diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index 4258d00f..b4c0e992 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -3158,9 +3158,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			if (Main.npc[id].townNPC && !args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.movenpc))
+			if (Main.npc[id].townNPC && !args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.hurttownnpc))
 			{
-                args.Player.SendMessage( "You don't have permission to move this NPC.", Color.Yellow);
+                args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You do not have permission to hurt this NPC.");
 				args.Player.SendData(PacketTypes.NpcUpdate, "", id);
 				return true;
 			}
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs b/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
index 030f1af8..7738e6f5 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("User can start an invasion.")]
 		public static readonly string invade = "tshock.npc.invade";
 
+		[Description("User can hurt town NPCs.")]
+		public static readonly string hurttownnpc = "tshock.npc.hurttown";
+
 		[Description("User can spawn bosses.")]
 		public static readonly string spawnboss = "tshock.npc.spawnboss";