diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 2ddb994..cf7b1f7 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 	defaultBtcNet         = btcwire.TestNet3
 	defaultLogLevel       = "info"
 	defaultKeypoolSize    = 100
+	defaultAllowFree      = true
 )
 
 var (
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ type config struct {
 	RPCKey       string   `long:"rpckey" description:"File containing the certificate key"`
 	MainNet      bool     `long:"mainnet" description:"Use the main Bitcoin network (default testnet3)"`
 	KeypoolSize  uint     `short:"k" long:"keypoolsize" description:"Maximum number of addresses in keypool"`
+	AllowFree    bool     `long:"allowfree" description:"Whether transactions with high enough priority may be made without any fee"`
 	Proxy        string   `long:"proxy" description:"Connect via SOCKS5 proxy (eg. 127.0.0.1:9050)"`
 	ProxyUser    string   `long:"proxyuser" description:"Username for proxy server"`
 	ProxyPass    string   `long:"proxypass" default-mask:"-" description:"Password for proxy server"`
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 		RPCKey:      defaultRPCKeyFile,
 		RPCCert:     defaultRPCCertFile,
 		KeypoolSize: defaultKeypoolSize,
+		AllowFree:   defaultAllowFree,
 	}
 
 	// A config file in the current directory takes precedence.
diff --git a/createtx.go b/createtx.go
index c013a9b..24f4a0f 100644
--- a/createtx.go
+++ b/createtx.go
@@ -304,7 +304,10 @@ func (a *Account) txToPairs(pairs map[string]int64, minconf int) (*CreatedTx, er
 			msgtx.TxIn[i].SignatureScript = sigscript
 		}
 
-		noFeeAllowed := allowFree(bs.Height, inputs, msgtx.SerializeSize())
+		noFeeAllowed := false
+		if cfg.AllowFree {
+			noFeeAllowed = allowFree(bs.Height, inputs, msgtx.SerializeSize())
+		}
 		if minFee := minimumFee(msgtx, noFeeAllowed); fee < minFee {
 			fee = minFee
 		} else {
diff --git a/sample-btcwallet.conf b/sample-btcwallet.conf
index ea935b9..02d0ed2 100644
--- a/sample-btcwallet.conf
+++ b/sample-btcwallet.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 ; Maximum number of addresses to generate for the keypool
 ; keypoolsize=100
 
+; Whether transactions may be created without any attached fee, if the calculated
+; transaction priority is high enough
+; allowfree = true
 
 
 ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------