diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 9117b5b3a..c892f1048 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     : m_core(cr)
     , m_p2p(p2p)
     , m_was_bootstrap_ever_used(false)
+    , disable_rpc_ban(false)
   {}
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool core_rpc_server::set_bootstrap_daemon(const std::string &address, const std::string &username_password)
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     if (!rpc_config)
       return false;
 
+    disable_rpc_ban = rpc_config->disable_rpc_ban;
     std::string address = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_rpc_payment_address);
     if (!address.empty())
     {
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   bool core_rpc_server::add_host_fail(const connection_context *ctx, unsigned int score)
   {
-    if(!ctx || !ctx->m_remote_address.is_blockable())
+    if(!ctx || !ctx->m_remote_address.is_blockable() || disable_rpc_ban)
       return false;
 
     CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_host_fails_score_lock);
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
index 23c611470..54a4945e6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ private:
     epee::critical_section m_host_fails_score_lock;
     std::map<std::string, uint64_t> m_host_fails_score;
     std::unique_ptr<rpc_payment> m_rpc_payment;
+    bool disable_rpc_ban;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/rpc_args.cpp b/src/rpc/rpc_args.cpp
index 0eaa0ef0e..dcb804d3e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rpc_args.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rpc_args.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
      , rpc_ssl_allowed_fingerprints({"rpc-ssl-allowed-fingerprints", rpc_args::tr("List of certificate fingerprints to allow")})
      , rpc_ssl_allow_chained({"rpc-ssl-allow-chained", rpc_args::tr("Allow user (via --rpc-ssl-certificates) chain certificates"), false})
      , rpc_ssl_allow_any_cert({"rpc-ssl-allow-any-cert", rpc_args::tr("Allow any peer certificate"), false})
+     , disable_rpc_ban({"disable-rpc-ban", rpc_args::tr("Do not ban hosts on RPC errors"), false, false})
   {}
 
   const char* rpc_args::tr(const char* str) { return i18n_translate(str, "cryptonote::rpc_args"); }
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg.rpc_ssl_ca_certificates);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg.rpc_ssl_allowed_fingerprints);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg.rpc_ssl_allow_chained);
+    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg.disable_rpc_ban);
     if (any_cert_option)
       command_line::add_arg(desc, arg.rpc_ssl_allow_any_cert);
   }
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     config.bind_ipv6_address = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg.rpc_bind_ipv6_address);
     config.use_ipv6 = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg.rpc_use_ipv6);
     config.require_ipv4 = !command_line::get_arg(vm, arg.rpc_ignore_ipv4);
+    config.disable_rpc_ban = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg.disable_rpc_ban);
     if (!config.bind_ip.empty())
     {
       // always parse IP here for error consistency
diff --git a/src/rpc/rpc_args.h b/src/rpc/rpc_args.h
index bdb9c70d5..ac6eb2744 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rpc_args.h
+++ b/src/rpc/rpc_args.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string>> rpc_ssl_allowed_fingerprints;
       const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> rpc_ssl_allow_chained;
       const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> rpc_ssl_allow_any_cert;
+      const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> disable_rpc_ban;
     };
 
     // `allow_any_cert` bool toggles `--rpc-ssl-allow-any-cert` configuration
@@ -85,5 +86,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     std::vector<std::string> access_control_origins;
     boost::optional<tools::login> login; // currently `boost::none` if unspecified by user
     epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t ssl_options = epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_enabled;
+    bool disable_rpc_ban = false;
   };
 }