diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d44b31b..279ec0e3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
 * Added Torch God's Favor support in SSC. (@Stealownz)
 * SendTileSquare is now SendTileRect and can now send rectangles instead of squares. This is a breaking change (@QuiCM)
 * Destroying protected tiles underneath a tile object no longer causes the tile object to disappear for the client (@QuiCM)
+* 'RegionProtectGemLocks' config option now works correctly. Gems can now be placed in Gem Locks while this option is enabled (@QuiCM)
 
 ## TShock 4.4.0 (Pre-release 13)
 * Terraria v1.4.1.1
diff --git a/TShockAPI/RegionHandler.cs b/TShockAPI/RegionHandler.cs
index e8828c94..41b8efbb 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/RegionHandler.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/RegionHandler.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		{
 			if (TShock.Config.RegionProtectGemLocks)
 			{
-				e.Handled = true;
+				if (!_regionManager.CanBuild(e.X, e.Y, e.Player))
+				{
+					e.Handled = true;
+				}
 			}
 		}