diff --git a/src/de/anura/core/Setup.java b/src/de/anura/core/Setup.java
index 14ca66a..b25920b 100644
--- a/src/de/anura/core/Setup.java
+++ b/src/de/anura/core/Setup.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class Setup {
         c.addDefault("on-join-to-spawn", false);
         c.addDefault("golf", false);
         c.addDefault("realtime-day", false);
+        c.addDefault("no-snow-melt", false);
         c.addDefault("spawn.world", "none");
         c.addDefault("spawn.X", 0);
         c.addDefault("spawn.Y", 0);
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public class Setup {
         new BlockSpread(Core.getMainClass());
         new DropItem(Core.getMainClass());
         new EntityChangeBlock(Core.getMainClass());
+        new BlockFade(Core.getMainClass());
     }
 
     public static void setupClasses() {
diff --git a/src/de/anura/core/events/BlockFade.java b/src/de/anura/core/events/BlockFade.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc1c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/anura/core/events/BlockFade.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package de.anura.core.events;
+
+import de.anura.core.API.Core;
+import de.anura.core.AnuraCore;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockFadeEvent;
+
+public class BlockFade implements Listener {
+    
+    public BlockFade(AnuraCore plugin) {
+        plugin.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, plugin);
+    }
+    
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onBlockFade(BlockFadeEvent event) {
+        Material[] cancelled = new Material[] { Material.ICE, Material.SNOW, Material.SNOW_BLOCK };
+        if (Core.getMainClass().getConfig().getBoolean("no-snow-melt") && Arrays.asList(cancelled).contains(event.getBlock().getType())) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+        }
+    }
+}