diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dbb673..7fbd57d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,17 +36,11 @@ res = { x = 1920, y = 1080 }
 windowed = false
 # vertical sync
 vsync = false
+# auto change to english ime mode
+auto_ime = false
 # unlock all songs
 unlock_songs = true
 
-  [patches.audio]
-  # wasapi shared mode
-  wasapi_shared = true
-  # use asio
-  asio = false
-  # asio driver name
-  asio_driver = ""
-
   [patches.cn_jun_2023]
   # sync test mode language to attract etc.
   fix_language = false
@@ -56,7 +50,15 @@ unlock_songs = true
   mode_collabo025 = false
   # enable ai soshina mode
   mode_collabo026 = false
-  
+
+[audio]
+# wasapi shared mode
+wasapi_shared = true
+# use asio
+asio = false
+# asio driver name
+asio_driver = ""
+
 [card_reader]
 # enable card reader emulation
 enabled = true
diff --git a/dist/config.toml b/dist/config.toml
index 34b379a..a5040e8 100644
--- a/dist/config.toml
+++ b/dist/config.toml
@@ -11,19 +11,20 @@ version = "auto"
 res = { x = 1920, y = 1080 }
 windowed = false
 vsync = false
+auto_ime = false
 unlock_songs = true
 
-  [patches.audio]
-  wasapi_shared = true
-  asio = false
-  asio_driver = ""
-
   [patches.cn_jun_2023]
   fix_language = false
   demo_movie = true
   mode_collabo025 = false
   mode_collabo026 = false
 
+[audio]
+wasapi_shared = true
+asio = false
+asio_driver = ""
+
 [card_reader]
 enabled = true
 
diff --git a/src/bnusio.cpp b/src/bnusio.cpp
index a6d2fd2..e535c96 100644
--- a/src/bnusio.cpp
+++ b/src/bnusio.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 #include "patches/patches.h"
 #include "poll.h"
 
+extern GameVersion version;
 extern std::vector<HMODULE> plugins;
 extern char accessCode1[21];
-extern char chipId1[33];
 extern char accessCode2[21];
+extern char chipId1[33];
 extern char chipId2[33];
-extern GameVersion version;
+extern bool autoIME;
 
 typedef i32 (*callbackAttach) (i32, i32, i32 *);
 typedef void (*callbackTouch) (i32, i32, u8[168], u64);
@@ -162,14 +163,20 @@ bnusio_GetAnalogIn (u8 which) {
 bool testEnabled  = false;
 int coin_count    = 0;
 bool inited       = false;
-HWND windowHandle = 0;
+HWND windowHandle = nullptr;
+HKL currentLayout;
 
 u16 __fastcall bnusio_GetCoin (i32 a1) {
 	if (a1 != 1) return coin_count;
 
 	if (!inited) {
-		windowHandle = FindWindowA ("nuFoundation.Window", 0);
+		windowHandle = FindWindowA ("nuFoundation.Window", nullptr);
 		InitializePoll (windowHandle);
+		if (autoIME) {
+			currentLayout  = GetKeyboardLayout (0);
+			auto engLayout = LoadKeyboardLayout (TEXT ("00000409"), KLF_ACTIVATE);
+			ActivateKeyboardLayout (engLayout, KLF_SETFORPROCESS);
+		}
 
 		for (auto plugin : plugins) {
 			auto initEvent = GetProcAddress (plugin, "Init");
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ bnusio_GetSwIn () {
 
 i64
 bnusio_Close () {
+	if (autoIME) ActivateKeyboardLayout (currentLayout, KLF_SETFORPROCESS);
 	for (auto plugin : plugins) {
 		FARPROC exitEvent = GetProcAddress (plugin, "Exit");
 		if (exitEvent) ((event *)exitEvent) ();
diff --git a/src/dllmain.cpp b/src/dllmain.cpp
index 738fa17..fd788e8 100644
--- a/src/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/src/dllmain.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ char accessCode1[21]    = "00000000000000000001";
 char accessCode2[21]    = "00000000000000000002";
 char chipId1[33]        = "00000000000000000000000000000001";
 char chipId2[33]        = "00000000000000000000000000000002";
+bool autoIME            = false;
 
 HOOK (i32, ShowMouse, PROC_ADDRESS ("user32.dll", "ShowCursor"), bool) { return originalShowMouse (true); }
 HOOK (i32, ExitWindows, PROC_ADDRESS ("user32.dll", "ExitWindowsEx")) { ExitProcess (0); }
@@ -121,7 +122,10 @@ DllMain (HMODULE module, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved) {
 				std::strcat (placeId, "0FF0");
 			}
 			auto patches = openConfigSection (config, "patches");
-			if (patches) version = readConfigString (patches, "version", version);
+			if (patches) {
+				version = readConfigString (patches, "version", version);
+				autoIME = readConfigBool (patches, "auto_ime", autoIME);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (version == "auto") {
diff --git a/src/patches/audio.cpp b/src/patches/audio.cpp
index 7e3a1bf..73d2a6b 100644
--- a/src/patches/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/patches/audio.cpp
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ Init () {
 	auto configPath = std::filesystem::current_path () / "config.toml";
 	std::unique_ptr<toml_table_t, void (*) (toml_table_t *)> config_ptr (openConfig (configPath), toml_free);
 	if (config_ptr) {
-		auto patches = openConfigSection (config_ptr.get (), "patches");
-		if (patches) {
-			auto audio = openConfigSection (patches, "audio");
-			if (audio) {
-				wasapiShared = readConfigBool (audio, "wasapi_shared", wasapiShared);
-				asio         = readConfigBool (audio, "asio", asio);
-				asioDriver   = readConfigString (audio, "asio_driver", asioDriver);
-			}
+		auto audio = openConfigSection (config_ptr.get (), "audio");
+		if (audio) {
+			wasapiShared = readConfigBool (audio, "wasapi_shared", wasapiShared);
+			asio         = readConfigBool (audio, "asio", asio);
+			asioDriver   = readConfigString (audio, "asio_driver", asioDriver);
 		}
 	}