diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerChunkCache.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerChunkCache.java.patch
index 1bd602d6fb39..0718800a70d5 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerChunkCache.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerChunkCache.java.patch
@@ -188,6 +188,30 @@
          } else {
              filteredSpawningCategories = List.of();
          }
+@@ -430,6 +_,23 @@
+             this.level.tickThunder(chunk);
+         }
+ 
++        // Paper start - disable mob spawning within configured radius around spawn chunk
++        int mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk = level.paperConfig().chunks.mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk;
++
++        if (mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk >= 0)
++        {
++            ChunkPos spawnChunk = new net.minecraft.world.level.ChunkPos(level.getSharedSpawnPos());
++
++            if (pos.x <= spawnChunk.x + mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk &&
++                pos.x >= spawnChunk.x - mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk &&
++                pos.z <= spawnChunk.z + mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk &&
++                pos.z >= spawnChunk.z - mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk)
++            {
++                return;
++            }
++        }
++        // Paper end - disable mob spawning within configured radius around spawn chunk
++
+         if (!spawnCategories.isEmpty()) {
+             if (this.level.canSpawnEntitiesInChunk(pos)) {
+                 NaturalSpawner.spawnForChunk(this.level, chunk, spawnState, spawnCategories);
 @@ -547,8 +_,13 @@
  
      @Override
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/configuration/WorldConfiguration.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/configuration/WorldConfiguration.java
index bd1f0ba488ff..8a835b2f409b 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/configuration/WorldConfiguration.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/configuration/WorldConfiguration.java
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ public class Chunks extends ConfigurationPart {
             map.put(EntityType.SMALL_FIREBALL, -1);
         });
         public boolean flushRegionsOnSave = false;
+        public int mobSpawningDisableRadiusAroundSpawnChunk = -1;
 
         @PostProcess
         private void postProcess() {