diff --git a/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/protocol/packets/status/PacketStatusResponse.java b/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/protocol/packets/status/PacketStatusResponse.java
index e1e2c44..b88fb44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/protocol/packets/status/PacketStatusResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/protocol/packets/status/PacketStatusResponse.java
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ public class PacketStatusResponse implements PacketOut {
 
     @Override
     public void encode(ByteMessage msg, Version version) {
-        int protocol = server.getConfig().getInfoForwarding().isNone()
-                ? version.getProtocolNumber()
-                : Version.getMax().getProtocolNumber();
+        int protocol;
+        int staticProtocol =  server.getConfig().getPingData().getProtocol();
+
+        if (staticProtocol > 0) {
+            protocol = staticProtocol;
+        } else {
+            protocol = server.getConfig().getInfoForwarding().isNone()
+                    ? version.getProtocolNumber()
+                    : Version.getMax().getProtocolNumber();
+        }
 
         String ver = server.getConfig().getPingData().getVersion();
         String desc = server.getConfig().getPingData().getDescription();
diff --git a/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/server/data/PingData.java b/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/server/data/PingData.java
index 602f5b8..d6a3d05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/server/data/PingData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ua/nanit/limbo/server/data/PingData.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class PingData {
 
     private String version;
     private String description;
+    private int protocol;
 
     public String getVersion() {
         return version;
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ public class PingData {
         this.description = description;
     }
 
+    public int getProtocol() {
+        return protocol;
+    }
+
+    public void setProtocol(int protocol) {
+        this.protocol = protocol;
+    }
+
     public static class Serializer implements TypeSerializer<PingData> {
 
         @Override
@@ -52,6 +61,7 @@ public class PingData {
             PingData pingData = new PingData();
             pingData.setDescription(Colors.of(node.node("description").getString("")));
             pingData.setVersion(Colors.of(node.node("version").getString("")));
+            pingData.setProtocol(node.node("protocol").getInt(-1));
             return pingData;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/settings.yml b/src/main/resources/settings.yml
index 531b50d..f7d67c3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/settings.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/settings.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ maxPlayers: 100
 ping:
   description: '{"text": "&9NanoLimbo"}'
   version: 'NanoLimbo'
+  protocol: -1
 
 # Available dimensions: OVERWORLD, NETHER, THE_END
 dimension: THE_END