diff --git a/patches/server/0283-Config-to-not-let-coral-die.patch b/patches/server/0283-Config-to-not-let-coral-die.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81fea1eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0283-Config-to-not-let-coral-die.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Encode42 <me@encode42.dev>
+Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:57:06 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Config to not let coral die
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/BaseCoralPlantTypeBlock.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/BaseCoralPlantTypeBlock.java
+index 3d2b34c5a7c9b00c1164b4f89c2cbff81fc460eb..74dc016c3a6f6dbb96aba913117807fbcf955346 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/BaseCoralPlantTypeBlock.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/BaseCoralPlantTypeBlock.java
+@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class BaseCoralPlantTypeBlock extends Block implements SimpleWaterloggedB
+     }
+ 
+     protected static boolean scanForWater(BlockState state, BlockGetter world, BlockPos pos) {
++        if (!((net.minecraft.world.level.Level) world).purpurConfig.coralDieOutsideWater) return true; // Purpur
+         if (state.getValue(WATERLOGGED)) {
+             return true;
+         } else {
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/CoralBlock.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/CoralBlock.java
+index 88faea00be60a519f56f975a5311df5e1eb3e6b8..c0284626963711ee42a8d395bcf8a147d14de7a3 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/CoralBlock.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/CoralBlock.java
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class CoralBlock extends Block {
+     }
+ 
+     protected boolean scanForWater(BlockGetter world, BlockPos pos) {
++        if (!((net.minecraft.world.level.Level) world).purpurConfig.coralDieOutsideWater) return true; // Purpur
+         Direction[] aenumdirection = Direction.values();
+         int i = aenumdirection.length;
+ 
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index 1ffa1182482cd5581979de3ef20a0dc1178eabf4..fad04b8c56d6183bc72f78915847e56c77228106 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+         caveVinesMaxGrowthAge = getInt("blocks.cave_vines.max-growth-age", caveVinesMaxGrowthAge);
+     }
+ 
++    public boolean coralDieOutsideWater = true;
++    private void coralSettings() {
++        coralDieOutsideWater = getBoolean("blocks.coral.die-outside-water", coralDieOutsideWater);
++    }
++
+     public boolean dispenserApplyCursedArmor = true;
+     public boolean dispenserPlaceAnvils = false;
+     private void dispenserSettings() {