diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0044-Despawn-items-outside-EAR-activation-range.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0044-Despawn-items-outside-EAR-activation-range.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99a9a0208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0044-Despawn-items-outside-EAR-activation-range.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 6b0f89a3a7e237a292da033ae567a745f6bd3a3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bestle <tom.roberts00@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:33:17 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Despawn items outside EAR activation range
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
+index 659c45a..766874a 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
+@@ -442,4 +442,18 @@ public class EntityItem extends Entity {
+         this.r();
+         this.age = 5999;
+     }
++
++    // PaperSpigot start - Despawn items outside of the EAR activation range
++    @Override
++    public void inactiveTick() {
++        this.age++;
++        if (!this.world.isStatic && this.age >= world.spigotConfig.itemDespawnRate) {
++            if (org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callItemDespawnEvent(this).isCancelled()) {
++                this.age = 0;
++                return;
++            }
++            this.die();
++        }
++    }
++    // PaperSpigot end
+ }
+-- 
+2.3.0
+