diff --git a/patches/server/0312-Add-option-to-allow-creeper-to-encircle-target-when-.patch b/patches/server/0312-Add-option-to-allow-creeper-to-encircle-target-when-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29e554327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0312-Add-option-to-allow-creeper-to-encircle-target-when-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jared Seville <Peashooter101@yahoo.com>
+Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:01:03 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Add option to allow creeper to encircle target when fusing.
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/goal/SwellGoal.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/goal/SwellGoal.java
+index 8562cbfa258499bc04e5ffbcb4402dfc78ed20c3..00c89879a4f679d814cb5c381e57bc4d3dc5323b 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/goal/SwellGoal.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/goal/SwellGoal.java
+@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public class SwellGoal extends Goal {
+             this.creeper.setSwellDir(-1);
+         } else {
+             this.creeper.setSwellDir(1);
++            // Purpur start
++            if (this.creeper.getLevel().purpurConfig.creeperEncircleTarget) {
++                net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3 relative = this.creeper.position().subtract(this.target.position());
++                relative = relative.yRot((float) Math.PI / 3).normalize().multiply(2, 2, 2);
++                net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3 destination = this.target.position().add(relative);
++                this.creeper.getNavigation().moveTo(destination.x, destination.y, destination.z, 1);
++            }
++            // Purpur end
+         }
+     }
+ }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+index 33d7c132b19095598eb681da8487a072f1dccab6..c7f0fba9d3d5415e7965501774feaf12d7b1b3a6 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+     public boolean creeperHealthRadius = false;
+     public boolean creeperAlwaysDropExp = false;
+     public double creeperHeadVisibilityPercent = 0.5D;
++    public boolean creeperEncircleTarget = false;
+     private void creeperSettings() {
+         creeperRidable = getBoolean("mobs.creeper.ridable", creeperRidable);
+         creeperRidableInWater = getBoolean("mobs.creeper.ridable-in-water", creeperRidableInWater);
+@@ -1309,6 +1310,7 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
+         creeperHealthRadius = getBoolean("mobs.creeper.health-impacts-explosion", creeperHealthRadius);
+         creeperAlwaysDropExp = getBoolean("mobs.creeper.always-drop-exp", creeperAlwaysDropExp);
+         creeperHeadVisibilityPercent = getDouble("mobs.creeper.head-visibility-percent", creeperHeadVisibilityPercent);
++        creeperEncircleTarget = getBoolean("mobs.creeper.creeper-encircle-target", creeperEncircleTarget);
+     }
+ 
+     public boolean dolphinRidable = false;