diff --git a/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs b/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
index f62b263e..1565770b 100644
--- a/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
+++ b/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ namespace IPA.Injector
             Loader.LibLoader.Configure();
         }
 
+        private static void InstallHarmonyProtections()
+        { // proxy function to delay resolution
+            HarmonyProtectorProxy.ProtectNull();
+        }
+
         private static void InstallBootstrapPatch()
         {
             var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
@@ -312,6 +317,8 @@ namespace IPA.Injector
             // need to reinit streams singe Unity seems to redirect stdout
             StdoutInterceptor.RedirectConsole();
 
+            InstallHarmonyProtections();
+
             var bootstrapper = new GameObject("NonDestructiveBootstrapper").AddComponent<Bootstrapper>();
             bootstrapper.Destroyed += Bootstrapper_Destroyed;
         }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/HarmonyProtector.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/HarmonyProtector.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..549b74f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/HarmonyProtector.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using HarmonyLib;
+using IPA.Logging;
+using MonoMod.RuntimeDetour;
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace IPA.Loader
+{
+    internal static class HarmonyProtectorProxy
+    {
+        public static void ProtectNull() => HarmonyProtector.Protect();
+    }
+
+    internal static class HarmonyProtector
+    {
+        public static void Protect()
+        {
+            var guid = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
+            var id = guid.Remove(new Random().Next(7, guid.Length - 1));
+            var harmony = new Harmony(id);
+
+            var unpatchByTypeOrId = AccessTools.Method(typeof(PatchProcessor), nameof(PatchProcessor.Unpatch), new[] { typeof(HarmonyPatchType), typeof(string) });
+            var unpatchMethod = AccessTools.Method(typeof(PatchProcessor), nameof(PatchProcessor.Unpatch), new[] { typeof(MethodInfo) });
+            var processPatchJob = AccessTools.Method(typeof(PatchClassProcessor), "ProcessPatchJob");
+            var patch = AccessTools.Method(typeof(PatchProcessor), nameof(PatchProcessor.Patch));
+
+            var unpatchPrefix = AccessTools.Method(typeof(HarmonyProtector), nameof(PatchProcessor_Unpatch_Prefix));
+            var processPatchJobPrefix = AccessTools.Method(typeof(HarmonyProtector), nameof(PatchClassProcessor_ProcessPatchJob_Prefix));
+            var patchPrefix = AccessTools.Method(typeof(HarmonyProtector), nameof(PatchProcessor_Patch_Prefix));
+
+            harmony.Patch(unpatchByTypeOrId, new HarmonyMethod(unpatchPrefix));
+            harmony.Patch(unpatchMethod, new HarmonyMethod(unpatchPrefix));
+            harmony.Patch(processPatchJob, new HarmonyMethod(processPatchJobPrefix));
+            harmony.Patch(patch, new HarmonyMethod(patchPrefix));
+        }
+
+        private static bool ShouldBlockExecution(MethodBase methodBase)
+        {
+            var getIdentifiable = AccessTools.Method(typeof(DetourHelper), nameof(DetourHelper.GetIdentifiable)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var getValue = AccessTools.Method(typeof(FieldInfo), nameof(FieldInfo.GetValue)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var declaringTypeGetter = AccessTools.PropertyGetter(typeof(MemberInfo), nameof(MemberInfo.DeclaringType)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var methodBaseEquals = AccessTools.Method(typeof(MethodBase), nameof(MethodBase.Equals)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var assemblyEquals = AccessTools.Method(typeof(Assembly), nameof(Assembly.Equals)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var assemblyGetter = AccessTools.PropertyGetter(typeof(Type), nameof(Type.Assembly)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var getExecutingAssembly = AccessTools.Method(typeof(Assembly), nameof(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly)).GetIdentifiable();
+            var method = methodBase.GetIdentifiable();
+            var assembly = method.DeclaringType!.Assembly;
+            return method.Equals(getIdentifiable) ||
+                   method.Equals(getValue) ||
+                   method.Equals(declaringTypeGetter) ||
+                   method.Equals(methodBaseEquals) ||
+                   method.Equals(assemblyEquals) ||
+                   method.Equals(assemblyGetter) ||
+                   method.Equals(getExecutingAssembly) ||
+                   assembly.Equals(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()) ||
+                   assembly.Equals(typeof(Harmony).Assembly);
+        }
+
+        private static bool PatchProcessor_Patch_Prefix(MethodBase ___original, ref MethodInfo __result)
+        {
+            if (ShouldBlockExecution(___original))
+            {
+                __result = ___original as MethodInfo;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool PatchClassProcessor_ProcessPatchJob_Prefix(object job)
+        {
+            var original = AccessTools.Field(job.GetType(), "original");
+            var methodBase = (MethodBase)original!.GetValue(job);
+            return !ShouldBlockExecution(methodBase);
+        }
+
+        private static bool PatchProcessor_Unpatch_Prefix(MethodBase ___original) => !ShouldBlockExecution(___original);
+    }
+}