diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/object/BukkitPlayer.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/object/BukkitPlayer.java
index 94892dda9..870658b0b 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/object/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/object/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends PlotPlayer {
         return this.player.hasPermission(permission);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPermissionSet(String permission) {
+        return this.player.isPermissionSet(permission);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String message) {
         if (!StringMan.isEqual(this.<String>getMeta("lastMessage"), message) || (System.currentTimeMillis() - this.<Long>getMeta("lastMessageTime") > 5000)) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/ConsolePlayer.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/ConsolePlayer.java
index fbfb9d15f..841e0eb81 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/ConsolePlayer.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/ConsolePlayer.java
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ public class ConsolePlayer extends PlotPlayer {
     public boolean hasPermission(String permission) {
         return true;
     }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPermissionSet(String permission) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String message) {
         PS.log(message);
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
index a20cfd474..31686b511 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/Permissions.java
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ public class Permissions {
      * @return
      */
     public static boolean hasPermission(CommandCaller caller, String permission) {
-        if (caller.hasPermission(permission) || caller.hasPermission(C.PERMISSION_ADMIN.s())) {
+        if (caller.hasPermission(permission)) {
+            return true;
+        } else if (caller.isPermissionSet(permission)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (caller.hasPermission(C.PERMISSION_ADMIN.s())) {
             return true;
         }
         permission = permission.toLowerCase().replaceAll("^[^a-z|0-9|\\.|_|-]", "");
@@ -68,9 +73,12 @@ public class Permissions {
         StringBuilder n = new StringBuilder();
         for (int i = 0; i <= (nodes.length - 1); i++) {
             n.append(nodes[i] + ".");
-            if (!permission.equals(n + C.PERMISSION_STAR.s())) {
-                if (caller.hasPermission(n + C.PERMISSION_STAR.s())) {
+            String combined = n + C.PERMISSION_STAR.s();
+            if (!permission.equals(combined)) {
+                if (caller.hasPermission(combined)) {
                     return true;
+                } else if (caller.isPermissionSet(combined)) {
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/general/commands/CommandCaller.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/general/commands/CommandCaller.java
index 2322b92d8..d9aabe71b 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/general/commands/CommandCaller.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/general/commands/CommandCaller.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public interface CommandCaller {
      * @param permission the name of the permission
      */
     boolean hasPermission(String permission);
+
+    boolean isPermissionSet(String permission);
     
     RequiredType getSuperCaller();
 }
diff --git a/Nukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/nukkit/object/NukkitPlayer.java b/Nukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/nukkit/object/NukkitPlayer.java
index d1f63f44a..95f9cb68a 100644
--- a/Nukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/nukkit/object/NukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/Nukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/nukkit/object/NukkitPlayer.java
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ public class NukkitPlayer extends PlotPlayer {
         return this.player.hasPermission(permission);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPermissionSet(String permission) {
+        return this.player.isPermissionSet(permission);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String message) {
         if (!StringMan.isEqual(this.<String>getMeta("lastMessage"), message) || (System.currentTimeMillis() - this.<Long>getMeta("lastMessageTime") > 5000)) {
diff --git a/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/object/SpongePlayer.java b/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/object/SpongePlayer.java
index fd48fc757..3bcdfac2a 100644
--- a/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/object/SpongePlayer.java
+++ b/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/object/SpongePlayer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.gamemode.GameModes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.service.ban.BanService;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.chat.ChatTypes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.serializer.TextSerializers;
+import org.spongepowered.api.util.Tristate;
 import org.spongepowered.api.world.World;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -72,7 +73,13 @@ public class SpongePlayer extends PlotPlayer {
     public boolean hasPermission(String permission) {
         return this.player.hasPermission(permission);
     }
-    
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isPermissionSet(String permission) {
+        Tristate state = this.player.getPermissionValue(this.player.getActiveContexts(), permission);
+        return state != Tristate.UNDEFINED;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String message) {
         if (!StringMan.isEqual(this.getMeta("lastMessage"), message) || (System.currentTimeMillis() - this.<Long>getMeta("lastMessageTime") > 5000)) {