Index: clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.h
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.h
+++ clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
                    llvm::function_ref<QualType(const Expr *)> GetType,
                    StringRef Message);
 
+  const unsigned int MinTypeNameLength;
   const bool RemoveStars;
 };
 
Index: clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.cpp
+++ clang-tidy/modernize/UseAutoCheck.cpp
@@ -286,10 +286,11 @@
 } // namespace
 
 UseAutoCheck::UseAutoCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
-    : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
-      RemoveStars(Options.get("RemoveStars", 0)) {}
+    : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context), RemoveStars(Options.get("RemoveStars", 0)),
+      MinTypeNameLength(Options.get("MinTypeNameLength", 0)) {}
 
 void UseAutoCheck::storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) {
+  Options.store(Opts, "MinTypeNameLength", MinTypeNameLength);
   Options.store(Opts, "RemoveStars", RemoveStars ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
@@ -414,6 +415,13 @@
     Loc = Loc.getNextTypeLoc();
   }
   SourceRange Range(Loc.getSourceRange());
+
+  if (MinTypeNameLength != 0 &&
+      Lexer::getSourceText(CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(Range),
+                           Context->getSourceManager(), Context->getLangOpts())
+              .size() < MinTypeNameLength)
+    return;
+
   auto Diag = diag(Range.getBegin(), Message);
 
   // Space after 'auto' to handle cases where the '*' in the pointer type is
Index: docs/clang-tidy/checks/modernize-use-auto.rst
===================================================================
--- docs/clang-tidy/checks/modernize-use-auto.rst
+++ docs/clang-tidy/checks/modernize-use-auto.rst
@@ -194,3 +194,23 @@
   // RemoveStars = 1
 
   auto my_first_pointer = new TypeName, my_second_pointer = new TypeName;
+
+.. option:: MinTypeNameLength
+
+   If the option is set to any positive non-zero integer, the check will
+   neither warn nor fix type names having a length less than the option value.
+   The option affects expressions only, not iterators.
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+  // MinTypeNameLength = 0
+
+  int a = static_cast<int>(foo());            // ---> auto a = ...
+  bool b = new bool;                          // ---> auto b = ...
+  unsigned c = static_cast<unsigned>(foo());  // ---> auto c = ...
+
+  // MinTypeNameLength = 8
+
+  int a = static_cast<int>(foo());            // ---> int  a = ...
+  bool b = new bool;                          // ---> bool b = ...
+  unsigned c = static_cast<unsigned>(foo());  // ---> auto c = ...
Index: test/clang-tidy/modernize-use-auto-min-type-name-length.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/clang-tidy/modernize-use-auto-min-type-name-length.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s modernize-use-auto %t -- \
+// RUN:   -config="{CheckOptions: [{key: modernize-use-auto.MinTypeNameLength, value: '5'}]}" \
+// RUN:   -- -std=c++11 -frtti
+
+extern int foo();
+
+using VeryVeryVeryLongTypeName = int;
+
+int bar() {
+  int a = static_cast<VeryVeryVeryLongTypeName>(foo());
+  // strlen('int') = 4 <  5, so skip it, 
+  // even strlen('VeryVeryVeryLongTypeName') > 5.
+
+  unsigned b = static_cast<unsigned>(foo());
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:3: warning: use auto when initializing with a cast to avoid duplicating the type name [modernize-use-auto]
+  // CHECK-FIXES: auto b = static_cast<unsigned>(foo());
+
+  bool c = static_cast<bool>(foo());
+  // strlen('bool') = 4 <  5, so skip it.
+
+  const bool c1 = static_cast<const bool>(foo());
+  // strlen('bool') = 4 <  5, so skip it, even there's a 'const'.
+
+  unsigned long long ull = static_cast<unsigned long long>(foo());
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:3: warning: use auto when initializing with a cast to avoid duplicating the type name [modernize-use-auto]
+  // CHECK-FIXES: auto ull = static_cast<unsigned long long>(foo());
+
+  return 1;
+}
+