diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd3c91c..b17339c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ won't be changed unless the player passes all world protection checks.
 
 ## Permissions
 
-| Permission            | Description                             |
-|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| placeholdersigns.edit | Allows the use of the /editSign command |
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+| Permission                   | Description                                                                                                   |
+|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| placeholdersigns.*           | Gives all permissions.                                                                                        |
+| placeholdersigns.edit        | Allows the use of the /editSign command.                                                                      |
+| placeholdersigns.placeholder | Allows a player to make signs containing placeholders. Without this, placeholders are treated as normal text. |
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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/placeholdersigns/listener/SignTextListener.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/placeholdersigns/listener/SignTextListener.java
index 38dc772..4a988f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/placeholdersigns/listener/SignTextListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/placeholdersigns/listener/SignTextListener.java
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ public class SignTextListener implements Listener {
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onSignCreate(SignChangeEvent event) {
+        // Only check for placeholders if the player is allowed to
+        if (!event.getPlayer().hasPermission("placeholdersigns.placeholder")) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         String[] lines = event.getLines();
         Map<Integer, String> placeholders = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -37,8 +42,8 @@ public class SignTextListener implements Listener {
         PlaceholderSignHandler signHandler = PlaceholderSigns.getInstance().getSignHandler();
         PlaceholderSign existingSign = signHandler.getFromLocation(location);
 
-        // Register the placeholder sign
         if (!placeholders.isEmpty() && existingSign == null) {
+            // Register a new placeholder sign
             PlaceholderSign placeholderSign = new PlaceholderSign(event.getBlock().getLocation(), placeholders);
             signHandler.registerSign(placeholderSign);
         } else if (!placeholders.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 3144b03..e19e7d5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ commands:
     description: Changes the line of a sign without a text limit
 
 permissions:
+  placeholdersigns.*:
+    children:
+      - placeholdersigns.edit
+      - placeholdersigns.placeholder
+    default: op
   placeholdersigns.edit:
     description: Allows a player to use the /editSign command
-    default: op
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+    default: false
+  placeholdersigns.placeholder:
+    description: Allows a player to make signs containing placeholders
+    default: false
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