diff --git a/rattail/batch/custorder.py b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
index 87c4ce375f1513f94fc03463eb290907f09250e1..5b795190cd58cd96d886d09b2835209e2d51f8b9 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/custorder.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
                                    'allow_unknown_product',
                                    default=False)
 
+    def allow_item_discounts(self):
+        """
+        Returns boolean indicating whether per-item discounts are
+        allowed.
+        """
+        return self.config.getbool('rattail.custorders',
+                                   'allow_item_discounts',
+                                   default=False)
+
     def product_price_may_be_questionable(self):
         """
         Returns a boolean indicating whether "any" product's price may
@@ -598,8 +607,13 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
         row.product = product
         row.order_quantity = order_quantity
         row.order_uom = order_uom
+
         if 'price_needs_confirmation' in kwargs:
             row.price_needs_confirmation = kwargs['price_needs_confirmation']
+
+        if self.allow_item_discounts():
+            row.discount_percent = kwargs.get('discount_percent') or 0
+
         self.add_row(batch, row)
         return row
 
@@ -634,6 +648,10 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
         row.pending_product = pending_product
         row.order_quantity = order_quantity
         row.order_uom = order_uom
+
+        if self.allow_item_discounts():
+            row.discount_percent = kwargs.get('discount_percent') or 0
+
         self.add_row(batch, row)
         return row
 
@@ -745,6 +763,11 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
             row.total_price = row.unit_price * row.order_quantity
             if row.order_uom == self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE:
                 row.total_price *= (row.case_quantity or 1)
+            if row.discount_percent:
+                row.total_price = (float(row.total_price)
+                                   * (100 - float(row.discount_percent))
+                                   / 100.0)
+            row.total_price = decimal.Decimal('{:0.2f}'.format(row.total_price))
 
         # update total price for batch too, if it changed
         if row.total_price != old_total: