diff --git a/configs/plugin_settings.cfg b/configs/plugin_settings.cfg
index 6a9446e9..10ac41cb 100644
--- a/configs/plugin_settings.cfg
+++ b/configs/plugin_settings.cfg
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
  * If the filename has no explicit path, it will be patched to any sub-path in the plugins folder.
  *
  *   Available properties for plugins are:
- * "pause"	- Whether or not the plugin should load paused - "yes" or "no" (defualt)
- * "lifetime"	- Lifetime of the plugin.  Options:
- *		  "private"	- Plugin is privately maintained and receives no forwards from Core
- *		  "mapsync"	- Plugins should be reloaded on mapchange if changed (default)
- *		  "maponly"	- Plugin should be unloaded at the end of the map
- *		  "global"	- Plugin will never be unloaded or updated
+ * "pause"			- Whether or not the plugin should load paused - "yes" or "no" (defualt)
+ * "lifetime"		- Lifetime of the plugin.  Options:
+ *		  "mapsync"	 - Plugins should be reloaded on mapchange if changed (default)
+ *		  "global"	 - Plugin will never be unloaded or updated
+ * "blockload" 		- Plugin will always be blocked from loading.  Implicit (automatic) loads 
+ *					  produce no error, but explicit (manual) loads will show an error message.
  *
  * You can also have an "Options" section declaring options to pass onto the JIT:
  * "debug"		- Whether or not to load the plugin in debug mode
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.cpp b/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.cpp
index 4071e4a8..82d50185 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void PluginSettings::Init()
 	optarray = -1;
 	opts_num = 0;
 	opts_size = 0;
+	blockload_val = false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ SMCParseResult CPluginInfoDatabase::ReadSMC_KeyValue(const char *key,
 				} else {
 					return MakeError("Unknown value for key \"lifetime\": \"%s\"", value);
 				}
+			} else if (strcmp(key, "blockload") == 0) {
+				plugin->blockload_val = true;
 			} else {
 				return MakeError("Unknown property key: \"%s\"", key);
 			}
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ SMCParseResult CPluginInfoDatabase::ReadSMC_KeyValue(const char *key,
 			int validx = m_strtab->AddString(value);
 			PluginOpts *table;
 			BaseMemTable *memtab = m_strtab->GetMemTable();
+			plugin = (PluginSettings *)memtab->GetAddress(cur_plugin);
 			if (plugin->opts_num + 1 > plugin->opts_size)
 			{
 				unsigned int oldsize = plugin->opts_size;
@@ -286,9 +290,10 @@ SMCParseResult CPluginInfoDatabase::ReadSMC_NewSection(const char *name, bool op
 		{
 			/* If we get a plugin node and we don't have a current plugin, create a new one */
 			PluginSettings *plugin;
+			int i_name = m_strtab->AddString(name);
 			cur_plugin = m_strtab->GetMemTable()->CreateMem(sizeof(PluginSettings), (void **)&plugin);
 			plugin->Init();
-			plugin->name = m_strtab->AddString(name);
+			plugin->name = i_name;
 			in_options = false;
 		} else {
 			if (!in_options && strcmp(name, "Options") == 0)
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.h b/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.h
index d26df1a2..51f38926 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.h
+++ b/core/systems/PluginInfoDatabase.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct PluginSettings
 	int optarray;
 	size_t opts_num;
 	size_t opts_size;
+	bool blockload_val;
 };
 
 class CPluginInfoDatabase : public ITextListener_SMC
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp b/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
index 847b6c88..3f08fd91 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
@@ -885,6 +885,22 @@ void CPluginManager::LoadPluginsFromDir(const char *basedir, const char *localpa
 //well i have discovered that gabe newell is very fat, so i wrote this comment now
 LoadRes CPluginManager::_LoadPlugin(CPlugin **_plugin, const char *path, bool debug, PluginType type, char error[], size_t maxlength)
 {
+	bool no_load = false;
+	PluginSettings *pset;
+	unsigned int setcount = m_PluginInfo.GetSettingsNum();
+	for (unsigned int i=0; i<setcount; i++)
+	{
+		if ((pset = m_PluginInfo.GetSettingsIfMatch(i, path)) == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (pset->blockload_val)
+		{
+			no_load = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Does this plugin already exist?
 	 */
@@ -894,7 +910,8 @@ LoadRes CPluginManager::_LoadPlugin(CPlugin **_plugin, const char *path, bool de
 		/* Check to see if we should try reloading it */
 		if (pPlugin->GetStatus() == Plugin_BadLoad
 			|| pPlugin->GetStatus() == Plugin_Error
-			|| pPlugin->GetStatus() == Plugin_Failed)
+			|| pPlugin->GetStatus() == Plugin_Failed
+			|| no_load)
 		{
 			UnloadPlugin(pPlugin);
 		} else {
@@ -906,6 +923,11 @@ LoadRes CPluginManager::_LoadPlugin(CPlugin **_plugin, const char *path, bool de
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (no_load)
+	{
+		return LoadRes_NeverLoad;
+	}
+
 	pPlugin = CPlugin::CreatePlugin(path, error, maxlength);
 
 	assert(pPlugin != NULL);
@@ -919,8 +941,6 @@ LoadRes CPluginManager::_LoadPlugin(CPlugin **_plugin, const char *path, bool de
 		co = pPlugin->StartMyCompile(g_pVM);
 	}
 
-	PluginSettings *pset;
-	unsigned int setcount = m_PluginInfo.GetSettingsNum();
 	for (unsigned int i=0; i<setcount; i++)
 	{
 		if ((pset=m_PluginInfo.GetSettingsIfMatch(i, path)) == NULL)
@@ -1003,6 +1023,12 @@ IPlugin *CPluginManager::LoadPlugin(const char *path, bool debug, PluginType typ
 		return pl;
 	}
 
+	if (res == LoadRes_NeverLoad)
+	{
+		UTIL_Format(error, maxlength, "This plugin is blocked from loading (see plugin_settings.cfg)");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	AddPlugin(pl);
 
 	/* Run second pass if we need to */
@@ -1021,7 +1047,7 @@ IPlugin *CPluginManager::LoadPlugin(const char *path, bool debug, PluginType typ
 
 void CPluginManager::LoadAutoPlugin(const char *plugin)
 {
-	CPlugin *pl;
+	CPlugin *pl = NULL;
 	LoadRes res;
 	char error[255] = "Unknown error";
 
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginSys.h b/core/systems/PluginSys.h
index 44fcd109..86868485 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginSys.h
+++ b/core/systems/PluginSys.h
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ enum LoadRes
 {
 	LoadRes_Successful,
 	LoadRes_AlreadyLoaded,
-	LoadRes_Failure
+	LoadRes_Failure,
+	LoadRes_NeverLoad
 };
 
 struct AutoConfig