diff --git a/include/econfig-spec.h b/include/econfig-spec.h
index f15f61a8..7ba4dd4c 100644
--- a/include/econfig-spec.h
+++ b/include/econfig-spec.h
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ EMPCFBOTH("trade_ally_cut", trade_ally_cut, float, NSC_FLOAT, 0,
     "Bonus your ally gets for you cashing in with them")
 
 EMPCF_COMMENT("\n\n### Misc.")
+EMPCFBOTH("disabled_commands", disabled_commands, char *, NSC_STRING, KM_INTERNAL,
+	  "Disabled commands, separated by space")
 EMPCFBOTH("anno_keep_days", anno_keep_days, int, NSC_INT, KM_INTERNAL,
 	  "How long until announcements expire (<0 means never)")
 EMPCFBOTH("news_keep_days", news_keep_days, int, NSC_INT, KM_INTERNAL,
diff --git a/src/lib/global/constants.c b/src/lib/global/constants.c
index b911aaf5..f0230c74 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/constants.c
+++ b/src/lib/global/constants.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ char *privlog = "careless@invalid";
 /* Divine hosts and networks */
 char *privip = "127.0.0.1 ::1 ::ffff:127.0.0.1";
 
-int keep_journal = 0;
+char *disabled_commands = "";
+
+int keep_journal = 0;		/* journal log file enabled */
 
 int WORLD_X = 64;		/* World size - x */
 int WORLD_Y = 32;		/* World size - y */
diff --git a/src/lib/player/empdis.c b/src/lib/player/empdis.c
index 83d445e3..fc5acf96 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/empdis.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/empdis.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "com.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "empio.h"
+#include "match.h"
 #include "subs.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "optlist.h"
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ static char player_commands[KEEP_COMMANDS][1024 + 8];
 /* the slot holding the most recent command in player_commands[] */
 static int player_commands_index = 0;
 
+static void disable_coms(void);
+
 /*
  * Get a command from the current player into COMBUFP[1024], in UTF-8.
  * This may block for input, yielding the processor.  Flush buffered
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ init_player_commands(void)
 
     for (i = 0; i < KEEP_COMMANDS; ++i)
 	*player_commands[i] = 0;
+
+    disable_coms();
 }
 
 void
@@ -158,6 +163,26 @@ explain(void)
     return RET_OK;
 }
 
+static void
+disable_coms(void)
+{
+    char *tmp = strdup(disabled_commands);
+    char *name;
+    int cmd;
+
+    for (name = strtok(tmp, " \t"); name; name = strtok(NULL, " \t")) {
+	cmd = comtch(name, player_coms, -1);
+	if (cmd < 0) {
+	    logerror("Warning: not disabling %s command %s\n",
+		    cmd == M_NOTUNIQUE ? "ambiguous" : "unknown", name);
+	    continue;
+	}
+	player_coms[cmd].c_permit |= GOD;
+    }
+
+    free(tmp);
+}
+
 /*
  * returns true if down
  */