diff --git a/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py b/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
index dcf1e1588f..fe377af37b 100644
--- a/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
+++ b/lms/views/lti/deep_linking.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+from marshmallow import Schema, validate
 from pyramid.view import view_config, view_defaults
 from webargs import fields
 
@@ -85,12 +86,32 @@ def deep_linking_launch(context, request):
     return {}
 
 
+class _AutoGradingConfig(Schema):
+    grading_type = fields.Str(
+        required=True, validate=validate.OneOf(["all_or_nothing", "scaled"])
+    )
+    activity_calculation = fields.Str(
+        required=True, validate=validate.OneOf(["cumulative", "separately"])
+    )
+
+    required_annotations = fields.Int(
+        required=False, allow_none=True, validate=validate.Range(min=0)
+    )
+    required_replies = fields.Int(
+        required=False, allow_none=True, validate=validate.Range(min=0)
+    )
+
+
 class DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema(JSONPyramidRequestSchema):
     content_item_return_url = fields.Str(required=True)
     content = fields.Dict(required=True)
     group_set = fields.Str(required=False, allow_none=True)
     title = fields.Str(required=False, allow_none=True)
 
+    auto_grading_config = fields.Nested(
+        _AutoGradingConfig, required=False, allow_none=True
+    )
+
 
 class LTI11DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema(DeepLinkingFieldsRequestSchema):
     opaque_data_lti11 = fields.Str(required=False, allow_none=True)
@@ -254,6 +275,10 @@ def _get_assignment_configuration(request) -> dict:
         if title := request.parsed_params.get("title"):
             params["title"] = title
 
+        if auto_grading_config := request.parsed_params.get("auto_grading_config"):
+            # Custom params must be str, encode these settings as JSON
+            params["auto_grading_config"] = json.dumps(auto_grading_config)
+
         if content["type"] == "url":
             params["url"] = content["url"]
         else:
diff --git a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
index eb1e1bc380..42e6b651f1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/lms/views/lti/deep_linking_test.py
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ def test_it_for_v11(
                 {"group_set": "1", "title": "title"},
                 {"group_set": "1", "title": "title"},
             ),
+            (
+                {"auto_grading_config": {"key": "value"}},
+                {"auto_grading_config": '{"key": "value"}'},
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_get_assignment_configuration(