diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
index 11d961afb..a3ee2d5b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ public boolean getEnforceFlight() {
         return configHandle.get(configNodes.enforceFlight);
     }
 
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public Try<Void> setApplyEntitySpawnRate(boolean applyEntitySpawnRate) {
+        return configHandle.set(configNodes.applyEntitySpawnRate, applyEntitySpawnRate);
+    }
+
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public boolean getApplyEntitySpawnRate() {
+        return configHandle.get(configNodes.applyEntitySpawnRate);
+    }
+
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public Try<Void> setApplyEntitySpawnLimit(boolean applyEntitySpawnLimit) {
+        return configHandle.set(configNodes.applyEntitySpawnLimit, applyEntitySpawnLimit);
+    }
+
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public boolean getApplyEntitySpawnLimit() {
+        return configHandle.get(configNodes.applyEntitySpawnLimit);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
index 8b10c33e7..670b6f039 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
@@ -137,6 +137,24 @@ private <N extends Node> N node(N node) {
             .name("enforce-flight")
             .build());
 
+    final ConfigNode<Boolean> applyEntitySpawnRate = node(ConfigNode.builder("world.apply-entity-spawn-rate", Boolean.class)
+            .comment("")
+            .comment("Sets whether Multiverse will apply the world's entity `tick-rate` config in worlds.yml.")
+            .comment("If disabled, the `tick-rate` config in worlds.yml will be ignored.")
+            .comment("Disable this if you want paper-world.yml or another plugin to handle entity spawn rate per world.")
+            .defaultValue(true)
+            .name("apply-entity-spawn-rate")
+            .build());
+
+    final ConfigNode<Boolean> applyEntitySpawnLimit = node(ConfigNode.builder("world.apply-entity-spawn-limit", Boolean.class)
+            .comment("")
+            .comment("Sets whether Multiverse will apply the world's entity `spawn-limit` config when a world is loaded.")
+            .comment("If disabled, the `spawn-limit` config in worlds.yml will be ignored.")
+            .comment("Disable this if you want paper-world.yml or another plugin to handle entity limits per world.")
+            .defaultValue(true)
+            .name("apply-entity-spawn-limit")
+            .build());
+
     final ConfigNode<Boolean> autoPurgeEntities = node(ConfigNode.builder("world.auto-purge-entities", Boolean.class)
             .comment("")
             .comment("Sets whether Multiverse will purge entities on world load based world's entity spawn config.")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/entity/SpawnCategoryConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/entity/SpawnCategoryConfig.java
index 5f7b49c10..590942328 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/entity/SpawnCategoryConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/entity/SpawnCategoryConfig.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.SpawnCategory;
+import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.MultiverseCoreApi;
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.config.handle.MemoryConfigurationHandle;
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.config.handle.StringPropertyHandle;
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.config.node.ConfigNode;
@@ -57,21 +58,37 @@ void applyConfigToWorld() {
             return;
         }
         loadedWorld.getBukkitWorld().peek(bukkitWorld -> {
-            if (!isSpawn()) {
-                if (getExceptions().isEmpty()) {
-                    Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: 0", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
-                    bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, 0);
-                } else {
-                    Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: -1", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
-                    bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, -1);
-                }
+            applyTickPerSpawns(bukkitWorld);
+            applySpawnLimit(bukkitWorld);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void applyTickPerSpawns(World bukkitWorld) {
+        if (!MultiverseCoreApi.get().getCoreConfig().getApplyEntitySpawnLimit()) {
+            Logging.finer("World %s %s skipping setTicksPerSpawns due to core config", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!isSpawn()) {
+            if (getExceptions().isEmpty()) {
+                Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: 0", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
+                bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, 0);
             } else {
-                Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: %d", world.getName(), spawnCategory, getTickRate());
-                bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, getTickRate());
+                Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: -1", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
+                bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, -1);
             }
-            Logging.finer("World %s %s setSpawnLimit: %d", world.getName(), spawnCategory, getSpawnLimit());
-            bukkitWorld.setSpawnLimit(spawnCategory, getSpawnLimit());
-        });
+        } else {
+            Logging.finer("World %s %s setTicksPerSpawns: %d", world.getName(), spawnCategory, getTickRate());
+            bukkitWorld.setTicksPerSpawns(spawnCategory, getTickRate());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void applySpawnLimit(World bukkitWorld) {
+        if (!MultiverseCoreApi.get().getCoreConfig().getApplyEntitySpawnLimit()) {
+            Logging.finer("Skipping World %s %s setSpawnLimit due to core config", world.getName(), spawnCategory);
+            return;
+        }
+        Logging.finer("World %s %s setSpawnLimit: %d", world.getName(), spawnCategory, getSpawnLimit());
+        bukkitWorld.setSpawnLimit(spawnCategory, getSpawnLimit());
     }
 
     public StringPropertyHandle getStringPropertyHandle() {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml b/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
index aefac74bd..83425bd9a 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
+++ b/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ world:
   enforce-access: false
   enforce-gamemode: true
   enforce-flight: true
+  apply-entity-spawn-rate: true
+  apply-entity-spawn-limit: true
   auto-purge-entities: false
   world-name-format:
     nether: '%overworld%_nether'