diff --git a/patches/server/Configurable-damage-tick-when-blocking-with-shield.patch b/patches/server/Configurable-damage-tick-when-blocking-with-shield.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00116c4865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/Configurable-damage-tick-when-blocking-with-shield.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bjarne Koll <git@lynxplay.dev>
+Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:16:01 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Configurable damage tick when blocking with shield
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/LivingEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/LivingEntity.java
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/LivingEntity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/LivingEntity.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public abstract class LivingEntity extends Entity implements Attackable {
+                         CriteriaTriggers.PLAYER_HURT_ENTITY.trigger((ServerPlayer) damagesource.getEntity(), this, damagesource, originalDamage, f, true); // Paper - fix taken/dealt param order
+                     }
+ 
+-                    return true;
++                    return !io.papermc.paper.configuration.GlobalConfiguration.get().unsupportedSettings.skipVanillaDamageTickWhenShieldBlocked; // Paper - this should always return true, however expose an unsupported setting to flip this to false to enable "shield stunning".
+                 } else {
+                     return true; // Paper - return false ONLY if event was cancelled
+                 }
diff --git a/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch b/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
index 89e638d572..73db1cb4dc 100644
--- a/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Paper-config-files.patch
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +        public boolean performUsernameValidation = true;
 +        @Comment("This setting controls if players should be able to create headless pistons.")
 +        public boolean allowHeadlessPistons = false;
++        @Comment("This setting controls if the vanilla damage tick should be skipped if damage was blocked via a shield.")
++        public boolean skipVanillaDamageTickWhenShieldBlocked = false;
 +        @Comment("This setting controls what compression format is used for region files.")
 +        public CompressionFormat compressionFormat = CompressionFormat.ZLIB;
 +