diff --git a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
index a968dcb464..a6178d692d 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <components/esm/records.hpp>
 
 #include "record.hpp"
+#include "labels.hpp"
 
 #define ESMTOOL_VERSION 1.2
 
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ int load(Arguments& info)
 
             if(!quiet && interested)
             {
-                std::cout << "\nRecord: " << n.toStringView() << " '" << record->getId() << "'\n";
+                std::cout << "\nRecord: " << n.toStringView() << " '" << record->getId() << "'\n"
+                    << "Record flags: " << recordFlags(record->getFlags()) << '\n';
                 record->print();
             }
 
diff --git a/apps/esmtool/labels.cpp b/apps/esmtool/labels.cpp
index d6cae207c9..405aeb9454 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/labels.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/labels.cpp
@@ -902,3 +902,17 @@ std::string weaponFlags(int flags)
     properties += Misc::StringUtils::format("(0x%08X)", flags);
     return properties;
 }
+
+std::string recordFlags(uint32_t flags)
+{
+    std::string properties;
+    if (flags == 0) properties += "[None] ";
+    if (flags & ESM::FLAG_Deleted) properties += "Deleted ";
+    if (flags & ESM::FLAG_Persistent) properties += "Persistent ";
+    if (flags & ESM::FLAG_Ignored) properties += "Ignored ";
+    if (flags & ESM::FLAG_Blocked) properties += "Blocked ";
+    int unused = ~(ESM::FLAG_Deleted | ESM::FLAG_Persistent | ESM::FLAG_Ignored | ESM::FLAG_Blocked);
+    if (flags & unused) properties += "Invalid ";
+    properties += Misc::StringUtils::format("(0x%08X)", flags);
+    return properties;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/esmtool/labels.hpp b/apps/esmtool/labels.hpp
index b06480a97b..8450ccfa03 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/labels.hpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/labels.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ std::string raceFlags(int flags);
 std::string spellFlags(int flags);
 std::string weaponFlags(int flags);
 
+std::string recordFlags(uint32_t flags);
+
 // Missing flags functions:
 // aiServicesFlags, possibly more
 
diff --git a/components/esmloader/load.cpp b/components/esmloader/load.cpp
index 2e54449a2c..2705c43c49 100644
--- a/components/esmloader/load.cpp
+++ b/components/esmloader/load.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ namespace EsmLoader
             {
                 const ESM::NAME recName = reader.getRecName();
                 reader.getRecHeader();
+                if (reader.getRecordFlags() & ESM::FLAG_Ignored)
+                {
+                    reader.skipRecord();
+                    continue;
+                }
                 loadRecord(query, recName, reader, content);
             }
         }