diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0053-Fix-lag-from-explosions-processing-dead-entities.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0053-Fix-lag-from-explosions-processing-dead-entities.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7647377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0053-Fix-lag-from-explosions-processing-dead-entities.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From 68d1459d3bcdf6511939362dc87a94af899af2ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Iceee <andrew@opticgaming.tv>
+Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 22:54:18 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix lag from explosions processing dead entities
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Explosion.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Explosion.java
+index 3720006..fdf886a 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Explosion.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Explosion.java
+@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ public class Explosion {
+         int i1 = MathHelper.floor(this.posY + (double) f3 + 1.0D);
+         int j1 = MathHelper.floor(this.posZ - (double) f3 - 1.0D);
+         int k1 = MathHelper.floor(this.posZ + (double) f3 + 1.0D);
+-        List list = this.world.getEntities(this.source, new AxisAlignedBB((double) i, (double) l, (double) j1, (double) j, (double) i1, (double) k1));
++        // PaperSpigot start - Fix lag from explosions processing dead entities
++        List list = this.world.a(this.source, new AxisAlignedBB((double) i, (double) l, (double) j1, (double) j, (double) i1, (double) k1), new com.google.common.base.Predicate<Entity>() {
++            @Override
++            public boolean apply(Entity entity) {
++                return IEntitySelector.d.apply(entity) && !entity.dead;
++            }
++        });
++        // PaperSpigot end
+         Vec3D vec3d = new Vec3D(this.posX, this.posY, this.posZ);
+ 
+         for (int l1 = 0; l1 < list.size(); ++l1) {
+-- 
+1.9.5.msysgit.1
+