diff --git a/Source/Game/Entities/Item/Item.cs b/Source/Game/Entities/Item/Item.cs
index 2c6492179..8b2a91f82 100644
--- a/Source/Game/Entities/Item/Item.cs
+++ b/Source/Game/Entities/Item/Item.cs
@@ -2152,6 +2152,15 @@ namespace Game.Entities
             SetUpdateFieldValue(m_values.ModifyValue(m_itemData).ModifyValue(m_itemData.ItemAppearanceModID), (byte)_bonusData.AppearanceModID);
         }
 
+        public bool IsArtifactDisabled()
+        {
+            ArtifactRecord artifact = CliDB.ArtifactStorage.LookupByKey(GetTemplate().GetArtifactID());
+            if (artifact != null)
+                return artifact.ArtifactCategoryID != 2; // fishing artifact
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         public ArtifactPower GetArtifactPower(uint artifactPowerId)
         {
             var index = m_artifactPowerIdToIndex.LookupByKey(artifactPowerId);
diff --git a/Source/Game/Entities/Player/Player.Items.cs b/Source/Game/Entities/Player/Player.Items.cs
index a8cb176fe..52f0d2b0c 100644
--- a/Source/Game/Entities/Player/Player.Items.cs
+++ b/Source/Game/Entities/Player/Player.Items.cs
@@ -5385,6 +5385,9 @@ namespace Game.Entities
         //Artifact
         void ApplyArtifactPowers(Item item, bool apply)
         {
+            if (item.IsArtifactDisabled())
+                return;
+
             foreach (ArtifactPower artifactPower in item.m_itemData.ArtifactPowers)
             {
                 byte rank = artifactPower.CurrentRankWithBonus;
diff --git a/Source/Game/Handlers/ArtifactHandler.cs b/Source/Game/Handlers/ArtifactHandler.cs
index 40613fb48..8fdf2034e 100644
--- a/Source/Game/Handlers/ArtifactHandler.cs
+++ b/Source/Game/Handlers/ArtifactHandler.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Game
                 return;
 
             Item artifact = _player.GetItemByGuid(artifactAddPower.ArtifactGUID);
-            if (!artifact)
+            if (!artifact || artifact.IsArtifactDisabled())
                 return;
 
             uint currentArtifactTier = artifact.GetModifier(ItemModifier.ArtifactTier);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Game
                 return;
 
             Item artifact = _player.GetItemByGuid(confirmArtifactRespec.ArtifactGUID);
-            if (!artifact)
+            if (!artifact || artifact.IsArtifactDisabled())
                 return;
 
             ulong xpCost = 0;