diff --git a/sopel/bot.py b/sopel/bot.py
index fc98dd9ec7..7f7b61df70 100644
--- a/sopel/bot.py
+++ b/sopel/bot.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from sopel.trigger import Trigger
 from sopel.module import NOLIMIT
 from sopel.logger import get_logger
+from ast import literal_eval
 import sopel.loader
 
 
@@ -466,6 +467,28 @@ def call(self, func, sopel, trigger):
                     )
                     return
 
+        # if channel have own settings sections, we're checking for excluded modules/modules methods
+        if trigger.sender in self.config:
+            channel_config = self.config[trigger.sender]
+
+            # disable listed modules completely on provided channel
+            if 'disable_modules' in channel_config:
+                disabled_modules = channel_config.disable_modules.split(',')
+
+                # if "!" is used, we are disabling all modules on provided channel
+                if '!' in disabled_modules:
+                    return
+                if func.__module__ in disabled_modules:
+                    return
+
+            # disable chosen methods from modules
+            if 'disable_commands' in channel_config:
+                disabled_commands = literal_eval(channel_config.disable_commands)
+
+                if func.__module__ in disabled_commands:
+                    if func.__name__ in disabled_commands[func.__module__]:
+                        return
+
         try:
             exit_code = func(sopel, trigger)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/sopel/config/__init__.py b/sopel/config/__init__.py
index f930365ce4..61e539d1ed 100644
--- a/sopel/config/__init__.py
+++ b/sopel/config/__init__.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ def __init__(self, name, items, parent):
         def __getattr__(self, name):
             return None
 
+        def __contains__(self, name):
+            return name in vars(self)
+
         def __setattr__(self, name, value):
             object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
             if type(value) is list:
@@ -164,6 +167,12 @@ def __getattr__(self, name):
             raise AttributeError("%r object has no attribute %r"
                                  % (type(self).__name__, name))
 
+    def __getitem__(self, name):
+        return self.__getattr__(name)
+
+    def __contains__(self, name):
+        return name in self.parser.sections()
+
     def option(self, question, default=False):
         """Ask "y/n" and return the corresponding boolean answer.