diff --git a/src/config.yml b/src/config.yml
index 1c88194bf..f6bc39103 100644
--- a/src/config.yml
+++ b/src/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ options:
   prefix: '&a&lSlimefun &7>'
   auto-save-delay-in-minutes: 10
   show-vanilla-recipes-in-guide: true
+  allow-free-creative-research: true
 guide:
   default-view-book: false
 URID:
diff --git a/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunGuide.java b/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunGuide.java
index 10e9365e9..f1f3bc6ea 100644
--- a/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunGuide.java
+++ b/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunGuide.java
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ public class SlimefunGuide {
 	public static int forks = 0;
 	public static int code_lines = 0;
 	public static Date last_update = new Date();
-	
+
 	static boolean all_recipes = true;
+	public static boolean creative_research = true;
 	private static final int category_size = 36;
 
 	@Deprecated
@@ -866,7 +867,7 @@ public class SlimefunGuide {
 								@Override
 								public boolean onClick(final Player p, int slot, ItemStack item, ClickAction action) {
 									boolean canBuy = false;
-									if (p.getGameMode() == GameMode.CREATIVE) canBuy = true;
+									if (p.getGameMode() == GameMode.CREATIVE && creative_research) canBuy = true;
 									else if (p.getLevel() >= cost) {
 										p.setLevel(p.getLevel() - cost);
 										canBuy = true;
@@ -878,7 +879,7 @@ public class SlimefunGuide {
 										if (researched) openCategory(p, category, true, selected_page, experimental);
 										else if (!Research.isResearching(p)){
 											if (p.getGameMode() == GameMode.CREATIVE) {
-												research.unlock(p, true);
+												research.unlock(p, creative_research);
 												openCategory(p, category, survival, selected_page, experimental);
 											}
 											else {
diff --git a/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunStartup.java b/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunStartup.java
index c3f475cf2..641c8b8c0 100644
--- a/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunStartup.java
+++ b/src/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunStartup.java
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ public class SlimefunStartup extends JavaPlugin {
 
 			if (clearlag) new ClearLaggIntegration(this);
 
+			SlimefunGuide.creative_research = config.getBoolean("options.allow-free-creative-research");
 			// Do not show /sf elevator command in our Log, it could get quite spammy
 			CSCoreLib.getLib().filterLog("([A-Za-z0-9_]{3,16}) issued server command: /sf elevator (.{0,})");
 		}