diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/__manifest__.py b/beesdoo_worker_status/__manifest__.py
index ab7e8e967..dbf7a3ef6 100644
--- a/beesdoo_worker_status/__manifest__.py
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/__manifest__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
     "category": "Cooperative management",
     "version": "12.0.1.1.0",
     "depends": ["beesdoo_shift"],
-    "data": [],
+    "data": [
+        "data/beesdoo_worker_status_data.xml",
+        "views/res_config_settings_view.xml",
+    ],
     "demo": ["demo/tasks.xml"],
     "license": "AGPL-3",
 }
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/data/beesdoo_worker_status_data.xml b/beesdoo_worker_status/data/beesdoo_worker_status_data.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79a0aff3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/data/beesdoo_worker_status_data.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<odoo>
+    <data noupdate="1">
+         <record id="config_irregular_penalty" model="ir.config_parameter">
+            <field name="key">beesdoo_worker_status.irregular_penalty</field>
+            <field name="value">True</field>
+        </record>
+    </data>
+</odoo>
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/models/__init__.py b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/__init__.py
index 24504b1d7..065ebc316 100644
--- a/beesdoo_worker_status/models/__init__.py
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from . import cooperative_status
 from . import task
+from . import res_config_settings
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/models/cooperative_status.py b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/cooperative_status.py
index 9ab2abda5..72fa00a72 100644
--- a/beesdoo_worker_status/models/cooperative_status.py
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/cooperative_status.py
@@ -350,16 +350,24 @@ def _get_irregular_worker_domain(self, today):
         ]
 
     def _change_irregular_counter(self):
-        if self.sr > 0:
-            if self.sr >= 1:
-                self.is_penalised_irregular = False
-            self.sr -= 1
-        elif self.alert_start_time or self.is_penalised_irregular:
-            self.sr -= 1
+        irregular_penalty = (
+            self.env["ir.config_parameter"]
+            .sudo()
+            .get_param("beesdoo_worker_status.irregular_penalty")
+        )
+        if irregular_penalty:
+            if self.sr > 0:
+                if self.sr >= 1:
+                    self.is_penalised_irregular = False
+                self.sr -= 1
+            elif self.alert_start_time or self.is_penalised_irregular:
+                self.sr -= 1
+            else:
+                self.sr -= 2
+                # Until sr is 1 or above, don't do another penalty.
+                self.is_penalised_irregular = True
         else:
-            self.sr -= 2
-            # Until sr is 1 or above, don't do another penalty.
-            self.is_penalised_irregular = True
+            self.sr -= 1
 
     ##################################
     #    Internal Implementation     #
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/models/res_config_settings.py b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/res_config_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ccfccf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/models/res_config_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from odoo import fields, models
+
+
+class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
+    _inherit = "res.config.settings"
+
+    irregular_penalty = fields.Boolean(
+        string="Penalty for irregular worker with negative counter",
+        help="""When selected, the irregular worker's counter will decrease
+        by two when at zero or below, unless they were in alert
+        before or were already penalized.""",
+        config_parameter="beesdoo_worker_status.irregular_penalty",
+    )
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/tests/test_beesdoo_shift.py b/beesdoo_worker_status/tests/test_beesdoo_shift.py
index 3783776b4..ebe3444bb 100644
--- a/beesdoo_worker_status/tests/test_beesdoo_shift.py
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/tests/test_beesdoo_shift.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def setUp(self):
         )
 
         self.exempt_reason_1 = self.env.ref("beesdoo_shift.exempt_reason_1_demo")
+        config = self.env["ir.config_parameter"].sudo()
+        config.set_param("beesdoo_worker_status.irregular_penalty", True)
 
     def test_shift_counters(self):
         "Test shift counters calculation and cooperative status update"
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ def test_shift_no_double_penalty(self):
         The last step should go to -1 instead of -2. The penalty should not be
         given again until sr has reached 1.
         """
+
         worker = self.worker_irregular_1
         worker.cooperative_status_ids.sr = 0
         self.assertFalse(worker.cooperative_status_ids.is_penalised_irregular)
@@ -182,6 +185,16 @@ def test_shift_no_double_penalty(self):
         self.assertEqual(worker.cooperative_status_ids.sr, -2)
         self.assertTrue(worker.cooperative_status_ids.is_penalised_irregular)
 
+    def test_shift_config_penalty_disabled(self):
+        config = self.env["ir.config_parameter"].sudo()
+        config.set_param("beesdoo_worker_status.irregular_penalty", False)
+
+        worker = self.worker_irregular_1
+        worker.cooperative_status_ids.sr = 0
+        self.assertFalse(worker.cooperative_status_ids.is_penalised_irregular)
+        worker.cooperative_status_ids._change_irregular_counter()
+        self.assertEqual(worker.cooperative_status_ids.sr, -1)
+
     def test_postponed_alert_start_time_holiday_regular(self):
         """
         Check that alert_start_time is correctly postponed when
diff --git a/beesdoo_worker_status/views/res_config_settings_view.xml b/beesdoo_worker_status/views/res_config_settings_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e82eccd20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beesdoo_worker_status/views/res_config_settings_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<odoo>
+    <data>
+
+        <record id="res_config_settings_shift_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+            <field name="name">res_config_settings_shift_view_form</field>
+            <field name="model">res.config.settings</field>
+            <field name="priority" eval="50" />
+            <field
+                name="inherit_id"
+                ref="beesdoo_shift.res_config_settings_shift_view_form"
+            />
+            <field name="arch" type="xml">
+                <xpath
+                    expr="//div[@id='shift_settings_block']/div[hasclass('o_settings_container')]"
+                    position="inside"
+                >
+                    <div class="col-12 col-lg-6 o_setting_box">
+                        <div class="o_setting_left_pane">
+                            <field name="irregular_penalty" />
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="o_setting_right_pane">
+                            <label for="irregular_penalty" />
+                            <div class="text-muted">
+                                Penalty when irregular worker counter goes below zero.
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </xpath>
+            </field>
+        </record>
+
+    </data>
+</odoo>