diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index c89375e3..b3d50435 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const createDecipher = require('./transforms/encryption').createDecipher
 const closeTimeout = 30 * 1000
 
 class Client extends EventEmitter {
-  constructor (isServer, version, customPackets, hideErrors = false) {
+  constructor (isServer, version, customPackets, hideErrors = false, fullParser = true) {
     super()
     this.customPackets = customPackets
     this.version = version
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
     this.ended = true
     this.latency = 0
     this.hideErrors = hideErrors
+    this.fullParser = fullParser
     this.closeTimer = null
     const mcData = require('minecraft-data')(version)
     this.state = states.HANDSHAKING
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
       packetsToParse:
       this.packetsToParse,
       customPackets: this.customPackets,
-      noErrorLogging: this.hideErrors
+      noErrorLogging: this.hideErrors,
+      fullParser: this.fullParser
     })
 
     this.splitter.recognizeLegacyPing = state === states.HANDSHAKING
diff --git a/src/createClient.js b/src/createClient.js
index 10cacc07..252a70d9 100644
--- a/src/createClient.js
+++ b/src/createClient.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function createClient (options) {
   const hideErrors = options.hideErrors || false
   const Client = options.Client || DefaultClientImpl
 
-  const client = new Client(false, version.minecraftVersion, options.customPackets, hideErrors)
+  const client = new Client(false, version.minecraftVersion, options.customPackets, hideErrors, options.fullParser ?? true)
 
   tcpDns(client, options)
   if (options.auth instanceof Function) {
diff --git a/src/createServer.js b/src/createServer.js
index 4a56c0ad..1c4846a9 100644
--- a/src/createServer.js
+++ b/src/createServer.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ function createServer (options = {}) {
     favicon,
     customPackets,
     motdMsg, // This is when you want to send formated motd's from ChatMessage instances
-    socketType = 'tcp'
+    socketType = 'tcp',
+    fullParser = true
   } = options
 
   const maxPlayers = options['max-players'] !== undefined ? maxPlayersOld : maxPlayersNew
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ function createServer (options = {}) {
   const mcversion = mcData.version
   const hideErrors = options.hideErrors || false
 
-  const server = new Server(mcversion.minecraftVersion, customPackets, hideErrors)
+  const server = new Server(mcversion.minecraftVersion, customPackets, hideErrors, fullParser)
   server.mcversion = mcversion
   server.motd = motd
   server.motdMsg = motdMsg
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 0a5821c3..186fb2a4 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type PromiseLike = Promise<void> | void
 
 declare module 'minecraft-protocol' {
 	export class Client extends EventEmitter {
-		constructor(isServer: boolean, version: string, customPackets?: any)
+		constructor(isServer: boolean, version: string, customPackets?: any, hideErrors?: boolean | undefined, fullParser?: boolean | undefined)
 		state: States
 		isServer: boolean
 		socket: Socket
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@ declare module 'minecraft-protocol' {
 		disableChatSigning?: boolean
 		/** Pass custom client implementation if needed. */
 		Client?: Client
+		// Enable bounds checking
+		fullParser?: boolean
 	}
 
 	export class Server extends EventEmitter {
-		constructor(version: string, customPackets?: any)
+		constructor(version: string, customPackets?: any, hideErrors?: boolean | undefined, fullParser?: boolean | undefined)
 		writeToClients(clients: Client[], name: string, params: any): void
 		onlineModeExceptions: object
 		clients: { [key: number]: ServerClient }
@@ -200,6 +202,8 @@ declare module 'minecraft-protocol' {
 		enableChatPreview?: boolean
 		socketType?: 'tcp' | 'ipc'
 		Server?: Server
+		// Enable bounds checking
+		fullParser?: boolean
 	}
 
 	export interface SerializerOptions {
@@ -207,6 +211,7 @@ declare module 'minecraft-protocol' {
 		isServer?: boolean
 		state?: States
 		version: string
+		fullParser?: boolean
 	}
 
 	export interface MicrosoftDeviceAuthorizationResponse {
@@ -284,7 +289,7 @@ declare module 'minecraft-protocol' {
 
 	// TODO: Create typings on protodef to define here
 	export function createSerializer({ state, isServer, version, customPackets }: SerializerOptions): any
-	export function createDeserializer({ state, isServer, version, customPackets }: SerializerOptions): any
+	export function createDeserializer({ state, isServer, version, customPackets, fullParser }: SerializerOptions): any
 
 	export function ping(options: PingOptions, callback?: (error: Error, result: OldPingResult | NewPingResult) => void): Promise<OldPingResult | NewPingResult>
 }
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 99cfcbac..2cdf4058 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const states = require('./states')
 const { createSerializer } = require('./transforms/serializer')
 
 class Server extends EventEmitter {
-  constructor (version, customPackets, hideErrors = false) {
+  constructor (version, customPackets, hideErrors = false, fullParser = true) {
     super()
     this.version = version
     this.socketServer = null
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Server extends EventEmitter {
     this.clients = {}
     this.customPackets = customPackets
     this.hideErrors = hideErrors
+    this.fullParser = fullParser
     this.serializer = createSerializer({ state: 'play', isServer: true, version, customPackets })
   }
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ class Server extends EventEmitter {
     let nextId = 0
     self.socketServer = net.createServer()
     self.socketServer.on('connection', socket => {
-      const client = new Client(true, this.version, this.customPackets, this.hideErrors)
+      const client = new Client(true, this.version, this.customPackets, this.hideErrors, this.fullParser)
       client._end = client.end
       client.end = function end (endReason, fullReason = JSON.stringify({ text: endReason })) {
         if (client.state === states.PLAY) {
diff --git a/src/transforms/serializer.js b/src/transforms/serializer.js
index 7cc127e5..8a216cb9 100644
--- a/src/transforms/serializer.js
+++ b/src/transforms/serializer.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const ProtoDef = require('protodef').ProtoDef
-const Serializer = require('protodef').Serializer
-const Parser = require('protodef').FullPacketParser
-const { ProtoDefCompiler } = require('protodef').Compiler
+const { ProtoDef, Serializer, Parser, FullPacketParser, Compiler: { ProtoDefCompiler } } = require('protodef')
 
 const nbt = require('prismarine-nbt')
 const minecraft = require('../datatypes/minecraft')
@@ -49,8 +46,10 @@ function createSerializer ({ state = states.HANDSHAKING, isServer = false, versi
   return new Serializer(createProtocol(state, !isServer ? 'toServer' : 'toClient', version, customPackets, compiled), 'packet')
 }
 
-function createDeserializer ({ state = states.HANDSHAKING, isServer = false, version, customPackets, compiled = true, noErrorLogging = false } = {}) {
-  return new Parser(createProtocol(state, isServer ? 'toServer' : 'toClient', version, customPackets, compiled), 'packet', noErrorLogging)
+function createDeserializer ({ state = states.HANDSHAKING, isServer = false, version, customPackets, compiled = true, noErrorLogging = false, fullParser = true } = {}) {
+  return fullParser
+    ? new FullPacketParser(createProtocol(state, isServer ? 'toServer' : 'toClient', version, customPackets, compiled), 'packet', noErrorLogging)
+    : new Parser(createProtocol(state, isServer ? 'toServer' : 'toClient', version, customPackets, compiled), 'packet', noErrorLogging)
 }
 
 module.exports = {