diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/Settings.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/Settings.java
index a5b93dfc3..acd375394 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/Settings.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/config/Settings.java
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
         @Create // This value has to be generated since an instance isn't static
         public CALIBRATION CALIBRATION = null;
         public int THRESHOLD = 1;
+        public int REQUIRED_PLOTS = -1;
         public boolean CONFIRMATION = true;
         public int DAYS = 7;
         public List<String> WORLDS = new ArrayList<>(Collections.singletonList("*"));
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/expiry/ExpiryTask.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/expiry/ExpiryTask.java
index 0c1dbd13b..231113030 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/expiry/ExpiryTask.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/expiry/ExpiryTask.java
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package com.intellectualcrafters.plot.util.expiry;
 
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.config.Settings;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.Plot;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotArea;
-
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotFilter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class ExpiryTask {
@@ -12,12 +18,85 @@ public class ExpiryTask {
         this.settings = settings;
     }
 
-    public boolean applies(PlotArea area) {
+    public boolean allowsArea(PlotArea area) {
         return settings.WORLDS.contains(area.toString()) || settings.WORLDS.contains(area.worldname) || settings.WORLDS.contains("*");
     }
 
+    public boolean applies(PlotArea area) {
+        if (allowsArea(area)) {
+            if (settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS <= 0) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            Set<Plot> plots = null;
+            if (cutoffThreshold != Long.MAX_VALUE && area.getPlots().size() > settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS || (plots = getPlotsToCheck()).size() > settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS) {
+                // calculate cutoff
+                if (cutoffThreshold == Long.MIN_VALUE) {
+                    plots = plots != null ? plots : getPlotsToCheck();
+                    int diff = settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS;
+                    boolean min = true;
+                    if (settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS - plots.size() < settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS) {
+                        min = false;
+                        diff = settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS - plots.size();
+                    }
+                    List<Long> entireList = new ArrayList<>();
+                    for (Plot plot : plots) {
+                        entireList.add(ExpireManager.IMP.getAge(plot));
+                    }
+                    List<Long> top = new ArrayList<>(diff + 1);
+                    if (diff > 1000) {
+                        Collections.sort(entireList);
+                        cutoffThreshold = entireList.get(settings.REQUIRED_PLOTS);
+                    } else {
+                        loop:
+                        for (long num : entireList) {
+                            int size = top.size();
+                            if (size == 0) {
+                                top.add(num);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            long end = top.get(size - 1);
+                            if (min ? num < end : num > end) {
+                                for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+                                    long existing = top.get(i);
+                                    if (min ? num < existing : num > existing) {
+                                        top.add(i, num);
+                                        if (size == diff) {
+                                            top.remove(size);
+                                        }
+                                        continue loop;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if (size < diff) {
+                                top.add(num);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        cutoffThreshold = top.get(top.size() - 1);
+                    }
+                    // Add half a day, as expiry is performed each day
+                    cutoffThreshold += (TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis(1) / 2);
+                }
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                cutoffThreshold = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public Set<Plot> getPlotsToCheck() {
+        return PS.get().getPlots(new PlotFilter() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean allowsArea(PlotArea area) {
+                return ExpiryTask.this.allowsArea(area);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private long cutoffThreshold = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+
     public boolean applies(long diff) {
-        return diff > TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis(settings.DAYS);
+        return diff > TimeUnit.DAYS.toMillis(settings.DAYS) && diff > cutoffThreshold;
     }
 
     public boolean needsAnalysis() {
@@ -31,4 +110,6 @@ public class ExpiryTask {
     public boolean requiresConfirmation() {
         return settings.CONFIRMATION;
     }
+
+
 }