diff --git a/Source/MaestroBurner.cpp b/Source/MaestroBurner.cpp
index 816199b32..df863a2c6 100644
--- a/Source/MaestroBurner.cpp
+++ b/Source/MaestroBurner.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void Maestro::Burner(const Vector<MultiFab>& s_in, Vector<MultiFab>& s_out,
                 // fraction is above the cutoff.
                 if ((rho > burning_cutoff_density_lo &&
                      rho < burning_cutoff_density_hi) &&
+                    (T_in > burning_cutoff_temperature_lo) &&
                     (ispec_threshold < 0 ||
                      (ispec_threshold > 0 && x_test > burner_threshold_cutoff))) {
 
diff --git a/Source/param/_cpp_parameters b/Source/param/_cpp_parameters
index 04c765ae0..f56a65ea4 100644
--- a/Source/param/_cpp_parameters
+++ b/Source/param/_cpp_parameters
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ anelastic_cutoff_density            Real               -1.0
 # Refer to Section \ref{Sec:Base Cutoff Density}
 base_cutoff_density                 Real               -1.0
 
+# The temperature below which we disable burning
+burning_cutoff_temperature_lo       Real               -1.0
+
 # The density below which we disable burning
 burning_cutoff_density_lo           Real               -1.0