diff --git a/common/item_instance.cpp b/common/item_instance.cpp
index e776b04d9..56e0a9b75 100644
--- a/common/item_instance.cpp
+++ b/common/item_instance.cpp
@@ -303,47 +303,34 @@ int8 EQ::ItemInstance::AvailableAugmentSlot(int32 augment_type) const
 		return INVALID_INDEX;
 	}
 
-	auto i = invaug::SOCKET_BEGIN;
-	for (; i <= invaug::SOCKET_END; ++i) {
-		if (GetItem(i)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (
-			augment_type == -1 ||
-			(
-				m_item->AugSlotType[i] &&
-				((1 << (m_item->AugSlotType[i] - 1)) & augment_type)
-			)
-		) {
-			break;
+	for (int16 slot_id = invaug::SOCKET_BEGIN; slot_id <= invaug::SOCKET_END; ++slot_id) {
+		if (IsAugmentSlotAvailable(augment_type, slot_id)) {
+			return slot_id;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return (i <= invaug::SOCKET_END) ? i : INVALID_INDEX;
+	return INVALID_INDEX;
 }
 
 bool EQ::ItemInstance::IsAugmentSlotAvailable(int32 augment_type, uint8 slot) const
 {
-	if (!m_item || !m_item->IsClassCommon()) {
+	if (!m_item || !m_item->IsClassCommon() || GetItem(slot)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (
+	return (
 		(
-			!GetItem(slot) &&
-			m_item->AugSlotVisible[slot]
+			augment_type == -1 ||
+			(
+				m_item->AugSlotType[slot] &&
+				((1 << (m_item->AugSlotType[slot] - 1)) & augment_type)
+			)
 		) &&
-		augment_type == -1 ||
 		(
-			m_item->AugSlotType[slot] &&
-			((1 << (m_item->AugSlotType[slot] - 1)) & augment_type)
+			RuleB(Items, AugmentItemAllowInvisibleAugments) ||
+			m_item->AugSlotVisible[slot]
 		)
-	) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	);
 }
 
 // Retrieve item inside container
diff --git a/common/ruletypes.h b/common/ruletypes.h
index f3c22ce5d..4433d9cb7 100644
--- a/common/ruletypes.h
+++ b/common/ruletypes.h
@@ -996,6 +996,8 @@ RULE_BOOL(Items, DisableNoRent, false, "Enable this to disable No Rent Items")
 RULE_BOOL(Items, DisableNoTransfer, false, "Enable this to disable No Transfer Items")
 RULE_BOOL(Items, DisablePotionBelt, false, "Enable this to disable Potion Belt Items")
 RULE_BOOL(Items, DisableSpellFocusEffects, false, "Enable this to disable Spell Focus Effects on Items")
+RULE_BOOL(Items, SummonItemAllowInvisibleAugments, false, "Enable this to allow augments to be put in invisible augment slots of items in Client::SummonItem")
+RULE_BOOL(Items, AugmentItemAllowInvisibleAugments, false, "Enable this to allow augments to be put in invisible augment slots by players")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Parcel)
diff --git a/zone/inventory.cpp b/zone/inventory.cpp
index 374fa3aa7..f49a5e7ce 100644
--- a/zone/inventory.cpp
+++ b/zone/inventory.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ bool Client::SummonItem(uint32 item_id, int16 charges, uint32 aug1, uint32 aug2,
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				if(item->AugSlotVisible[iter] == 0) {
+				if (!RuleB(Items, SummonItemAllowInvisibleAugments) && item->AugSlotVisible[iter] == 0) {
 					Message(
 						Chat::Red,
 						fmt::format(
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ void Client::DeleteItemInInventory(int16 slot_id, int16 quantity, bool client_up
 		if(update_db)
 			database.SaveInventory(character_id, inst, slot_id);
 	}
-	
+
 	if(client_update && IsValidSlot(slot_id)) {
 		EQApplicationPacket* outapp = nullptr;
 		if(inst) {