diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0656-Configurable-max-leash-distance.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0656-Configurable-max-leash-distance.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74a03c722c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0656-Configurable-max-leash-distance.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jake Potrebic <jake.m.potrebic@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 21:04:03 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Configurable max leash distance
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+index 89f3a28c20f0e4db4650c435dbcbc923b7bde8aa..4735dcba31b556fafe9c7d7440c89e940755c81f 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public class PaperWorldConfig {
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    public float maxLeashDistance = 10f;
++    private void maxLeashDistance() {
++        maxLeashDistance = getFloat("max-leash-distance", maxLeashDistance);
++        log("Max leash distance: " + maxLeashDistance);
++    }
++
+     public boolean disableEndCredits;
+     private void disableEndCredits() {
+         disableEndCredits = getBoolean("game-mechanics.disable-end-credits", false);
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityCreature.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityCreature.java
+index 4757e5a92c9cf04fa52d62bac6dae782e08ddab1..eaa10d6e3a3c37b83fed58637941273fee9b0be8 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityCreature.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityCreature.java
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class EntityCreature extends EntityInsentient {
+             float f = this.g(entity);
+ 
+             if (this instanceof EntityTameableAnimal && ((EntityTameableAnimal) this).isSitting()) {
+-                if (f > 10.0F) {
++                if (f > entity.world.paperConfig.maxLeashDistance) { // Paper
+                     this.world.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(new EntityUnleashEvent(this.getBukkitEntity(), EntityUnleashEvent.UnleashReason.DISTANCE)); // CraftBukkit
+                     this.unleash(true, true);
+                 }
+@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class EntityCreature extends EntityInsentient {
+             }
+ 
+             this.x(f);
+-            if (f > 10.0F) {
++            if (f > entity.world.paperConfig.maxLeashDistance) { // Paper
+                 this.world.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(new EntityUnleashEvent(this.getBukkitEntity(), EntityUnleashEvent.UnleashReason.DISTANCE)); // CraftBukkit
+                 this.unleash(true, true);
+                 this.goalSelector.a(PathfinderGoal.Type.MOVE);