diff --git a/config/filter.d/minecraft.conf b/config/filter.d/minecraft.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5f7b308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/minecraft.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# fail2ban filter for minecraft
+# 1.16.3 vanilla server
+# Author : MinePro120
+
+[Definition]
+
+failregex = \[\/<HOST>:
+            \(\/<HOST>:
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 5d75f4f5..a2b619b1 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -922,6 +922,14 @@ bantime      = 1h
 maxretry     = 1
 findtime     = 1
 
+[minecraft]
+# Vanilla server, 1.16.3
+# Change port and logpath as needed
+# Consider using low findtime (20 recommended)
+# and high maxretry (10 recommended) to block
+# bots, not regular players
+port = 25565
+logpath = /home/user/ServerName/logs/latest.log
 
 [murmur]
 # AKA mumble-server
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/minecraft b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/minecraft
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a876ab75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/minecraft
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# failJSON: { "time": "2005-08-13T21:30:40", "match": true, "host": "123.45.67.89" }
+[21:30:40] [Server thread/INFO]: Player[/123.45.67.89:12345] logged in with entity id 551 at (825.302579326729, 65.0, -886.9107800126116)
+# failJSON: { "time": "2005-08-13T21:30:40", "match": true, "host": "123.45.67.89" }
+[21:30:40] [Server thread/INFO]: Disconnecting com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile@12345678[id=7de34b7e-069d-48a5-92c5-f583ae7c7a8b,name=Player,properties={textures=[com.mojang.authlib.properties.Property@12345678]},legacy=false] (/123.45.67.89:12345): You are not white-listed on this server!
+# failJSON: { "time": "2005-08-13T21:30:40", "match": true, "host": "123.45.67.89" }
+[21:30:40] [Server thread/INFO]: com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile@12345678[id=<null>,name=Player,properties={},legacy=false] (/123.45.67.89:12345) lost connection: Disconnected