diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
index 8eb2870c2..813f845e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/api/MekanismConfig.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class MekanismConfig
 		public static double maxEnergyPerSteam = 100;
 		public static double superheatingHeatTransfer = 10000;
 		public static double heatPerFuelTick = 4;
+		public static boolean allowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade;
 	}
 
 	public static class client
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
index f0d6a066a..c2c384189 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/CommonProxy.java
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ public class CommonProxy implements IGuiProvider
 		general.maxEnergyPerSteam = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "MaxEnergyPerSteam", 100D).getDouble();
 		general.superheatingHeatTransfer = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "SuperheatingHeatTransfer", 10000D).getDouble();
 		general.heatPerFuelTick = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "HeatPerFuelTick", 4D).getDouble();
+		general.allowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "AllowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade", true).getBoolean();
 		
 		general.blacklistIC2 = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "BlacklistIC2Power", false).getBoolean();
 		general.blacklistRF = Mekanism.configuration.get(Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL, "BlacklistRFPower", false).getBoolean();
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/item/ItemAlloy.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/item/ItemAlloy.java
index ca935aaca..e0aba921b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/item/ItemAlloy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/item/ItemAlloy.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package mekanism.common.item;
 
 import mekanism.api.IAlloyInteraction;
+import mekanism.api.MekanismConfig.general;
 import mekanism.common.MekanismItems;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ public class ItemAlloy extends ItemMekanism
     {
 		TileEntity tile = world.getTileEntity(x, y, z);
 		
-		if(tile instanceof IAlloyInteraction)
+		if(general.allowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade && tile instanceof IAlloyInteraction)
 		{
 			if(!world.isRemote)
 			{
diff --git a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
index 2f7a2e638..58e1b3a22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mekanism/common/network/PacketConfigSync.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class PacketConfigSync implements IMessageHandler<ConfigSyncMessage, IMes
 			dataStream.writeDouble(general.maxEnergyPerSteam);
 			dataStream.writeDouble(general.superheatingHeatTransfer);
 			dataStream.writeDouble(general.heatPerFuelTick);
+			dataStream.writeBoolean(general.allowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade);
 			
 			for(MachineType type : MachineType.getValidMachines())
 			{
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ public class PacketConfigSync implements IMessageHandler<ConfigSyncMessage, IMes
 			general.maxEnergyPerSteam = dataStream.readDouble();
 			general.superheatingHeatTransfer = dataStream.readDouble();
 			general.heatPerFuelTick = dataStream.readDouble();
+			general.allowTransmitterAlloyUpgrade = dataStream.readBoolean();
 			
 			for(MachineType type : MachineType.getValidMachines())
 			{