diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/ItemEntity.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/ItemEntity.java.patch
index 6a10c7394..5a90b965e 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/ItemEntity.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/item/ItemEntity.java.patch
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 -            List<ItemEntity> list = this.level().getEntitiesOfClass(ItemEntity.class, this.getBoundingBox().inflate(0.5D, 0.0D, 0.5D), (entityitem) -> {
 +            // Spigot start
 +            double radius = this.level().spigotConfig.itemMerge;
-+            List<ItemEntity> list = this.level().getEntitiesOfClass(ItemEntity.class, this.getBoundingBox().inflate(radius, radius - 0.5D, radius), (entityitem) -> {
++            List<ItemEntity> list = this.level().getEntitiesOfClass(ItemEntity.class, this.getBoundingBox().inflate(radius, this.level().paperConfig().entities.behavior.onlyMergeItemsHorizontally ? 0 : radius - 0.5D, radius), (entityitem) -> { // Paper - configuration to only merge items horizontally
 +                // Spigot end
                  return entityitem != this && entityitem.isMergable();
              });