diff --git a/code/client/citicore/console/Console.Variables.h b/code/client/citicore/console/Console.Variables.h
index 29b92b77eb..832877d1fc 100644
--- a/code/client/citicore/console/Console.Variables.h
+++ b/code/client/citicore/console/Console.Variables.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ enum ConsoleVariableFlags
 
 	// can't be 'setr'd from server->client
 	ConVar_UserPref   = 0x20,
+
+	// blocks any modifications to the convar via set(s|a|r) commands
+	ConVar_Internal = 0x40,
 };
 
 inline std::string ConsoleFlagsToString(ConsoleVariableFlags flags)
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ inline std::string ConsoleFlagsToString(ConsoleVariableFlags flags)
 		value += "Replicated ";
 	if (flags & ConVar_ReadOnly)
 		value += "ReadOnly ";
+	if (flags & ConVar_Internal)
+		value += "Internal ";
 	
 	return value;
 }
@@ -216,7 +221,14 @@ class ConsoleVariableEntry : public ConsoleVariableEntryBase
 
 		m_setCommand = std::make_unique<ConsoleCommand>(manager->GetParentContext(), name, [=] (const T& newValue)
 		{
-			if (m_manager->GetEntryFlags(m_name) & ConVar_ReadOnly)
+			auto convarFlags = m_manager->GetEntryFlags(m_name);
+			if (convarFlags & ConVar_Internal)
+			{
+				console::PrintWarning("cmd", "'%s' is an internal ConVar and cannot be changed.\n", m_name);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (convarFlags & ConVar_ReadOnly)
 			{
 				if (!m_manager->ShouldSuppressReadOnlyWarning() || !(typename ConsoleArgumentTraits<T>::Equal()(GetRawValue(), m_curValue)))
 				{
@@ -269,7 +281,15 @@ class ConsoleVariableEntry : public ConsoleVariableEntryBase
 
 	virtual bool SetValue(const std::string& value) override
 	{
-		if (m_manager->GetEntryFlags(m_name) & ConVar_ReadOnly)
+		auto convarFlags = m_manager->GetEntryFlags(m_name);
+		if (convarFlags & ConVar_Internal)
+		{
+			console::PrintWarning("cmd", "'%s' is an internal ConVar and cannot be changed.\n", m_name);
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (convarFlags & ConVar_ReadOnly)
 		{
 			if (!m_manager->ShouldSuppressReadOnlyWarning())
 			{
diff --git a/code/components/citizen-server-impl/src/InfoHttpHandler.cpp b/code/components/citizen-server-impl/src/InfoHttpHandler.cpp
index 2461f8ea1a..d6e4e41f77 100644
--- a/code/components/citizen-server-impl/src/InfoHttpHandler.cpp
+++ b/code/components/citizen-server-impl/src/InfoHttpHandler.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ void InfoHttpHandlerComponentLocals::AttachToObject(fx::ServerInstanceBase* inst
 	m_instance = instance;
 	ivVar = instance->AddVariable<int>("sv_infoVersion", ConVar_ServerInfo, 0);
 	maxClientsVar = instance->AddVariable<int>("sv_maxClients", ConVar_ServerInfo, 30);
-	iconVar = instance->AddVariable<std::string>("sv_icon", ConVar_None, "");
-	versionVar = instance->AddVariable<std::string>("version", ConVar_None, "FXServer-" GIT_DESCRIPTION);
+	iconVar = instance->AddVariable<std::string>("sv_icon", ConVar_Internal, "");
+	versionVar = instance->AddVariable<std::string>("version", ConVar_Internal, "FXServer-" GIT_DESCRIPTION);
 	crashCmd = instance->AddCommand("_crash", []()
 	{
 		*(volatile int*)0 = 0;