diff --git a/common/ruletypes.h b/common/ruletypes.h
index 36a5630e4..1530a06cc 100644
--- a/common/ruletypes.h
+++ b/common/ruletypes.h
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Spells, OldRainTargets, false, "Use old incorrectly implemented maximu
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, NPCSpellPush, false, "Enable spell push on NPCs")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, July242002PetResists, true, "Enable Pets using PCs resist change from July 24 2002")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AOEMaxTargets, 0, "Max number of targets a Targeted AOE spell can cast on. Set to 0 for no limit.")
+RULE_BOOL(Spells, CazicTouchTargetsPetOwner, true, "If True, causes Cazic Touch to swap targets from pet to pet owner if a pet is tanking.")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Combat)
diff --git a/zone/spells.cpp b/zone/spells.cpp
index 94bc83cb5..3b1a6b271 100644
--- a/zone/spells.cpp
+++ b/zone/spells.cpp
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ bool Mob::SpellFinished(uint16 spell_id, Mob *spell_target, CastingSlot slot, ui
 		return false;
 
 	//Cazic Touch targets the pet owner instead of the pet when said pet is tanking.
-	if (spell_id == 982 && spell_target->HasOwner()) {
+	if (RuleB(Spells,CazicTouchTargetsPetOwner) && spell_id == 982 && spell_target->HasOwner()) {
 		Mob* owner =  spell_target->GetOwner();
 
 		if (owner)