diff --git a/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/War.java b/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/War.java
index a88b955..c51b24f 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/War.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/War.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 	private boolean defaultNoCreatures = false;
 	private boolean defaultResetOnEmpty = false, defaultResetOnLoad = false, defaultResetOnUnload = false;
 	private String defaultSpawnStyle = TeamSpawnStyles.BIG;
+	private String defaultFlagReturn = "both";
 	private final HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> defaultReward = new HashMap<Integer, ItemStack>();
 
 	public War() {
@@ -268,6 +269,16 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 					warzone.setSpawnStyle(TeamSpawnStyles.BIG);
 				}
 			}
+			if (namedParams.containsKey("flagreturn")) {
+				String flagReturn = namedParams.get("flagreturn").toLowerCase();
+				if (flagReturn.equals("flag")) {
+					warzone.setFlagReturn("flag");
+				} else if (flagReturn.equals("spawn")) {
+					warzone.setFlagReturn("spawn");
+				} else {
+					warzone.setFlagReturn("both");
+				}
+			}
 			if (namedParams.containsKey("unbreakable")) {
 				String onOff = namedParams.get("unbreakable");
 				warzone.setUnbreakableZoneBlocks(onOff.equals("on") || onOff.equals("true"));
@@ -362,6 +373,16 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 					this.setDefaultSpawnStyle(TeamSpawnStyles.BIG);
 				}
 			}
+			if (namedParams.containsKey("flagreturn")) {
+				String flagreturn = namedParams.get("flagreturn").toLowerCase();
+				if (flagreturn.equals("flag")) {
+					this.setDefaultFlagReturn("flag");
+				} else if (flagreturn.equals("spawn")) {
+					this.setDefaultFlagReturn("spawn");
+				} else {
+					this.setDefaultFlagReturn("both");
+				}
+			}
 			if (namedParams.containsKey("buildinzonesonly")) {
 				String onOff = namedParams.get("buildinzonesonly");
 				this.setBuildInZonesOnly(onOff.equals("on") || onOff.equals("true"));
@@ -885,6 +906,14 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 		this.defaultSpawnStyle = defaultSpawnStyle;
 	}
 
+	public void setDefaultFlagReturn(String defaultFlagReturn) {
+		this.defaultFlagReturn = defaultFlagReturn;
+	}
+
+	public String getDefaultFlagReturn() {
+		return defaultFlagReturn;
+	}
+
 	public HashMap<String, InventoryStash> getDisconnected() {
 		return this.disconnected;
 	}
diff --git a/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/WarPlayerListener.java b/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/WarPlayerListener.java
index e882fe1..6a998db 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/WarPlayerListener.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/bukkit/tommytony/war/WarPlayerListener.java
@@ -369,7 +369,28 @@ public class WarPlayerListener extends PlayerListener {
 			}
 
 			// Flag capture
-			if (playerWarzone.isFlagThief(player.getName()) && (playerTeam.getSpawnVolume().contains(player.getLocation()) || (playerTeam.getFlagVolume() != null && playerTeam.getFlagVolume().contains(player.getLocation())))) {
+			if (playerWarzone.isFlagThief(player.getName())) {
+				boolean inSpawn = playerTeam.getSpawnVolume().contains(player.getLocation());
+				boolean inFlag = (playerTeam.getFlagVolume() != null && playerTeam.getFlagVolume().contains(player.getLocation()));
+
+				if (playerWarzone.equals("both")) {
+					if (!inSpawn && !inFlag) return;
+				} else if (playerWarzone.equals("spawn")) {
+					if (inFlag) {
+						War.war.badMsg(player, "You have to unload the flag at your spawn.");
+						return;
+					} else if (!inSpawn) {
+						return;
+					}
+				} else if (playerWarzone.equals("flag")) {
+					if (inSpawn) {
+						War.war.badMsg(player, "You have to unload the flag at your flag.");
+						return;
+					} else if (!inFlag) {
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+
 				if (playerWarzone.isTeamFlagStolen(playerTeam)) {
 					War.war.badMsg(player, "You can't capture the enemy flag until your team's flag is returned.");
 				} else {
diff --git a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
index ef53af0..f70922e 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class Warzone {
 	private int scoreCap = 5;
 	private int monumentHeal = 5;
 	private String spawnStyle = TeamSpawnStyles.BIG;
+	private String flagReturn = "both";
 	private HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> reward = new HashMap<Integer, ItemStack>();
 
 	private HashMap<String, InventoryStash> inventories = new HashMap<String, InventoryStash>();
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public class Warzone {
 				// perfect match, return right away
 				return warzone;
 			} else if (warzone.getName().toLowerCase().startsWith(name.toLowerCase())) {
-				// prehaps there's a perfect match in the remaining zones, let's take this one aside 
+				// prehaps there's a perfect match in the remaining zones, let's take this one aside
 				bestGuess = warzone;
 			}
 		}
@@ -959,6 +960,15 @@ public class Warzone {
 		return this.spawnStyle;
 	}
 
+
+	public void setFlagReturn(String flagReturn) {
+		this.flagReturn = flagReturn;
+	}
+
+	public String getFlagReturn() {
+		return this.flagReturn;
+	}
+
 	public void setReward(HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> reward) {
 		this.reward = reward;
 	}
diff --git a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarMapper.java b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarMapper.java
index 2f4e8ce..e26039e 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarMapper.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarMapper.java
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ public class WarMapper {
 			// default is already initialized to BIG (see Warzone)
 		}
 
+		// defaultFlagReturn
+		String flagReturn = warConfig.getString("defaultFlagReturn");
+		if (flagReturn != null && !flagReturn.equals("")) {
+			flagReturn = flagReturn.toLowerCase();
+			if (flagReturn.equals("flag")) {
+				War.war.setDefaultFlagReturn("flag");
+			} else if (flagReturn.equals("spawn")) {
+				War.war.setDefaultFlagReturn("spawn");
+			}
+			// default is already initialized to both (see Warzone)
+		}
+
 		// defaultReward
 		String defaultRewardStr = warConfig.getString("defaultReward");
 		if (defaultRewardStr != null && !defaultRewardStr.equals("")) {
diff --git a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarzoneMapper.java b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarzoneMapper.java
index 47773e0..29528fd 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarzoneMapper.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/mappers/WarzoneMapper.java
@@ -172,6 +172,18 @@ public class WarzoneMapper {
 				// default is already initialized to BIG (see Warzone)
 			}
 
+			// flagReturn
+			String flagReturn = warzoneConfig.getString("flagReturn");
+			if (flagReturn != null && !flagReturn.equals("")) {
+				flagReturn = flagReturn.toLowerCase();
+				if (flagReturn.equals("flag")) {
+					warzone.setFlagReturn("flag");
+				} else if (flagReturn.equals("spawn")) {
+					warzone.setFlagReturn("spawn");
+				}
+				// default is already initialized to both (see Warzone)
+			}
+
 			// reward
 			String rewardStr = warzoneConfig.getString("reward");
 			if (rewardStr != null && !rewardStr.equals("")) {