You can interact with redstone components in spawn protection by powering them through blocks outside spawn protection
You can interact with redstone powered blocks inside of spawn protection by powering them outside of spawn protection.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Start a server and join it
- Give operator permissions to yourself
- Set the world spawn to your current location and find the edge
- Place a dispenser right next to the border of the spawn protection and fill it with arrows
- Place a button right outside spawn protection and next to the dispenser
- Remove operator permissions from yourself
- Give operator permissions to a different player
- Power the dispenser by using the button located outside spawn protection
The dispenser is triggered and the arrow is fired, despite it being inside of spawn protection.
Created Issue:
You can interact with redstone components in spawn protection by powering them through blocks outside spawn protection
- Start a server and join it
- Give operator permissions to yourself
- Set the world spawn to your current location and find the edge
- Place a dispenser right next to the border of the spawn protection and fill it with arrows
- Place a button right outside spawn protection and next to the dispenser
- Remove operator permissions from yourself
- Give operator permissions to a different player
- Power the dispenser by using the button located outside spawn protection
-Notice how the dispenser is triggered and the arrow is fired
Added Labels: spawn-protection
Removed Category: (Unassigned)
Added Attachments:
Added Affects Versions: 1.17.1
Added Linked Issues:
relates to
Added Affects Versions: 1.18.1
Added Affects Versions: 1.18.2
Changed Description:
- Start a server and join it
Give operator permissions to yourselfSet the world spawn to your current location and find the edgePlace a dispenser right next totheborder of the spawn protection and fill it with arrows- Place a
button right outside spawn protection andnext to the dispenserRemove operator permissions from yourselfGive operator permissionsto a different player- Power the dispenser by using the button located outside spawn protection
-Notice how the dispenser is triggered and the arrow is firedYou can interact with redstone powered blocks inside of spawn protection by powering them outside of spawn protection.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Start a server and join it
- Give operator permissions to yourself
- Set the world spawn to your current location and find the edge
- Place a dispenser right next to the border of the spawn protection and fill it with arrows
- Place a button right outside spawn protection and next to the dispenser
- Remove operator permissions from yourself
- Give operator permissions to a different player
- Power the dispenser by using the button located outside spawn protection
The dispenser is triggered and the arrow is fired, despite it being inside of spawn protection.
Added Affects Versions: 1.21

Can confirm.
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.2.