diff --git a/worlds/factorio/Mod.py b/worlds/factorio/Mod.py
index 6fae00e4..07c8b6ea 100644
--- a/worlds/factorio/Mod.py
+++ b/worlds/factorio/Mod.py
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ def generate_mod(world, output_directory: str):
                      "goal": multiworld.goal[player].value}
 
     for factorio_option in Options.factorio_options:
+        if factorio_option == "free_sample_blacklist":
+            continue
         template_data[factorio_option] = getattr(multiworld, factorio_option)[player].value
         
     if getattr(multiworld, "silo")[player].value == Options.Silo.option_randomize_recipe:
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ def generate_mod(world, output_directory: str):
     if getattr(multiworld, "satellite")[player].value == Options.Satellite.option_randomize_recipe:
         template_data["free_sample_blacklist"]["satellite"] = 1
 
+    template_data["free_sample_blacklist"].update(multiworld.free_sample_blacklist[player].value)
+
     control_code = control_template.render(**template_data)
     data_template_code = data_template.render(**template_data)
     data_final_fixes_code = data_final_template.render(**template_data)
diff --git a/worlds/factorio/Options.py b/worlds/factorio/Options.py
index 66d7a0be..a13c0e60 100644
--- a/worlds/factorio/Options.py
+++ b/worlds/factorio/Options.py
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ class FactorioStartItems(ItemDict):
     default = {"burner-mining-drill": 19, "stone-furnace": 19}
 
 
+class FactorioFreeSampleBlacklist(OptionDict):
+    """any non-zero value means that item is blacklisted from free samples.  zero overrides the built-in blacklist"""
+    displayname = "Free Sample Blacklist"
+
+    def __init__(self, value: typing.Dict[str, int]):
+        self.value = value or {}
+        if any(type(value) not in [int, bool] for value in self.value.values()):
+            raise Exception("Cannot have non-number blacklist options")
+        for key in self.value.keys():
+            self.value[key] = 1 if self.value[key] else 0
+
+
 class TrapCount(Range):
     range_end = 4
 
@@ -322,6 +334,7 @@ factorio_options: typing.Dict[str, type(Option)] = {
     "free_samples": FreeSamples,
     "tech_tree_information": TechTreeInformation,
     "starting_items": FactorioStartItems,
+    "free_sample_blacklist": FactorioFreeSampleBlacklist,
     "recipe_time": RecipeTime,
     "recipe_ingredients": RecipeIngredients,
     "imported_blueprints": ImportedBlueprint,