diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/ConfigurationManager.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/ConfigurationManager.java
index c9dd5e1d..4c22353c 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationManager {
     public boolean migrateRegionsToUuid;
     public boolean keepUnresolvedNames;
     public boolean particleEffects;
+    public boolean disablePermissionCache;
 
     @Unreported public Map<String, String> hostKeys = new HashMap<>();
     public boolean hostKeysAllowFMLClients;
diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/YamlConfigurationManager.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/YamlConfigurationManager.java
index 56f45443..8523ee11 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/YamlConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/config/YamlConfigurationManager.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public void load() {
         usePlayerMove = config.getBoolean("use-player-move-event", true);
         usePlayerTeleports = config.getBoolean("use-player-teleports", true);
         particleEffects = config.getBoolean("use-particle-effects", true);
+        disablePermissionCache = config.getBoolean("disable-permission-cache", false);
 
         deopOnJoin = config.getBoolean("security.deop-everyone-on-join", false);
         blockInGameOp = config.getBoolean("security.block-in-game-op-command", false);
diff --git a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/AbstractSessionManager.java b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/AbstractSessionManager.java
index 5ac3edc7..6ba6c347 100644
--- a/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/AbstractSessionManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/session/AbstractSessionManager.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
@@ -57,11 +58,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractSessionManager implements SessionManager {
     public static final int RUN_DELAY = 20;
     public static final long SESSION_LIFETIME = 10;
 
+    private static final Predicate<WorldPlayerTuple> BYPASS_PERMISSION_TEST = tuple -> {
+        return tuple.getPlayer().hasPermission("worldguard.region.bypass." + tuple.getWorld().getName());
+    };
+
     private final LoadingCache<WorldPlayerTuple, Boolean> bypassCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
             .maximumSize(1000)
             .expireAfterWrite(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-            .build(CacheLoader.from(tuple ->
-                    tuple.getPlayer().hasPermission("worldguard.region.bypass." + tuple.getWorld().getName())));
+            .build(CacheLoader.from(BYPASS_PERMISSION_TEST::test));
 
     private final LoadingCache<CacheKey, Session> sessions = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
             .expireAfterAccess(SESSION_LIFETIME, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
@@ -134,8 +138,13 @@ public boolean unregisterHandler(Handler.Factory<? extends Handler> factory) {
     @Override
     public boolean hasBypass(LocalPlayer player, World world) {
         Session sess = getIfPresent(player);
-        return sess != null && !sess.hasBypassDisabled()
-                && bypassCache.getUnchecked(new WorldPlayerTuple(world, player));
+        if (sess == null || sess.hasBypassDisabled()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        WorldPlayerTuple tuple = new WorldPlayerTuple(world, player);
+        boolean disablePermissionCache = WorldGuard.getInstance().getPlatform().getGlobalStateManager().disablePermissionCache;
+        return disablePermissionCache ? BYPASS_PERMISSION_TEST.test(tuple) : bypassCache.getUnchecked(tuple);
     }
 
     @Override