diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index deed631c..11007055 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         [Description("Kicks banned users by their IP")] 
         public bool EnableIPBans = true;
 
+        [Description("Disables hardmode, can't never be activated. Overrides /starthardmode")]
+        public bool DisableHardmode = false;
+
         public static ConfigFile Read(string path)
         {
             if (!File.Exists(path))
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index befbb44b..617d2e56 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 NetHooks.GreetPlayer += OnGreetPlayer;
                 NpcHooks.StrikeNpc += NpcHooks_OnStrikeNpc;
                 ProjectileHooks.SetDefaults += OnProjectileSetDefaults;
+                WorldHooks.StartHardMode += OnStartHardMode;
 
                 GetDataHandlers.InitGetDataHandler();
                 Commands.InitCommands();
@@ -868,6 +869,12 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             e.Handled = true;
         }
 
+        void OnStartHardMode(HandledEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (Config.DisableHardmode)
+                e.Handled = true;
+        }
+
         /*
          * Useful stuff:
          * */