diff --git a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerStatusPacketListenerImpl.java.patch b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerStatusPacketListenerImpl.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f3dd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerStatusPacketListenerImpl.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerStatusPacketListenerImpl.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerStatusPacketListenerImpl.java
+@@ -37,7 +_,10 @@
+         } else {
+             this.hasRequestedStatus = true;
+             // this.connection.send(new ClientboundStatusResponsePacket(this.status)); // Paper
+-            if (net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.getServer().getStatus().version().isEmpty()) return; // Purpur - Fix 'outdated server' showing in ping before server fully boots - do not respond to pings before we know the protocol version
++            // DivineMC start - Don't respond ping before start fully - rewritten Purpur patch (configurable)
++            var status = net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.getServer().getStatus();
++            if (org.bxteam.divinemc.DivineConfig.dontRespondPingBeforeStart && (status == null || status.version().isEmpty())) return;
++            // DivineMC end - Don't respond ping before start fully - rewritten Purpur patch (configurable)
+             com.destroystokyo.paper.network.StandardPaperServerListPingEventImpl.processRequest(net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.getServer(), this.connection); // Paper - handle status request
+         }
+     }
diff --git a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/DivineConfig.java b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/DivineConfig.java
index 229becf..66ab199 100644
--- a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/DivineConfig.java
+++ b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/org/bxteam/divinemc/DivineConfig.java
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ public class DivineConfig {
     public static boolean disableDisconnectSpam = false;
     public static boolean connectionFlushQueueRewrite = false;
     public static boolean gracefulTeleportHandling  = false;
+    public static boolean dontRespondPingBeforeStart = true;
     private static void networkSettings() {
         disableDisconnectSpam = getBoolean("settings.network.disable-disconnect-spam", disableDisconnectSpam,
             "Prevents players being disconnected by 'disconnect.spam' when sending too many chat packets");
@@ -319,6 +320,8 @@ public class DivineConfig {
             "Note: May increase the Netty thread usage");
         gracefulTeleportHandling  = getBoolean("settings.network.graceful-teleport-handling", gracefulTeleportHandling ,
             "Disables being disconnected from 'multiplayer.disconnect.invalid_player_movement' (also declines the packet handling).");
+        dontRespondPingBeforeStart = getBoolean("settings.network.dont-respond-ping-before-start", dontRespondPingBeforeStart,
+            "Prevents the server from responding to pings before the server is fully booted.");
     }
 
     public static boolean enableFasterTntOptimization = true;