diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Player.php b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
index 336e23aa8..5721e2bd4 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Player.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
@@ -2623,13 +2623,19 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, ChunkLoader, IPlayer{
 				if($this->lastBreak !== PHP_INT_MAX or $pos->distanceSquared($this) > 10000){
 					break;
 				}
+
 				$target = $this->level->getBlock($pos);
 				$ev = new PlayerInteractEvent($this, $this->inventory->getItemInHand(), $target, $packet->face, $target->getId() === 0 ? PlayerInteractEvent::LEFT_CLICK_AIR : PlayerInteractEvent::LEFT_CLICK_BLOCK);
+				if(!$this->level->checkSpawnProtection($this, $target)){
+					$ev->setCancelled();
+				}
+
 				$this->getServer()->getPluginManager()->callEvent($ev);
 				if($ev->isCancelled()){
 					$this->inventory->sendHeldItem($this);
 					break;
 				}
+
 				$block = $target->getSide($packet->face);
 				if($block->getId() === Block::FIRE){
 					$this->level->setBlock($block, BlockFactory::get(Block::AIR));
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
index 36cdac716..1a87402db 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ class Level implements ChunkManager, Metadatable{
 	 *
 	 * @return bool false if spawn protection cancelled the action, true if not.
 	 */
-	protected function checkSpawnProtection(Player $player, Vector3 $vector) : bool{
+	public function checkSpawnProtection(Player $player, Vector3 $vector) : bool{
 		if(!$player->hasPermission("pocketmine.spawnprotect.bypass") and ($distance = $this->server->getSpawnRadius()) > -1){
 			$t = new Vector2($vector->x, $vector->z);
 			$s = new Vector2($this->getSpawnLocation()->x, $this->getSpawnLocation()->z);