diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 6eb4eb6cc..2b3f598df 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -279,9 +279,12 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 					user.getBase().setSleepingIgnored(true);
 				}
 
-				if ((ess.getSettings().allowSilentJoinQuit() && user.isAuthorized("essentials.silentjoin")) || message == null)
+				if ((ess.getSettings().allowSilentJoinQuit() && (user.isAuthorized("essentials.silentjoin") || user.isAuthorized("essentials.silentjoin.vanish"))) || message == null)
 				{
-					// Do nothing - silently join
+					if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.silentjoin.vanish"))
+					{
+						user.setVanished(true);
+					}
 				}
 				else if (ess.getSettings().isCustomJoinMessage())
 				{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index bedf97f4e..3ff5d0d4a 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings
 	{
 		return chatRadius;
 	}
-	
 	// #easteregg
 	private char chatShout = '!';
 
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings
 	{
 		return chatShout;
 	}
-	
 	// #easteregg
 	private char chatQuestion = '?';
 
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings
 	{
 		return chatQuestion;
 	}
-
 	private boolean teleportSafety;
 
 	public boolean _isTeleportSafetyEnabled()
@@ -563,7 +560,7 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings
 		economyLog = _isEcoLogEnabled();
 		economyLogUpdate = _isEcoLogUpdateEnabled();
 		economyDisabled = _isEcoDisabled();
-		allowSilentJoin = _isJoinQuitMessagesDisabled();
+		allowSilentJoin = _allowSilentJoinQuit();
 		customJoinMessage = _getCustomJoinMessage();
 		isCustomJoinMessage = !customJoinMessage.equals("none");
 		customQuitMessage = _getCustomQuitMessage();
@@ -1163,9 +1160,9 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings
 	}
 	private boolean allowSilentJoin;
 
-	public boolean _isJoinQuitMessagesDisabled()
+	public boolean _allowSilentJoinQuit()
 	{
-		return config.getBoolean("allow-silent-join-quit");
+		return config.getBoolean("allow-silent-join-quit", false);
 	}
 
 	@Override