diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 43e1f3be..22aa0897 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		
 		[Description("The number of reserved slots past your max server slot that can be joined by reserved players")] public bool LogRest = false;
 
+		[Description("The number of seconds a player must wait before being respawned.")] public int RespawnSeconds = 3;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a configuration file from a given path
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 73d03f4e..8e502edf 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					{
 						player.ProjectileThreshold = 0;
 					}
-					if (player.Dead && (DateTime.Now - player.LastDeath).Seconds >= 3 && player.Difficulty != 2)
+					if (player.Dead && (DateTime.Now - player.LastDeath).Seconds >= Config.RespawnSeconds && player.Difficulty != 2)
 					{
 						player.Spawn();
 					}