diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/EntitySpawnListener.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/EntitySpawnListener.java
index a7ee97166..2dbfaf788 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/EntitySpawnListener.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listeners/EntitySpawnListener.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ public class EntitySpawnListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = area.getOwnedPlotAbs(location);
         if (plot == null) {
             if (!area.MOB_SPAWNING) {
-                event.setCancelled(true);
+                if (event.getEntityType().isAlive() || !area.MISC_SPAWN_UNOWNED) {
+                    event.setCancelled(true);
+                }
             }
             return;
         }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotArea.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotArea.java
index 19ce0c29f..c1aba3526 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotArea.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotArea.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
     public int MAX_PLOT_MEMBERS = 128;
     public boolean AUTO_MERGE = false;
     public boolean ALLOW_SIGNS = true;
+    public boolean MISC_SPAWN_UNOWNED = false;
     public boolean MOB_SPAWNING = false;
     public boolean MOB_SPAWNER_SPAWNING = false;
     public String PLOT_BIOME = "FOREST";
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
             this.TYPE = config.getInt("generator.type");
         }
         this.MOB_SPAWNING = config.getBoolean("natural_mob_spawning");
+        this.MISC_SPAWN_UNOWNED = config.getBoolean("misc_spawn_unowned");
         this.MOB_SPAWNER_SPAWNING = config.getBoolean("mob_spawner_spawning");
         this.AUTO_MERGE = config.getBoolean("plot.auto_merge");
         this.MAX_PLOT_MEMBERS = config.getInt("limits.max-members");
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
     public void saveConfiguration(ConfigurationSection config) {
         HashMap<String, Object> options = new HashMap<>();
         options.put("natural_mob_spawning", this.MOB_SPAWNING);
+        options.put("misc_spawn_unowned", this.MISC_SPAWN_UNOWNED);
         options.put("mob_spawner_spawning", this.MOB_SPAWNER_SPAWNING);
         options.put("plot.auto_merge", this.AUTO_MERGE);
         options.put("plot.create_signs", this.ALLOW_SIGNS);