diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/BukkitEventListener.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/BukkitEventListener.java
index 6609c2f7..ea5e26b1 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/BukkitEventListener.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/BukkitEventListener.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockBreakEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockPlaceEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityPickupItemEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent;
@@ -121,6 +122,13 @@ public class BukkitEventListener extends EventListener implements Listener {
         }
     }
 
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onPlayerTakeDamage(@NotNull EntityDamageEvent event) {
+        if (event.getEntity() instanceof Player player) {
+            event.setCancelled(cancelPlayerEvent(BukkitPlayer.adapt(player)));
+        }
+    }
+
     @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onPlayerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent event) {
         if (cancelPlayerEvent(BukkitPlayer.adapt(event.getEntity()))) {
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
index 05582fdf..d835d07f 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends OnlineUser {
                 final double currentHealth = player.getHealth();
                 if (statusData.health != currentHealth) {
                     final double healthToSet = currentHealth > currentMaxHealth ? currentMaxHealth : statusData.health;
-                    if (healthToSet <= 0) {
+                    if (healthToSet < 1) {
                         Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(BukkitHuskSync.getInstance(), () -> player.setHealth(healthToSet));
                     } else {
                         player.setHealth(healthToSet);
@@ -572,6 +572,11 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends OnlineUser {
         });
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDead() {
+        return player.getHealth() < 1;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void sendActionBar(@NotNull MineDown mineDown) {
         player.spigot().sendMessage(ChatMessageType.ACTION_BAR, mineDown.replace().toComponent());
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/api/BaseHuskSyncAPI.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/api/BaseHuskSyncAPI.java
index 3827e8c6..73b878b2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/api/BaseHuskSyncAPI.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/api/BaseHuskSyncAPI.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class BaseHuskSyncAPI {
     public final CompletableFuture<Optional<UserData>> getUserData(@NotNull User user) {
         return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> {
             if (user instanceof OnlineUser) {
-                return ((OnlineUser) user).getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter()).join();
+                return ((OnlineUser) user).getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings()).join();
             } else {
                 return plugin.getDatabase().getCurrentUserData(user).join().map(UserDataSnapshot::userData);
             }
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ public abstract class BaseHuskSyncAPI {
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public final CompletableFuture<Void> saveUserData(@NotNull OnlineUser user) {
-        return CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter()).thenAccept(optionalUserData -> optionalUserData.ifPresent(
-                userData -> plugin.getDatabase().setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.API).join())));
+        return CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings())
+                .thenAccept(optionalUserData -> optionalUserData.ifPresent(
+                        userData -> plugin.getDatabase().setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.API).join())));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
index 5182630c..cf171028 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ public class Settings {
         SYNCHRONIZATION_SAVE_ON_WORLD_SAVE("synchronization.save_on_world_save", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
         SYNCHRONIZATION_COMPRESS_DATA("synchronization.compress_data", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
         SYNCHRONIZATION_NETWORK_LATENCY_MILLISECONDS("synchronization.network_latency_milliseconds", OptionType.INTEGER, 500),
+        SYNCHRONIZATION_SAVE_DEAD_PLAYER_INVENTORIES("synchronization.save_dead_player_inventories", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
         SYNCHRONIZATION_SYNC_INVENTORIES("synchronization.features.inventories", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
         SYNCHRONIZATION_SYNC_ENDER_CHESTS("synchronization.features.ender_chests", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
         SYNCHRONIZATION_SYNC_HEALTH("synchronization.features.health", OptionType.BOOLEAN, true),
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
index 4370ed65..b2300a60 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/listener/EventListener.java
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
         // Handle asynchronous disconnection
         lockedPlayers.add(user.uuid);
         CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> plugin.getRedisManager().setUserServerSwitch(user)
-                .thenRun(() -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter()).thenAccept(optionalUserData ->
-                        optionalUserData.ifPresent(userData -> plugin.getRedisManager().setUserData(user, userData)
-                                .thenRun(() -> plugin.getDatabase().setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.DISCONNECT)))))
+                .thenRun(() -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings()).thenAccept(
+                        optionalUserData -> optionalUserData.ifPresent(userData -> plugin.getRedisManager()
+                                .setUserData(user, userData).thenRun(() -> plugin.getDatabase()
+                                        .setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.DISCONNECT)))))
                 .thenRun(() -> lockedPlayers.remove(user.uuid)).exceptionally(throwable -> {
                     plugin.getLoggingAdapter().log(Level.SEVERE,
                             "An exception occurred handling a player disconnection");
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
         if (disabling || !plugin.getSettings().getBooleanValue(Settings.ConfigOption.SYNCHRONIZATION_SAVE_ON_WORLD_SAVE)) {
             return;
         }
-        usersInWorld.forEach(user -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter()).join().ifPresent(
+        usersInWorld.forEach(user -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings()).join().ifPresent(
                 userData -> plugin.getDatabase().setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.WORLD_SAVE).join()));
     }
 
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ public abstract class EventListener {
         disabling = true;
 
         plugin.getOnlineUsers().stream().filter(user -> !lockedPlayers.contains(user.uuid)).forEach(
-                user -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter()).join().ifPresent(
+                user -> user.getUserData(plugin.getLoggingAdapter(), plugin.getSettings()).join().ifPresent(
                         userData -> plugin.getDatabase().setUserData(user, userData, DataSaveCause.SERVER_SHUTDOWN).join()));
 
         plugin.getDatabase().close();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
index f285d5e7..d3e08903 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/player/OnlineUser.java
@@ -260,16 +260,28 @@ public abstract class OnlineUser extends User {
      */
     public abstract void showMenu(@NotNull ItemEditorMenu menu);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the player is dead
+     *
+     * @return true if the player is dead
+     */
+    public abstract boolean isDead();
+
     /**
      * Get the player's current {@link UserData} in an {@link Optional}
-     * </p>
+     * <p>
+     * If the {@code SYNCHRONIZATION_SAVE_DEAD_PLAYER_INVENTORIES} ConfigOption has been set,
+     * the user's inventory will only be returned if they are alive
+     * <p>
      * If the user data could not be returned due to an exception, the optional will return empty
      *
      * @param logger The logger to use for handling exceptions
      * @return the player's current {@link UserData} in an optional; empty if an exception occurs
      */
-    public final CompletableFuture<Optional<UserData>> getUserData(@NotNull Logger logger) {
-        return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> Optional.of(new UserData(getStatus().join(), getInventory().join(),
+    public final CompletableFuture<Optional<UserData>> getUserData(@NotNull Logger logger, @NotNull Settings settings) {
+        return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> Optional.of(new UserData(getStatus().join(),
+                        (settings.getBooleanValue(Settings.ConfigOption.SYNCHRONIZATION_SAVE_DEAD_PLAYER_INVENTORIES)
+                                ? getInventory().join() : (isDead() ? new ItemData("") : getInventory().join())),
                         getEnderChest().join(), getPotionEffects().join(), getAdvancements().join(),
                         getStatistics().join(), getLocation().join(), getPersistentDataContainer().join(),
                         getMinecraftVersion().toString())))
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/config.yml b/common/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 542f4fde..5d8ac465 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ synchronization:
   max_user_data_snapshots: 5
   save_on_world_save: true
   compress_data: true
+  save_dead_player_inventories: true
   network_latency_milliseconds: 500
   features:
     inventories: true