diff --git a/daemon/core/emane/emane.py b/daemon/core/emane/emane.py
index 9f019d47..5a6ea186 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emane/emane.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emane/emane.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class Emane(ConfigurableManager):
     def poststartup(self):
         ''' Retransmit location events now that all NEMs are active.
         '''
-        if self.doeventmonitor():
+        if not self.genlocationevents():
             return
         with self._objslock:
             for n in sorted(self._objs.keys()):
@@ -999,6 +999,16 @@ class Emane(ConfigurableManager):
         # generate the EMANE events when nodes are moved
         return self.session.getcfgitembool('emane_event_monitor', False)
 
+    def genlocationevents(self):
+        ''' Returns boolean whether or not EMANE events will be generated.
+        '''
+        # By default, CORE generates EMANE location events when nodes
+        # are moved; this can be explicitly disabled in core.conf
+        tmp = self.session.getcfgitembool('emane_event_generate')
+        if tmp is None:
+            tmp = not self.doeventmonitor()
+        return tmp
+
     def starteventmonitor(self):
         ''' Start monitoring EMANE location events if configured to do so.
         '''
diff --git a/daemon/core/emane/nodes.py b/daemon/core/emane/nodes.py
index bdf08df1..e240e913 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emane/nodes.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emane/nodes.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class EmaneNode(EmaneNet):
             EMANE daemons have been started, because that is their only chance
             to bind to the TAPs.
         '''
-        if not self.session.emane.doeventmonitor() and \
+        if self.session.emane.genlocationevents() and \
             self.session.emane.service is None:
             warntxt = "unable to publish EMANE events because the eventservice "
             warntxt += "Python bindings failed to load"
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ class EmaneNode(EmaneNet):
             if do_netns and "virtual" in netif.transport_type.lower():
                 netif.install()
             netif.setaddrs()
-            # if we are listening for EMANE events, don't generate them
-            if self.session.emane.doeventmonitor():
+            if not self.session.emane.genlocationevents():
                 netif.poshook = None
                 continue
             # at this point we register location handlers for generating
diff --git a/daemon/data/core.conf b/daemon/data/core.conf
index 921c92ce..2479eda7 100644
--- a/daemon/data/core.conf
+++ b/daemon/data/core.conf
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ quagga_sbin_search = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/quagga"
 # EMANE configuration
 emane_platform_port = 8101
 emane_transform_port = 8201
+emane_event_generate = True
 emane_event_monitor = False
 emane_models = RfPipe, Ieee80211abg, CommEffect, Bypass
 # EMANE log level range [0,4] default: 2