diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/SpoutHudAPI.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/SpoutHudAPI.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfb3b3df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/api/SpoutHudAPI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.api;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.spout.SpoutConfig;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.spout.huds.HudType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Users;
+
+public class SpoutHudAPI {
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the mcMMO XP bar for a player.
+     * </br>
+     * This function is designed for API usage.
+     */
+    public static void disableXpBar(Player player) {
+        Users.getPlayer(player).getProfile().setHudType(HudType.DISABLED);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the mcMMO XP bar for the server.
+     * </br>
+     * This function is designed for API usage.
+     */
+    public static void disableXpBar() {
+        SpoutConfig.getInstance().setXPBarEnabled(false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/spout/SpoutConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/spout/SpoutConfig.java
index fc025cf0f..cc8a3c88c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/spout/SpoutConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/spout/SpoutConfig.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class SpoutConfig extends ConfigLoader {
 
     /* XP Bar */
     public boolean getXPBarEnabled() { return config.getBoolean("XP.Bar.Enabled", true); }
+    public void setXPBarEnabled(boolean enabled) { config.set("XP.Bar.Enabled", enabled); }
+
     public boolean getXPBarIconEnabled() { return config.getBoolean("XP.Icon.Enabled", true); }
     public int getXPBarXPosition() { return config.getInt("XP.Bar.X_POS", 95); }
     public int getXPBarYPosition() { return config.getInt("XP.Bar.Y_POS", 6); }