend-flask/events.py b/backend-flask/events.py
index 4a8f3c4..394fee0 100644
--- a/backend-flask/events.py
+++ b/backend-flask/events.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class CreateEventJson(BaseModel):
     name: str
     description: Optional[str]
     start_time: datetime
+    include_players_without_roles: bool = False
     player_roles: list[PlayerRoleSchema]
 
 class UpdateEventJson(BaseModel):
@@ -126,7 +127,10 @@ def create_event(player_team: PlayerTeam, team_id: int, json: CreateEventJson, *
         tuple_(PlayerTeam.player_id, PlayerTeamRole.role).in_(tuples)
     ).all()
 
+    player_team_ids = []
     for player_team, role_id, availability in map(lambda x: x.tuple(), results):
+        player_team_ids.append(player_team.player_id)
+
         player_event = PlayerEvent()
         player_event.player_id = player_team.player_id
         player_event.event_id = event.id
@@ -137,6 +141,30 @@ def create_event(player_team: PlayerTeam, team_id: int, json: CreateEventJson, *
 
         db.session.add(player_event)
 
+    if json.include_players_without_roles:
+        # add players without roles, but with availability
+
+        players_without_roles = db.session.query(
+            PlayerTeam, PlayerTeamAvailability.availability
+        ).join(
+            PlayerTeamAvailability,
+            (PlayerTeamAvailability.player_team_id == PlayerTeam.id) &
+            (PlayerTeamAvailability.start_time <= event.start_time) &
+                (PlayerTeamAvailability.end_time > event.start_time)
+        ).where(
+            # player_team.player_id NOT IN (ids of processed players)
+            PlayerTeam.player_id.notin_(player_team_ids),
+            PlayerTeam.team_id == team_id
+        ).all()
+
+        for player_team, availability in map(lambda x: x.tuple(), players_without_roles):
+            player_event = PlayerEvent()
+            player_event.player_id = player_team.player_id
+            player_event.event_id = event.id
+            # autoconfirm if availability = 2
+            player_event.has_confirmed = (availability == 2)
+            db.session.add(player_event)
+
     db.session.commit()
 
     event.update_discord_message()