diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
index d2733614..83c4c3ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/CarpetSettings.java
@@ -857,4 +857,11 @@ public class CarpetSettings
             validate = Validator.NONNEGATIVE_NUMBER.class
     )
     public static double structureBlockOutlineDistance = 96d;
+
+    @Rule(
+            desc = "Lightning kills the items that drop when lightning kills an entity",
+            extra = {"Setting to true will prevent lightning from killing drops", "Fixes (https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-195640)."},
+            category = {BUGFIX}
+    )
+    public static boolean lightningKillsDropsFix = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ItemEntityMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ItemEntityMixin.java
index 5105a381..2fd31ad6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ItemEntityMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ItemEntityMixin.java
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import net.minecraft.block.ShulkerBoxBlock;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
 import net.minecraft.entity.ItemEntity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.LightningEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.BlockItem;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.server.world.ServerWorld;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
@@ -29,6 +31,17 @@ public abstract class ItemEntityMixin extends Entity implements ItemEntityInterf
         super(entityType_1, world_1);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onStruckByLightning(ServerWorld world, LightningEntity lightning) {
+        if (CarpetSettings.lightningKillsDropsFix) {
+            if (this.age > 8) { //Only kill item if its older then 8 ticks
+                super.onStruckByLightning(world, lightning);
+            }
+        } else {
+            super.onStruckByLightning(world, lightning);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getAgeCM() {
         return this.age;