diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
index 9a9cbc76..602db445 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/AutomodPlugin.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ const configPreprocessor: ConfigPreprocessorFn<AutomodPluginType> = (options) =>
         rule["affects_bots"] = false;
       }
 
+      if (rule["affects_self"] == null) {
+        rule["affects_self"] = false;
+      }
+
       // Loop through the rule's triggers
       if (rule["triggers"]) {
         for (const triggerObj of rule["triggers"]) {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
index 736a14c0..4f323e07 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/functions/runAutomod.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ export async function runAutomod(pluginData: GuildPluginData<AutomodPluginType>,
   const channel = channelOrThread?.isThread() ? channelOrThread.parent : channelOrThread;
   const categoryId = channel?.parentId;
 
-  // Don't apply Automod on Zeppelin itself
-  if (userId && userId === pluginData.client.user?.id) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   const config = await pluginData.config.getMatchingConfig({
     channelId,
     categoryId,
@@ -39,6 +34,7 @@ export async function runAutomod(pluginData: GuildPluginData<AutomodPluginType>,
   for (const [ruleName, rule] of Object.entries(config.rules)) {
     if (rule.enabled === false) continue;
     if (!rule.affects_bots && (!user || user.bot) && !context.counterTrigger && !context.antiraid) continue;
+    if (!rule.affects_self && userId && userId === pluginData.client.user?.id) continue;
 
     if (rule.cooldown && checkAndUpdateCooldown(pluginData, rule, context)) {
       continue;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
index 2f8107fc..8fee6e7d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const Rule = t.type({
   name: t.string,
   presets: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
   affects_bots: t.boolean,
+  affects_self: t.boolean,
   triggers: t.array(t.partial(AvailableTriggers.props)),
   actions: t.partial(AvailableActions.props),
   cooldown: tNullable(t.string),