diff --git a/server/block/hopper.go b/server/block/hopper.go
index b8bde1e83..dcc49ae7b 100644
--- a/server/block/hopper.go
+++ b/server/block/hopper.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type Hopper struct {
 	LastTick int64
 	// TransferCooldown is the duration until the hopper can transfer items again.
 	TransferCooldown int64
+	// CollectCooldown is the duration until the hopper can collect items again.
+	CollectCooldown int64
 
 	inventory *inventory.Inventory
 	viewerMu  *sync.RWMutex
@@ -124,13 +126,16 @@ func (h Hopper) UseOnBlock(pos cube.Pos, face cube.Face, _ mgl64.Vec3, w *world.
 // Tick ...
 func (h Hopper) Tick(currentTick int64, pos cube.Pos, w *world.World) {
 	h.TransferCooldown--
+	h.CollectCooldown--
 	h.LastTick = currentTick
-	if h.TransferCooldown > 0 {
+
+	if h.TransferCooldown > 0 || h.CollectCooldown >= 0 {
 		w.SetBlock(pos, h, nil)
 		return
 	}
 
 	h.TransferCooldown = 0
+	h.CollectCooldown = 0
 	if h.Powered {
 		w.SetBlock(pos, h, nil)
 		return
diff --git a/server/entity/item_behaviour.go b/server/entity/item_behaviour.go
index f23d07ac7..89f9b5600 100644
--- a/server/entity/item_behaviour.go
+++ b/server/entity/item_behaviour.go
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ func (i *ItemBehaviour) Item() item.Stack {
 func (i *ItemBehaviour) Tick(e *Ent) *Movement {
 	w := e.World()
 	pos := cube.PosFromVec3(e.Position())
+	blockPos := pos.Side(cube.FaceDown)
 
-	bl, ok := w.Block(pos.Side(cube.FaceDown)).(block.Hopper)
-	if ok && !bl.Powered {
+	bl, ok := w.Block(blockPos).(block.Hopper)
+	if ok && !bl.Powered && bl.CollectCooldown <= 0 {
 		_, err := bl.Inventory().AddItem(i.i)
 		if err != nil {
 			// We couldn't add any of the item to the inventory, so we ignore it.
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func (i *ItemBehaviour) Tick(e *Ent) *Movement {
 		}
 
 		_ = e.Close()
+		bl.CollectCooldown = 4
+		w.SetBlock(blockPos, bl, nil)
 	}
 	return i.passive.Tick(e)
 }