diff --git a/patches/server/0144-Add-config-for-allowing-Endermen-to-despawn-even-whi.patch b/patches/server/0144-Add-config-for-allowing-Endermen-to-despawn-even-whi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64984ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0144-Add-config-for-allowing-Endermen-to-despawn-even-whi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: jmp <jasonpenilla2@me.com>
+Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:17:53 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Add config for allowing Endermen to despawn even while
+ holding a block
+
+This should help to reduce the amount of dirt, gravel, grass, and etc.
+that Endermen like to randomly place all over the world.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityEnderman.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityEnderman.java
+index 995849212c..acb2b3ed04 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityEnderman.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityEnderman.java
+@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class EntityEnderman extends EntityMonster implements IEntityAngerable {
+ 
+     @Override
+     public boolean isSpecialPersistence() {
+-        return super.isSpecialPersistence() || this.getCarried() != null;
++        return super.isSpecialPersistence() || (!this.world.purpurConfig.endermanDespawnEvenWithBlock && this.getCarried() != null); // Purpur
+     }
+ 
+     static class PathfinderGoalEndermanPickupBlock extends PathfinderGoal {
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index 9dd8d694c4..ff1afb3539 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/pl3x/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -585,10 +585,12 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+     public boolean endermanRidable = false;
+     public boolean endermanRidableInWater = false;
+     public boolean endermanAllowGriefing = true;
++    public boolean endermanDespawnEvenWithBlock = false;
+     private void endermanSettings() {
+         endermanRidable = getBoolean("mobs.enderman.ridable", endermanRidable);
+         endermanRidableInWater = getBoolean("mobs.enderman.ridable-in-water", endermanRidableInWater);
+         endermanAllowGriefing = getBoolean("mobs.enderman.allow-griefing", endermanAllowGriefing);
++        endermanDespawnEvenWithBlock = getBoolean("mobs.enderman.can-despawn-with-held-block", endermanDespawnEvenWithBlock);
+     }
+ 
+     public boolean endermiteRidable = false;