diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Bots/CmdBot.cs b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Bots/CmdBot.cs
index b166703d6..26dfa6835 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Commands/Bots/CmdBot.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Commands/Bots/CmdBot.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public override void Use(Player p, string message, CommandData data) {
         }
         
         void AddBot(Player p, string botName) {
+            if (!p.level.Config.AllowBots) { p.Message("Bots have been disabled in this level."); return; }
             botName = botName.Replace(' ', '_');
             PlayerBot bot = new PlayerBot(botName, p.level);
             bot.Owner = p.name;
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelConfig.cs b/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelConfig.cs
index dcbe83c87..1aaf38ff9 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelConfig.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelConfig.cs
@@ -189,10 +189,13 @@ public sealed class LevelConfig : AreaConfig {
         [ConfigBool("WorldChat", "General", true)]
         public bool ServerWideChat = true;
 
+        // Other settings
         [ConfigBool("UseBlockDB", "Other", true)]
         public bool UseBlockDB = true;
         [ConfigInt("LoadDelay", "Other", 0, 0, 2000)]
         public int LoadDelay = 0;
+        [ConfigBool("AllowBots", "Other", true)]
+        public bool AllowBots = true;
 
         [ConfigString("Texture", "Env", "", true)]
         public string Terrain = "";
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ public sealed class LevelConfig : AreaConfig {
         public List<string> VisitWhitelist = new List<string>();
         [ConfigStringList("VisitBlacklist", "Permissions")]
         public List<string> VisitBlacklist = new List<string>();
-        
+
         // Physics settings
         [ConfigInt("Physics", "Physics", 0, 0, 5)]
         public int Physics;
@@ -278,6 +281,7 @@ public sealed class LevelConfig : AreaConfig {
         public int RoundsPlayed = 0;
         [ConfigInt("RoundsHumanWon", "Game", 0)]
         public int RoundsHumanWon = 0;
+
         
         readonly object saveLock = new object();
         public string Color {
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelOptions.cs b/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelOptions.cs
index 5ba8067ea..27f1cd1ab 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelOptions.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Levels/LevelOptions.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public static class LevelOptions {
         public const string Edge = "Edge", Grass = "Grass", Death = "Death", Killer = "Killer", Unload = "Unload";
         public const string Goto = "LoadOnGoto", Decay = "LeafDecay", Flow = "RandomFlow", Trees = "GrowTrees";
         public const string Chat = "Chat", Guns = "Guns", Buildable = "Buildable", Deletable = "Deletable";
-        public const string LoadDelay = "LoadDelay", Drawing = "Drawing", Authors = "Authors";
+        public const string AllowBots = "AllowBots", LoadDelay = "LoadDelay", Drawing = "Drawing", Authors = "Authors";
         
         public static List<LevelOption> Options = new List<LevelOption>() {
              new LevelOption(MOTD,       SetMotd,  "&HSets the motd for this map. (leave blank to use default motd)"),
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public static class LevelOptions {
              new LevelOption(Guns,   SetGuns,   "&HWhether guns and missiles can be used"),
              new LevelOption(Buildable, SetBuildable, "&HWhether any blocks can be placed by players."),
              new LevelOption(Deletable, SetDeletable, "&HWhether any blocks can be deleted by players."),
+             new LevelOption(AllowBots, SetAllowBots, "&HWhether bots can be created."),
              new LevelOption(Drawing,   SetDrawing,   "&HWhether drawing commands (e.g /z) can be used on this map."),
              new LevelOption(LoadDelay, SetLoadDelay, "&HSets the delay before the end of the map is sent. " +
                              "Only useful for forcing players to see the map's MOTD at the loading screen."),
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ static void SetTree(Player p, Level lvl, string value) {
         static void SetTrees(Player p,  Level l, string v) { Toggle(p, l, ref l.Config.GrowTrees, "Tree growing"); }
         static void SetBuildable(Player p, Level l, string v) { TogglePerms(p, l, ref l.Config.Buildable, "Buildable"); }
         static void SetDeletable(Player p, Level l, string v) { TogglePerms(p, l, ref l.Config.Deletable, "Deletable"); }
+        static void SetAllowBots(Player p, Level l, string v) { TogglePerms(p, l, ref l.Config.AllowBots, "Bot creation"); }
         
         static void SetChat(Player p, Level l, string v) {
             Toggle(p, l, ref l.Config.ServerWideChat, "Local level only chat", true);