diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 166ee57..1758fdb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "betterdiscordplugin-autoidleonafk",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "betterdiscordplugin-autoidleonafk",
-      "version": "0.3.2",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/bandagedbd__bdapi": "^0.3.4",
diff --git a/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js b/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js
index 89cd92b..8ffa30d 100644
--- a/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js
+++ b/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Plugin only works when your status is 'online' and you are not in a voice channel. 
 
 For Bugs or Feature Requests open an issue on my Github
- * @version 0.3.2
+ * @version 0.4.0
  * @author RoguedBear
  * @authorLink https://github.com/RoguedBear
  * @website https://github.com/RoguedBear/BetterDiscordPlugin-AutoIdleOnAFK
@@ -43,19 +43,18 @@ const config = {
                 link: "https://github.com/RoguedBear"
             }
         ],
-        version: "0.3.2",
+        version: "0.4.0",
         description: "Automatically updates your discord status to 'idle' when you haven't opened your discord client for more than 5 minutes.\nPlugin only works when your status is 'online' and you are not in a voice channel. \n\nFor Bugs or Feature Requests open an issue on my Github",
         github: "https://github.com/RoguedBear/BetterDiscordPlugin-AutoIdleOnAFK",
         github_raw: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RoguedBear/BetterDiscordPlugin-AutoIdleOnAFK/main/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js"
     },
     changelog: [
         {
-            type: "fixed",
-            title: "Fixed the plugin :) 🎉",
+            type: "added",
+            title: "Added a setting to optionally ignore VC state when going AFK",
             items: [
-                "Fixed the plugin after a long wait!!!",
-                "Thanks to: `@Violet-Vibes` for nudging me in the right direction, and `DevilBro's` BDFDB library for showing me the way!",
-                "so glad to have the plugin back working"
+                "Earlier if you were in a VC you couldn't go in AFK mode. Now you can toggle a setting to ignore whether you are in VC or not before going AFK.",
+                "default value: off"
             ]
         }
     ],
@@ -122,6 +121,14 @@ const config = {
                 120
             ]
         },
+        {
+            type: "switch",
+            name: "Ignore VC state when going AFK",
+            note: "Allows going to Idle mode even when you are in a VC. default: off",
+            id: "ignoreVCState",
+            value: false,
+            defaultValue: false
+        },
         {
             type: "switch",
             name: "Always Revert To Online",
@@ -378,7 +385,10 @@ module.exports = !global.ZeresPluginLibrary ? Dummy : (([Plugin, Api]) => {
          * @returns {boolean} if user is in a VC
          */
         inVoiceChannel() {
-            return getVoiceChannelId() !== null;
+            return (
+                this.settings.ignoreVCState === false &&
+                getVoiceChannelId() !== null
+            );
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js.sha256 b/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js.sha256
index 62875a9..455f3ff 100644
--- a/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js.sha256
+++ b/release/AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js.sha256
@@ -1 +1 @@
-26ae77c5aa75ae6e0335ed68ed5438c1dfe36f3417d00a0fcc1007a89e1c51bb  AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js
+0a57d7da16daff0ea439858ac7a02efb13a1e134ab5e78154f20f6f8675422ce  AutoIdleOnAFK.plugin.js