diff --git a/plugins/AutoMode/config.py b/plugins/AutoMode/config.py
index e37d908b9..98f61349f 100644
--- a/plugins/AutoMode/config.py
+++ b/plugins/AutoMode/config.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def configure(advanced):
 AutoMode = conf.registerPlugin('AutoMode')
 conf.registerChannelValue(AutoMode, 'enable',
     registry.Boolean(True, """Determines whether this plugin is enabled."""))
+conf.registerGlobalValue(AutoMode, 'owner',
+    registry.Boolean(True, """Determines whether this plugin will automode owners."""))
 conf.registerChannelValue(AutoMode, 'fallthrough',
     registry.Boolean(False, """Determines whether the bot will "fall through" to
     halfop/voicing when auto-opping is turned off but auto-halfopping/voicing
diff --git a/plugins/AutoMode/plugin.py b/plugins/AutoMode/plugin.py
index 8236abcfa..8c7fd1a69 100644
--- a/plugins/AutoMode/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/AutoMode/plugin.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class AutoMode(callbacks.Plugin):
             return
         fallthrough = self.registryValue('fallthrough', channel)
         def do(type):
+            if ircdb.checkCapability(msg.prefix, 'owner') and not \
+               self.registryValue('owner'):
+                raise Continue
             cap = ircdb.makeChannelCapability(channel, type)
             if ircdb.checkCapability(msg.prefix, cap):
                 if self.registryValue(type, channel):