diff --git a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
index 78390a5..80439cb 100755
--- a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ def handlePlayers(rset, render, worldpath):
                      "z": data['SpawnZ']}
             rset._pois['Players'].append(spawn)
 
+def handleManual(rset, manualpois):
+    if not hasattr(rset, "_pois"):
+        rset._pois = dict(TileEntities=[], Entities=[])
+    
+    rset._pois['Manual'] = []
+
+    if manualpois:
+        rset._pois['Manual'].extend(manualpois)
+
 def main():
 
     if os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) == """genPOI.py""":
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@ def main():
 
         handleEntities(rset, os.path.join(destdir, rname), render, rname)
         handlePlayers(rset, render, worldpath)
+        handleManual(rset, render['manualpois'])
 
     logging.info("Done scanning regions")
     logging.info("Writing out javascript files")
@@ -215,6 +225,15 @@ def main():
                 if "createInfoWindow" in poi:
                     d.update({"createInfoWindow": poi['createInfoWindow']})
                 markerSetDict[name]['raw'].append(d)
+        for poi in rset._pois['Manual']:
+            result = filter_function(poi)
+            if result:
+                d = dict(x=poi['x'], y=poi['y'], z=poi['z'], text=result)
+                if "icon" in poi:
+                    d.update({"icon": poi['icon']})
+                if "createInfoWindow" in poi:
+                    d.update({"createInfoWindow": poi['createInfoWindow']})
+                markerSetDict[name]['raw'].append(d)
     #print markerSetDict
 
     with open(os.path.join(destdir, "markersDB.js"), "w") as output:
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
index a9c62c1..22509de 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ renders = Setting(required=True, default=util.OrderedDict(),
             "poititle": Setting(required=False, validator=validateStr, default="Signs"),
             "customwebassets": Setting(required=False, validator=validateWebAssetsPath, default=None),
             "maxzoom": Setting(required=False, validator=validateInt, default=None),
+            "manualpois": Setting(required=False, validator=validateManualPOIs, default=[]),
             # Remove this eventually (once people update their configs)
             "worldname": Setting(required=False, default=None,
                 validator=error("The option 'worldname' is now called 'world'. Please update your config files")),
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
index 0c2a6cc..40000f1 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ def validatePath(p):
     if not os.path.exists(abs_path):
         raise ValidationException("'%s' does not exist. Path initially given as '%s'" % (abs_path,p))
 
+def validateManualPOIs(d):
+    for poi in d:
+        if not poi['x'] or not poi['y'] or not poi['z'] or not poi['id']:
+            raise ValidationException("Not all POIs have x/y/z coordinates or an id.")
+    return d
+
 def make_dictValidator(keyvalidator, valuevalidator):
     """Compose and return a dict validator -- a validator that validates each
     key and value in a dictionary.