diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuntimeConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuntimeConfig.java
index fc7fdb4492..fe5f0e733d 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuntimeConfig.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package net.runelite.client;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import lombok.Data;
 import net.runelite.client.ui.FatalErrorDialog;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public class RuntimeConfig
 	private String outageMessage;
 	private Map<String, String> outageLinks;
 
+	private Set<Integer> ignoreDeadNpcs;
+
 	public boolean showOutageMessage()
 	{
 		if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(getOutageMessage()))
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/game/NpcUtil.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/game/NpcUtil.java
index b3d6aa54a2..a34c0abf1c 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/game/NpcUtil.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/game/NpcUtil.java
@@ -25,11 +25,22 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.game;
 
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
 import net.runelite.api.NPC;
 import net.runelite.api.NpcID;
+import net.runelite.client.RuntimeConfig;
 
 public class NpcUtil
 {
+	private final RuntimeConfig runtimeConfig;
+
+	@Inject
+	private NpcUtil(RuntimeConfig runtimeConfig)
+	{
+		this.runtimeConfig = runtimeConfig;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether an NPC is dying and can no longer be interacted with, or if it is still alive or in some special
 	 * state where it can be 0hp without dying. (For example, Gargoyles and other slayer monsters with item weaknesses
@@ -38,7 +49,7 @@ public class NpcUtil
 	 * @param npc NPC to check whether it is dying
 	 * @return {@code true} if the NPC is dying
 	 */
-	public static boolean isDying(final NPC npc)
+	public boolean isDying(final NPC npc)
 	{
 		final int id = npc.getId();
 		switch (id)
@@ -79,6 +90,12 @@ public class NpcUtil
 			case NpcID.KALPHITE_QUEEN_963: // KQ's first form sometimes regenerates 1hp after reaching 0hp, thus not dying
 				return false;
 			default:
+				Set<Integer> ignoredNpcs = runtimeConfig.getIgnoreDeadNpcs();
+				if (ignoredNpcs != null && ignoredNpcs.contains(id))
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+
 				return npc.isDead();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/entityhider/EntityHiderPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/entityhider/EntityHiderPlugin.java
index a3932376e3..50232a82a2 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/entityhider/EntityHiderPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/entityhider/EntityHiderPlugin.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class EntityHiderPlugin extends Plugin
 	@Inject
 	private Hooks hooks;
 
+	@Inject
+	private NpcUtil npcUtil;
+
 	private boolean hideOthers;
 	private boolean hideOthers2D;
 	private boolean hideFriends;
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ public class EntityHiderPlugin extends Plugin
 			}
 
 			// dead npcs can also be interacting so prioritize it over the interacting check
-			if (NpcUtil.isDying(npc) && hideDeadNpcs)
+			if (npcUtil.isDying(npc) && hideDeadNpcs)
 			{
 				return false;
 			}
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/menuentryswapper/MenuEntrySwapperPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/menuentryswapper/MenuEntrySwapperPlugin.java
index 3c11c50207..b7b3488d1c 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/menuentryswapper/MenuEntrySwapperPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/menuentryswapper/MenuEntrySwapperPlugin.java
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ public class MenuEntrySwapperPlugin extends Plugin
 	@Inject
 	private ChatMessageManager chatMessageManager;
 
+	@Inject
+	private NpcUtil npcUtil;
+
 	private boolean configuringShiftClick = false;
 	private boolean configuringLeftClick = false;
 
@@ -1275,7 +1278,7 @@ public class MenuEntrySwapperPlugin extends Plugin
 			.filter(e ->
 			{
 				final NPC npc = e.getNpc();
-				return npc == null || !NpcUtil.isDying(npc);
+				return npc == null || !npcUtil.isDying(npc);
 			})
 			.toArray(MenuEntry[]::new);
 		if (oldEntries.length != newEntries.length)
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginManagerTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginManagerTest.java
index 3166552b6a..4cce2034fc 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginManagerTest.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginManagerTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import net.runelite.api.Client;
 import net.runelite.client.RuneLite;
 import net.runelite.client.RuneLiteModule;
+import net.runelite.client.RuntimeConfig;
 import net.runelite.client.config.Config;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigItem;
 import net.runelite.client.eventbus.EventBus;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public class PluginManagerTest
 			.thenThrow(new RuntimeException("in plugin manager test"));
 
 		Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(Modules
-			.override(new RuneLiteModule(okHttpClient, () -> null, () -> null, true, false,
+			.override(new RuneLiteModule(okHttpClient, () -> null, () -> mock(RuntimeConfig.class), true, false,
 				RuneLite.DEFAULT_SESSION_FILE,
 				RuneLite.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE))
 			.with(BoundFieldModule.of(this)));