diff --git a/patches/api/0383-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch b/patches/api/0383-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90c104c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/0383-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Owen1212055 <23108066+Owen1212055@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:58:55 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] FallingBlock auto expire setting
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/FallingBlock.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/FallingBlock.java
+index 14cb0d770561151570ab4399ca5facff43076819..ae8fab2395e56d25227b5877b8648510c73bf948 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/FallingBlock.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/FallingBlock.java
+@@ -65,4 +65,23 @@ public interface FallingBlock extends Entity {
+     default org.bukkit.Location getSourceLoc() {
+         return this.getOrigin();
+     }
++    // Paper Start - Auto expire setting
++    /**
++     * Sets if this falling block should expire after:
++     * - 30 seconds
++     * - 5 seconds and is outside of the world
++     *
++     * @return if this behavior occurs
++     */
++    boolean doesAutoExpire();
++
++    /**
++     * Sets if this falling block should expire after:
++     * - 30 seconds
++     * - 5 seconds and is outside of the world
++     *
++     * @param autoExpires if this behavior should occur
++     */
++    void shouldAutoExpire(boolean autoExpires);
++    // Paper End - Auto expire setting
+ }
diff --git a/patches/server/0903-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch b/patches/server/0903-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f899227c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0903-FallingBlock-auto-expire-setting.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Owen1212055 <23108066+Owen1212055@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:58:17 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] FallingBlock auto expire setting
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/FallingBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/FallingBlockEntity.java
+index 46102c28d10b11ecbafd3dda2de66982eaed8a00..318ea6ebf4c13a984b3815f00bf6cb3856ff6fe0 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/FallingBlockEntity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/FallingBlockEntity.java
+@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class FallingBlockEntity extends Entity {
+     @Nullable
+     public CompoundTag blockData;
+     protected static final EntityDataAccessor<BlockPos> DATA_START_POS = SynchedEntityData.defineId(FallingBlockEntity.class, EntityDataSerializers.BLOCK_POS);
++    public boolean autoExpire = true; // Paper - Auto expire setting
+ 
+     public FallingBlockEntity(EntityType<? extends FallingBlockEntity> type, Level world) {
+         super(type, world);
+@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ public class FallingBlockEntity extends Entity {
+                 }
+ 
+                 if (!this.onGround && !flag1) {
+-                    if (!this.level.isClientSide && (this.time > 100 && (blockposition.getY() <= this.level.getMinBuildHeight() || blockposition.getY() > this.level.getMaxBuildHeight()) || this.time > 600)) {
++                    if (!this.level.isClientSide && ((this.time > 100 && autoExpire) && (blockposition.getY() <= this.level.getMinBuildHeight() || blockposition.getY() > this.level.getMaxBuildHeight()) || (this.time > 600 && autoExpire))) { // Paper - Auto expire setting
+                         if (this.dropItem && this.level.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_DOENTITYDROPS)) {
+                             this.spawnAtLocation((ItemLike) block);
+                         }
+@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ public class FallingBlockEntity extends Entity {
+         if (this.blockData != null) {
+             nbt.put("TileEntityData", this.blockData);
+         }
++        if (!autoExpire) {nbt.putBoolean("Paper.AutoExpire", false);} // Paper - AutoExpire setting
+ 
+     }
+ 
+@@ -367,6 +369,10 @@ public class FallingBlockEntity extends Entity {
+             int srcZ = nbt.getInt("SourceLoc_z");
+             this.setOrigin(new org.bukkit.Location(level.getWorld(), srcX, srcY, srcZ));
+         }
++
++        if (nbt.contains("Paper.AutoExpire")) {
++            this.autoExpire = nbt.getBoolean("Paper.AutoExpire");
++        }
+         // Paper end
+     }
+ 
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFallingBlock.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFallingBlock.java
+index 0de415236fe9997fc3ffedba20b8df68647cb822..87c413c2f3b59ae9ef36e5becc10b29a81348022 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFallingBlock.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFallingBlock.java
+@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ public class CraftFallingBlock extends CraftEntity implements FallingBlock {
+     public void setHurtEntities(boolean hurtEntities) {
+         this.getHandle().hurtEntities = hurtEntities;
+     }
++    // Paper Start - Auto expire setting
++    @Override
++    public boolean doesAutoExpire() {
++        return this.getHandle().autoExpire;
++    }
++
++    @Override
++    public void shouldAutoExpire(boolean autoExpires) {
++        this.getHandle().autoExpire = autoExpires;
++    }
++    // Paper End - Auto expire setting
+ 
+     @Override
+     public void setTicksLived(int value) {