diff --git a/plugins/Channel/config.py b/plugins/Channel/config.py
index 5d47a1525..355582cc2 100644
--- a/plugins/Channel/config.py
+++ b/plugins/Channel/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
 # Copyright (c) 2009, James McCoy
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2021, Valentin Lorentz
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2025, Valentin Lorentz
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(Channel, 'partMsg',
         be used (they are optional in the IRC protocol). The standard
         substitutions ($version, $nick, etc.) are all handled appropriately.""")))
 
+conf.registerGroup(Channel, 'invite')
+conf.registerChannelValue(Channel.invite, 'requireCapability',
+    registry.String('op', _("""Determines what capability (if any) the bot should
+    require people trying to use the 'invite' command to have.
+    Leave empty to allow anyone to use it.""")))
+
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diff --git a/plugins/Channel/plugin.py b/plugins/Channel/plugin.py
index 3589e8bd5..00e8e7248 100644
--- a/plugins/Channel/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Channel/plugin.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
 # Copyright (c) 2009-2012, James McCoy
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2021, Valentin Lorentz
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2025, Valentin Lorentz
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -508,10 +508,17 @@ class Channel(callbacks.Plugin):
         to join <channel>. <channel> is only necessary if the message isn't
         sent in the channel itself.
         """
+        capability = self.registryValue('invite.requireCapability',
+                                        channel, irc.network)
+        if capability:
+            capability = ircdb.makeChannelCapability(channel, capability)
+            if not ircdb.checkCapability(msg.prefix, capability):
+                irc.errorNoCapability(capability, Raise=True)
+
         nick = nick or msg.nick
         self._sendMsg(irc, ircmsgs.invite(nick, channel))
         self.invites[(irc.getRealIrc(), ircutils.toLower(nick))] = irc
-    invite = wrap(invite, ['op', ('haveHalfop+', _('invite someone')),
+    invite = wrap(invite, [('haveHalfop+', _('invite someone')),
                            additional('nick')])
 
     def do341(self, irc, msg):
diff --git a/plugins/Channel/test.py b/plugins/Channel/test.py
index bcfc52786..c2ed15ae2 100644
--- a/plugins/Channel/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Channel/test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###
 # Copyright (c) 2002-2005, Jeremiah Fincher
 # Copyright (c) 2009, James McCoy
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2021, Valentin Lorentz
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2025, Valentin Lorentz
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -414,5 +414,36 @@ class ChannelTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(m.args[0], '#foo')
         self.assertEqual(m.args[1], 'reason')
 
+    def testInvite(self):
+        self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.op(self.channel, self.nick))
+        m = self.getMsg('invite foo')
+        self.assertEqual(m.command, 'INVITE')
+        self.assertEqual(m.args, ('foo', self.channel))
+
+    def testInviteNoCapability(self):
+        self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.op(self.channel, self.nick))
+        m = self.assertError('invite foo',
+                             frm='test!user@with__no_testcap__')
+
+    def testInviteCustomCapability(self):
+        self.irc.feedMsg(ircmsgs.op(self.channel, self.nick))
+
+        with conf.supybot.plugins.Channel.invite.requireCapability.context('freeinvite'):
+            m = self.getMsg('invite foo',
+                            frm='test!user@with__no_testcap__')
+            self.assertEqual(m.command, 'INVITE')
+            self.assertEqual(m.args, ('foo', self.channel))
+
+            self.assertNotError('channel capability set -freeinvite')
+
+            self.assertError('invite foo',
+                             frm='test!user@with__no_testcap__')
+
+        with conf.supybot.plugins.Channel.invite.requireCapability.context(''):
+            m = self.getMsg('invite foo',
+                            frm='test!user@with__no_testcap__')
+            self.assertEqual(m.command, 'INVITE')
+            self.assertEqual(m.args, ('foo', self.channel))
+
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