3 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/modinfo.h b/src/modinfo.h
index 0fbcd1c0..ff6c4001 100644
--- a/src/modinfo.h
+++ b/src/modinfo.h
@@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ public: // Methods after this do not come from IModInterface:
   //
   bool isFixedPriority() const { return isBackup() || isOverwrite(); }
 
-  /**
-   * @return true if the mod is always enabled.
-   */
+  // check if this mod should always be enabled or disabled
+  //
   virtual bool alwaysEnabled() const { return false; }
+  virtual bool alwaysDisabled() const { return false; }
 
   /**
    * @return true if the mod can be updated.
diff --git a/src/modinfobackup.h b/src/modinfobackup.h
index 9529855b..853a1211 100644
--- a/src/modinfobackup.h
+++ b/src/modinfobackup.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
   virtual void setNexusID(int) override {}
   virtual void endorse(bool) override {}
   virtual void ignoreUpdate(bool) override {}
+  virtual bool alwaysDisabled() const override { return true; }
   virtual bool canBeUpdated() const override { return false; }
   virtual QDateTime getExpires() const override { return QDateTime(); }
   virtual bool canBeEnabled() const override { return false; }
diff --git a/src/profile.cpp b/src/profile.cpp
index 6b8d0709..66c23ea1 100644
--- a/src/profile.cpp
+++ b/src/profile.cpp
@@ -602,11 +602,15 @@ void Profile::setModEnabled(unsigned int index, bool enabled)
   }
 
   ModInfo::Ptr modInfo = ModInfo::getByIndex(index);
+
   // we could quit in the following case, this shouldn't be a change anyway,
   // but at least this allows the situation to be fixed in case of an error
   if (modInfo->alwaysEnabled()) {
     enabled = true;
   }
+  if (modInfo->alwaysDisabled()) {
+    enabled = false;
+  }
 
   if (enabled != m_ModStatus[index].m_Enabled) {
     m_ModStatus[index].m_Enabled = enabled;
@@ -614,7 +618,7 @@ void Profile::setModEnabled(unsigned int index, bool enabled)
   }
 }
 
-void Profile::setModsEnabled(const QList<unsigned int> &modsToEnable, const QList<unsigned int> &modsToDisable)
+void Profile::setModsEnabled(const QList<unsigned int>& modsToEnable, const QList<unsigned int>& modsToDisable)
 {
   QList<unsigned int> dirtyMods;
   for (auto idx : modsToEnable) {
@@ -622,6 +626,9 @@ void Profile::setModsEnabled(const QList<unsigned int> &modsToEnable, const QLis
       log::error("invalid mod index: {}", idx);
       continue;
     }
+    if (ModInfo::getByIndex(idx)->alwaysDisabled()) {
+      continue;
+    }
     if (!m_ModStatus[idx].m_Enabled) {
       m_ModStatus[idx].m_Enabled = true;
       dirtyMods.append(idx);