diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index ed701f2f..430d8256 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -2829,6 +2829,17 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				else
 					TShock.Utils.SendLogs(string.Format($"{args.Player.Name} summoned the Empress of Light!"), Color.PaleVioletRed, args.Player);
 			}
+			
+			if (Main.npc[id].netID == NPCID.CultistDevote || Main.npc[id].netID == NPCID.CultistArcherBlue)
+			{
+				if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.summonboss))
+				{
+					args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You do not have permission to summon the Lunatic Cultist!");
+					args.Player.SendData(PacketTypes.NpcUpdate, "", id);
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleDebug($"GetDataHandlers / HandleNpcStrike rejected Cultist summon from {args.Player.Name}");
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
 			return false;
 		}