diff --git a/common/repositories/base/base_character_buffs_repository.h b/common/repositories/base/base_character_buffs_repository.h
index 90003f746..10b1c0d9e 100644
--- a/common/repositories/base/base_character_buffs_repository.h
+++ b/common/repositories/base/base_character_buffs_repository.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
 		int32_t     caston_z;
 		int32_t     ExtraDIChance;
 		int32_t     instrument_mod;
+		uint8_t     suppressed;
 	};
 
 	static std::string PrimaryKey()
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public:
 			"caston_z",
 			"ExtraDIChance",
 			"instrument_mod",
+			"suppressed",
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public:
 			"caston_z",
 			"ExtraDIChance",
 			"instrument_mod",
+			"suppressed",
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ public:
 		e.caston_z       = 0;
 		e.ExtraDIChance  = 0;
 		e.instrument_mod = 10;
+		e.suppressed     = 0;
 
 		return e;
 	}
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ public:
 			e.caston_z       = row[14] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[14])) : 0;
 			e.ExtraDIChance  = row[15] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[15])) : 0;
 			e.instrument_mod = row[16] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[16])) : 10;
+			e.suppressed      = row[17] ? static_cast<uint8_t>(strtoul(row[17], nullptr, 10)) : 0;
 
 			return e;
 		}
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@ public:
 		v.push_back(columns[14] + " = " + std::to_string(e.caston_z));
 		v.push_back(columns[15] + " = " + std::to_string(e.ExtraDIChance));
 		v.push_back(columns[16] + " = " + std::to_string(e.instrument_mod));
+		v.push_back(columns[17] + " = " + std::to_string(e.suppressed));
 
 		auto results = db.QueryDatabase(
 			fmt::format(
@@ -284,6 +290,7 @@ public:
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.caston_z));
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.ExtraDIChance));
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.instrument_mod));
+		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.suppressed));
 
 		auto results = db.QueryDatabase(
 			fmt::format(
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ public:
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.caston_z));
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.ExtraDIChance));
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.instrument_mod));
+			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.suppressed));
 
 			insert_chunks.push_back("(" + Strings::Implode(",", v) + ")");
 		}
@@ -380,6 +388,7 @@ public:
 			e.caston_z       = row[14] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[14])) : 0;
 			e.ExtraDIChance  = row[15] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[15])) : 0;
 			e.instrument_mod = row[16] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[16])) : 10;
+			e.suppressed      = row[17] ? static_cast<uint8_t>(strtoul(row[17], nullptr, 10)) : 0;
 
 			all_entries.push_back(e);
 		}
@@ -421,6 +430,7 @@ public:
 			e.caston_z       = row[14] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[14])) : 0;
 			e.ExtraDIChance  = row[15] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[15])) : 0;
 			e.instrument_mod = row[16] ? static_cast<int32_t>(atoi(row[16])) : 10;
+			e.suppressed      = row[17] ? static_cast<uint8_t>(strtoul(row[17], nullptr, 10)) : 0;
 
 			all_entries.push_back(e);
 		}
@@ -512,6 +522,7 @@ public:
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.caston_z));
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.ExtraDIChance));
 		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.instrument_mod));
+		v.push_back(std::to_string(e.suppressed));
 
 		auto results = db.QueryDatabase(
 			fmt::format(
@@ -551,6 +562,7 @@ public:
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.caston_z));
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.ExtraDIChance));
 			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.instrument_mod));
+			v.push_back(std::to_string(e.suppressed));
 
 			insert_chunks.push_back("(" + Strings::Implode(",", v) + ")");
 		}
diff --git a/utils/sql/git/optional/2025_06_27_add_suppressed_to_character_buffs.sql b/utils/sql/git/optional/2025_06_27_add_suppressed_to_character_buffs.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13f6de58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sql/git/optional/2025_06_27_add_suppressed_to_character_buffs.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Add suppressed column to character_buffs to persist buff suppression state across zones
+ALTER TABLE `character_buffs` ADD COLUMN `suppressed` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `instrument_mod`;
diff --git a/zone/zonedb.cpp b/zone/zonedb.cpp
index 810a20137..ee932e9a1 100644
--- a/zone/zonedb.cpp
+++ b/zone/zonedb.cpp
@@ -2928,6 +2928,7 @@ void ZoneDatabase::SaveBuffs(Client *client)
 		e.caston_z       = buffs[slot_id].caston_z;
 		e.ExtraDIChance  = buffs[slot_id].ExtraDIChance;
 		e.instrument_mod = buffs[slot_id].instrument_mod;
+		e.suppressed     = suppressed ? 1 : 0;
 
 		v.emplace_back(e);
 	}
@@ -2999,14 +3000,26 @@ void ZoneDatabase::LoadBuffs(Client *client)
 		buffs[e.slot_id].virus_spread_time = 0;
 		buffs[e.slot_id].UpdateClient      = false;
 		buffs[e.slot_id].instrument_mod    = e.instrument_mod;
-		buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedid            = 0;
-		buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedticsremaining = -1;
+
+		if (e.suppressed) {
+			buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedid            = e.spell_id;
+			buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedticsremaining = e.ticsremaining;
+			buffs[e.slot_id].spellid                 = SPELL_SUPPRESSED;
+			buffs[e.slot_id].ticsremaining           = 0;
+		} else {
+			buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedid            = 0;
+			buffs[e.slot_id].suppressedticsremaining = -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// We load up to the most our client supports
 	max_buff_slots = EQ::spells::StaticLookup(client->ClientVersion())->LongBuffs;
 
 	for (int slot_id = 0; slot_id < max_buff_slots; ++slot_id) {
+		if (buffs[slot_id].spellid == SPELL_SUPPRESSED) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (!IsValidSpell(buffs[slot_id].spellid)) {
 			continue;
 		}