diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/ConfigManager.java b/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/ConfigManager.java
index 205d7504..66aab8f7 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/ConfigManager.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class ConfigManager {
 		config.addDefault("Properties.Water.CanBendWithWeapons", true);
 		config.addDefault("Properties.Water.NightFactor", 1.5);
 		config.addDefault("Properties.Water.FullMoonFactor", 3.0);
+		config.addDefault("Properties.Water.CanBendPackedIce", true);
 
 		config.addDefault("Properties.Earth.RevertEarthbending", true);
 		config.addDefault("Properties.Earth.SafeRevert", true);
diff --git a/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/Methods.java b/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/Methods.java
index 5b7e1a21..9e515214 100644
--- a/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/Methods.java
+++ b/src/com/projectkorra/ProjectKorra/Methods.java
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ public class Methods {
 		byte full = 0x0;
 		if (TempBlock.isTempBlock(block)) return false;
 		if ((block.getType() == Material.WATER || block.getType() == Material.STATIONARY_WATER) && block.getData() == full) return true;
-		if (block.getType() == Material.ICE || block.getType() == Material.SNOW || block.getType() == Material.PACKED_ICE) return true;
+		if (block.getType() == Material.ICE || block.getType() == Material.SNOW) return true;
+		if (block.getType() == Material.PACKED_ICE && plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("Properties.Water.CanBendPackedIce")) return true;
 		if (canPlantbend(player) && isPlant(block)) return true;
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/config.yml b/src/config.yml
index 83872fdf..1d2d61a7 100644
--- a/src/config.yml
+++ b/src/config.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Properties:
     CanBendWithWeapons: false
     NightFactor: 1.5
     FullMoonFactor: 3.0
+    CanBendPackedIce: true
   Earth:
     RevertEarthbending: true
     SafeRevert: true