diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/NoReadFlowControlHandler.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/NoReadFlowControlHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d1326cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/NoReadFlowControlHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ViaFabricPlus - https://github.com/FlorianMichael/ViaFabricPlus
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024 FlorianMichael/EnZaXD <florian.michael07@gmail.com> and RK_01/RaphiMC
+ * Copyright (C) 2023-2024 contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package de.florianmichael.viafabricplus.protocoltranslator.netty;
+
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.handler.flow.FlowControlHandler;
+
+public class NoReadFlowControlHandler extends FlowControlHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public void read(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+        if (ctx.channel().config().isAutoRead()) {
+            super.read(ctx);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline.java
index 11951123..93306608 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viafabricplus/protocoltranslator/netty/ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import net.raphimc.vialoader.netty.VLLegacyPipeline;
 
 public class ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline extends VLLegacyPipeline {
 
+    public static final String VIA_FLOW_CONTROL = "via-flow-control";
+
     public static final String VIABEDROCK_COMPRESSION_HANDLER_NAME = "viabedrock-compression";
     public static final String VIABEDROCK_ENCRYPTION_HANDLER_NAME = "viabedrock-encryption";
     public static final String VIABEDROCK_PING_ENCAPSULATION_HANDLER_NAME = "viabedrock-ping-encapsulation";
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ public class ViaFabricPlusVLLegacyPipeline extends VLLegacyPipeline {
     public void handlerAdded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) {
         super.handlerAdded(ctx);
 
+        ctx.pipeline().addAfter(VIA_DECODER_NAME, VIA_FLOW_CONTROL, new NoReadFlowControlHandler());
+
         this.user.getProtocolInfo().getPipeline().add(VFPProtocol.INSTANCE);
     }