diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
index e7ce055c5..81365a4a1 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ public interface ISettings extends IConf {
 
     boolean isAllowBulkBuySell();
 
+    boolean isAllowSellNamedItems();
+
     boolean isAddingPrefixInPlayerlist();
 
     boolean isAddingSuffixInPlayerlist();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index d0a03650a..0582d2bef 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -1486,6 +1486,11 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
         return config.getBoolean("allow-bulk-buy-sell", false);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAllowSellNamedItems() {
+        return config.getBoolean("allow-selling-named-items", false);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean isAddingPrefixInPlayerlist() {
         return config.getBoolean("add-prefix-in-playerlist", false);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
index 64d36b82a..53b6297ae 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsell.java
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import net.ess3.api.events.UserBalanceUpdateEvent;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -41,7 +43,17 @@ public class Commandsell extends EssentialsCommand {
 
         boolean isBulk = is.size() > 1;
 
+        List<ItemStack> notSold = new ArrayList<>();
         for (ItemStack stack : is) {
+            if (!ess.getSettings().isAllowSellNamedItems()) {
+                if (stack.getItemMeta() != null && stack.getItemMeta().hasDisplayName()) {
+                    if (isBulk) {
+                        notSold.add(stack);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    throw new Exception(tl("cannotSellNamedItem"));
+                }
+            }
             try {
                 if (stack.getAmount() > 0) {
                     totalWorth = totalWorth.add(sellItem(user, stack, args, isBulk));
@@ -59,6 +71,15 @@ public class Commandsell extends EssentialsCommand {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (!notSold.isEmpty()) {
+            List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (ItemStack stack : notSold) {
+                if (stack.getItemMeta() != null) { //This was already validated but IDE still freaks out
+                    names.add(stack.getItemMeta().getDisplayName());
+                }
+            }
+            ess.showError(user.getSource(), new Exception(tl("cannotSellTheseNamedItems", String.join(ChatColor.RESET + ", ", names))), commandLabel);
+        }
         if (count != 1) {
             if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("blocks")) {
                 user.sendMessage(tl("totalWorthBlocks", type, NumberUtil.displayCurrency(totalWorth, ess)));
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index 91e766b55..d2e2a8742 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ npcs-in-balance-ranking: false
 # This is useful when a sign sells or buys one item at a time and the player wants to sell a bunch at once.
 allow-bulk-buy-sell: true
 
+# Allow selling of items with custom names with the /sell command.
+# This may be useful to prevent players accidentally selling named items.
+allow-selling-named-items: false
+
 # Delay for the MOTD display for players on join, in milliseconds.
 # This has no effect if the MOTD command or permission are disabled.
 delay-motd: 0
diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
index 41d99be20..f102f3f12 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ bookLocked=\u00a76This book is now locked.
 bookTitleSet=\u00a76Title of the book set to {0}.
 broadcast=\u00a76[\u00a74Broadcast\u00a76]\u00a7a {0}
 burnMsg=\u00a76You set\u00a7c {0} \u00a76on fire for\u00a7c {1} seconds\u00a76.
+cannotSellNamedItem=\u00a76You are not allowed to sell named items.
+cannotSellTheseNamedItems=\u00a76You are not allowed to sell these named items: \u00a74{0}
 cannotStackMob=\u00a74You do not have permission to stack multiple mobs.
 canTalkAgain=\u00a76You can now talk again.
 cantFindGeoIpDB=Can''t find GeoIP database\!