diff --git a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/enginefacade.py b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/enginefacade.py
index 293b9883..f9d44494 100644
--- a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/enginefacade.py
+++ b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/enginefacade.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class _TransactionFactory:
         }
         self._maker_cfg = {
             'expire_on_commit': _Default(False),
+            '__autocommit': _Default(False),
         }
         self._transaction_ctx_cfg = {
             'rollback_reader_sessions': False,
@@ -446,6 +447,8 @@ class _TransactionFactory:
 
     def _maker_args_for_conf(self, conf):
         maker_args = self._args_for_conf(self._maker_cfg, conf)
+        if '__autocommit' in maker_args:
+            maker_args['autocommit'] = maker_args.pop('__autocommit')
         return maker_args
 
     def dispose_pool(self):
@@ -1214,6 +1217,10 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
     :param sqlite_fk: enable foreign keys in SQLite
     :type sqlite_fk: bool
 
+    :param autocommit: use autocommit mode for created Session instances
+                       (only supported with SQLAlchemy < 2.0)
+    :type autocommit: bool
+
     :param expire_on_commit: expire session objects on commit
     :type expire_on_commit: bool
 
@@ -1251,7 +1258,8 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
 
     """
     def __init__(self, sql_connection, slave_connection=None,
-                 sqlite_fk=False, expire_on_commit=False, _conf=None,
+                 sqlite_fk=False, autocommit=False,
+                 expire_on_commit=False, _conf=None,
                  _factory=None, **kwargs):
         warnings.warn(
             "EngineFacade is deprecated; please use "
@@ -1259,6 +1267,14 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
             warning.OsloDBDeprecationWarning,
             stacklevel=2)
 
+        if autocommit is True:
+            warnings.warn(
+                'autocommit support has been removed in SQLAlchemy 2.0 and '
+                'should not be relied on; please rework your code to remove '
+                'reliance on this feature',
+                warning.OsloDBDeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2)
+
         if _factory:
             self._factory = _factory
         else:
@@ -1266,6 +1282,7 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
 
             self._factory.configure(
                 sqlite_fk=sqlite_fk,
+                __autocommit=autocommit,
                 expire_on_commit=expire_on_commit,
                 **kwargs
             )
@@ -1331,7 +1348,7 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_config(cls, conf,
-                    sqlite_fk=False, expire_on_commit=False):
+                    sqlite_fk=False, autocommit=False, expire_on_commit=False):
         """Initialize EngineFacade using oslo.config config instance options.
 
         :param conf: oslo.config config instance
@@ -1340,6 +1357,10 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
         :param sqlite_fk: enable foreign keys in SQLite
         :type sqlite_fk: bool
 
+        :param autocommit: use autocommit mode for created Session instances
+                           (only supported with SQLAlchemy < 2.0)
+        :type autocommit: bool
+
         :param expire_on_commit: expire session objects on commit
         :type expire_on_commit: bool
 
@@ -1348,4 +1369,5 @@ class LegacyEngineFacade(object):
         return cls(
             None,
             sqlite_fk=sqlite_fk,
+            autocommit=autocommit,
             expire_on_commit=expire_on_commit, _conf=conf)
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_enginefacade.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_enginefacade.py
index 0a1292fe..67f61a8d 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_enginefacade.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_enginefacade.py
@@ -361,10 +361,12 @@ class MockFacadeTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         maker_factories = mock.Mock(side_effect=get_maker)
 
         maker_factories(
+            autocommit=False,
             engine=engines.writer,
             expire_on_commit=False)
         if self.slave_uri:
             maker_factories(
+                autocommit=False,
                 engine=engines.async_reader,
                 expire_on_commit=False)
 
@@ -1385,6 +1387,19 @@ class PatchFactoryTest(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(38, engine_args["max_overflow"])
         self.assertNotIn("mysql_wsrep_sync_wait", engine_args)
 
+    def test_new_manager_deprecated_options(self):
+        normal_mgr = enginefacade.transaction_context()
+        normal_mgr.configure(
+            connection="sqlite://",
+            __autocommit=True,
+        )
+
+        normal_mgr._factory._start()
+        copied_mgr = normal_mgr.make_new_manager()
+
+        engine_args = copied_mgr._factory._maker_args_for_conf(None)
+        self.assertTrue(engine_args['autocommit'])
+
     def test_new_manager_from_options(self):
         """test enginefacade's defaults given a default structure from opts"""
 
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_sqlalchemy.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_sqlalchemy.py
index dc4e743c..c2574677 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ class EngineFacadeTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
             logging_name=mock.ANY,
         )
         get_maker.assert_called_once_with(
-            engine=create_engine(), expire_on_commit=True,
+            engine=create_engine(),
+            autocommit=False,
+            expire_on_commit=True,
         )
 
     def test_slave_connection(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/readd-autocommit-b070ba5a3a57dcad.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/readd-autocommit-b070ba5a3a57dcad.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cac4779e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/readd-autocommit-b070ba5a3a57dcad.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ability to create engine facades that used autocommit, which was
+    removed in 13.0.0, has been re-added temporarily to allow a longer
+    transition time for projects. It is still deprecated and requires
+    SQLAlchemy < 2.x. It will be removed again in a future release.