diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 04cca268..cd37dda2 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public int MaxSlots = 8;
         public bool RangeChecks = true;
         public bool SpamChecks = false;
+        public bool DisableBuild = false;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
index ab11c6cf..2b8bbb4e 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public static int authToken;
         public static int maxSlots = 8;
         public static bool spamChecks = false;
+        public static bool disableBuild = false;
 
         public enum NPCList
         {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             maxSlots = cfg.MaxSlots;
             rangeChecks = cfg.RangeChecks;
             spamChecks = cfg.SpamChecks;
+            disableBuild = cfg.DisableBuild;
             NPC.maxSpawns = defaultMaxSpawns;
             NPC.defaultSpawnRate = defaultSpawnRate;
         }
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             cfg.MaxSlots = maxSlots;
             cfg.RangeChecks = rangeChecks;
             cfg.SpamChecks = spamChecks;
+            cfg.DisableBuild = disableBuild;
             string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(cfg, Formatting.Indented);
             TextWriter tr = new StreamWriter(FileTools.SaveDir + "config.json");
             tr.Write(json);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 9cff2a20..a73df744 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             }
             if (type == 0 || type == 1)
             {
+                if (ConfigurationManager.disableBuild)
+                {
+                    if (!players[e.Msg.whoAmI].group.HasPermission("editspawn"))
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
                 if (ConfigurationManager.spawnProtect)
                 {
                     if (!players[e.Msg.whoAmI].group.HasPermission("editspawn"))