diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensTraitFactory.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensTraitFactory.java
index 5ae649af3..33d524183 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensTraitFactory.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensTraitFactory.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.ScriptTrait;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.SheepTrait;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.SkinLayers;
+import net.citizensnpcs.trait.SkinTrait;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.SlimeSize;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.VillagerProfession;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.WitherTrait;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ public CitizensTraitFactory() {
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(ScriptTrait.class));
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(SheepTrait.class));
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(SkinLayers.class));
+        registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(SkinTrait.class));
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(MountTrait.class));
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(SlimeSize.class));
         registerTrait(TraitInfo.create(Spawned.class));
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/skin/Skin.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/skin/Skin.java
index 19eaf454a..9199a99c9 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/skin/Skin.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/skin/Skin.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.profile.ProfileFetchHandler;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.profile.ProfileFetcher;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.profile.ProfileRequest;
+import net.citizensnpcs.trait.SkinTrait;
 
 /**
  * Stores data for a single skin.
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ public boolean apply(SkinnableEntity entity) {
         }
 
         if (!hasSkinData()) {
+            if (npc.hasTrait(SkinTrait.class) && !this.skinName.equals(cachedName)
+                    && !npc.getTrait(SkinTrait.class).fetchDefaultSkin()) {
+                return false;
+            }
             if (hasFetched) {
                 return true;
             } else {
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SkinTrait.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SkinTrait.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..176b783f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/SkinTrait.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package net.citizensnpcs.trait;
+
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.persistence.Persist;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.trait.Trait;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.trait.TraitName;
+
+@TraitName("skintrait")
+public class SkinTrait extends Trait {
+    @Persist
+    private boolean fetchDefaultSkin = true;
+
+    public SkinTrait() {
+        super("skintrait");
+    }
+
+    public boolean fetchDefaultSkin() {
+        return fetchDefaultSkin;
+    }
+
+    public void setFetchDefaultSkin(boolean fetch) {
+        this.fetchDefaultSkin = fetch;
+    }
+}