diff --git a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0079-Euclidean-distance-squared-option.patch b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0079-Euclidean-distance-squared-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd42ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0079-Euclidean-distance-squared-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: NONPLAYT <76615486+NONPLAYT@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:54:17 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Euclidean distance squared option
+
+
+diff --git a/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java b/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
+index fef167837e05d6e80246d4fccd037cc1c9500f97..1ef70cc1ca0a47ddae8655e88fa6b74fa7f81dc6 100644
+--- a/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
++++ b/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
+@@ -387,10 +387,19 @@ public final class RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader {
+             final int centerX = PlayerChunkLoaderData.this.lastChunkX;
+             final int centerZ = PlayerChunkLoaderData.this.lastChunkZ;
+ 
+-            return Integer.compare(
+-                Math.abs(c1x - centerX) + Math.abs(c1z - centerZ),
+-                Math.abs(c2x - centerX) + Math.abs(c2z - centerZ)
+-            );
++            // DivineMC start - Euclidean distance squared option
++            if (org.bxteam.divinemc.config.DivineConfig.PerformanceCategory.useEuclideanDistanceSquared) {
++                return Integer.compare(
++                    (c1x - centerX) * (c1x - centerX) + (c1z - centerZ) * (c1z - centerZ),
++                    (c2x - centerX) * (c2x - centerX) + (c2z - centerZ) * (c2z - centerZ)
++                );
++            } else {
++                return Integer.compare(
++                    Math.abs(c1x - centerX) + Math.abs(c1z - centerZ),
++                    Math.abs(c2x - centerX) + Math.abs(c2z - centerZ)
++                );
++            }
++            // DivineMC end - Euclidean distance squared option
+         };
+         private final LongHeapPriorityQueue sendQueue = new LongHeapPriorityQueue(CLOSEST_MANHATTAN_DIST);
+         private final LongHeapPriorityQueue tickingQueue = new LongHeapPriorityQueue(CLOSEST_MANHATTAN_DIST);
diff --git a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/config/DivineConfig.java b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/config/DivineConfig.java
index d60289b..31cae55 100644
--- a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/config/DivineConfig.java
+++ b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/config/DivineConfig.java
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ public class DivineConfig {
         public static long chunkDataCacheLimit = 32678L;
         public static int maxViewDistance = 32;
         public static int playerNearChunkDetectionRange = 128;
+        public static boolean useEuclideanDistanceSquared = true;
         public static boolean endBiomeCacheEnabled = false;
         public static int endBiomeCacheCapacity = 1024;
         public static boolean smoothBedrockLayer = false;
@@ -429,6 +430,8 @@ public class DivineConfig {
                 "This value is used in the calculation 'range/16' to get the distance in chunks any player must be to allow the check to pass.",
                 "By default, this range is computed to 8, meaning a player must be within an 8 chunk radius of a chunk position to pass.",
                 "Keep in mind the result is rounded to the nearest whole number.");
+            useEuclideanDistanceSquared = getBoolean(ConfigCategory.PERFORMANCE.key("chunks.use-euclidean-distance-squared"), useEuclideanDistanceSquared,
+                "If enabled, euclidean distance squared for chunk task ordering will be used.");
 
             endBiomeCacheEnabled = getBoolean(ConfigCategory.PERFORMANCE.key("chunks.end-biome-cache-enabled"), endBiomeCacheEnabled,
                 "Enables the end biome cache, which can accelerate The End worldgen.");