diff --git a/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts b/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b837e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
+import { Repository, getRepository } from "typeorm";
+import { StarboardReaction } from "./entities/StarboardReaction";
+
+export class GuildStarboardReactions extends BaseGuildRepository {
+  private allStarboardReactions: Repository<StarboardReaction>;
+
+  constructor(guildId) {
+    super(guildId);
+    this.allStarboardReactions = getRepository(StarboardReaction);
+  }
+
+  async getAllReactionsForMessageId(messageId: string) {
+    return this.allStarboardReactions
+      .createQueryBuilder()
+      .where("guild_id = :gid", { gid: this.guildId })
+      .andWhere("message_id = :msgid", { msgid: messageId })
+      .getMany();
+  }
+
+  async createStarboardReaction(messageId: string, reactorId: string) {
+    await this.allStarboardReactions.insert({
+      message_id: messageId,
+      reactor_id: reactorId,
+      guild_id: this.guildId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async deleteAllStarboardReactionsForMessageId(messageId: string) {
+    await this.allStarboardReactions.delete({
+      guild_id: this.guildId,
+      message_id: messageId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async deleteStarboardMessage(messageId: string, reactorId: string) {
+    await this.allStarboardReactions.delete({
+      guild_id: this.guildId,
+      reactor_id: reactorId,
+      message_id: messageId,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts b/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..020b3a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, JoinColumn, OneToOne } from "typeorm";
+import { SavedMessage } from "./SavedMessage";
+
+@Entity("starboard_reactions")
+export class StarboardReaction {
+  @Column()
+  @PrimaryColumn()
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  guild_id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  message_id: string;
+
+  @Column()
+  reactor_id: string;
+
+  @OneToOne(type => SavedMessage)
+  @JoinColumn({ name: "message_id" })
+  message: SavedMessage;
+}
diff --git a/src/migrations/1571055675462-CreateStarboardReactionsTable.ts b/src/migrations/1571055675462-CreateStarboardReactionsTable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbe35aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/1571055675462-CreateStarboardReactionsTable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table } from "typeorm";
+
+export class CreateStarboardReactionsTable1571055675462 implements MigrationInterface {
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<any> {
+    await queryRunner.createTable(
+      new Table({
+        name: "starboard_reactions",
+        columns: [
+          {
+            name: "id",
+            type: "int",
+            isGenerated: true,
+            generationStrategy: "increment",
+            isPrimary: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: "guild_id",
+            type: "bigint",
+            unsigned: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: "message_id",
+            type: "bigint",
+            unsigned: true,
+          },
+          {
+            name: "reactor_id",
+            type: "bigint",
+            unsigned: true,
+          },
+        ],
+        indices: [
+          {
+            columnNames: ["reactor_id", "message_id"],
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<any> {
+    await queryRunner.dropTable("starboard_reactions", true, false, true);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/Starboard.ts b/src/plugins/Starboard.ts
index 8181becd..70fe9270 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Starboard.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/Starboard.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const StarboardOpts = t.type({
   positive_emojis: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
   positive_required: tNullable(t.number),
   allow_multistar: tNullable(t.boolean),
+  allowed_roles: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
   enabled: tNullable(t.boolean),
 });
 type TStarboardOpts = t.TypeOf<typeof StarboardOpts>;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const defaultStarboardOpts: Partial<TStarboardOpts> = {
   positive_emojis: ["⭐"],
   positive_required: 5,
   allow_multistar: false,
+  allowed_roles: [],
   enabled: true,
 };
 
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       if (cfg.enabled == null) cfg.enabled = defaultStarboardOpts.enabled;
       if (cfg.positive_emojis == null) cfg.positive_emojis = defaultStarboardOpts.positive_emojis;
       if (cfg.positive_required == null) cfg.positive_required = defaultStarboardOpts.positive_required;
+      if (cfg.allowed_roles == null) cfg.allowed_roles = defaultStarboardOpts.allowed_roles;
     });
 
     return configs;
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       if (cfg.enabled == null) cfg.enabled = defaultStarboardOpts.enabled;
       if (cfg.positive_emojis == null) cfg.positive_emojis = defaultStarboardOpts.positive_emojis;
       if (cfg.positive_required == null) cfg.positive_required = defaultStarboardOpts.positive_required;
+      if (cfg.allowed_roles == null) cfg.allowed_roles = defaultStarboardOpts.allowed_roles;
     });
 
     return configs;
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       );
       if (starboardMessages.length > 0) continue;
 
-      const reactionsCount = await this.countReactions(msg, starboard.positive_emojis, starboard.allow_multistar);
+      const reactionsCount = await this.countReactions(msg, starboard);
       if (reactionsCount >= starboard.positive_required) {
         await this.saveMessageToStarboard(msg, starboard.starboard_channel_id);
       }
@@ -194,11 +198,12 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
   /**
    * Tallys the reaction count of ALL reactions in the array
    */
-  async countReactions(msg: Message, counted: string[], countDouble: boolean) {
+  async countReactions(msg: Message, starboard: any) {
     let totalCount = [];
 
-    for (const emoji of counted) {
-      totalCount = await this.countReactionsForEmoji(msg, emoji, totalCount, countDouble);
+    for (const emoji of starboard.positive_emojis) {
+      totalCount = await this.countReactionsForEmoji(msg, emoji, totalCount, starboard);
+      if (totalCount >= starboard.positive_required) return totalCount; // Exit if we already have enough reactions
     }
 
     return totalCount.length;
@@ -207,8 +212,8 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
   /**
    * Counts the emoji specific reactions in the message, ignoring the message author and the bot
    */
-  async countReactionsForEmoji(msg: Message, reaction, usersAlreadyCounted: string[], countDouble: boolean) {
-    countDouble = countDouble || false;
+  async countReactionsForEmoji(msg: Message, reaction, usersAlreadyCounted: string[], starboard: any) {
+    const countDouble = starboard.allow_multistar || false;
 
     // Ignore self-stars, bot-stars and multi-stars
     const reactors = await msg.getReaction(reaction);
@@ -216,6 +221,11 @@ export class StarboardPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
       if (user.id === msg.author.id) continue;
       if (user.id === this.bot.user.id) continue;
       if (!countDouble && usersAlreadyCounted.includes(user.id)) continue;
+
+      const mem = await this.getMember(user.id);
+      const foundRole = mem.roles.some(role => starboard.allowed_roles.includes(role));
+      if (!foundRole && starboard.allowed_roles.length > 0) continue;
+
       usersAlreadyCounted.push(user.id);
     }