diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
index 0eb0baa..f3cb229 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Utl;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class FileData {
     /**
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ public class FileData {
                         new ArrayList<>())
         ));
 
+        public static final ArrayList<CustomBlock> ALLOWED_ABOVE_SEAT = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
+                new CustomBlock(
+                        new ArrayList<>(),
+                        new ArrayList<>(List.of("#minecraft:trapdoors")),
+                        new ArrayList<>())
+        ));
+
         public static final HandSetting MAIN_HAND = new HandSetting(HandSetting.SittingRequirement.EMPTY, new HandSetting.Filter(
                 false,new HandSetting.Filter.Presets(),
                 new CustomItem(
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
index 660c14c..ce416b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
     private ArrayList<CustomBlock> blacklistedBlocks = FileData.Defaults.BLACKLISTED_BLOCKS;
     @SerializedName("interaction-blocks")
     private ArrayList<CustomBlock> interactionBlocks = FileData.Defaults.INTERACTION_BLOCKS;
+    @SerializedName("allowed-above-seat")
+    private ArrayList<CustomBlock> allowedAboveSeat = FileData.Defaults.ALLOWED_ABOVE_SEAT;
 
     public ServerConfig() {}
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
     public ServerConfig(Double version, String lang, boolean keepActive, boolean sitWhileSeated,
                         PresetBlocks presetBlocks, boolean customEnabled,
                         ArrayList<SittingBlock> sittingBlocks, ArrayList<CustomBlock> blacklistedBlocks,
-                        ArrayList<CustomBlock> interactionBlocks) {
+                        ArrayList<CustomBlock> interactionBlocks, ArrayList<CustomBlock> allowedAboveSeat) {
         this.version = version;
         this.lang = lang;
         this.keepActive = keepActive;
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         this.sittingBlocks = sittingBlocks;
         this.blacklistedBlocks = blacklistedBlocks;
         this.interactionBlocks = interactionBlocks;
+        this.allowedAboveSeat = allowedAboveSeat;
     }
 
     public Double getVersion() {
@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         return interactionBlocks;
     }
 
+    public ArrayList<CustomBlock> getAllowedAboveSeat() {
+        return allowedAboveSeat;
+    }
+
     public static class PresetBlocks {
 
         @SerializedName("stairs")
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
         this.sittingBlocks = newFile.sittingBlocks.stream().map(SittingBlock::new).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));
         this.blacklistedBlocks = newFile.blacklistedBlocks.stream().map(CustomBlock::new).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));
         this.interactionBlocks = newFile.interactionBlocks.stream().map(CustomBlock::new).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));
+        this.allowedAboveSeat = newFile.allowedAboveSeat.stream().map(CustomBlock::new).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -298,12 +306,12 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
         ServerConfig that = (ServerConfig) o;
-        return Objects.equals(version, that.version) && Objects.equals(lang, that.lang) && Objects.equals(keepActive, that.keepActive) && Objects.equals(sitWhileSeated, that.sitWhileSeated) && Objects.equals(presetBlocks, that.presetBlocks) && Objects.equals(yDifferenceLimit, that.yDifferenceLimit) && Objects.equals(customEnabled, that.customEnabled) && Objects.equals(sittingBlocks, that.sittingBlocks) && Objects.equals(blacklistedBlocks, that.blacklistedBlocks) && Objects.equals(interactionBlocks, that.interactionBlocks);
+        return Objects.equals(version, that.version) && Objects.equals(lang, that.lang) && Objects.equals(keepActive, that.keepActive) && Objects.equals(sitWhileSeated, that.sitWhileSeated) && Objects.equals(presetBlocks, that.presetBlocks) && Objects.equals(yDifferenceLimit, that.yDifferenceLimit) && Objects.equals(customEnabled, that.customEnabled) && Objects.equals(sittingBlocks, that.sittingBlocks) && Objects.equals(blacklistedBlocks, that.blacklistedBlocks) && Objects.equals(interactionBlocks, that.interactionBlocks) && Objects.equals(allowedAboveSeat, that.allowedAboveSeat);
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(version, lang, langOptions, keepActive, sitWhileSeated, presetBlocks, yDifferenceLimit, customEnabled, sittingBlocks, blacklistedBlocks, interactionBlocks);
+        return Objects.hash(version, lang, langOptions, keepActive, sitWhileSeated, presetBlocks, yDifferenceLimit, customEnabled, sittingBlocks, blacklistedBlocks, interactionBlocks, allowedAboveSeat);
     }
 
     protected static class Legacy {
@@ -419,7 +427,7 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
                         Boolean.parseBoolean((String) properties.computeIfAbsent("custom", a -> String.valueOf(defaultConfig.isCustomEnabled()))),
                         getCustomBlocks(new Gson().fromJson((String)
                                 properties.computeIfAbsent("custom-blocks", a -> "[]"), listType)),
-                        new ArrayList<>(), FileData.Defaults.INTERACTION_BLOCKS
+                        new ArrayList<>(), FileData.Defaults.INTERACTION_BLOCKS, FileData.Defaults.ALLOWED_ABOVE_SEAT
                 );
 
                 SittingConfig defaultSittingConfig = new SittingConfig();
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
index 8e766ce..ecfdffb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class Utl {
     public static boolean isNotObstructed(World world, BlockPos blockPos) {
         // get the block state at the blockPos
         BlockState state = world.getBlockState(blockPos);
+        // if block is allowed to be above seat, return true
+        if (blockIsInList(FileData.getServerConfig().getAllowedAboveSeat(), state)) return true;
         // make sure it doesn't have a collision
         return state.getCollisionShape(world,blockPos).isEmpty();
     }