diff --git a/includes/defaults.php b/includes/defaults.php
index d737060c..cf426601 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.php
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ $s['include_pkmn_forms'] = true;
 $s['include_pkmn_right'] = 1;
 // Include the icon sets
 $s['include_icon_sets'] = true;
+// Include the special icons (egg, unknown Pokémon)
+$s['include_special_icons'] = true;
 
 // Language used for Pokémon names
 $s['pkmn_language'] = 'eng';
diff --git a/includes/iconstack.php b/includes/iconstack.php
index e9719f6c..c18bd82f 100644
--- a/includes/iconstack.php
+++ b/includes/iconstack.php
@@ -575,8 +575,10 @@ class IconStack
         }
         
         // Add the special items (e.g. egg, unknown).
-        $special_items = $this->get_special_stack_items();
-        $this->pkmn_stack = array_merge($this->pkmn_stack, $special_items);
+        if (Settings::get('include_special_icons')) {
+            $special_items = $this->get_special_stack_items();
+            $this->pkmn_stack = array_merge($this->pkmn_stack, $special_items);
+        }
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/includes/usage.php b/includes/usage.php
index 25196be1..7927c6f4 100644
--- a/includes/usage.php
+++ b/includes/usage.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Usage extends TemplateFormatter
     public static $ARG_NONE = array(
         'exclude-pkmn', 'exclude-shiny', 'exclude-regular', 'exclude-forms',
         'exclude-icon-sets', 'verbose', 'monochrome', 'help', 'no-pngcrush',
-        'generate-markdown', 'no-padding',
+        'generate-markdown', 'no-padding', 'exclude-special-icons',
         // Undocumented (debugging only):
         'html-no-slugs',
     );
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class Usage extends TemplateFormatter
             if ($arg == 'exclude-icon-sets') {
                 $s['include_icon_sets'] = false;
             }
+            if ($arg == 'exclude-special-icons') {
+                $s['include_special_icons'] = false;
+            }
             if ($arg == 'exclude-forms') {
                 $s['include_pkmn_forms'] = false;
             }
diff --git a/resources/usage.tpl b/resources/usage.tpl
index 2bd35fdb..33b28786 100644
--- a/resources/usage.tpl
+++ b/resources/usage.tpl
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ Options:
   <frm=::bold>--exclude-icon-sets</frm>
     Excludes icon sets (other than the Pokémon icons).
 
+  <frm=::bold>--exclude-special-icons</frm>
+    Excludes special icons (egg, and "unknown Pokémon").
+
   <frm=::bold>--no-pngcrush</frm>
     Skips the pngcrush step.