diff --git a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldDataEmitter.ts b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldDataEmitter.ts
index 9e36a89a..cf7f5a6c 100644
--- a/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldDataEmitter.ts
+++ b/prismarine-viewer/viewer/lib/worldDataEmitter.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class WorldDataEmitter extends EventEmitter {
   private readonly lastPos: Vec3
   private eventListeners: Record<string, any> = {}
   private readonly emitter: WorldDataEmitter
+  keepChunksDistance = 0
 
   constructor (public world: typeof __type_bot['world'], public viewDistance: number, position: Vec3 = new Vec3(0, 0, 0)) {
     super()
@@ -191,14 +192,14 @@ export class WorldDataEmitter extends EventEmitter {
     const [botX, botZ] = chunkPos(pos)
     if (lastX !== botX || lastZ !== botZ || force) {
       this.emitter.emit('chunkPosUpdate', { pos })
-      const newView = new ViewRect(botX, botZ, this.viewDistance)
+      const newViewToUnload = new ViewRect(botX, botZ, this.viewDistance + this.keepChunksDistance)
       const chunksToUnload: Vec3[] = []
       for (const coords of Object.keys(this.loadedChunks)) {
         const x = parseInt(coords.split(',')[0], 10)
         const z = parseInt(coords.split(',')[1], 10)
         const p = new Vec3(x, 0, z)
         const [chunkX, chunkZ] = chunkPos(p)
-        if (!newView.contains(chunkX, chunkZ)) {
+        if (!newViewToUnload.contains(chunkX, chunkZ)) {
           chunksToUnload.push(p)
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 39626d54..75112a67 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import './reactUi'
 import { contro, onBotCreate } from './controls'
 import './dragndrop'
 import { possiblyCleanHandle, resetStateAfterDisconnect } from './browserfs'
-import { watchOptionsAfterViewerInit } from './watchOptions'
+import { watchOptionsAfterViewerInit, watchOptionsAfterWorldViewInit } from './watchOptions'
 import downloadAndOpenFile from './downloadAndOpenFile'
 
 import fs from 'fs'
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ async function connect (connectOptions: ConnectOptions) {
     const center = bot.entity.position
 
     const worldView = window.worldView = new WorldDataEmitter(bot.world, renderDistance, center)
+    watchOptionsAfterWorldViewInit()
 
     bot.on('physicsTick', () => updateCursor())
 
diff --git a/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx b/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
index bcf3054f..644ec66c 100644
--- a/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
+++ b/src/optionsGuiScheme.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export const guiOptionsScheme: {
       },
       starfieldRendering: {},
       renderEntities: {},
+      keepChunksDistance: {
+        max: 5,
+        unit: '',
+        tooltip: 'Additional distance to keep the chunks loading before unloading them by marking them as too far',
+      },
     },
   ],
   main: [
diff --git a/src/optionsStorage.ts b/src/optionsStorage.ts
index 990dd31e..cac8c9f8 100644
--- a/src/optionsStorage.ts
+++ b/src/optionsStorage.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { omitObj } from '@zardoy/utils'
 
 const defaultOptions = {
   renderDistance: 3,
+  keepChunksDistance: 1,
   multiplayerRenderDistance: 3,
   closeConfirmation: true,
   autoFullScreen: false,
diff --git a/src/watchOptions.ts b/src/watchOptions.ts
index e379cb50..9deb46a5 100644
--- a/src/watchOptions.ts
+++ b/src/watchOptions.ts
@@ -63,3 +63,14 @@ export const watchOptionsAfterViewerInit = () => {
     viewer.world.starField.enabled = o.starfieldRendering
   })
 }
+
+let viewWatched = false
+export const watchOptionsAfterWorldViewInit = () => {
+  worldView!.keepChunksDistance = options.keepChunksDistance
+  if (viewWatched) return
+  viewWatched = true
+  watchValue(options, o => {
+    if (!worldView) return
+    worldView.keepChunksDistance = o.keepChunksDistance
+  })
+}