diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
index e9e508cd1..be3281d12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/ExperienceAPI.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      * @return the amount of XP in a given skill
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static int getXP(Player player, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return UserManager.getPlayer(player).getProfile().getSkillXpLevel(skill);
     }
 
@@ -197,6 +202,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
      * @throws InvalidPlayerException if the given player does not exist in the database
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static int getOfflineXP(String playerName, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -205,6 +211,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return getOfflineProfile(playerName).getSkillXpLevel(skill);
     }
 
@@ -218,6 +228,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      * @return the amount of XP in a given skill
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static float getXPRaw(Player player, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -226,6 +237,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return UserManager.getPlayer(player).getProfile().getSkillXpLevelRaw(skill);
     }
 
@@ -240,6 +255,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
      * @throws InvalidPlayerException if the given player does not exist in the database
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static float getOfflineXPRaw(String playerName, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -248,6 +264,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return getOfflineProfile(playerName).getSkillXpLevelRaw(skill);
     }
 
@@ -261,6 +281,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      * @return the amount of XP left before leveling up a specifc skill
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static int getXPToNextLevel(Player player, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -269,6 +290,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return UserManager.getPlayer(player).getProfile().getXpToLevel(skill);
     }
 
@@ -283,6 +308,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
      * @throws InvalidPlayerException if the given player does not exist in the database
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static int getOfflineXPToNextLevel(String playerName, String skillType) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -291,6 +317,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         return getOfflineProfile(playerName).getXpToLevel(skill);
     }
 
@@ -514,6 +544,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      * @param newValue The value to set the XP to
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static void setXP(Player player, String skillType, int newValue) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -522,6 +553,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         UserManager.getPlayer(player).getProfile().setSkillXpLevel(skill, newValue);
     }
 
@@ -536,6 +571,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
      * @throws InvalidPlayerException if the given player does not exist in the database
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static void setXPOffline(String playerName, String skillType, int newValue) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -544,6 +580,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         getOfflineProfile(playerName).setSkillXpLevel(skill, newValue);
     }
 
@@ -557,6 +597,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      * @param xp The amount of XP to remove
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static void removeXP(Player player, String skillType, int xp) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -565,6 +606,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         UserManager.getPlayer(player).getProfile().removeXp(skill, xp);
     }
 
@@ -579,6 +624,7 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
      *
      * @throws InvalidSkillException if the given skill is not valid
      * @throws InvalidPlayerException if the given player does not exist in the database
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the given skill is a child skill
      */
     public static void removeXPOffline(String playerName, String skillType, int xp) {
         SkillType skill = SkillType.getSkill(skillType);
@@ -587,6 +633,10 @@ public final class ExperienceAPI {
             throw new InvalidSkillException();
         }
 
+        if (skill.isChildSkill()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Child skills do not have XP");
+        }
+
         getOfflineProfile(playerName).removeXp(skill, xp);
     }