diff --git a/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/AutoAttack.cs b/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/AutoAttack.cs
index 9dee72e3..f4839a2c 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/AutoAttack.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/AutoAttack.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ namespace MinecraftClient.ChatBots
         private InteractType interactMode;
         private bool attackHostile = true;
         private bool attackPassive = false;
-        private bool attackPlayers = false;
-        private List<EntityType> blacklistedEntityTypes = new();
+        private string listMode = "blacklist";
+        private List<EntityType> listedEntites = new();
 
         public AutoAttack(
             string mode, string priority, bool overrideAttackSpeed = false, double cooldownSeconds = 1, InteractType interaction = InteractType.Attack)
@@ -60,18 +60,28 @@ namespace MinecraftClient.ChatBots
 
             this.attackHostile = Settings.AutoAttack_Attack_Hostile;
             this.attackPassive = Settings.AutoAttack_Attack_Passive;
-            this.attackPlayers = Settings.AutoAttack_Attack_Players;
 
-            if (File.Exists(Settings.AutoAttack_Blacklist))
+            if (Settings.AutoAttack_ListMode.Length > 0)
             {
-                string[] blacklist = LoadDistinctEntriesFromFile(Settings.AutoAttack_Blacklist);
+                listMode = Settings.AutoAttack_ListMode.ToLower();
 
-                if (blacklist.Length > 0)
+                if (!(listMode.Equals("whitelist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || listMode.Equals("blacklist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
                 {
-                    foreach (var item in blacklist)
+                    LogToConsole(Translations.TryGet("bot.autoAttack.invalidlist"));
+                    listMode = "blacklist";
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (File.Exists(Settings.AutoAttack_ListFile))
+            {
+                string[] entityList = LoadDistinctEntriesFromFile(Settings.AutoAttack_ListFile);
+
+                if (entityList.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    foreach (var item in entityList)
                     {
                         if (Enum.TryParse(item, true, out EntityType resultingType))
-                            blacklistedEntityTypes.Add(resultingType);
+                            listedEntites.Add(resultingType);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -195,11 +205,11 @@ namespace MinecraftClient.ChatBots
             if (attackPassive && entity.Type.IsPassive())
                 result = true;
 
-            if (attackPlayers && entity.Type == EntityType.Player)
-                result = true;
-
-            if (blacklistedEntityTypes.Contains(entity.Type))
-                result = false;
+            if (listedEntites.Count > 0)
+            {
+                bool inList = listedEntites.Contains(entity.Type);
+                result = listMode.Equals("blacklist") ? (inList ? false : result) : (inList ? true : false);
+            }
 
             return result;
         }
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/Resources/config/MinecraftClient.ini b/MinecraftClient/Resources/config/MinecraftClient.ini
index 4e8856bf..1fdb59bb 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/Resources/config/MinecraftClient.ini
+++ b/MinecraftClient/Resources/config/MinecraftClient.ini
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ cooldownseconds=auto               # How long to wait between each attack. Use a
 interaction=Attack                 # Possible values: Interact, Attack (default), InteractAt (Interact and Attack)
 attackhostile=true                 # Allow attacking hostile mobs
 attackpassive=false                # Allow attacking passive mobs
-attackplayers=false                # Allow attacking players
-# A path to the file which contains blacklisted entities (will not attack them), entity types are written on a new line
+listmode=blacklist                 # Wether to treat the list from the file bellow as a whitelist or as a blacklist
+# A path to the file which contains blacklisted or whitelisted entities, entity types are written on a new line
 # All entity types can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Rg68lp
 # The file is not created by default.
-blacklist=autoattack-blacklist.txt
+listfile=autoattack-list.txt
 
 [AutoFishing]
 # Automatically catch fish using a fishing rod
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/Resources/lang/en.ini b/MinecraftClient/Resources/lang/en.ini
index 119bf5a2..0ee5163d 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/Resources/lang/en.ini
+++ b/MinecraftClient/Resources/lang/en.ini
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ cmd.useitem.use=Used an item
 bot.autoAttack.mode=Unknown attack mode: {0}. Using single mode as default.
 bot.autoAttack.priority=Unknown priority: {0}. Using distance priority as default.
 bot.autoAttack.invalidcooldown=Attack cooldown value cannot be smaller than 0. Using auto as default
+bot.autoAttack.invalidlist=Invalid list type provided, using the default list mode of: 'blacklist'
 
 # AutoCraft
 bot.autoCraft.cmd=Auto-crafting ChatBot command
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
index 9cf02f49..70a21d5b 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
         public static InteractType AutoAttack_Interaction = InteractType.Attack;
         public static bool AutoAttack_Attack_Hostile = true;
         public static bool AutoAttack_Attack_Passive = false;
-        public static bool AutoAttack_Attack_Players = false;
-        public static string AutoAttack_Blacklist = "attack-blacklist.txt";
+        public static string AutoAttack_ListMode = "blacklist";
+        public static string AutoAttack_ListFile = "autoattack-list.txt";
 
         //Auto Fishing
         public static bool AutoFishing_Enabled = false;
@@ -735,10 +735,10 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                             AutoAttack_Attack_Hostile = str2bool(argValue); return true;
                         case "attackpassive":
                             AutoAttack_Attack_Passive = str2bool(argValue); return true;
-                        case "attackplayers":
-                            AutoAttack_Attack_Players = str2bool(argValue); return true;
+                        case "listmode":
+                            AutoAttack_ListMode = argValue; return true;
                         case "blacklist":
-                            AutoAttack_Blacklist = argValue; return true;
+                            AutoAttack_ListFile = argValue; return true;
                     }
                     break;