diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
index f694d0fe..4262364c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventAbstractionListener.java
@@ -555,20 +555,7 @@ public void onPlayerShearEntity(PlayerShearEntityEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerPickupItem(PlayerPickupItemEvent event) {
         Item item = event.getItem();
-
-        // These events happen very frequently so let's reduce their frequency
-        EventDebounce debounce = WGMetadata.getIfPresent(item, ITEM_PICKUP_DEBOUNCE_KEY, EventDebounce.class);
-        if (debounce != null && debounce.isValid()) {
-            if (debounce.getLastCancellation()) {
-                event.setCancelled(true);
-            }
-        } else {
-            boolean cancelled = Events.fireAndTestCancel(new DestroyEntityEvent(event, create(event.getPlayer()), event.getItem()));
-            if (cancelled) {
-                event.setCancelled(true);
-            }
-            WGMetadata.put(item, ITEM_PICKUP_DEBOUNCE_KEY, new EventDebounce(cancelled));
-        }
+        EventDebounce.debounce(item, ITEM_PICKUP_DEBOUNCE_KEY, 10000, event, new DestroyEntityEvent(event, create(event.getPlayer()), event.getItem()));
     }
 
     @EventHandler
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventDebounce.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventDebounce.java
index b0a83d89..8fb959a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventDebounce.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/EventDebounce.java
@@ -19,23 +19,44 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.listener;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.util.Events;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.util.WGMetadata;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.metadata.Metadatable;
+
 class EventDebounce {
 
-    private static final int DEBOUNCE_TIME = 10000;
-
     private final long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    private final int debounceTime;
     private final boolean cancelled;
 
-    EventDebounce(boolean cancelled) {
+    EventDebounce(int debounceTime, boolean cancelled) {
+        this.debounceTime = debounceTime;
         this.cancelled = cancelled;
     }
 
     public boolean isValid() {
-        return System.currentTimeMillis() - time < DEBOUNCE_TIME;
+        return System.currentTimeMillis() - time < debounceTime;
     }
 
     public boolean getLastCancellation() {
         return cancelled;
     }
 
+    public static <T extends Event & Cancellable> void debounce(Metadatable target, String key, int debounceTime, Cancellable originalEvent, T firedEvent) {
+        EventDebounce debounce = WGMetadata.getIfPresent(target, key, EventDebounce.class);
+        if (debounce != null && debounce.isValid()) {
+            if (debounce.getLastCancellation()) {
+                originalEvent.setCancelled(true);
+            }
+        } else {
+            boolean cancelled = Events.fireAndTestCancel(firedEvent);
+            if (cancelled) {
+                originalEvent.setCancelled(true);
+            }
+            WGMetadata.put(target, key, new EventDebounce(debounceTime, cancelled));
+        }
+    }
+
 }