diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index f906d5e..0017807 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ pub struct Talker {
     pub chat_name: String,
     pub actor_id: String,
     pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub counts_towards_achievement: bool,
     pub pronoun: Option<String>,
     pub talking_speed: f32,
 }
@@ -654,8 +655,10 @@ pub fn handle_new_conversations(
         }
         match (*chatdb).get_chat_by_id(&event.talker.chat_name) {
             Ok(chat_id) => {
-                if let Some(name) = &event.talker.name {
-                    ew_achievement.send(game::AchievementEvent::TalkTo(name.clone()));
+                if event.talker.counts_towards_achievement {
+                    if let Some(name) = &event.talker.name {
+                        ew_achievement.send(game::AchievementEvent::TalkTo(name.clone()));
+                    }
                 }
                 let mut chat = Chat {
                     internal_id: chat_id,
diff --git a/src/cmd.rs b/src/cmd.rs
index 5bc99d6..b4d8f73 100644
--- a/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/cmd.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct ParserState {
     angular_momentum: DVec3,
     pronoun: Option<String>,
     message_on_entry: Option<String>,
+    chat_counts_towards_achievements: bool,
     is_sphere: bool,
     is_player: bool,
     is_lifeform: bool,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ impl Default for ParserState {
             angular_momentum: DVec3::new(0.03, 0.3, 0.09),
             pronoun: None,
             message_on_entry: None,
+            chat_counts_towards_achievements: true,
             is_sphere: false,
             is_player: false,
             is_lifeform: false,
@@ -482,6 +484,9 @@ pub fn load_defs(mut ew_spawn: EventWriter<SpawnEvent>) {
             ["chatid", chat] => {
                 state.chat = chat.to_string();
             }
+            ["chat_achievement", "no"] => {
+                state.chat_counts_towards_achievements = false;
+            }
             ["scale", scale] => {
                 if let Ok(scale_float) = scale.parse::<f32>() {
                     state.model_scale = scale_float;
@@ -835,6 +840,9 @@ fn spawn_scenes(
                         // command: chatid OxygenTank
                         state.chat = String::from("OxygenTank");
 
+                        // command: chat_achievement no
+                        state.chat_counts_towards_achievements = false;
+
                         // command: pointofinterest yes
                         ew_spawn.send(SpawnEvent(state));
                     }
@@ -1082,16 +1090,19 @@ fn spawn_entities(
             actor.insert(actor::Identifier(state.id.clone()));
             id2pos.0.insert(state.id.clone(), absolute_pos);
         }
-        if !state.chat.is_empty() {
+        if !state.chat.is_empty()  {
             actor.insert(chat::Talker {
                 actor_id: state.id.clone(),
                 chat_name: state.chat.clone(),
                 name: state.name.clone(),
                 pronoun: state.pronoun.clone(),
+                counts_towards_achievement: state.chat_counts_towards_achievements,
                 talking_speed: 1.0,
             });
-            if let Some(name) = &state.name {
-                achievement_tracker.all_people.insert(name.clone());
+            if state.chat_counts_towards_achievements {
+                if let Some(name) = &state.name {
+                    achievement_tracker.all_people.insert(name.clone());
+                }
             }
         }
         if state.is_vehicle {