diff --git a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/ExemptionLuckPermsConfig.java b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/ExemptionLuckPermsConfig.java
index d7c6a5ae0..999e83690 100644
--- a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/ExemptionLuckPermsConfig.java
+++ b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/ExemptionLuckPermsConfig.java
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 
 package space.arim.libertybans.core.addon.exempt.luckperms;
 
+import space.arim.dazzleconf.annote.ConfComments;
+import space.arim.dazzleconf.annote.ConfDefault;
+import space.arim.dazzleconf.annote.ConfKey;
 import space.arim.libertybans.core.addon.AddonConfig;
 
 public interface ExemptionLuckPermsConfig extends AddonConfig {
+    @ConfKey("exempt-same")
+    @ConfComments("Whether to exempt victims with the same weight as the operator.")
+    @ConfDefault.DefaultBoolean(false)
+    boolean exemptSame();
 }
diff --git a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProvider.java b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProvider.java
index 8a7a01ccb..fbcd5c494 100644
--- a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProvider.java
+++ b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/main/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProvider.java
@@ -73,14 +73,15 @@ public CompletionStage<Boolean> isExempted(CmdSender sender, String category, Vi
 		return userManager.loadUser(senderUuid).thenCombine(userManager.loadUser(targetUuid), (senderUser, targetUser) -> {
 			int senderWeight = calculateUserMaxWeight(senderUser);
 			int targetWeight = calculateUserMaxWeight(targetUser);
-			return targetWeight > senderWeight;
+			if (senderWeight == -1 && targetWeight == -1) return false;
+			return addon.config().exemptSame() ? targetWeight >= senderWeight : targetWeight > senderWeight;
 		});
 	}
 
 	private int calculateUserMaxWeight(User user) {
-		int maxWeight = 0;
+		int maxWeight = -1;
 		for (Group group : user.getInheritedGroups(user.getQueryOptions())) {
-			int weight = group.getWeight().orElse(0);
+			int weight = group.getWeight().orElse(-1);
 			if (weight > maxWeight) {
 				maxWeight = weight;
 			}
diff --git a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/test/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProviderTest.java b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/test/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProviderTest.java
index 14e441801..e85b24b0c 100644
--- a/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/test/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProviderTest.java
+++ b/bans-core-addons/exemption-luckperms/src/test/java/space/arim/libertybans/core/addon/exempt/luckperms/LuckPermsExemptProviderTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 import net.luckperms.api.model.user.User;
 import net.luckperms.api.model.user.UserManager;
 import net.luckperms.api.query.QueryOptions;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ public class LuckPermsExemptProviderTest {
 	private UUID targetUuid;
 	private User senderUser;
 	private User targetUser;
+	private ExemptionLuckPermsConfig config;
 	private LuckPermsExemptProvider exemptProvider;
 
 	public LuckPermsExemptProviderTest(@Mock ExemptionLuckPermsAddon addon) {
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public void setup(@Mock ExemptionLuckPermsConfig config, @Mock LuckPerms luckPer
 		this.senderUser = senderUser;
 		this.targetUser = targetUser;
 		when(config.enable()).thenReturn(true);
+		this.config = config;
 		when(addon.config()).thenReturn(config);
 		when(addon.luckPerms()).thenReturn(luckPerms);
 		when(luckPerms.getUserManager()).thenReturn(userManager);
@@ -124,4 +125,19 @@ public void targetHasExemptWeightLowerThanOperatorWeight() {
 		assertIsExempted(false);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void targetHasExemptWeightSameAsOperatorWeight() {
+		setGroups(senderUser, null, null, 4, null, null, 5, 20);
+		setGroups(targetUser, 3, null, 10, null, 20, 9);
+		assertIsExempted(false);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void targetHasExemptWeightSameAsOperatorWeightOptionEnabled() {
+		setGroups(senderUser, null, null, 4, null, null, 5, 20);
+		setGroups(targetUser, 3, null, 10, null, 20, 9);
+		when(config.exemptSame()).thenReturn(true);
+		assertIsExempted(true);
+	}
+
 }