diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index ba428c577..f25aee19e 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -1352,6 +1352,7 @@ server_side_occlusion_culling (Server side occlusion culling) bool true
 #    LOOKUP_NODES_LIMIT: 16 (limits get_node call client-side to
 #    csm_restriction_noderange)
 #    READ_PLAYERINFO: 32 (disable get_player_names call client-side)
+#    THIRD_PARTY_MODS: 256 (disable loading third-party CSMs)
 csm_restriction_flags (Client side modding restrictions) int 62
 
 #   If the CSM restriction for node range is enabled, get_node calls are limited
diff --git a/multicraft.conf.example b/multicraft.conf.example
index 4305cada9..7fe0392fc 100644
--- a/multicraft.conf.example
+++ b/multicraft.conf.example
@@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@
 #    LOOKUP_NODES_LIMIT: 16 (limits get_node call client-side to
 #    csm_restriction_noderange)
 #    READ_PLAYERINFO: 32 (disable get_player_names call client-side)
+#    THIRD_PARTY_MODS: 256 (disable loading third-party client-provided mods)
 #    type: int
 # csm_restriction_flags = 60
 
diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index ce0357fde..b0e8b92e7 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -164,33 +164,35 @@ void Client::loadMods()
 	scanModIntoMemory(BUILTIN_MOD_NAME, getBuiltinLuaPath());
 	m_script->loadModFromMemory(BUILTIN_MOD_NAME);
 
-	ClientModConfiguration modconf(getClientModsLuaPath());
-	m_mods = modconf.getMods();
-	// complain about mods with unsatisfied dependencies
-	if (!modconf.isConsistent()) {
-		modconf.printUnsatisfiedModsError();
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// Print mods
-	infostream << "Client loading mods: ";
-	for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods)
-		infostream << mod.name << " ";
-	infostream << std::endl;
-
-	// Load "mod" scripts
-	for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods) {
-		if (!string_allowed(mod.name, MODNAME_ALLOWED_CHARS)) {
-			throw ModError("Error loading mod \"" + mod.name +
-				"\": Mod name does not follow naming conventions: "
-					"Only characters [a-z0-9_] are allowed.");
+	if (!checkCSMRestrictionFlag(CSMRestrictionFlags::CSM_RF_THIRD_PARTY_MODS)) {
+		ClientModConfiguration modconf(getClientModsLuaPath());
+		m_mods = modconf.getMods();
+		// complain about mods with unsatisfied dependencies
+		if (!modconf.isConsistent()) {
+			modconf.printUnsatisfiedModsError();
+			return;
 		}
-		scanModIntoMemory(mod.name, mod.path);
-	}
 
-	// Run them
-	for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods)
-		m_script->loadModFromMemory(mod.name);
+		// Print mods
+		infostream << "Client loading mods: ";
+		for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods)
+			infostream << mod.name << " ";
+		infostream << std::endl;
+
+		// Load "mod" scripts
+		for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods) {
+			if (!string_allowed(mod.name, MODNAME_ALLOWED_CHARS)) {
+				throw ModError("Error loading mod \"" + mod.name +
+					"\": Mod name does not follow naming conventions: "
+						"Only characters [a-z0-9_] are allowed.");
+			}
+			scanModIntoMemory(mod.name, mod.path);
+		}
+
+		// Run them
+		for (const ModSpec &mod : m_mods)
+			m_script->loadModFromMemory(mod.name);
+	}
 
 	// Mods are done loading. Unlock callbacks
 	m_mods_loaded = true;
diff --git a/src/network/networkprotocol.h b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
index 4cb21a5db..9eb91ffae 100644
--- a/src/network/networkprotocol.h
+++ b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ enum CSMRestrictionFlags : u64 {
 	CSM_RF_READ_NODEDEFS = 0x00000008,    // Disable nodedef lookups
 	CSM_RF_LOOKUP_NODES = 0x00000010,     // Limit node lookups
 	CSM_RF_READ_PLAYERINFO = 0x00000020,  // Disable player info lookups
+	CSM_RF_THIRD_PARTY_MODS = 0x00000100, // Don't load third-party CSMs
 	CSM_RF_ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_client.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_client.cpp
index 85f988075..17f3645b8 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_client.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_client.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const static CSMFlagDesc flagdesc_csm_restriction[] = {
 	{"read_nodedefs",     CSM_RF_READ_NODEDEFS},
 	{"lookup_nodes",      CSM_RF_LOOKUP_NODES},
 	{"read_playerinfo",   CSM_RF_READ_PLAYERINFO},
+	{"third_party_mods",  CSM_RF_THIRD_PARTY_MODS},
 	{NULL,      0}
 };