diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index 9d9910a8d..d5e45ebeb 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.economy.EconomyLayer;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.economy.EconomyLayers;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.messaging.IMessageRecipient;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.messaging.SimpleMessageRecipient;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.DateUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.EnumUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
@@ -117,8 +118,15 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IMessageRecipien
         return isPermSetCheck(node);
     }
 
-    private boolean isAuthorizedCheck(final String node) {
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given permission is explicitly defined and returns its value, otherwise
+     * {@link TriState#UNSET}.
+     */
+    public TriState isAuthorizedExact(final String node) {
+        return isAuthorizedExactCheck(node);
+    }
 
+    private boolean isAuthorizedCheck(final String node) {
         if (base instanceof OfflinePlayer) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -154,6 +162,24 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IMessageRecipien
         }
     }
 
+    private TriState isAuthorizedExactCheck(final String node) {
+        if (base instanceof OfflinePlayer) {
+            return TriState.UNSET;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return ess.getPermissionsHandler().isPermissionSetExact(base, node);
+        } catch (final Exception ex) {
+            if (ess.getSettings().isDebug()) {
+                ess.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Permission System Error: " + ess.getPermissionsHandler().getName() + " returned: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+            } else {
+                ess.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Permission System Error: " + ess.getPermissionsHandler().getName() + " returned: " + ex.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            return TriState.UNSET;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void healCooldown() throws Exception {
         final Calendar now = new GregorianCalendar();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhat.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhat.java
index 93bbd72a3..b24ea3e6a 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhat.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhat.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.craftbukkit.InventoryWorkaround;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.VersionUtil;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ public class Commandhat extends EssentialsCommand {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.hat.prevent-type." + hand.getType().name().toLowerCase())) {
+            final TriState wildcard = user.isAuthorizedExact(PERM_PREFIX + "*");
+            final TriState material = user.isAuthorizedExact(PERM_PREFIX + hand.getType().name().toLowerCase());
+            if ((wildcard == TriState.TRUE && material != TriState.FALSE) || ((wildcard != TriState.TRUE) && material == TriState.TRUE)) {
                 user.sendMessage(tl("hatFail"));
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemname.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemname.java
index 0fec9064d..cae0f9338 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemname.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commanditemname.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 
-import java.util.Locale;
-
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tl;
 
 public class Commanditemname extends EssentialsCommand {
+    public static final String PERM_PREFIX = "essentials.itemname.prevent-type.";
 
     public Commanditemname() {
         super("itemname");
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ public class Commanditemname extends EssentialsCommand {
     protected void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception {
         final ItemStack item = user.getBase().getItemInHand();
         if (item.getType() == Material.AIR) {
-            user.sendMessage(tl("itemnameInvalidItem", item.getType().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replace('_', ' ')));
+            user.sendMessage(tl("itemnameInvalidItem"));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final TriState wildcard = user.isAuthorizedExact(PERM_PREFIX + "*");
+        final TriState material = user.isAuthorizedExact(PERM_PREFIX + item.getType().name().toLowerCase());
+        if ((wildcard == TriState.TRUE && material != TriState.FALSE) || ((wildcard != TriState.TRUE) && material == TriState.TRUE)) {
+            user.sendMessage(tl("itemnameInvalidItem"));
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/IPermissionsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/IPermissionsHandler.java
index 1e8b38a4f..8b02383bf 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/IPermissionsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/IPermissionsHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.perm;
 
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public interface IPermissionsHandler {
     // Does not check for * permissions
     boolean isPermissionSet(Player base, String node);
 
+    TriState isPermissionSetExact(Player base, String node);
+
     String getPrefix(Player base);
 
     String getSuffix(Player base);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
index 9ca7e8754..e1e83870b 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/PermissionsHandler.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl.GenericVaultHandler;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl.LuckPermsHandler;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl.ModernVaultHandler;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl.SuperpermsHandler;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,11 @@ public class PermissionsHandler implements IPermissionsHandler {
         return handler.isPermissionSet(base, node);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public TriState isPermissionSetExact(Player base, String node) {
+        return handler.isPermissionSetExact(base, node);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPrefix(final Player base) {
         final long start = System.nanoTime();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/ConfigPermissionsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/ConfigPermissionsHandler.java
index 1086818f4..730591369 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/ConfigPermissionsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/ConfigPermissionsHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl;
 
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import net.ess3.api.IEssentials;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ public class ConfigPermissionsHandler extends SuperpermsHandler {
         return ess.getSettings().isPlayerCommand(cmds[cmds.length - 1]) || super.hasPermission(base, node);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public TriState isPermissionSetExact(Player base, String node) {
+        final String[] cmds = node.split("\\.", 2);
+        return ess.getSettings().isPlayerCommand(cmds[cmds.length - 1]) ? TriState.TRUE : super.isPermissionSetExact(base, node);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getBackendName() {
         return "Essentials";
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/SuperpermsHandler.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/SuperpermsHandler.java
index d91efefde..db1b59e2d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/SuperpermsHandler.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/perm/impl/SuperpermsHandler.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.perm.impl;
 
 import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.IPermissionsHandler;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.TriState;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.permissions.Permission;
+import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionAttachmentInfo;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -101,6 +103,16 @@ public class SuperpermsHandler implements IPermissionsHandler {
         return base.isPermissionSet(node);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public TriState isPermissionSetExact(Player base, String node) {
+        for (final PermissionAttachmentInfo perm : base.getEffectivePermissions()) {
+            if (perm.getPermission().equalsIgnoreCase(node)) {
+                return perm.getValue() ? TriState.TRUE : TriState.FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+        return TriState.UNSET;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPrefix(final Player base) {
         return null;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/TriState.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/TriState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52373fdb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/TriState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.earth2me.essentials.utils;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+/**
+ * A state that can be either true, false or unset.
+ *
+ * @see com.earth2me.essentials.perm.IPermissionsHandler#isPermissionSetExact(Player, String)
+ */
+public enum TriState {
+    TRUE,
+    FALSE,
+    UNSET
+}