diff --git a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0073-Item-Despawn-Rate.patch b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0073-Item-Despawn-Rate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4236cbb9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0073-Item-Despawn-Rate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From a506a78c0160d17ca9b1a9e8fcaa17718a2e7678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: md_5 <md_5@live.com.au>
+Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:10:53 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] Item Despawn Rate
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
+index 24c44ad..52878ff 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityItem.java
+@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class EntityItem extends Entity {
+         }
+ 
+         // ++this.age; // CraftBukkit - Moved up
+-        if (!this.world.isStatic && this.age >= 6000) {
++        if (!this.world.isStatic && this.age >= world.spigotConfig.itemDespawnRate) {
+             // CraftBukkit start
+             if (org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callItemDespawnEvent(this).isCancelled()) {
+                 this.age = 0;
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spigotmc/SpigotWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/spigotmc/SpigotWorldConfig.java
+index a34670e..4631165 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/spigotmc/SpigotWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/spigotmc/SpigotWorldConfig.java
+@@ -219,4 +219,11 @@ public class SpigotWorldConfig
+             log( "*** WARNING *** Please use this option with caution, SpigotMC is not responsible for any issues this option may cause in the future!" );
+         }
+     }
++
++    public int itemDespawnRate;
++    private void itemDespawnRate()
++    {
++        itemDespawnRate = getInt( "item-despawn-rate", 6000 );
++        log( "Item Despawn Rate: " + itemDespawnRate );
++    }
+ }
+-- 
+1.8.1.2
+