diff --git a/src/server/game/Spells/SpellEffects.cpp b/src/server/game/Spells/SpellEffects.cpp
index 7d77e948c6..b34887e429 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Spells/SpellEffects.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Spells/SpellEffects.cpp
@@ -2569,6 +2569,7 @@ void Spell::EffectSummonPet(SpellEffIndex effIndex)
 
     bool isClassPet = m_spellInfo->SpellFamilyName != SPELLFAMILY_GENERIC || petCreatureId == 0;
 
+    // Hunter pet handling
     if (petCreatureId == 0 && unitCaster->IsPlayer())
     {
         Player* player = unitCaster->ToPlayer();
@@ -2594,6 +2595,17 @@ void Spell::EffectSummonPet(SpellEffIndex effIndex)
         {
             if (PlayerPetData* petData = player->GetPlayerPetData(key->first, key->second))
             {
+                if (petData->TamedCreatureId)
+                {
+                    CreatureTemplate const* cInfo = sObjectMgr->GetCreatureTemplate(petData->TamedCreatureId);
+                    if (cInfo->StaticFlags.HasFlag(CREATURE_STATIC_FLAG_3_TAMEABLE_EXOTIC) && !player->CanTameExoticPets())
+                    {
+                        player->GetSession()->SendStableResult(PetStableResultCode::CannotControlExoticPets);
+                        player->GetSpellHistory()->ResetCooldown(m_spellInfo->Id, true);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (petData->SavedHealth == 0)
                 {
                     player->SendTamePetFailure(PET_TAME_FAILURE_DEAD_PET);
@@ -2608,6 +2620,22 @@ void Spell::EffectSummonPet(SpellEffIndex effIndex)
                 return;
             }
         }
+        else
+        {
+            if (PlayerPetData* petData = player->GetPlayerPetData(petSlotIndex, 0))
+            {
+                if (petData->TamedCreatureId)
+                {
+                    CreatureTemplate const* cInfo = sObjectMgr->GetCreatureTemplate(petData->TamedCreatureId);
+                    if (cInfo->StaticFlags.HasFlag(CREATURE_STATIC_FLAG_3_TAMEABLE_EXOTIC) && !player->CanTameExoticPets())
+                    {
+                        player->GetSession()->SendStableResult(PetStableResultCode::CannotControlExoticPets);
+                        player->GetSpellHistory()->ResetCooldown(m_spellInfo->Id, true);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     if (NewPet* summon = unitCaster->SummonPet(petCreatureId, petSlotIndex, m_spellInfo->Id, isClassPet, *destTarget))