diff --git a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/ContextMenu.java b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/ContextMenu.java
index 55749354..5b52dbd5 100644
--- a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/ContextMenu.java
+++ b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/ContextMenu.java
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ public Map<DiscordLocale, String> getNameLocalization() {
         return nameLocalization;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@code true} if the command should always respect user permissions, even if the server overrides them,
+     * {@code false} if the command should ignore user permissions if the server overrides them.
+     * <br>
+     * This defaults to false because it interferes with the server's options for interactions.
+     * <br>
+     * This has no effect for text based commands or DMs.
+     */
+    protected boolean alwaysRespectUserPermissions = false;
+
     /**
      * Gets the type of context menu.
      *
diff --git a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/MessageContextMenu.java b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/MessageContextMenu.java
index 722ab772..6914ffcc 100644
--- a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/MessageContextMenu.java
+++ b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/MessageContextMenu.java
@@ -58,29 +58,30 @@ public final void run(MessageContextMenuEvent event)
         if(event.isFromGuild())
         {
             //user perms
-            for(Permission p: userPermissions)
-            {
-                // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server (text channel)
-                if(event.getMember() == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                if(p.isChannel())
+            if (alwaysRespectUserPermissions)
+                for(Permission p: userPermissions)
                 {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                    // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server (text channel)
+                    if(event.getMember() == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if(p.isChannel())
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "channel"));
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "channel"));
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                    else
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "server"));
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "server"));
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
             // bot perms
             for(Permission p: botPermissions)
diff --git a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
index 554ab033..0fdaefda 100644
--- a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
+++ b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/SlashCommand.java
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ public abstract class SlashCommand extends Command
     @Deprecated
     protected String requiredRole = null;
 
+    /**
+     * {@code true} if the command should always respect user permissions, even if the server overrides them,
+     * {@code false} if the command should ignore user permissions if the server overrides them.
+     * <br>
+     * This defaults to false because it interferes with the server's options for interactions.
+     * <br>
+     * This has no effect for text based commands or DMs.
+     */
+    protected boolean alwaysRespectUserPermissions = false;
+
     /**
      * The child commands of the command. These are used in the format {@code /<parent name>
      * <child name>}.
@@ -221,29 +231,30 @@ public final void run(SlashCommandEvent event)
         if(event.getChannelType() != ChannelType.PRIVATE)
         {
             //user perms
-            for(Permission p: userPermissions)
-            {
-                // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server (text channel)
-                if(event.getMember() == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                if(p.isChannel())
+            if (alwaysRespectUserPermissions)
+                for(Permission p: userPermissions)
                 {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                    // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server (text channel)
+                    if(event.getMember() == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if(p.isChannel())
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format(userMissingPermMessage, client.getError(), p.getName(), "channel"), client);
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format(userMissingPermMessage, client.getError(), p.getName(), "channel"), client);
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                    else
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format(userMissingPermMessage, client.getError(), p.getName(), "server"), client);
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format(userMissingPermMessage, client.getError(), p.getName(), "server"), client);
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
             // bot perms
             for(Permission p: botPermissions)
diff --git a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/UserContextMenu.java b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/UserContextMenu.java
index b9072b78..8bcd8762 100644
--- a/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/UserContextMenu.java
+++ b/command/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jdautilities/command/UserContextMenu.java
@@ -95,29 +95,30 @@ public final void run(UserContextMenuEvent event)
         if(event.isFromGuild())
         {
             //user perms
-            for(Permission p: userPermissions)
-            {
-                // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server
-                if(event.getMember() == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                if(p.isChannel())
+            if (alwaysRespectUserPermissions)
+                for(Permission p: userPermissions)
                 {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                    // Member will never be null because this is only ran in a server
+                    if(event.getMember() == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if(p.isChannel())
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "channel"));
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(event.getGuildChannel(), p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "channel"));
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                    else
                     {
-                        terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "server"));
-                        return;
+                        if(!event.getMember().hasPermission(p))
+                        {
+                            terminate(event, String.format("%s%s%s", event.getClient().getError(), p.getName(), "server"));
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
             // bot perms
             for(Permission p: botPermissions)