diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 4bb7112..df4b09e 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@
     "notice_no_bold": "Using bold in the channel is not allowed.",
     "kick_color": "{0} {1} :Using color is not allowed",
     "notice_no_color": "Using color in the channel is not allowed.",
+    "startspam_warn": "{0}: Spamming the start command is not allowed.",
+    "startspam_kick": "{0} {1} :Spamming the start command is not allowed.",
     "goat_fail": "This can only be done once per day.",
     "not_enough_parameters": "Not enough parameters.",
     "goat_target_not_in_channel": "\u0002{0}\u0002 is not in this channel.",
diff --git a/src/settings.py b/src/settings.py
index 05ed28b..434d09c 100644
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ b/src/settings.py
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ MAD_SCIENTIST_SKIPS_DEAD_PLAYERS = 16
 
 CARE_BOLD = False
 CARE_COLOR = False
+CARE_STARTSPAM = False
+CARE_STARTSPAM_LIMIT = 3
 KILL_COLOR = False
 KILL_BOLD = False
+KILL_STARTSPAM = False
+KILL_STARTSPAM_LIMIT = 4
 
                          #       HIT    MISS    SUICIDE   HEADSHOT
 GUN_CHANCES              =   (   5/7  ,  1/7  ,   1/7   ,   2/5   )
diff --git a/src/wolfgame.py b/src/wolfgame.py
index 44c552b..7b54e0b 100644
--- a/src/wolfgame.py
+++ b/src/wolfgame.py
@@ -7264,9 +7264,17 @@ def start_cmd(cli, nick, chan, rest):
 
 def start(cli, nick, chan, forced = False, restart = ""):
     if (not forced and var.LAST_START and nick in var.LAST_START and
-            var.LAST_START[nick] + timedelta(seconds=var.START_RATE_LIMIT) >
+            var.LAST_START[nick][0] + timedelta(seconds=var.START_RATE_LIMIT) >
             datetime.now() and not restart):
-        cli.notice(nick, messages["command_ratelimited"])
+        var.LAST_START[nick][1] += 1
+        if (var.CARE_STARTSPAM and var.KILL_STARTSPAM and
+                var.LAST_START[nick][1] >= var.KILL_STARTSPAM_LIMIT):
+            cli.send("KICK " + messages["startspam_kick"].format(botconfig.CHANNEL, nick))
+        elif var.CARE_STARTSPAM and var.LAST_START[nick][1] >= var.CARE_STARTSPAM_LIMIT:
+            cli.msg(chan, messages["startspam_warn"].format(nick))
+            cli.notice(nick, messages["command_ratelimited"])
+        else:
+            cli.notice(nick, messages["command_ratelimited"])
         return
 
     if restart:
@@ -7276,7 +7284,7 @@ def start(cli, nick, chan, forced = False, restart = ""):
         return
 
     if not restart:
-        var.LAST_START[nick] = datetime.now()
+        var.LAST_START[nick] = [datetime.now(), 1]
 
     if chan != botconfig.CHANNEL:
         return