diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 858210ca..f8009983 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 	    [Description("Prevent banks on SSI")] public bool DisablePiggybanksOnSSI = false;
 
+	    [Description("Prevent players from interacting with the world if dead")] public bool PreventDeadModification =
+	        false;
+
         public static ConfigFile Read(string path)
 		{
 			if (!File.Exists(path))
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index 46d7e92f..055a8e0e 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -1649,6 +1649,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			if (tileX < 0 || tileX >= Main.maxTilesX || tileY < 0 || tileY >= Main.maxTilesY)
 				return false;
 
+            if (args.Player.Dead && TShock.Config.PreventDeadModification)
+                return true;
+
 			if (args.Player.AwaitingName)
 			{
 				var protectedregions = TShock.Regions.InAreaRegionName(tileX, tileY);
@@ -2221,6 +2224,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			if (tileX < 0 || tileX >= Main.maxTilesX || tileY < 0 || tileY >= Main.maxTilesY)
 				return false;
 
+            if (args.Player.Dead && TShock.Config.PreventDeadModification)
+                return true;
+
 			if (TShock.CheckIgnores(args.Player))
 			{
 				args.Player.SendTileSquare(tileX, tileY);