diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Player.php b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
index 93bd09551..743e9d81b 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Player.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, ChunkLoader, IPlayer{
 		foreach($this->usedChunks as $index => $c){
 			Level::getXZ($index, $chunkX, $chunkZ);
 			foreach($this->level->getChunkEntities($chunkX, $chunkZ) as $entity){
-				if($entity !== $this and !$entity->isClosed() and $entity->isAlive()){
+				if($entity !== $this and !$entity->isClosed() and $entity->isAlive() and !$entity->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 					$entity->spawnTo($this);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, ChunkLoader, IPlayer{
 		foreach($this->level->getNearbyEntities($this->boundingBox->grow(1, 0.5, 1), $this) as $entity){
 			$entity->scheduleUpdate();
 
-			if(!$entity->isAlive()){
+			if(!$entity->isAlive() or $entity->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
index f9631603f..8916ccb87 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
@@ -1944,6 +1944,10 @@ abstract class Entity extends Location implements Metadatable, EntityIds{
 		$this->needsDespawn = true;
 	}
 
+	public function isFlaggedForDespawn() : bool{
+		return $this->needsDespawn;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the entity has been "closed".
 	 * @return bool
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/FallingSand.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/FallingSand.php
index 2f72ee76c..7ce9f7200 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/FallingSand.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/FallingSand.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class FallingSand extends Entity{
 
 		$hasUpdate = parent::entityBaseTick($tickDiff);
 
-		if($this->isAlive()){
+		if(!$this->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 			$pos = Position::fromObject($this->add(-$this->width / 2, $this->height, -$this->width / 2)->floor(), $this->getLevel());
 
 			$this->block->position($pos);
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
index 181fb922d..e8b0b4baf 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Item.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Item extends Entity{
 
 		$hasUpdate = parent::entityBaseTick($tickDiff);
 
-		if($this->isAlive()){
+		if(!$this->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 			if($this->pickupDelay > 0 and $this->pickupDelay < 32767){ //Infinite delay
 				$this->pickupDelay -= $tickDiff;
 				if($this->pickupDelay < 0){
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/PrimedTNT.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/PrimedTNT.php
index 71d1023ad..783067bbc 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/PrimedTNT.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/PrimedTNT.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PrimedTNT extends Entity implements Explosive{
 			$this->setDataProperty(self::DATA_FUSE_LENGTH, self::DATA_TYPE_INT, $this->fuse);
 		}
 
-		if($this->isAlive()){
+		if(!$this->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 			$this->fuse -= $tickDiff;
 
 			if($this->fuse <= 0){
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
index 70e1bf9a2..7ec665d62 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/projectile/Projectile.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ abstract class Projectile extends Entity{
 
 		$hasUpdate = parent::entityBaseTick($tickDiff);
 
-		if($this->isAlive()){
+		if(!$this->isFlaggedForDespawn()){
 			$movingObjectPosition = null;
 
 			$moveVector = new Vector3($this->x + $this->motionX, $this->y + $this->motionY, $this->z + $this->motionZ);