diff --git a/patches/server/0305-Add-option-to-disable-the-copper-oxidation-proximity.patch b/patches/server/0305-Add-option-to-disable-the-copper-oxidation-proximity.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed6de5c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0305-Add-option-to-disable-the-copper-oxidation-proximity.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Meln Cat <melncatuwu@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 12:21:49 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Add option to disable the copper oxidation proximity penalty
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/ChangeOverTimeBlock.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/ChangeOverTimeBlock.java
+index 8512b977b44a0a4d3a2521e27a60d65f7ac967be..dd270f67388c8663e0418875c88cb1e2a55d0635 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/ChangeOverTimeBlock.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/ChangeOverTimeBlock.java
+@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public interface ChangeOverTimeBlock<T extends Enum<T>> {
+         }
+ 
+         float f = (float) (k + 1) / (float) (k + j + 1);
+-        float f1 = f * f * this.getChanceModifier();
++        float f1 = world.purpurConfig.disableOxidationProximityPenalty ? this.getChanceModifier() : f * f * this.getChanceModifier(); // Purpur
+ 
+         if (random.nextFloat() < f1) {
+             this.getNext(state).ifPresent((iblockdata2) -> {
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index d4d9f748d259df8b6f4566efa21c15c470de5ba2..64e172e6cbfb8134c2b36bce8279e1ef44085257 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+     public boolean rainStopsAfterSleep = true;
+     public boolean thunderStopsAfterSleep = true;
+     public int mobLastHurtByPlayerTime = 100;
++    public boolean disableOxidationProximityPenalty = false;
+     private void miscGameplayMechanicsSettings() {
+         useBetterMending = getBoolean("gameplay-mechanics.use-better-mending", useBetterMending);
+         mendingMultiplier = getDouble("gameplay-mechanics.mending-multiplier", mendingMultiplier);
+@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+         rainStopsAfterSleep = getBoolean("gameplay-mechanics.rain-stops-after-sleep", rainStopsAfterSleep);
+         thunderStopsAfterSleep = getBoolean("gameplay-mechanics.thunder-stops-after-sleep", thunderStopsAfterSleep);
+         mobLastHurtByPlayerTime = getInt("gameplay-mechanics.mob-last-hurt-by-player-time", mobLastHurtByPlayerTime);
++        disableOxidationProximityPenalty = getBoolean("gameplay-mechanics.disable-oxidation-proximity-penalty", disableOxidationProximityPenalty);
+     }
+ 
+     public int daytimeTicks = 12000;