diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Player.php b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
index 7712e930d..865b3af66 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Player.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
@@ -1709,7 +1709,9 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, ChunkLoader, IPlayer{
 			Timings::$timerEntityBaseTick->stopTiming();
 
 			if(!$this->isSpectator() and $this->isAlive()){
+				Timings::$playerCheckNearEntitiesTimer->startTiming();
 				$this->checkNearEntities($tickDiff);
+				Timings::$playerCheckNearEntitiesTimer->stopTiming();
 
 				if($this->speed !== null){
 					if($this->onGround){
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/timings/Timings.php b/src/pocketmine/timings/Timings.php
index 87053ef77..cc92c6839 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/timings/Timings.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/timings/Timings.php
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ abstract class Timings{
 	/** @var TimingsHandler */
 	public static $entityMoveTimer;
 	/** @var TimingsHandler */
+	public static $playerCheckNearEntitiesTimer;
+	/** @var TimingsHandler */
 	public static $tickEntityTimer;
 	/** @var TimingsHandler */
 	public static $tickTileEntityTimer;
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ abstract class Timings{
 		self::$permissionDefaultTimer = new TimingsHandler("Default Permission Calculation");
 
 		self::$entityMoveTimer = new TimingsHandler("** entityMove");
+		self::$playerCheckNearEntitiesTimer = new TimingsHandler("** checkNearEntities");
 		self::$tickEntityTimer = new TimingsHandler("** tickEntity");
 		self::$tickTileEntityTimer = new TimingsHandler("** tickTileEntity");