diff --git a/include/commands.h b/include/commands.h
index d9f15296a..d7d936d74 100644
--- a/include/commands.h
+++ b/include/commands.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ struct CommandInfo final
 	Anope::string group;
 	/* whether or not to hide this command in help output */
 	bool hide = false;
-	/* Only used with fantasy */
+	/* Whether to prepend the channel name (only used with fantasy) */
 	bool prepend_channel = false;
+	/* Whether to require the FANTASY privilege (only used with fantasy) */
+	bool require_privilege = true;
 };
 
 /* Where the replies from commands go to. User inherits from this and is the normal
diff --git a/modules/fantasy.cpp b/modules/fantasy.cpp
index 21a5027d5..2dd28d244 100644
--- a/modules/fantasy.cpp
+++ b/modules/fantasy.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public:
 		source.permission = info.permission;
 
 		AccessGroup ag = c->ci->AccessFor(u);
-		bool has_fantasy = ag.HasPriv("FANTASY") || source.HasPriv("botserv/fantasy");
+		bool has_fantasy = !info.require_privilege || ag.HasPriv("FANTASY") || source.HasPriv("botserv/fantasy");
 
 		EventReturn MOD_RESULT;
 		if (has_fantasy)
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index b56af4f97..96e005efa 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -491,8 +491,6 @@ Conf::Conf() : Block("")
 					&service = fantasy.Get<const Anope::string>("command"),
 					&permission = fantasy.Get<const Anope::string>("permission"),
 					&group = fantasy.Get<const Anope::string>("group");
-		bool hide = fantasy.Get<bool>("hide"),
-			prepend_channel = fantasy.Get<bool>("prepend_channel", "yes");
 
 		ValidateNotEmpty("fantasy", "name", nname);
 		ValidateNotEmptyOrSpaces("fantasy", "command", service);
@@ -501,8 +499,9 @@ Conf::Conf() : Block("")
 		c.name = service;
 		c.permission = permission;
 		c.group = group;
-		c.hide = hide;
-		c.prepend_channel = prepend_channel;
+		c.hide = fantasy.Get<bool>("hide");
+		c.prepend_channel = fantasy.Get<bool>("prepend_channel", "yes");
+		c.require_privilege = fantasy.Get<bool>("require_privilege", "no");
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < this->CountBlock("command_group"); ++i)