diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.js b/packages/client/src/client.js
index 8b0e6661b..b8cdac1e3 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.js
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ export class PercyClient {
   // done more seemlessly without manually tracking build ids
   async createBuild({ resources = [], projectType, cliStartTime = null } = {}) {
     this.log.debug('Creating a new build...');
+    let source = 'user_created';
+    if (process.env.PERCY_AUTO_ENABLED_GROUP_BUILD === 'true') {
+      source = 'auto_enabled_group';
+    }
 
     let tagsArr = tagsList(this.labels);
 
@@ -159,7 +163,8 @@ export class PercyClient {
           'parallel-total-shards': this.env.parallel.total,
           partial: this.env.partial,
           tags: tagsArr,
-          'cli-start-time': cliStartTime
+          'cli-start-time': cliStartTime,
+          source: source
         },
         relationships: {
           resources: {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/client.test.js b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
index e73e2871b..d039b690e 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/client/test/client.test.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'parallel-nonce': client.env.parallel.nonce,
             'parallel-total-shards': client.env.parallel.total,
             'cli-start-time': null,
+            source: 'user_created',
             partial: client.env.partial,
             tags: []
           }
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'parallel-nonce': client.env.parallel.nonce,
             'parallel-total-shards': client.env.parallel.total,
             'cli-start-time': null,
+            source: 'user_created',
             partial: client.env.partial,
             tags: []
           }
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'parallel-nonce': client.env.parallel.nonce,
             'parallel-total-shards': client.env.parallel.total,
             'cli-start-time': null,
+            source: 'user_created',
             partial: client.env.partial,
             tags: []
           }
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'parallel-nonce': client.env.parallel.nonce,
             'parallel-total-shards': client.env.parallel.total,
             'cli-start-time': null,
+            source: 'user_created',
             partial: client.env.partial,
             tags: [{ id: null, name: 'tag1' }, { id: null, name: 'tag2' }]
           }
@@ -329,6 +333,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
     });
 
     it('creates a new build with cliStartTime', async () => {
+      process.env.PERCY_AUTO_ENABLED_GROUP_BUILD = 'true';
       client = new PercyClient({
         token: 'PERCY_TOKEN',
         labels: 'tag1,tag2'
@@ -361,6 +366,7 @@ describe('PercyClient', () => {
             'parallel-nonce': client.env.parallel.nonce,
             'parallel-total-shards': client.env.parallel.total,
             'cli-start-time': cliStartTime,
+            source: 'auto_enabled_group',
             partial: client.env.partial,
             tags: [{ id: null, name: 'tag1' }, { id: null, name: 'tag2' }]
           }