diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9836a61..e9dc9bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.arboriginal</groupId>
     <artifactId>PlayerRider</artifactId>
-    <version>1.14.3-beta</version>
+    <version>1.14.3-beta2</version>
 
     <developers>
         <developer>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRListener.java b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRListener.java
index 032cf47..77a441e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRListener.java
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ private void onPlayerInteractEntity(PlayerInteractEntityEvent event) {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!PRUtils.playerAllowed(player, "ride") || !PRUtils.rideIsActivated(duck) || player.isInsideVehicle())
+        if (player.isInsideVehicle() || !PRUtils.playerAllowed(player, "ride")
+                || !PRUtils.isRidable(duck) || !PRUtils.rideIsActivated(duck))
             return;
 
         ItemStack item = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PROptions.java b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PROptions.java
index 2802f3b..06427c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PROptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PROptions.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class PROptions {
             eject_when_hurt, getoff_when_hurt, prevent_hit_rider, prevent_suffocation;
     double   boost_maxPitch, bossbar_pct, eject_maxPitch, hide_rider_maxPitch;
     float    boost_whip_pitch, boost_whip_volume;
-    int      boost_amplifier, boost_duration;
+    int      boost_amplifier, boost_duration, min_above_blocks;
     Sound    boost_whip_sound;
     String   bossbar_title, file_not_writable_err, potion_effect_err;
 
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ class PROptions {
         boost_whip_pitch  = (float) PR.config.getDouble("boost_whip_pitch");
         boost_whip_volume = (float) PR.config.getDouble("boost_whip_volume");
         // Integer values
-        boost_amplifier = PR.config.getInt("boost_amplifier");
-        boost_duration  = PR.config.getInt("boost_duration");
+        boost_amplifier  = PR.config.getInt("boost_amplifier");
+        boost_duration   = PR.config.getInt("boost_duration");
+        min_above_blocks = PR.config.getInt("min_above_blocks") + 2;
         // Sound values
         boost_whip_sound = (boost_whip_volume > 0) ? (Sound) getEnumValue(Sound.class, "boost_whip_sound") : null;
         // String values
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRUtils.java
index 1e430bb..1e22ef5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/arboriginal/PlayerRider/PRUtils.java
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.block.BlockFace;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
+import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect;
@@ -98,6 +101,18 @@ static boolean isPlayer(Entity entity) {
         return (entity instanceof Player) && !entity.hasMetadata("NPC");
     }
 
+    static boolean isRidable(Player player) {
+        if (player.isGliding() || player.isSleeping() || player.isSwimming()
+                || (player.isInsideVehicle() && player.getVehicle().getType() != EntityType.PLAYER))
+            return false;
+
+        Block b = player.getLocation().getBlock();
+        for (int i = 1; i < PR.options.min_above_blocks; i++)
+            if (!b.getRelative(BlockFace.UP, i).isPassable()) return false;
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     static boolean playerAllowed(Player player, String key) {
         return player.hasPermission("playerrider." + key) || player.hasPermission("playerrider." + key + ".keepitem");
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 145bbbd..c7114ef 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -235,3 +235,7 @@ affect_whipped_player:
       inc: 1
       max: 1
       duration: 60
+
+##### New in version 1.14.3 #####
+min_above_blocks: 1 # (integer) Number of minimum "passable" blocks above a player to let other ride him
+# (passable blocks are blocks the player can pass through, like AIR or grass for example).