diff --git a/pumpkin-config/src/advancement.rs b/pumpkin-config/src/advancement.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a4a1ec35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pumpkin-config/src/advancement.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+/// Configuration for advancements
+///
+/// Controls whether the advancements should be saved and loaded
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct AdvancementConfig {
+    /// Whether saving advancements is enabled.
+    pub save_advancements: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for AdvancementConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            save_advancements: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pumpkin-config/src/lib.rs b/pumpkin-config/src/lib.rs
index faea0b021..57ce9cae5 100644
--- a/pumpkin-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pumpkin-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ pub mod chunk;
 pub mod lighting;
 pub mod op;
 
+mod advancement;
 mod player_data;
 mod pvp;
 mod server_links;
 pub mod whitelist;
 pub mod world;
 
+use advancement::AdvancementConfig;
 use networking::NetworkingConfig;
 use player_data::PlayerDataConfig;
 use resource_pack::ResourcePackConfig;
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ pub struct AdvancedConfiguration {
     pub recipe: RecipeConfig,
     /// Plugin-related configuration.
     pub plugins: PluginsConfig,
+    /// Advancement configuration
+    pub advancement: AdvancementConfig,
 }
 
 /// Basic configuration for core server settings.
diff --git a/pumpkin/src/entity/player/advancement.rs b/pumpkin/src/entity/player/advancement.rs
index 7246b9a07..47d4c1c4b 100644
--- a/pumpkin/src/entity/player/advancement.rs
+++ b/pumpkin/src/entity/player/advancement.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl PlayerAdvancement {
 
     /// Loads the player's advancement progress from disk.
     pub async fn load(&mut self) -> Result<(), AdvancementDataError> {
-        if !self.path.exists() {
+        if !self.path.exists() || !self.is_save_enabled() {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
@@ -777,4 +777,26 @@ mod tests {
             serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(saved_data.len(), 2, "Should have saved both advancements");
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn ignore_loading() {
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let manager = Arc::new(AdvancementManager::new(temp_dir.path(), false));
+
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let mut pa = PlayerAdvancement::new(manager, id);
+        // Create a JSON file with advancement data
+        let adv = Advancement::STORY_ROOT;
+        let data = serde_json::json!({ adv.id.to_string(): { "complete": true } });
+        std::fs::write(&pa.path, data.to_string()).unwrap();
+
+        //try load the file
+        assert!(pa.load().await.is_ok(), "Load should succeed");
+
+        // Verify that the advancement was not loaded
+        assert!(
+            pa.progress.is_empty(),
+            "The advancement shouldn't have been loaded"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pumpkin/src/server/mod.rs b/pumpkin/src/server/mod.rs
index 4f89810f9..f4d12ec54 100644
--- a/pumpkin/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/pumpkin/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ impl Server {
             Duration::from_secs(advanced_config.player_data.save_player_cron_interval),
             advanced_config.player_data.save_player_data,
         );
-        let advancement_manager = Arc::new(AdvancementManager::new(players_dir.clone(), true));
+        let advancement_manager = Arc::new(AdvancementManager::new(
+            players_dir.clone(),
+            advanced_config.advancement.save_advancements,
+        ));
         let white_list = AtomicBool::new(basic_config.white_list);
 
         let tick_rate_manager = Arc::new(ServerTickRateManager::new(basic_config.tps));