diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
index 47091c0f4..7a0339c81 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using namespace std;
 Networking *Networking::sThis = 0;
 
 static int currentMpNum = 0;
+static bool pluginEnforcementState = true;
 
 Networking::Networking(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer) : mclient(nullptr)
 {
@@ -232,14 +233,16 @@ void Networking::update(RakNet::Packet *packet)
             packetPreInit.SetSendStream(&bs);
 
             // If the loop above was broken, then the client's plugins do not match the server's
-            if (plugin != plugins.end())
+            if (pluginEnforcementState && plugin != plugins.end())
             {
+                LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "%s was not allowed to connect due to incompatible plugins", packet->systemAddress.ToString());
                 packetPreInit.setChecksums(&samples);
                 packetPreInit.Send(packet->systemAddress);
                 peer->CloseConnection(packet->systemAddress, true);
             }
             else
             {
+                LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_INFO, "%s was allowed to connect", packet->systemAddress.ToString());
                 PacketPreInit::PluginContainer tmp;
                 packetPreInit.setChecksums(&tmp);
                 packetPreInit.Send(packet->systemAddress);
@@ -373,6 +376,16 @@ int Networking::incrementMpNum()
     return currentMpNum;
 }
 
+bool Networking::getPluginEnforcementState()
+{
+    return pluginEnforcementState;
+}
+
+void Networking::setPluginEnforcementState(bool state)
+{
+    pluginEnforcementState = state;
+}
+
 const Networking &Networking::get()
 {
     return *sThis;
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
index 7deadd537..913377b0b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Networking.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ namespace  mwmp
         void setCurrentMpNum(int value);
         int incrementMpNum();
 
+        bool getPluginEnforcementState();
+        void setPluginEnforcementState(bool state);
+
         MasterClient *getMasterClient();
         void InitQuery(std::string queryAddr, unsigned short queryPort);
         void setServerPassword(std::string passw) noexcept;
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.cpp
index 7270fe3e0..3127a14c9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ void MiscellaneousFunctions::SetCurrentMpNum(int mpNum) noexcept
     mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->setCurrentMpNum(mpNum);
 }
 
+int MiscellaneousFunctions::GetPluginEnforcementState() noexcept
+{
+    return mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->getPluginEnforcementState();
+}
+
+void MiscellaneousFunctions::SetPluginEnforcementState(bool state) noexcept
+{
+    mwmp::Networking::getPtr()->setPluginEnforcementState(state);
+}
+
 void MiscellaneousFunctions::LogMessage(unsigned short level, const char *message) noexcept
 {
     LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(level, "[Script]: %s", message);
diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.hpp b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.hpp
index 487b924ec..d5193fa24 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/Script/Functions/Miscellaneous.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     {"GetCurrentMpNum",             MiscellaneousFunctions::GetCurrentMpNum},\
     {"SetCurrentMpNum",             MiscellaneousFunctions::SetCurrentMpNum},\
     \
+    {"GetPluginEnforcementState",   MiscellaneousFunctions::GetPluginEnforcementState},\
+    {"SetPluginEnforcementState",   MiscellaneousFunctions::SetPluginEnforcementState},\
+    \
     {"LogMessage",                  MiscellaneousFunctions::LogMessage},\
     {"LogAppend",                   MiscellaneousFunctions::LogAppend}
 
@@ -64,6 +67,25 @@ public:
     */
     static void SetCurrentMpNum(int mpNum) noexcept;
 
+    /**
+    * \brief Get the plugin enforcement state of the server.
+    *
+    * If true, clients are required to use the same plugins as set for the server.
+    *
+    * \return The enforcement state.
+    */
+    static int GetPluginEnforcementState() noexcept;
+
+    /**
+    * \brief Set the plugin enforcement state of the server.
+    *
+    * If true, clients are required to use the same plugins as set for the server.
+    *
+    * \param state The new enforcement state.
+    * \return void
+    */
+    static void SetPluginEnforcementState(bool state) noexcept;
+
     /**
     * \brief Write a log message with its own timestamp.
     *