diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Cluster.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Cluster.java
index 82ef3b78f..06f1010ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Cluster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Cluster.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.C;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.Settings;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.database.DBFunc;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.flag.Flag;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.flag.FlagManager;
@@ -142,12 +143,30 @@ public class Cluster extends SubCommand {
                 Set<Plot> plots = MainUtil.getPlotSelectionOwned(world, pos1, pos2);
                 if (plots.size() > 0) {
                     if (!Permissions.hasPermission(plr, "plots.cluster.create.other")) {
-                        MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.cluster.create.other");
-                        return false;
+                        UUID uuid = plr.getUUID();
+                        for (Plot plot : plots) {
+                            if (!plot.isOwner(uuid)) {
+                                MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.cluster.create.other");
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-                // Set the generator (if applicable)
+                // Check allowed cluster size
                 final PlotCluster cluster = new PlotCluster(world, pos1, pos2, UUIDHandler.getUUID(plr));
+                int current;
+                if (Settings.GLOBAL_LIMIT) {
+                    current = ClusterManager.getPlayerClusterCount(plr);
+                }
+                else {
+                    current = ClusterManager.getPlayerClusterCount(world, plr);
+                }
+                int allowed = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(plr, "plots.cluster", Settings.MAX_PLOTS);
+                if (current + cluster.getArea() > allowed) {
+                    MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.cluster." + (current + cluster.getArea()));
+                    return false;
+                }
+                // Set the generator (if applicable)
                 PlotWorld plotworld = PS.get().getPlotWorld(world);
                 if (plotworld == null) {
                     PS.get().config.createSection("worlds." + world);
@@ -316,6 +335,20 @@ public class Cluster extends SubCommand {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
+                // Check allowed cluster size
+                int current;
+                if (Settings.GLOBAL_LIMIT) {
+                    current = ClusterManager.getPlayerClusterCount(plr);
+                }
+                else {
+                    current = ClusterManager.getPlayerClusterCount(world, plr);
+                }
+                current -= cluster.getArea() + (1 + pos2.x - pos1.x) * (1 + pos2.y - pos1.y); 
+                int allowed = Permissions.hasPermissionRange(plr, "plots.cluster", Settings.MAX_PLOTS);
+                if (current + cluster.getArea() > allowed) {
+                    MainUtil.sendMessage(plr, C.NO_PERMISSION, "plots.cluster." + (current + cluster.getArea()));
+                    return false;
+                }
                 for (Plot plot : removed) {
                     FlagManager.removePlotFlag(plot, "cluster");
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotCluster.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotCluster.java
index 81a1a7539..657152225 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotCluster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/object/PlotCluster.java
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ public class PlotCluster {
     public String getName() {
         return this.settings.getAlias();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the area (in plots)
+     * @return
+     */
+    public int getArea() {
+        return (1 + pos2.x - pos1.x) * (1 + pos2.y - pos1.y);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/ClusterManager.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/ClusterManager.java
index be1e5ba66..a1532258f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/ClusterManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/ClusterManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Chunk;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import org.bukkit.generator.BlockPopulator;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.C;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.Settings;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.BlockLoc;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.ChunkLoc;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.Location;
@@ -45,6 +47,25 @@ public class ClusterManager {
         return new HashSet<>();
     }
     
+    public static int getPlayerClusterCount(String world, PlotPlayer player) {
+        final UUID uuid = player.getUUID();
+        int count = 0;
+        for (PlotCluster cluster : ClusterManager.getClusters(world)) {
+            if (uuid.equals(cluster.owner)) {
+                count += cluster.getArea();
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+    
+    public static int getPlayerClusterCount(final PlotPlayer plr) {
+        int count = 0;
+        for (final String world : PS.get().getPlotWorldsString()) {
+            count += getPlayerClusterCount(world, plr);
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+    
     public static Location getHome(final PlotCluster cluster) {
         final BlockLoc home = cluster.settings.getPosition();
         Location toReturn;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
index 8f823c3bd..ea165d30b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ public class MainUtil {
         return count;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a player's total number of plots that count towards their limit
+     * @param plr
+     * @return
+     */
     public static int getPlayerPlotCount(final PlotPlayer plr) {
         int count = 0;
         for (final String world : PS.get().getPlotWorldsString()) {
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index 6f22bac26..88dd50cd8 100644
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diff --git a/target/PlotSquared-Sponge.jar b/target/PlotSquared-Sponge.jar
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