diff --git a/src/actions/core/buy-item-action.tsx b/src/actions/core/buy-item-action.tsx
index 80497c3..ce1df5c 100644
--- a/src/actions/core/buy-item-action.tsx
+++ b/src/actions/core/buy-item-action.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ defineLocalAction<Props>({
     </Fragment>
   ),
   execute({item, qty}) {
+    if (!passesLimitCount(item)) {
+      return;
+    }
     game.shop.buyQuantity = item.allowQuantityPurchase ? (qty ?? 1) : 1;
     game.shop.buyItemOnClick(item, true);
   },
@@ -30,10 +33,11 @@ defineLocalAction<Props>({
     {
       label: 'Item',
       localID: 'item',
-      mediaFilter: (item: ShopPurchase) => item.getBuyLimit(game.currentGamemode) > game.shop.getPurchaseCount(item),
+      mediaFilter: passesLimitCount,
       registry: 'shop.purchases',
       required: true,
       type: 'MediaItem',
+      validateIgnoreMediaFilter: true,
     },
     {
       label: 'Quantity',
@@ -45,3 +49,7 @@ defineLocalAction<Props>({
     },
   ],
 });
+
+function passesLimitCount(item: ShopPurchase): boolean {
+  return item.getBuyLimit(game.currentGamemode) > game.shop.getPurchaseCount(item);
+}
diff --git a/src/option-types/media-item-option.mts b/src/option-types/media-item-option.mts
index 64c7559..d31e31c 100644
--- a/src/option-types/media-item-option.mts
+++ b/src/option-types/media-item-option.mts
@@ -70,11 +70,19 @@ defineOption<MediaOptionValue, MediaItemNodeOption>({
 });
 
 export default function isMediaItemOption(v: NodeOptionBase & Obj<any>): v is MediaItemNodeOption {
-  const {type, itemRender, mediaFilter, registry, multi} = v as Partial<MediaItemNodeOption>;
+  const {
+    type,
+    itemRender,
+    mediaFilter,
+    registry,
+    multi,
+    validateIgnoreMediaFilter,
+  } = v as Partial<MediaItemNodeOption>;
 
   return type === 'MediaItem'
     && isUndefinedOr(mediaFilter, 'function')
     && isUndefinedOr(itemRender, 'function')
+    && isUndefinedOr(validateIgnoreMediaFilter, 'boolean')
     && (
       typeof registry === 'function'
       || (
@@ -109,14 +117,14 @@ function validateMulti<T extends MediaSelectable>(
 function validateItem<T extends MediaSelectable>(
   item: T,
   reg: TNamespaceRegistry<T>,
-  {mediaFilter}: MediaItemNodeOption,
+  {mediaFilter, validateIgnoreMediaFilter}: MediaItemNodeOption,
   otherOpts: Obj<any>,
   errors: string[]
 ): void {
   if (!reg.registeredObjects.has(item.id)) {
     errors.push(`Item not found in selected registry: ${item.name}`);
   }
-  if (mediaFilter && !mediaFilter(item, otherOpts)) {
+  if (mediaFilter && !validateIgnoreMediaFilter && !mediaFilter(item, otherOpts)) {
     errors.push(`Item doesn't pass filter: ${item.name}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/public_api/option.d.ts b/src/public_api/option.d.ts
index 0dea603..ebe34ae 100644
--- a/src/public_api/option.d.ts
+++ b/src/public_api/option.d.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ export interface MediaItemNodeOption extends NodeOptionBase {
 
   type: 'MediaItem';
 
+  /**
+   * Validation will ignore media filter items that don't pass if this is set to `true`
+   * @default false
+   */
+  validateIgnoreMediaFilter?: boolean;
+
   /** Filter out irrelevant items in the registry */
   mediaFilter?(item: any, optionValues: Obj<any>): boolean;
 }