diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/MercyRule.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/MercyRule.java
index e07157c9ae..10a377d887 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/MercyRule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/MercyRule.java
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@ public class MercyRule {
   private final ScoreMatchModule scoreMatchModule;
   private final int scoreLimit;
   private final int mercyLimit;
+  private final int mercyLimitMin;
 
   private Map.Entry<Competitor, Double> leader;
   private Map.Entry<Competitor, Double> trailer;
 
-  public MercyRule(ScoreMatchModule scoreMatchModule, int scoreLimit, int mercyLimit) {
+  public MercyRule(
+      ScoreMatchModule scoreMatchModule, int scoreLimit, int mercyLimit, int mercyLimitMin) {
     this.scoreMatchModule = scoreMatchModule;
     this.scoreLimit = scoreLimit;
     this.mercyLimit = mercyLimit;
+    this.mercyLimitMin = mercyLimitMin;
 
     calculateLeaders();
   }
@@ -49,11 +52,13 @@ private boolean isTrailer(Competitor competitor) {
   public int getScoreLimit() {
     int scoreBaseline = (int) getTrailerScore();
 
+    int mercyBaseline = Math.max(scoreBaseline + mercyLimit, mercyLimitMin);
+
     if (scoreLimit < 0) {
-      return scoreBaseline + mercyLimit;
+      return mercyBaseline;
     }
 
-    return Math.min(scoreBaseline + mercyLimit, scoreLimit);
+    return Math.min(mercyBaseline, scoreLimit);
   }
 
   public void handleEvent(CompetitorScoreChangeEvent event) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreConfig.java
index 9a5a591fe7..0f312e8ff2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreConfig.java
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ public class ScoreConfig {
   public int deathScore;
   public int killScore;
   public int mercyLimit;
+  public int mercyLimitMin;
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreMatchModule.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreMatchModule.java
index 90237d51ee..eb64e56741 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreMatchModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreMatchModule.java
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public ScoreMatchModule(Match match, ScoreConfig config, Set<ScoreBox> scoreBoxe
     this.match.getCompetitors().forEach(competitor -> this.scores.put(competitor, 0.0));
 
     if (this.config.mercyLimit > 0) {
-      this.mercyRule = new MercyRule(this, config.scoreLimit, config.mercyLimit);
+      this.mercyRule =
+          new MercyRule(this, config.scoreLimit, config.mercyLimit, config.mercyLimitMin);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreModule.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreModule.java
index 651487a2a7..4a86a0c145 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/score/ScoreModule.java
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ public ScoreModule parse(MapFactory factory, Logger logger, Document doc)
         config.scoreLimit = XMLUtils.parseNumber(scoreEl.getChild("limit"), Integer.class, -1);
         config.mercyLimit = XMLUtils.parseNumber(scoreEl.getChild("mercy"), Integer.class, -1);
 
+        Element mercyElement = XMLUtils.getUniqueChild(scoreEl, "mercy");
+        config.mercyLimitMin =
+            XMLUtils.parseNumber(Node.fromAttr(mercyElement, "min"), Integer.class, -1);
+
         // For backwards compatibility, default kill/death points to 1 if proto is old and <king/>
         // tag
         // is not present