diff --git a/InitialSram.py b/InitialSram.py
index d7d79a18..a33f2454 100644
--- a/InitialSram.py
+++ b/InitialSram.py
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ class InitialSram:
             equip[0x37B] = 1
             equip[0x36E] = 0x80
 
+        if startingstate.has('Return Old Man', player):
+            self._initial_sram_bytes[0x410] = self._initial_sram_bytes[0x410] | 0x01
+
         for item in world.precollected_items:
             if item.player != player:
                 continue
@@ -123,7 +126,8 @@ class InitialSram:
                              'Golden Sword', 'Tempered Sword', 'Master Sword', 'Fighter Sword', 'Progressive Sword',
                              'Mirror Shield', 'Red Shield', 'Blue Shield', 'Progressive Shield',
                              'Red Mail', 'Blue Mail', 'Progressive Armor',
-                             'Magic Upgrade (1/4)', 'Magic Upgrade (1/2)']:
+                             'Magic Upgrade (1/4)', 'Magic Upgrade (1/2)',
+                             'Return Old Man']:
                 continue
 
             set_table = {'Book of Mudora': (0x34E, 1), 'Hammer': (0x34B, 1), 'Bug Catching Net': (0x34D, 1), 'Hookshot': (0x342, 1), 'Magic Mirror': (0x353, 2),
diff --git a/ItemList.py b/ItemList.py
index fcbffadf..21d3b446 100644
--- a/ItemList.py
+++ b/ItemList.py
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ def generate_itempool(world, player):
         loc.locked = True
         loc.forced_item = loc.item
 
+    if 'Return Old Man' in list(map(str, [i for i in world.precollected_items if i.player == player])):
+        old_man = world.get_location('Old Man', player)
+        world.push_item(old_man, ItemFactory('Nothing', player), False)
+        old_man.forced_item = old_man.item
+        old_man.skip = True
+
     world.get_location('Ganon', player).event = True
     world.get_location('Ganon', player).locked = True
     world.push_item(world.get_location('Agahnim 1', player), ItemFactory('Beat Agahnim 1', player), False)