diff --git a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoParty.java b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
index 252e87d..fdb8f04 100644
--- a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
+++ b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 	private static HashMap<String, Integer> maxGuestNumbers = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
 	private boolean doFireworks = false;
 	private boolean doJump = true;
+	private boolean doLightning = false;
 	private int duration, period, radius, sheep;
 	private int state = 0; // basically our own tick system
 	private DiscoUpdater updater;
@@ -185,6 +186,11 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 		this.doFireworks = doFireworks;
 		return this;
 	}
+	
+	public DiscoParty setDoLightning(boolean doLightning) {
+		this.doLightning = doLightning;
+		return this;
+	}
 
 	public DiscoParty setGuestNumber(String key, int n) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 		if (getMaxGuestNumbers().containsKey(key.toUpperCase())) {
@@ -260,11 +266,17 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 		newSheep.setBreed(false);	// this prevents breeding - no event listener required
 		newSheep.teleport(loc);	// teleport is needed to set orientation
 		getSheepList().add(newSheep);
+		if (doLightning) {
+			world.strikeLightningEffect(loc);
+		}
 	}
 
 	void spawnGuest(World world, Location loc, EntityType type) {
 		Entity newGuest = world.spawnEntity(loc, type);
 		getGuestList().add(newGuest);
+		if (doLightning) {
+			world.strikeLightningEffect(loc);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Mark all guests for removal, then clear the array
diff --git a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
index ff14a22..ed39c39 100644
--- a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
+++ b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public final class DiscoSheep extends JavaPlugin {
 	static final String PERMISSION_ONJOIN = "discosheep.party.onjoin";
 	static final String PERMISSION_SPAWNGUESTS = "discosheep.party.spawnguests";
 	static final String PERMISSION_TOGGLEPARTYONJOIN = "discosheep.admin.toggleonjoin";
+	static final String PERMISSION_LIGHTNING = "discosheep.party.lightning";
 	static boolean partyOnJoin = true;
 	Map<String, DiscoParty> parties = new HashMap<String, DiscoParty>();
 
diff --git a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
index 88c4ed3..188559c 100644
--- a/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
+++ b/src/ca/gibstick/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public class DiscoSheepCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor {
 					}
 					j += 2; // skip over two arguments, since they come in pairs of entity-number
 				}
+			} else if (args[i].equalsIgnoreCase("-l")) {
+				if (!sender.hasPermission(DiscoSheep.PERMISSION_LIGHTNING)) {
+					return parent.noPermsMessage(sender, DiscoSheep.PERMISSION_LIGHTNING);
+				}
+				mainParty.setDoLightning(true);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index ff58069..d39ee6e 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ permissions:
       discosheep.party.other: true
       discosheep.party.changeperiod: true
       discosheep.party.spawnguests: true
+      discosheep.party.lightning: true
   discosheep.admin:
     description: Suggested permissions for administrators
     default: op
@@ -72,4 +73,7 @@ permissions:
     default: op
   discosheep.admin.toggleonjoin:
     description: Allow a player to toggle party-on-join functionality (force disable)
+    default: op
+  discosheep.party.lightning:
+    description: Allow a player to use lightning for parties
     default: op
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