diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/Settings.java b/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/Settings.java
index be118f1..f9e0587 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/Settings.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/Settings.java
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 package net.minelink.ctplus;
 
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.DAYS;
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.HOURS;
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
+
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -15,14 +21,11 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 
-import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.*;
-
 public final class Settings {
 
     private final CombatTagPlus plugin;
@@ -312,6 +315,14 @@ public boolean disableCrafting() {
         return plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("disable-crafting");
     }
 
+    public boolean cooldownBlockPlacingInCombat() {
+        return plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("cooldown-block-placing-in-combat", false);
+    }
+
+    public long getBlockPlacingCooldownTimeInCombat() {
+        return plugin.getConfig().getLong("cooldown-block-placing-time", 60L);
+    }
+
     public String getDisableCraftingMessage() {
         String message = plugin.getConfig().getString("disable-crafting-message", "");
         return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', message);
diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/listener/PlayerListener.java b/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/listener/PlayerListener.java
index 66f47ca..7020592 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/listener/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/net/minelink/ctplus/listener/PlayerListener.java
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 package net.minelink.ctplus.listener;
 
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.CombatTagPlus;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.Tag;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.event.CombatLogEvent;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.event.PlayerCombatTagEvent;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.task.SafeLogoutTask;
 import net.minelink.ctplus.task.TagUpdateTask;
-
 import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -31,13 +35,16 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerToggleFlightEvent;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.InventoryView;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 public final class PlayerListener implements Listener {
 
-    private final CombatTagPlus plugin;
+    private CombatTagPlus plugin;
+    private TickCoolDownHandler handler;
 
     public PlayerListener(CombatTagPlus plugin) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
+        this.handler = new TickCoolDownHandler(plugin, plugin.getSettings().getBlockPlacingCooldownTimeInCombat());
     }
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)
@@ -407,4 +414,81 @@ public void denySafeZoneEntry(PlayerTeleportEvent event) {
         }
     }
 
+    @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void blockPlacementCooldown(BlockPlaceEvent event){
+        if (!plugin.getSettings().cooldownBlockPlacingInCombat()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        if (!plugin.getTagManager().isTagged(player.getUniqueId())) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (handler.onCoolDown(player.getUniqueId())) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+            player.sendMessage(Component.text("You may place blocks again in " + formatCoolDown(player.getUniqueId()) + " seconds",
+                    NamedTextColor.RED));
+            return;
+        }
+        handler.putOnCoolDown(player.getUniqueId());
+    }
+
+    private String formatCoolDown(UUID uuid) {
+        long cd = handler.getRemainingCoolDown(uuid);
+        if (cd <= 0) {
+            return ChatColor.GREEN + "READY";
+        }
+        //convert from ticks to ms
+        return new DecimalFormat("#.0").format(cd / 20.0) + " sec";
+    }
+}
+
+class TickCoolDownHandler<E> {
+
+    private Map<E, Long> cds;
+
+    private long cooldown;
+
+    private long tickCounter;
+
+    public TickCoolDownHandler(JavaPlugin executingPlugin, long cooldown) {
+        this.cooldown = cooldown;
+        cds = new HashMap<>();
+        Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(executingPlugin, () -> {
+            tickCounter++; // increment every tick
+        }, 1L, 1L);
+    }
+
+    public void putOnCoolDown(E e) {
+        cds.put(e, tickCounter);
+    }
+
+    public boolean onCoolDown(E e) {
+        Long lastUsed = cds.get(e);
+        if (lastUsed == null || (tickCounter - lastUsed) > cooldown) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public long getRemainingCoolDown(E e) {
+        Long lastUsed = cds.get(e);
+        if (lastUsed == null) {
+            return 0L;
+        }
+        long leftOver = tickCounter - lastUsed;
+        if (leftOver < cooldown) {
+            return cooldown - leftOver;
+        }
+        return 0L;
+    }
+
+    public long getTotalCoolDown() {
+        return cooldown;
+    }
+
+    public void removeCooldown(E e) {
+        cds.remove(e);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml b/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
index b39e3d4..d07db34 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ untag-on-plugin-teleport: false
 # This message is displayed when a player attempts to teleport within pvp if teleportation is disabled in pvp.
 disable-teleportation-message: '&bTeleportation &cis disabled in combat.'
 
+#Should block placement have a cooldown while a player is tagged?
+cooldown-block-placing-in-combat: false
+
+#Cooldown time between block placements while tagged. This value is in ticks. 20 ticks = 1 second
+cooldown-block-placing-time: 100
+
 # Prevents tagged players from crafting during combat.
 disable-crafting: false