diff --git a/control/config.txt b/control/config.txt
index ed6a1e2ea7..b8d26f6d31 100644
--- a/control/config.txt
+++ b/control/config.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ attackCanSnipe 0
 attackCheckLOS 0
 attackRouteMaxPathDistance 13
 attackLooters 0
+attackLooters_dist 1
 attackChangeTarget 1
 aggressiveAntiKS 0
 
diff --git a/src/Network/Receive.pm b/src/Network/Receive.pm
index d37402fe22..4e4f904718 100644
--- a/src/Network/Receive.pm
+++ b/src/Network/Receive.pm
@@ -7052,7 +7052,7 @@ sub item_disappeared {
 						|| ($control->{attack_sp}   ne "" && $control->{attack_sp} > $char->{sp})
 						);
 				}
-				if (distance($item->{pos}, $monster->{pos}) == 0) {
+				if (distance($item->{pos}, $monster->{pos}) <= ($config{attackLooters_dist} || 0)) {
 					attack($monster->{ID});
 					message TF("Attack Looter: %s looted %s\n", $monster->nameIdx, $item->{name}), "looter";
 					last;