diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/EggListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/EggListener.java
index 001192553..409c28d59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/EggListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/EggListener.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package world.bentobox.bentobox.listeners.flags.protection;
 
+import org.bukkit.entity.Egg;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.ProjectileHitEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEggThrowEvent;
 
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.flags.FlagListener;
@@ -24,4 +27,19 @@ public class EggListener extends FlagListener {
             e.setHatching(false);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle visitor chicken egg hitting
+     * @param e - event
+     */
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOW, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onEggHit(ProjectileHitEvent e) {
+        if (e.getEntity() instanceof Egg egg) {
+            if (egg.getShooter() instanceof Player player) {
+                if (!checkIsland(e, player, egg.getLocation(), Flags.EGGS)) {
+                    e.setCancelled(true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }