diff --git a/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcAppleKernelLib.h b/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcAppleKernelLib.h
index ee350eb5..3e433ede 100644
--- a/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcAppleKernelLib.h
+++ b/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcAppleKernelLib.h
@@ -87,10 +87,43 @@
 #define PLIST_EXPANSION_SIZE      512
 
 //
-// Make integral kernel version.
+// Make integral kernel version (major, minor, revision).
 //
 #define KERNEL_VERSION(A, B, C) ((A) * 10000 + (B) * 100 + (C))
 
+//
+// Minimum kernel versions for each release.
+//
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_TIGER_MIN            KERNEL_VERSION (8, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_LEOPARD_MIN          KERNEL_VERSION (9, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_SNOW_LEOPARD_MIN     KERNEL_VERSION (10, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_LION_MIN             KERNEL_VERSION (11, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MOUNTAIN_LION_MIN    KERNEL_VERSION (12, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MAVERICKS_MIN        KERNEL_VERSION (13, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_YOSEMITE_MIN         KERNEL_VERSION (14, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_EL_CAPITAN_MIN       KERNEL_VERSION (15, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_SIERRA_MIN           KERNEL_VERSION (16, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_HIGH_SIERRA_MIN      KERNEL_VERSION (17, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MOJAVE_MIN           KERNEL_VERSION (18, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_CATALINA_MIN         KERNEL_VERSION (19, 0, 0)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_BIG_SUR_MIN          KERNEL_VERSION (20, 0, 0)
+
+//
+// Maximum kernel versions for each release.
+//
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_TIGER_MAX            (KERNEL_VERSION_LEOPARD_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_LEOPARD_MAX          (KERNEL_VERSION_SNOW_LEOPARD_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_SNOW_LEOPARD_MAX     (KERNEL_VERSION_LION_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_LION_MAX             (KERNEL_VERSION_MOUNTAIN_LION_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MOUNTAIN_LION_MAX    (KERNEL_VERSION_MAVERICKS_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MAVERICKS_MAX        (KERNEL_VERSION_YOSEMITE_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_YOSEMITE_MAX         (KERNEL_VERSION_EL_CAPITAN_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_EL_CAPITAN_MAX       (KERNEL_VERSION_SIERRA_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_SIERRA_MAX           (KERNEL_VERSION_HIGH_SIERRA_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_HIGH_SIERRA_MAX      (KERNEL_VERSION_MOJAVE_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_MOJAVE_MAX           (KERNEL_VERSION_CATALINA_MIN - 1)
+#define KERNEL_VERSION_CATALINA_MAX         (KERNEL_VERSION_BIG_SUR_MIN - 1)
+
 //
 // Prelinked context used for kernel modification.
 //
diff --git a/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcConfigurationLib.h b/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcConfigurationLib.h
index 9509ef05..66e61f0d 100644
--- a/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcConfigurationLib.h
+++ b/Include/Acidanthera/Library/OcConfigurationLib.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
   _(BOOLEAN                     , DisableRtcChecksum          ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , DummyPowerManagement        ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , ExternalDiskIcons           ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
+  _(OC_STRING                   , ForceKernelCache            ,     , OC_STRING_CONSTR ("", _, __), OC_DESTR (OC_STRING) ) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , IncreasePciBarSize          ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , LapicKernelPanic            ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , PanicNoKextDump             ,     , FALSE  , ()) \
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ typedef enum {
   _(UINT64                      , MinVersion         ,     , 0                             , ()) \
   _(UINT32                      , MinDate            ,     , 0                             , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , EnableJumpstart    ,     , FALSE                         , ()) \
-  _(BOOLEAN                     , GlobalConnect       ,     , FALSE                         , ()) \
+  _(BOOLEAN                     , GlobalConnect      ,     , FALSE                         , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , HideVerbose        ,     , FALSE                         , ()) \
   _(BOOLEAN                     , JumpstartHotPlug   ,     , FALSE                         , ())
   OC_DECLARE (OC_UEFI_APFS)
diff --git a/Library/OcConfigurationLib/OcConfigurationLib.c b/Library/OcConfigurationLib/OcConfigurationLib.c
index be8ad6b9..6ac3153d 100644
--- a/Library/OcConfigurationLib/OcConfigurationLib.c
+++ b/Library/OcConfigurationLib/OcConfigurationLib.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ mKernelQuirksSchema[] = {
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("DisableRtcChecksum",      OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.DisableRtcChecksum),
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("DummyPowerManagement",    OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.DummyPowerManagement),
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("ExternalDiskIcons",       OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.ExternalDiskIcons),
+  OC_SCHEMA_STRING_IN  ("ForceKernelCache",        OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.ForceKernelCache),
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("IncreasePciBarSize",      OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.IncreasePciBarSize),
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("LapicKernelPanic",        OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.LapicKernelPanic),
   OC_SCHEMA_BOOLEAN_IN ("PanicNoKextDump",         OC_GLOBAL_CONFIG, Kernel.Quirks.PanicNoKextDump),
diff --git a/Platform/OpenCore/OpenCoreKernel.c b/Platform/OpenCore/OpenCoreKernel.c
index 3c972340..5d5dd130 100644
--- a/Platform/OpenCore/OpenCoreKernel.c
+++ b/Platform/OpenCore/OpenCoreKernel.c
@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ OcKernelFileOpen (
   )
 {
   EFI_STATUS         Status;
+  CONST CHAR8        *ForceCacheType;
+  KERNEL_CACHE_TYPE  MaxCacheTypeAllowed;
   BOOLEAN            Result;
   UINT8              *Kernel;
   UINT32             KernelSize;
@@ -833,6 +835,18 @@ OcKernelFileOpen (
   UINT32             LinkedExpansion;
   UINT32             ReservedFullSize;
 
+  //
+  // Prevent access to cache files depending on maximum cache type allowed.
+  //
+  ForceCacheType = OC_BLOB_GET (&mOcConfiguration->Kernel.Quirks.ForceKernelCache);
+  if (AsciiStrCmp (ForceCacheType, "Cacheless") == 0) {
+    MaxCacheTypeAllowed = CacheTypeCacheless;
+  } else if (AsciiStrCmp (ForceCacheType, "Mkext") == 0) {
+    MaxCacheTypeAllowed = CacheTypeMkext;
+  } else {
+    MaxCacheTypeAllowed = CacheTypePrelinked;
+  }
+
   //
   // Hook injected OcXXXXXXXX.kext reads from /S/L/E.
   //
@@ -925,6 +939,21 @@ OcKernelFileOpen (
       mOcDarwinVersion = OcKernelReadDarwinVersion (Kernel, KernelSize);
       OcKernelApplyPatches (mOcConfiguration, mOcDarwinVersion, 0, NULL, Kernel, KernelSize);
 
+      //
+      // Disable prelinked if forcing mkext or cacheless, but only on appropriate versions.
+      //
+      if ((OcStriStr (FileName, L"kernelcache") != NULL || OcStriStr (FileName, L"prelinkedkernel") != NULL)
+        && ((MaxCacheTypeAllowed == CacheTypeMkext && mOcDarwinVersion <= KERNEL_VERSION_SNOW_LEOPARD_MAX)
+        || (MaxCacheTypeAllowed == CacheTypeCacheless && mOcDarwinVersion <= KERNEL_VERSION_MAVERICKS_MAX))) {
+        DEBUG ((DEBUG_INFO, "OC: Blocking prelinked due to ForceKernelCache=%s: %a\n", FileName, ForceCacheType));
+
+        FreePool (Kernel);
+        (*NewHandle)->Close(*NewHandle);
+        *NewHandle = NULL;
+
+        return EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+      }
+
       PrelinkedStatus = OcKernelProcessPrelinked (
         mOcConfiguration,
         mOcDarwinVersion,
@@ -974,6 +1003,17 @@ OcKernelFileOpen (
 
   if (OpenMode == EFI_FILE_MODE_READ
     && OcStriStr (FileName, L"Extensions.mkext") != NULL) {
+
+    //
+    // Disable mkext booting if forcing cacheless.
+    //
+    if (MaxCacheTypeAllowed == CacheTypeCacheless) {
+      DEBUG ((DEBUG_INFO, "OC: Blocking mkext due to ForceKernelCache=%s: %a\n", FileName, ForceCacheType));
+      (*NewHandle)->Close(*NewHandle);
+      *NewHandle = NULL;
+
+      return EFI_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
     
     OcKernelLoadKextsAndReserve (
       mOcStorage,