diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 171ed5f..a76ff1f 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-is": "^18.2.0",
     "react-native": "0.71.6",
+    "react-native-mmkv-storage": "^0.9.1",
     "react-native-svg": "^13.8.0",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.9"
   },
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 356ea21..338d0de 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
         onBackdropPress="continue"
         motion="bounce"
         onStop={onStopTour}
+        autoStart="always"
       >
         {({ start }) => (
           <>
diff --git a/package/package.json b/package/package.json
index e571394..c4d90da 100644
--- a/package/package.json
+++ b/package/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fast-equals": "^5.0.1",
+    "object-hash": "^3.0.0",
+    "react-native-mmkv-storage": "^0.9.1",
     "react-native-responsive-dimensions": "^3.1.1",
     "styled-components": "^5.3.9"
   },
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react-native": "^11.5.4",
     "@types/jest": "^29.4.1",
     "@types/node": "^18.15.3",
+    "@types/object-hash": "^3.0.2",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/sinon": "^10.0.13",
     "@types/styled-components": "^5.1.26",
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8.0",
     "react-native": ">=0.50.0",
+    "react-native-mmkv-storage": ">=0.9.1",
     "react-native-svg": ">=12.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
diff --git a/package/src/helpers/storage.ts b/package/src/helpers/storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0328de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/src/helpers/storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { MMKVLoader } from "react-native-mmkv-storage";
+
+const storage = new MMKVLoader().initialize();
+
+export default storage;
diff --git a/package/src/index.ts b/package/src/index.ts
index 04062fc..6e9a277 100644
--- a/package/src/index.ts
+++ b/package/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export {
   SpotlightTour,
   TourStep,
   useSpotlightTour,
+  AutoStartOptions,
 } from "./lib/SpotlightTour.context";
 export {
   SpotlightTourProvider,
diff --git a/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.context.ts b/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.context.ts
index d036476..beff8e6 100644
--- a/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.context.ts
+++ b/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.context.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export enum Position {
  */
 export type Motion = "bounce" | "slide" | "fade";
 
+/**
+ * Possible tour autostart options
+ */
+export type AutoStartOptions = "never" | "always" | "once";
+
 export interface RenderProps {
   /**
    * The index of the current step the tour is on.
diff --git a/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.provider.tsx b/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.provider.tsx
index 2a82b30..db7a49b 100644
--- a/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.provider.tsx
+++ b/package/src/lib/SpotlightTour.provider.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import React, { forwardRef, useCallback, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import hash from "object-hash";
+import React, { forwardRef, useCallback, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { ColorValue, LayoutRectangle } from "react-native";
+import { useMMKVStorage } from "react-native-mmkv-storage";
 
 import { ChildFn, isChildFunction } from "../helpers/common";
+import storage from "../helpers/storage";
 
 import {
+  AutoStartOptions,
   BackdropPressBehavior,
   Motion,
   OSConfig,
@@ -18,6 +22,12 @@ import {
 import { TourOverlay, TourOverlayRef } from "./components/tour-overlay/TourOverlay.component";
 
 export interface SpotlightTourProviderProps {
+  /**
+   * Sets the default behaviour when the tour starts.
+   *
+   * @default never
+   */
+  autoStart?: AutoStartOptions; // never - always - once
   /**
    * The children to render in the provider. It accepts either a React
    * component, or a function that returns a React component. When the child is
@@ -54,6 +64,12 @@ export interface SpotlightTourProviderProps {
    */
   onBackdropPress?: BackdropPressBehavior;
   /**
+   * Handler which gets executed when {@link SpotlightTour.start|start} is
+   * invoked. It receives the {@link SpotlightTour.current|current} step index
+   * so you can access the current step where the tour starts.
+   */
+  onStart?: () => void;
+  /*
    * Handler which gets executed when {@link SpotlightTour.stop|stop} is
    * invoked. It receives the {@link StopParams} so
    * you can access the `current` step index where the tour stopped
@@ -92,6 +108,7 @@ export interface SpotlightTourProviderProps {
  */
 export const SpotlightTourProvider = forwardRef<SpotlightTour, SpotlightTourProviderProps>((props, ref) => {
   const {
+    autoStart = "never",
     children,
     motion = "bounce",
     nativeDriver = true,
@@ -101,10 +118,12 @@ export const SpotlightTourProvider = forwardRef<SpotlightTour, SpotlightTourProv
     overlayOpacity = 0.45,
     spotPadding = 16,
     steps,
+    onStart,
   } = props;
 
   const [current, setCurrent] = useState<number>();
   const [spot, setSpot] = useState(ZERO_SPOT);
+  const [tourId, setTourId] = useMMKVStorage("tourId", storage, "");
 
   const overlay = useRef<TourOverlayRef>({
     hideTooltip: () => Promise.resolve({ finished: false }),
@@ -118,7 +137,7 @@ export const SpotlightTourProvider = forwardRef<SpotlightTour, SpotlightTourProv
         overlay.current.hideTooltip(),
         Promise.resolve().then(step.before),
       ])
-      .then(() => setCurrent(index));
+        .then(() => setCurrent(index));
     }
   }, [steps]);
 
@@ -128,7 +147,24 @@ export const SpotlightTourProvider = forwardRef<SpotlightTour, SpotlightTourProv
 
   const start = useCallback((): void => {
     renderStep(0);
-  }, [renderStep]);
+    onStart?.();
+  }, [renderStep, onStart]);
+
+  const startOnce = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!tourId) {
+      setTourId(hash(steps));
+      renderStep(0);
+      onStart?.();
+    }
+  }, [renderStep, onStart, steps]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (autoStart === "always") {
+      start();
+    } else if (autoStart === "once") {
+      startOnce();
+    }
+  }, [renderStep, autoStart]);
 
   const stop = useCallback((): void => {
     setCurrent(prev => {
diff --git a/package/test/helpers/TestTour.tsx b/package/test/helpers/TestTour.tsx
index 84f92d4..19a6863 100644
--- a/package/test/helpers/TestTour.tsx
+++ b/package/test/helpers/TestTour.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { Button, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 
-import { Align, AttachStep, Position, SpotlightTourProvider, TourStep, useSpotlightTour } from "../../src";
+import {
+  Align,
+  AttachStep,
+  Position,
+  SpotlightTourProvider,
+  TourStep,
+  useSpotlightTour,
+  AutoStartOptions,
+} from "../../src";
 
 interface TestScreenProps {
+  autoStart?: AutoStartOptions;
   steps?: TourStep[];
 }
 
@@ -54,9 +63,9 @@ const defaultSteps = [
   { ...BASE_STEP, position: Position.TOP },
 ];
 
-export const TestScreen: React.FC<TestScreenProps> = ({ steps }) => {
+export const TestScreen: React.FC<TestScreenProps> = ({ steps, autoStart }) => {
   return (
-    <SpotlightTourProvider steps={steps ?? defaultSteps}>
+    <SpotlightTourProvider steps={steps ?? defaultSteps} autoStart={autoStart ?? "never"}>
       <TestComponent />
     </SpotlightTourProvider>
   );
diff --git a/package/test/integration/index.test.tsx b/package/test/integration/index.test.tsx
index 4da4051..3f90f4c 100644
--- a/package/test/integration/index.test.tsx
+++ b/package/test/integration/index.test.tsx
@@ -285,4 +285,38 @@ describe("[Integration] index.test.tsx", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("autoStart property", () => {
+    describe("when the autoStart property is set to never", () => {
+      it("the overlay is not shown", async () => {
+        const { getByText, queryByTestId } = render(<TestScreen autoStart="never" />);
+        await waitFor(() => expect(getByText("Start")).toBePresent());
+        expect(queryByTestId("Overlay View")).toBeNull();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when the autoStart property is set to always", () => {
+      it("shows the overlay view", async () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<TestScreen autoStart="always" />);
+        await waitFor(() => expect(getByTestId("Overlay View")).toBePresent());
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when the autoStart property is set to once", () => {
+      describe("when the device is not registered", () => {
+        it("shows the overlay view", async() => {
+            const { getByTestId } = render(<TestScreen autoStart="once" />);
+            await waitFor(() => expect(getByTestId("Overlay View")).toBePresent());
+        });
+      });
+      describe("when the device is already registered", () => {
+        it("the overlay is not shown", async () => {
+          const { queryByTestId } = render(<TestScreen autoStart="once" />);
+          await waitFor(() => {
+            expect(queryByTestId("Overlay View")).toBeNull();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/package/test/setup.ts b/package/test/setup.ts
index 0398075..09ca5e1 100644
--- a/package/test/setup.ts
+++ b/package/test/setup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable max-classes-per-file */
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { Animated, LayoutRectangle } from "react-native";
+import { MMKVInstance } from "react-native-mmkv-storage";
 
 import {
   isAnimatedTimingInterpolation,
@@ -136,7 +138,18 @@ jest
         timing: timingMock,
       },
     };
-  });
+  })
+  /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
+  .mock("react-native-mmkv-storage", () => ({
+    MMKVLoader: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
+      initialize: () => jest.fn(),
+    })),
+    useMMKVStorage: (_key: string, _storage: MMKVInstance, defaultValue: string) => {
+      const [value, setValue] = useState(defaultValue);
+      const setMockValue = (newValue: string): void => setValue(newValue);
+      return [value, setMockValue];
+    },
+  }));
 
 afterEach(() => {
   jest.resetAllMocks();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 72997ba..9ce94ef 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3275,6 +3275,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testing-library/react-native": ^11.5.4
     "@types/jest": ^29.4.1
     "@types/node": ^18.15.3
+    "@types/object-hash": ^3.0.2
     "@types/react-test-renderer": ^18.0.0
     "@types/sinon": ^10.0.13
     "@types/styled-components": ^5.1.26
@@ -3284,9 +3285,11 @@ __metadata:
     fast-equals: ^5.0.1
     jest: ^29.5.0
     metro-react-native-babel-preset: ^0.76.1
+    object-hash: ^3.0.0
     react: ^18.2.0
     react-is: ^18.2.0
     react-native: 0.71.6
+    react-native-mmkv-storage: ^0.9.1
     react-native-responsive-dimensions: ^3.1.1
     react-native-svg: ^13.8.0
     react-test-renderer: ^18.2.0
@@ -3303,6 +3306,7 @@ __metadata:
   peerDependencies:
     react: ">=16.8.0"
     react-native: ">=0.50.0"
+    react-native-mmkv-storage: ">=0.9.1"
     react-native-svg: ">=12.1.0"
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     react:
@@ -3513,6 +3517,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/object-hash@npm:^3.0.2":
+  version: 3.0.2
+  resolution: "@types/object-hash@npm:3.0.2"
+  checksum: 0332e59074e7df2e74c093a7419c05c1e1c5ae1e12d3779f3240b3031835ff045b4ac591362be0b411ace24d3b5e760386b434761c33af25904f7a3645cb3785
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/parse-json@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.0
   resolution: "@types/parse-json@npm:4.0.0"
@@ -6504,6 +6515,7 @@ __metadata:
     react: 18.2.0
     react-is: ^18.2.0
     react-native: 0.71.6
+    react-native-mmkv-storage: ^0.9.1
     react-native-svg: ^13.8.0
     styled-components: ^5.3.9
     typescript: ^4.9.5
@@ -10857,6 +10869,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"object-hash@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "object-hash@npm:3.0.0"
+  checksum: 80b4904bb3857c52cc1bfd0b52c0352532ca12ed3b8a6ff06a90cd209dfda1b95cee059a7625eb9da29537027f68ac4619363491eedb2f5d3dddbba97494fd6c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "object-inspect@npm:^1.12.3, object-inspect@npm:^1.9.0":
   version: 1.12.3
   resolution: "object-inspect@npm:1.12.3"
@@ -11785,6 +11804,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"react-native-mmkv-storage@npm:^0.9.1":
+  version: 0.9.1
+  resolution: "react-native-mmkv-storage@npm:0.9.1"
+  peerDependencies:
+    react-native: "*"
+  bin:
+    mmkv-link: autolink/postlink/run.js
+  checksum: 564f1cd971d20c9db03cff2d1cf8d55a2c69bd5a907eebbee7bcdc0592917bea5c787b424b1910931c649b3f17c9a361385565af585ec72fb7d1b63b9f2570af
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "react-native-responsive-dimensions@npm:^3.1.1":
   version: 3.1.1
   resolution: "react-native-responsive-dimensions@npm:3.1.1"