diff --git a/patches/server/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.patch b/patches/server/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5449389178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:57:26 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] ExperienceOrbMergeEvent
+
+Has to be reimplemented at one point maybe
+Fired when the server is about to merge 2 experience orbs
+Plugins can cancel this if they want to ensure experience orbs do not lose important
+metadata such as spawn reason, or conditionally move data from source to target.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class CraftEventFactory {
+                     if (e instanceof net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb) {
+                         net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb loopItem = (net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb) e;
+                         // Paper start
+-                        if (!loopItem.isRemoved() && !(maxValue > 0 && loopItem.value >= maxValue)) {
++                        if (!loopItem.isRemoved() && !(maxValue > 0 && loopItem.value >= maxValue) && new com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.ExperienceOrbMergeEvent((org.bukkit.entity.ExperienceOrb) entity.getBukkitEntity(), (org.bukkit.entity.ExperienceOrb) loopItem.getBukkitEntity()).callEvent()) { // Paper - ExperienceOrbMergeEvent
+                             long newTotal = (long)xp.value + (long)loopItem.value;
+                             if ((int) newTotal < 0) continue; // Overflow
+                             if (maxValue > 0 && newTotal > (long)maxValue) {
diff --git a/patches/server/Option-for-maximum-exp-value-when-merging-orbs.patch b/patches/server/Option-for-maximum-exp-value-when-merging-orbs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7350d4804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/Option-for-maximum-exp-value-when-merging-orbs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: BillyGalbreath <Blake.Galbreath@GMail.com>
+Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 23:03:12 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Option for maximum exp value when merging orbs
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class PaperWorldConfig {
+         log("Creeper lingering effect: " + disableCreeperLingeringEffect);
+     }
+ 
++    public int expMergeMaxValue;
++    private void expMergeMaxValue() {
++        expMergeMaxValue = getInt("experience-merge-max-value", -1);
++        log("Experience Merge Max Value: " + expMergeMaxValue);
++    }
++
+     public double squidMaxSpawnHeight;
+     private void squidMaxSpawnHeight() {
+         squidMaxSpawnHeight = getDouble("squid-spawn-height.maximum", 0.0D);
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class CraftEventFactory {
+             net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb xp = (net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb) entity;
+             double radius = world.spigotConfig.expMerge;
+             if (radius > 0) {
++                // Paper start - Maximum exp value when merging - Whole section has been tweaked, see comments for specifics
++                final int maxValue = world.paperConfig.expMergeMaxValue;
++                final boolean mergeUnconditionally = world.paperConfig.expMergeMaxValue <= 0;
++                if (mergeUnconditionally || xp.value < maxValue) { // Paper - Skip iteration if unnecessary
++
+                 List<Entity> entities = world.getEntities(entity, entity.getBoundingBox().inflate(radius, radius, radius));
+                 for (Entity e : entities) {
+                     if (e instanceof net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb) {
+                         net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb loopItem = (net.minecraft.world.entity.ExperienceOrb) e;
+-                        if (!loopItem.isRemoved()) {
++                        // Paper start
++                        if (!loopItem.isRemoved() && !(maxValue > 0 && loopItem.value >= maxValue)) {
++                            long newTotal = (long)xp.value + (long)loopItem.value;
++                            if ((int) newTotal < 0) continue; // Overflow
++                            if (maxValue > 0 && newTotal > (long)maxValue) {
++                                loopItem.value = (int) (newTotal - maxValue);
++                                xp.value = maxValue;
++                            } else {
+                             xp.value += loopItem.value;
+                             loopItem.discard();
++                            } // Paper end
+                         }
+                     }
+                 }
++                } // Paper end - End iteration skip check - All tweaking ends here
+             }
+         // Spigot end
+         } else if (!(entity instanceof ServerPlayer)) {