diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 9efa6fc03..0b1a61511 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ history:
 wand-item: 271
 shell-save-type: 
 no-double-slash: false
+no-op-permissions: false
 debug: false
 
 # See http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Permissions/Bukkit
diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
index 09d666641..dfab46b9d 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitConfiguration.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public class BukkitConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
     private Configuration config;
     private Logger logger;
     
+    public boolean noOpPermissions = false;
+    
     public BukkitConfiguration(Configuration config, Logger logger) {
         this.config = config;
         this.logger = logger;
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ public class BukkitConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
         disallowedBlocks = new HashSet<Integer>(config.getIntList("limits.disallowed-blocks", null));
 
         allowedDataCycleBlocks = new HashSet<Integer>(config.getIntList("limits.allowed-data-cycle-blocks", null));
+
+        noOpPermissions = config.getBoolean("no-op-permissions", false);
         
         LocalSession.MAX_HISTORY_SIZE = Math.max(15, config.getInt("history.size", 15));
         
diff --git a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
index 04b96c61f..4ffbe9583 100644
--- a/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
+++ b/src/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class WorldEditPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     final WorldEdit controller;
     final WorldEditAPI api;
     
-    private final LocalConfiguration config;
+    private final BukkitConfiguration config;
     private final PermissionsResolverManager perms;
     
     private final WorldEditPlayerListener playerListener =
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ public class WorldEditPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     }
     
     boolean hasPermission(Player player, String perm) {
-        return player.isOp() || perms.hasPermission(player.getName(), perm);
+        return (!config.noOpPermissions && player.isOp())
+                || perms.hasPermission(player.getName(), perm);
     }
     
     BukkitPlayer wrapPlayer(Player player) {