diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nginx/forms/httpserver.xml b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nginx/forms/httpserver.xml
index 8708b85bc..cbcbaf368 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nginx/forms/httpserver.xml
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Nginx/forms/httpserver.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
     <advanced>true</advanced>
     <help>Blocks files like .htaccess files or other files not intended for the public.</help>
   </field>
+  <field>
+    <id>httpserver.disable_bot_protection</id>
+    <label>Disable Bot Protection</label>
+    <type>checkbox</type>
+    <advanced>false</advanced>
+    <help>Blocks the request when a possibly bad bot is detected and adds the originating IP to the managed firewall alias for permanent blocking.</help>
+  </field>
   <field>
     <id>httpserver.ip_acl</id>
     <label>IP ACL</label>
diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
index aebcf735b..c17b20b4b 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Nginx/Nginx.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <model>
   <mount>//OPNsense/Nginx</mount>
-  <version>1.1.2</version>
+  <version>1.1.3</version>
   <description>nginx web server, reverse proxy and waf</description>
   <items>
     <general>
@@ -558,6 +558,10 @@
         <default>0</default>
         <Required>Y</Required>
       </block_nonpublic_data>
+      <disable_bot_protection type="BooleanField">
+        <default>0</default>
+        <Required>Y</Required>
+      </disable_bot_protection>
       <naxsi_extensive_log type="BooleanField">
         <default>0</default>
         <Required>Y</Required>
diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/http.conf b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/http.conf
index 39f1d911e..b3e6cf4f2 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/http.conf
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/http.conf
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ server {
         root /var/etc/acme-client/challenges;
     }
 {% endif %}
+{% if server.disable_bot_protection is not defined or server.disable_bot_protection != '1' %}
     # block based on User Agents - stuff I have found over the years in my server log
     if ($http_user_agent ~* Python-urllib|Nmap|python-requests|libwww-perl|MJ12bot|Jorgee|fasthttp|libwww|Telesphoreo|A6-Indexer|ltx71|okhttp|ZmEu|sqlmap|LMAO/2.0|ltx71|zgrab|Ronin/2.0|Hakai/2.0) {
       return 418;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ server {
     {
       return 418;
     }
+{% endif %}
 {% if server.ip_acl is defined %}
 {%   set ip_acl = server.ip_acl %}
 {%   include "OPNsense/Nginx/ipacl.conf" %}