diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0290-Configurable-Allowance-of-Permanent-Chunk-Loaders.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0290-Configurable-Allowance-of-Permanent-Chunk-Loaders.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25bcc45f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0290-Configurable-Allowance-of-Permanent-Chunk-Loaders.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 21f33d68a9d7e7836c15002ba8e08beef5dbad7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:21:48 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Configurable Allowance of Permanent Chunk Loaders
+
+This disables the behavior that allows players to keep chunks permanently loaded
+by default and allows server operators to enable it if they wish.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+index c903c89cf..e1ed267a2 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/PaperWorldConfig.java
+@@ -500,4 +500,10 @@ public class PaperWorldConfig {
+     private void disableSprintInterruptionOnAttack() {
+         disableSprintInterruptionOnAttack = getBoolean("game-mechanics.disable-sprint-interruption-on-attack", false);
+     }
++
++    public boolean allowPermaChunkLoaders = false;
++    private void allowPermaChunkLoaders() {
++        allowPermaChunkLoaders = getBoolean("game-mechanics.allow-permanent-chunk-loaders", allowPermaChunkLoaders);
++        log("Allow Perma Chunk Loaders: " + (allowPermaChunkLoaders ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
++    }
+ }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkProviderServer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkProviderServer.java
+index 55dada668..0eba3df57 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkProviderServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkProviderServer.java
+@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class ChunkProviderServer implements IChunkProvider {
+     }
+ 
+     public Chunk getChunkAt(int i, int j, Runnable runnable, boolean generate) {
+-        Chunk chunk = getLoadedChunkAt(i, j);
++        Chunk chunk = world.paperConfig.allowPermaChunkLoaders ? getLoadedChunkAt(i, j) : getChunkIfLoaded(i, j); // Paper - Configurable perma chunk loaders
+         ChunkRegionLoader loader = null;
+ 
+         if (this.chunkLoader instanceof ChunkRegionLoader) {
+-- 
+2.17.0
+