diff --git a/common/properties/property_mgr.cpp b/common/properties/property_mgr.cpp
index 66588bee2a..9bd37b86ed 100644
--- a/common/properties/property_mgr.cpp
+++ b/common/properties/property_mgr.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,36 @@ void PROPERTY_MANAGER::Mask( TYPE_ID aDerived, TYPE_ID aBase, const wxString& aN
 }
 
 
+void PROPERTY_MANAGER::OverrideAvailability( TYPE_ID aDerived, TYPE_ID aBase,
+                                             const wxString& aName,
+                                             std::function<bool( INSPECTABLE* )> aFunc )
+{
+    wxASSERT_MSG( aDerived != aBase, "Class cannot override from itself" );
+
+    CLASS_DESC& derived = getClass( aDerived );
+    derived.m_availabilityOverrides[std::make_pair( aBase, aName )] = aFunc;
+    m_dirty = true;
+}
+
+
+bool PROPERTY_MANAGER::IsAvailableFor( TYPE_ID aItemClass, PROPERTY_BASE* aProp,
+                                       INSPECTABLE* aItem )
+{
+    if( !aProp->Available( aItem ) )
+        return false;
+
+    CLASS_DESC& derived = getClass( aItemClass );
+
+    auto it = derived.m_availabilityOverrides.find( std::make_pair( aProp->BaseHash(),
+                                                                    aProp->Name() ) );
+
+    if( it != derived.m_availabilityOverrides.end() )
+        return it->second( aItem );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 bool PROPERTY_MANAGER::IsOfType( TYPE_ID aDerived, TYPE_ID aBase ) const
 {
     if( aDerived == aBase )
diff --git a/common/widgets/properties_panel.cpp b/common/widgets/properties_panel.cpp
index 054c316c2d..21a90204f5 100644
--- a/common/widgets/properties_panel.cpp
+++ b/common/widgets/properties_panel.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ void PROPERTIES_PANEL::update( const SELECTION& aSelection )
         if( property->IsInternal() )
             continue;
 
-        if( !property->Available( aSelection.Front() ) )
+        if( !propMgr.IsAvailableFor( TYPE_HASH( *aSelection.Front() ), property,
+                                     aSelection.Front() ) )
             continue;
 
         // Either determine the common value for a property or "<...>" to indicate multiple values
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ void PROPERTIES_PANEL::update( const SELECTION& aSelection )
 
         for( EDA_ITEM* item : aSelection )
         {
-            if( !property->Available( item ) )
+            if( !propMgr.IsAvailableFor( TYPE_HASH( *item ), property, item ) )
                 break; // there is an item that does not have this property, so do not display it
 
             wxVariant& value = commonVal.IsNull() ? commonVal : itemVal;
diff --git a/include/properties/property_mgr.h b/include/properties/property_mgr.h
index 9fd4931956..373e280470 100644
--- a/include/properties/property_mgr.h
+++ b/include/properties/property_mgr.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 class PROPERTY_BASE;
 class TYPE_CAST_BASE;
 class ORIGIN_TRANSFORMS;
+class INSPECTABLE;
 
 ///< Unique type identifier
 using TYPE_ID = size_t;
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ using PROPERTY_LIST = std::vector<PROPERTY_BASE*>;
 
 using PROPERTY_SET = std::set<std::pair<size_t, wxString>>;
 
+template<typename ValueType>
+using PROPERTY_MAP = std::map<std::pair<size_t, wxString>, ValueType>;
+
+using PROPERTY_FUNCTOR_MAP = PROPERTY_MAP<std::function<bool( INSPECTABLE* )>>;
+
 using PROPERTY_DISPLAY_ORDER = std::map<PROPERTY_BASE*, int>;
 
 /**
@@ -173,12 +179,32 @@ public:
     /**
      * Sets a base class property as masked in a derived class.  Masked properties are hidden from
      * the list of editable properties for this class.
+     * 
      * @param aDerived is the type to apply the mask for.
      * @param aBase is the type that aName belongs to.
-     * @param aName is the name of a property.
+     * @param aName is the name of a property on the base class.
      */
     void Mask( TYPE_ID aDerived, TYPE_ID aBase, const wxString& aName );
 
+    /**
+     * Sets an override availability functor for a base class property of a given derived class.
+     * 
+     * @param aDerived is the type to apply the mask for.
+     * @param aBase is the type that aName belongs to.
+     * @param aName is the name of a property on the base class.
+     * @param aFunc is the new availability functor to apply.
+     */
+    void OverrideAvailability( TYPE_ID aDerived, TYPE_ID aBase, const wxString& aName,
+                               std::function<bool( INSPECTABLE* )> aFunc );
+
+    /**
+     * Checks overriden availability and original availability of a property, returns false
+     * if the property is unavailable in either case.
+     * 
+     * TODO: This isn't the cleanest API, consider how to merge with PROPERTY_BASE::Available
+     */
+    bool IsAvailableFor( TYPE_ID aItemClass, PROPERTY_BASE* aProp, INSPECTABLE* aItem );
+
     /**
      * Return true if aDerived is inherited from aBase.
      */
@@ -249,6 +275,9 @@ private:
         ///< Properties from bases that should be masked (hidden) on this subclass
         PROPERTY_SET m_maskedBaseProperties;
 
+        ///< Overrides for base class property availabilities
+        PROPERTY_FUNCTOR_MAP m_availabilityOverrides;
+
         ///< All properties (both unique to the type and inherited)
         std::vector<PROPERTY_BASE*> m_allProperties;
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/zone.cpp b/pcbnew/zone.cpp
index dd6f143b4c..0f9cd45aaa 100644
--- a/pcbnew/zone.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/zone.cpp
@@ -1401,6 +1401,11 @@ static struct ZONE_DESC
         layer->SetIsInternal( true );
         propMgr.ReplaceProperty( TYPE_HASH( BOARD_CONNECTED_ITEM ), _HKI( "Layer" ), layer );
 
+        propMgr.OverrideAvailability( TYPE_HASH( ZONE ), TYPE_HASH( BOARD_CONNECTED_ITEM ),
+                                      _HKI( "Net" ), isCopperZone );
+        propMgr.OverrideAvailability( TYPE_HASH( ZONE ), TYPE_HASH( BOARD_CONNECTED_ITEM ),
+                                      _HKI( "Net Class" ), isCopperZone );
+
         auto priority = new PROPERTY<ZONE, unsigned>( _HKI( "Priority" ),
                     &ZONE::SetAssignedPriority, &ZONE::GetAssignedPriority );
         priority->SetAvailableFunc( isCopperZone );