diff --git a/extensions/override.c b/extensions/override.c
index c6eda48e..3380c3c5 100644
--- a/extensions/override.c
+++ b/extensions/override.c
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 static void check_umode_change(void *data);
 static void hack_channel_access(void *data);
 static void hack_can_join(void *data);
+static void hack_can_send(void *data);
 
 mapi_hfn_list_av1 override_hfnlist[] = {
 	{ "umode_changed", (hookfn) check_umode_change },
 	{ "get_channel_access", (hookfn) hack_channel_access },
 	{ "can_join", (hookfn) hack_can_join },
+	{ "can_send", (hookfn) hack_can_send },
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -176,6 +178,26 @@ hack_can_join(void *vdata)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+hack_can_send(void *vdata)
+{
+	hook_data_channel_approval *data = (hook_data_channel_approval *) vdata;
+
+	if (data->approved == CAN_SEND_NONOP || data->approved == CAN_SEND_OPV)
+		return;
+
+	if (data->client->umodes & user_modes['p'])
+	{
+		update_session_deadline(data->client, NULL);
+		data->approved = CAN_SEND_OPV;
+
+#ifdef XXX_UNSURE_IF_WANT
+		sendto_realops_snomask(SNO_GENERAL, L_NETWIDE, "%s is using oper-override on %s (banwalking)",
+				       get_oper_name(data->client), data->chptr->chname);
+#endif
+	}
+}
+
 struct ev_entry *expire_override_deadlines_ev = NULL;
 
 static int