diff --git a/common/ruletypes.h b/common/ruletypes.h
index 33ea458f7..5fc08a149 100644
--- a/common/ruletypes.h
+++ b/common/ruletypes.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(TaskSystem, RecordCompletedOptionalActivities, false, "Record complete
 RULE_BOOL(TaskSystem, KeepOneRecordPerCompletedTask, true, "Keep only one record per completed task")
 RULE_BOOL(TaskSystem, EnableTaskProximity, true, "Enable task proximity system")
 RULE_INT(TaskSystem, RequestCooldownTimerSeconds, 15, "Seconds between allowing characters to request tasks (live-like default: 15 seconds)")
+RULE_BOOL(TaskSystem, ExpRewardsIgnoreLevelBasedEXPMods, false, "Rewarding Level Based Exp will ignore Rule LevelBasedEXPMods if true")
 RULE_INT(TaskSystem, SharedTasksWorldProcessRate, 6000, "Timer interval (milliseconds) that shared tasks are processed in world")
 RULE_INT(TaskSystem, SharedTasksTerminateTimerMS, 120000, "Delay (milliseconds) until a shared task is terminated if requirements are no longer met after member removal (default: 2 minutes)")
 RULE_BOOL(TaskSystem, UpdateOneElementPerTask, true, "If true (live-like) task updates only increment the first matching activity. If false all matching elements will be incremented.")
diff --git a/zone/task_client_state.cpp b/zone/task_client_state.cpp
index a838a581b..fefeabab7 100644
--- a/zone/task_client_state.cpp
+++ b/zone/task_client_state.cpp
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ void ClientTaskState::RewardTask(Client *c, const TaskInformation *ti, ClientTas
 		if (pos_reward > 100 && pos_reward < 25700) {
 			uint8 max_level   = pos_reward / 100;
 			uint8 exp_percent = pos_reward - (max_level * 100);
-			c->AddLevelBasedExp(exp_percent, max_level);
+			c->AddLevelBasedExp(exp_percent, max_level, RuleB(TaskSystem, ExpRewardsIgnoreLevelBasedEXPMods));
 		}
 	}