diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/config/RainglowConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/config/RainglowConfig.java
index 2c4b228..c310d26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/config/RainglowConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/config/RainglowConfig.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public class RainglowConfig extends ReflectiveConfig {
     public final TrackedValue<ValueMap<Boolean>> toggles = this.createMap(true);
     @Comment("The custom colours to use when the mode is set to custom.")
     public final TrackedValue<ValueList<String>> customColours = this.list("", RainglowMode.getDefaultCustom().stream().map(RainglowColour::getId).toArray(String[]::new));
+    @Comment("Whether to allow recolouring entities via dyes.")
+    public final TrackedValue<Boolean> allowDyeing = this.value(false);
 
     public List<RainglowColour> getCustom() {
         return this.customColours.value().stream().map(RainglowColour::get).collect(Collectors.toList());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/mixin/DyeItemMixin.java b/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/mixin/DyeItemMixin.java
index abe992a..eb0f556 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/mixin/DyeItemMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ix0rai/rainglow/mixin/DyeItemMixin.java
@@ -23,21 +23,23 @@
 public class DyeItemMixin {
     @Inject(method = "useOnEntity", at = @At("TAIL"), cancellable = true)
     private void useOnEntity(ItemStack stack, PlayerEntity user, LivingEntity entity, Hand hand, CallbackInfoReturnable<ActionResult> cir) {
-        String colour = getDye(stack);
-        RainglowEntity entityType = RainglowEntity.get(entity);
+        if (Rainglow.CONFIG.allowDyeing.value()) {
+            String colour = getDye(stack);
+            RainglowEntity entityType = RainglowEntity.get(entity);
 
-        if (entityType != null && !Rainglow.colourUnloaded(user.getWorld(), entityType, colour)
-                && Rainglow.CONFIG.isEntityEnabled(entityType)
-                && !Rainglow.getColour(user.getWorld(), entityType, entity.getDataTracker(), entity.getWorld().getRandom()).getId().equals(colour)) {
-            entity.getWorld().playSoundFromEntity(user, entity, SoundEvents.BLOCK_AMETHYST_CLUSTER_BREAK, SoundCategory.PLAYERS, 5.0f, 1.0f);
-            if (!user.getWorld().isClient()) {
-                stack.decrement(1);
-            }
+            if (entityType != null && !Rainglow.colourUnloaded(user.getWorld(), entityType, colour)
+                    && Rainglow.CONFIG.isEntityEnabled(entityType)
+                    && !Rainglow.getColour(user.getWorld(), entityType, entity.getDataTracker(), entity.getWorld().getRandom()).getId().equals(colour)) {
+                entity.getWorld().playSoundFromEntity(user, entity, SoundEvents.BLOCK_AMETHYST_CLUSTER_BREAK, SoundCategory.PLAYERS, 5.0f, 1.0f);
+                if (!user.getWorld().isClient()) {
+                    stack.decrement(1);
+                }
 
-            DataTracker tracker = entity.getDataTracker();
-            tracker.set(entityType.getTrackedData(), colour);
+                DataTracker tracker = entity.getDataTracker();
+                tracker.set(entityType.getTrackedData(), colour);
 
-            cir.setReturnValue(ActionResult.success(user.getWorld().isClient()));
+                cir.setReturnValue(ActionResult.success(user.getWorld().isClient()));
+            }
         }
     }