diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0279-Configurable-Unrestricted-Signs.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0279-Configurable-Unrestricted-Signs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..858cc0dd68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0279-Configurable-Unrestricted-Signs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+From d5469b0d39edc94565e0f6558b4ffb2e1636187b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:57:10 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Configurable Unrestricted Signs
+
+Bukkit restricts command execution of signs to test if the sender
+has permission to run the specified command. This breaks vanilla
+maps that use signs to intentionally run as elevated permission.
+
+Bukkit provides an unrestricted advancements setting, so this setting
+compliments that one and allows for unrestricted signs.
+
+We still filter sign update packets to strip out commands at edit phase,
+however there is no sanity in ever expecting creative mode to not be
+able to create signs with any command.
+
+Creative servers should absolutely never enable this.
+Non creative servers, enable at own risk!!!
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
+index 3f2c5b2d5..67bd3bcbe 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/TileEntitySign.java
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class TileEntitySign extends TileEntity {
+     public void load(NBTTagCompound nbttagcompound) {
+         this.isEditable = false;
+         super.load(nbttagcompound);
+-        ICommandListener icommandlistener = new ICommandListener() {
++        ICommandListener icommandlistener = new ISignCommandListener() { // Paper
+             public String getName() {
+                 return "Sign";
+             }
+@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class TileEntitySign extends TileEntity {
+     }
+ 
+     public boolean b(final EntityHuman entityhuman) {
+-        ICommandListener icommandlistener = new ICommandListener() {
++        ICommandListener icommandlistener = new ISignCommandListener() { // Paper
+             public String getName() {
+                 return entityhuman.getName();
+             }
+@@ -200,4 +200,5 @@ public class TileEntitySign extends TileEntity {
+     public CommandObjectiveExecutor f() {
+         return this.i;
+     }
++    public interface ISignCommandListener extends ICommandListener {} // Paper
+ }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+index 090a4d2f2..74d684506 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+     private CraftIconCache icon;
+     private boolean overrideAllCommandBlockCommands = false;
+     private boolean unrestrictedAdvancements;
++    private boolean unrestrictedSignCommands; // Paper
+     private final List<CraftPlayer> playerView;
+     public int reloadCount;
+     public static Exception excessiveVelEx; // Paper - Velocity warnings
+@@ -253,6 +254,12 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+         saveCommandsConfig();
+         overrideAllCommandBlockCommands = commandsConfiguration.getStringList("command-block-overrides").contains("*");
+         unrestrictedAdvancements = commandsConfiguration.getBoolean("unrestricted-advancements");
++        // Paper start
++        unrestrictedSignCommands = commandsConfiguration.getBoolean("unrestricted-signs");
++        if (unrestrictedSignCommands) {
++            logger.warning("Warning: Commands are no longer restricted on signs. If you allow players to use Creative Mode, there may be risk of players bypassing permissions. Use this setting at your own risk!!!!");
++        }
++        // Paper end
+         pluginManager.useTimings(configuration.getBoolean("settings.plugin-profiling"));
+         monsterSpawn = configuration.getInt("spawn-limits.monsters");
+         animalSpawn = configuration.getInt("spawn-limits.animals");
+@@ -270,6 +277,7 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+             listener = ((CommandListenerWrapper) listener).base;
+         }
+ 
++        if (unrestrictedSignCommands && listener instanceof TileEntitySign.ISignCommandListener) return true; // Paper
+         return unrestrictedAdvancements && listener instanceof AdvancementRewards.AdvancementCommandListener;
+     }
+ 
+-- 
+2.16.2
+