diff --git a/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilListeners.java b/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilListeners.java
index 1592a9af..3090018c 100644
--- a/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilListeners.java
+++ b/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilListeners.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class AnvilListeners implements Listener {
 
         Player player = (Player) event.getViewers().get(0);
 
-        Pair<ItemStack, Integer> newOut = AnvilMerge.doMerge(left, right, out, name);
+        Pair<ItemStack, Integer> newOut = AnvilMerge.doMerge(left, right, out, name, player);
 
         if(newOut.getKey() == null) {
             newOut.setKey(new ItemStack(Material.AIR, 0));
diff --git a/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilMerge.java b/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilMerge.java
index 95da4220..68771733 100644
--- a/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilMerge.java
+++ b/Plugin/src/main/java/com/willfp/ecoenchants/enchantments/support/merging/anvil/AnvilMerge.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.willfp.ecoenchants.enchantments.EcoEnchants;
 import com.willfp.ecoenchants.enchantments.meta.EnchantmentTarget;
 import com.willfp.ecoenchants.util.Pair;
 import org.bukkit.enchantments.Enchantment;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.Damageable;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.EnchantmentStorageMeta;
@@ -26,9 +27,10 @@ public class AnvilMerge {
      * @param right The {@link ItemStack} in the middle of the anvil
      * @param old The previous {@link ItemStack} result
      * @param name The anvil display name
+     * @param player The player merging (for permissions)
      * @return The result, stored as a {@link Pair} of {@link ItemStack} and {@link Integer}.
      */
-    public static Pair<ItemStack, Integer> doMerge(ItemStack left, ItemStack right, ItemStack old, String name) {
+    public static Pair<ItemStack, Integer> doMerge(ItemStack left, ItemStack right, ItemStack old, String name, Player player) {
         // Here so it can be accessed later (scope)
 
         int outDamage = -1;
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ public class AnvilMerge {
             if(left.getItemMeta() instanceof EnchantmentStorageMeta) canEnchantItem = true;
 
             if(canEnchantItem && !doesConflict.get()) {
-                if(ConfigManager.getConfig().getBool("anvil.hard-cap.enabled")) {
+                if(ConfigManager.getConfig().getBool("anvil.hard-cap.enabled") && !player.hasPermission("ecoenchants.anvil.bypasshardcap")) {
                     if(outEnchants.size() >= ConfigManager.getConfig().getInt("anvil.hard-cap.cap")) {
                         return;
                     }
diff --git a/Plugin/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/Plugin/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 441116a4..f0bba544 100644
--- a/Plugin/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/Plugin/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ permissions:
       ecoenchants.updateannounce: true
       ecoenchants.enchantinfo: true
       ecoenchants.ecodebug: true
+      ecoenchants.anvil.*: true
+  ecoenchants.anvil.*:
+    description: Allows all anvil permissions
+    default: op
+    children:
+      ecoenchants.anvil.bypasshardcap: true
   ecoenchants.fromtable.*:
     description: Allows getting all enchantments from an enchanting table
     default: true
@@ -263,6 +269,9 @@ permissions:
   ecoenchants.enchantinfo:
     description: Allows the use of /enchantinfo to show enchant info
     default: true
+  ecoenchants.anvil.bypasshardcap:
+    description: Allows bypassing the anvil hard cap
+    default: op
 
   ecoenchants.fromtable.beheading:
     description: Allows getting beheading from an enchanting table