diff --git a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0098-Reduce-memory-of-hiddenPlayers-map.patch b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0098-Reduce-memory-of-hiddenPlayers-map.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc218756e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0098-Reduce-memory-of-hiddenPlayers-map.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From d5146fda6fe149caae4696f8d59ed8a24dfdc7f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: md_5 <git@md-5.net>
+Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:50:32 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] Reduce memory of hiddenPlayers map.
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+index 331ff29..fe63ebd 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
+     private boolean hasPlayedBefore = false;
+     private final ConversationTracker conversationTracker = new ConversationTracker();
+     private final Set<String> channels = new HashSet<String>();
+-    private final Map<String, Player> hiddenPlayers = new MapMaker().softValues().makeMap();
++    private final Map<String, Player> hiddenPlayers = new MapMaker().weakValues().makeMap(); // Spigot - soft -> weak
+     private int hash = 0;
+     private double health = 20;
+     private boolean scaledHealth = false;
+-- 
+1.8.3.2
+