diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
index eb7723e8..1d04c622 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ public class CarpetSettings
     @Rule(desc = "Enables /player command to control/spawn players", category = COMMAND)
     public static String commandPlayer = "ops";
 
+    @Rule(desc = "Spawn offline players in online mode if online-mode player with specified name does not exist", category = COMMAND)
+    public static boolean allowSpawningOfflinePlayers = true;
+
     @Rule(desc = "Allows to track mobs AI via /track command", category = COMMAND)
     public static String commandTrackAI = "ops";
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
index ee52afe4..eacfe1bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/commands/PlayerCommand.java
@@ -192,9 +192,14 @@ public class PlayerCommand
         GameProfile profile = server.getUserCache().findByName(playerName);
         if (profile == null)
         {
-            Messenger.m(context.getSource(), "r Player "+playerName+" is either banned by Mojang, or auth servers are down. " +
-                    "Banned players can only be summoned in Singleplayer and in servers in off-line mode.");
-            return true;
+            if (!CarpetSettings.allowSpawningOfflinePlayers)
+            {
+                Messenger.m(context.getSource(), "r Player "+playerName+" is either banned by Mojang, or auth servers are down. " +
+                        "Banned players can only be summoned in Singleplayer and in servers in off-line mode.");
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                profile = new GameProfile(PlayerEntity.getOfflinePlayerUuid(playerName), playerName);
+            }
         }
         if (manager.getUserBanList().contains(profile))
         {
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java b/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
index b0cf86f3..8d6ca7d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/patches/EntityPlayerMPFake.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package carpet.patches;
 
+import carpet.CarpetSettings;
 import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 import net.minecraft.block.entity.SkullBlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.UserCache;
 import net.minecraft.util.registry.RegistryKey;
 import net.minecraft.world.GameMode;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
-import net.minecraft.world.dimension.DimensionType;
 import carpet.fakes.ServerPlayerEntityInterface;
 import carpet.utils.Messenger;
 
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ public class EntityPlayerMPFake extends ServerPlayerEntity
         finally {
             UserCache.setUseRemote(server.isDedicated() && server.isOnlineMode());
         }
-        if (gameprofile == null) return null;
+        if (gameprofile == null)
+        {
+            if (!CarpetSettings.allowSpawningOfflinePlayers)
+            {
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                gameprofile = new GameProfile(PlayerEntity.getOfflinePlayerUuid(username), username);
+            }
+        }
         if (gameprofile.getProperties().containsKey("textures"))
         {
             gameprofile = SkullBlockEntity.loadProperties(gameprofile);