diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/AbstractViaConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/AbstractViaConfig.java
index aeafd47eb..df0b09adf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/AbstractViaConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/AbstractViaConfig.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractViaConfig extends Config implements ViaVersionConf
     private boolean healthNaNFix;
     private boolean instantRespawn;
     private boolean ignoreLongChannelNames;
+    private boolean forcedUse1_17ResourcePack;
 
     protected AbstractViaConfig(File configFile) {
         super(configFile);
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractViaConfig extends Config implements ViaVersionConf
         healthNaNFix = getBoolean("fix-1_14-health-nan", true);
         instantRespawn = getBoolean("use-1_15-instant-respawn", false);
         ignoreLongChannelNames = getBoolean("ignore-long-1_16-channel-names", true);
+        forcedUse1_17ResourcePack = getBoolean("forced-use-1_17-resource-pack", false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -376,4 +378,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractViaConfig extends Config implements ViaVersionConf
     public boolean isIgnoreLong1_16ChannelNames() {
         return ignoreLongChannelNames;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isForcedUse1_17ResourcePack() {
+        return forcedUse1_17ResourcePack;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/ViaVersionConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/ViaVersionConfig.java
index fe6818daa..64ecc02a5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/ViaVersionConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/ViaVersionConfig.java
@@ -366,4 +366,11 @@ public interface ViaVersionConfig {
      * @return true if enabled
      */
     boolean isIgnoreLong1_16ChannelNames();
+
+    /**
+     * Force 1.17+ client to accept the server resource pack.
+     *
+     * @return true if enabled
+     */
+    boolean isForcedUse1_17ResourcePack();
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/Protocol1_17To1_16_4.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/Protocol1_17To1_16_4.java
index 2555d647b..54161c716 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/Protocol1_17To1_16_4.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_17to1_16_4/Protocol1_17To1_16_4.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.protocol1_17to1_16_4;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.Via;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.data.MappingData;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.data.UserConnection;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.protocol.ClientboundPacketType;
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public class Protocol1_17To1_16_4 extends Protocol<ClientboundPackets1_16_2, Cli
                 handler(wrapper -> {
                     wrapper.passthrough(Type.STRING);
                     wrapper.passthrough(Type.STRING);
-                    wrapper.write(Type.BOOLEAN, false); // Required
+                    wrapper.write(Type.BOOLEAN, Via.getConfig().isForcedUse1_17ResourcePack()); // Required
                 });
             }
         });
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/assets/viaversion/config.yml b/common/src/main/resources/assets/viaversion/config.yml
index be25b4df2..82f41e6ec 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/assets/viaversion/config.yml
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/assets/viaversion/config.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ vine-climb-fix: false
 # CraftBukkit had this limit hardcoded until 1.16, so we have to assume any server/proxy might have this arbitrary check present.
 ignore-long-1_16-channel-names: true
 #
+# Force 1.17+ client to accept the server resource pack; they will automatically disconnect if they decline.
+forced-use-1_17-resource-pack: false
+#
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 #             1.9+ CLIENTS ON 1.8 SERVERS OPTIONS          #
 #----------------------------------------------------------#