diff --git a/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldConfiguration.java b/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldConfiguration.java
index 6e7b5282..8367f06e 100644
--- a/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldConfiguration.java
+++ b/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldConfiguration.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class WorldConfiguration {
     public boolean disableObsidianGenerators;
     public boolean strictEntitySpawn;
     public TargetMatcherSet allowAllInteract;
-
+    public boolean ignoreHopperMoveEvents;
     public TargetMatcherSet blockUseAtFeet;
     private Map<String, Integer> maxRegionCounts;
 
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ private void loadConfiguration() {
         strictEntitySpawn = getBoolean("event-handling.block-entity-spawns-with-untraceable-cause", false);
         allowAllInteract = getTargetMatchers("event-handling.interaction-whitelist");
         blockUseAtFeet = getTargetMatchers("event-handling.emit-block-use-at-feet");
+        ignoreHopperMoveEvents = getBoolean("event-handling.ignore-hopper-item-move-events", false);
 
         itemDurability = getBoolean("protection.item-durability", true);
         removeInfiniteStacks = getBoolean("protection.remove-infinite-stacks", false);
diff --git a/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java b/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
index 3772dd9b..aabafdfb 100644
--- a/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
+++ b/worldguard-legacy/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
@@ -794,6 +794,10 @@ public void onInventoryMoveItem(InventoryMoveItemEvent event) {
         InventoryHolder sourceHolder = event.getSource().getHolder();
         InventoryHolder targetHolder = event.getDestination().getHolder();
 
+        if (causeHolder instanceof Hopper && getPlugin().getGlobalStateManager().get(((Hopper) causeHolder).getWorld()).ignoreHopperMoveEvents) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         Entry entry;
 
         if ((entry = moveItemDebounce.tryDebounce(event)) != null) {