diff --git a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/ExplorersCompass.java b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/ExplorersCompass.java
index ecd81eb..a64c0cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/ExplorersCompass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/ExplorersCompass.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class ExplorersCompass {
 	public static final DataComponentType<Integer> SEARCH_RADIUS_COMPONENT = DataComponentType.<Integer>builder().persistent(Codec.INT).networkSynchronized(ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT).build();
 	public static final DataComponentType<Integer> SAMPLES_COMPONENT = DataComponentType.<Integer>builder().persistent(Codec.INT).networkSynchronized(ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT).build();
 	public static final DataComponentType<Boolean> DISPLAY_COORDS_COMPONENT = DataComponentType.<Boolean>builder().persistent(Codec.BOOL).networkSynchronized(ByteBufCodecs.BOOL).build();
+	public static final DataComponentType<Boolean> LOCKED_COMPONENT = DataComponentType.<Boolean>builder().persistent(Codec.BOOL).networkSynchronized(ByteBufCodecs.BOOL).build();
 
 	public static boolean canTeleport;
 	public static List<ResourceLocation> allowedStructureKeys;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/config/ConfigHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/config/ConfigHandler.java
index 95d6adb..f197aaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/config/ConfigHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/config/ConfigHandler.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public static class General {
 		public final ForgeConfigSpec.IntValue maxRadius;
 		public final ForgeConfigSpec.ConfigValue<List<String>> structureBlacklist;
 		public final ForgeConfigSpec.IntValue maxSamples;
+		public final ForgeConfigSpec.BooleanValue singleUse;
 
 		General(ForgeConfigSpec.Builder builder) {
 			String desc;
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ public static class General {
 			desc = "The maximum number of samples to be taken when searching for a structure.";
 			maxSamples = builder.comment(desc).defineInRange("maxSamples", 100000, 0, 100000000);
 
+			desc = "Limit the compass to single use per item";
+			singleUse = builder.comment(desc).define("singleUse", false);
+
 			builder.pop();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/items/ExplorersCompassItem.java b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/items/ExplorersCompassItem.java
index 7687b28..bfacdad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/items/ExplorersCompassItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/items/ExplorersCompassItem.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.BuiltInRegistries;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceKey;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
@@ -43,17 +44,28 @@ public ExplorersCompassItem() {
 
 	@Override
 	public InteractionResult use(Level level, Player player, InteractionHand hand) {
+		final boolean singleUse = ConfigHandler.GENERAL.singleUse.get();
+
 		if (!player.isCrouching()) {
-			if (level.isClientSide()) {
-				final ItemStack stack = ItemUtils.getHeldItem(player, ExplorersCompass.explorersCompass);
-				GuiWrapper.openGUI(level, player, stack);
+			final ItemStack stack = ItemUtils.getHeldItem(player, ExplorersCompass.explorersCompass);
+
+			if (!singleUse || !stack.getOrDefault(ExplorersCompass.LOCKED_COMPONENT, false)) {
+				if (level.isClientSide()) {
+					GuiWrapper.openGUI(level, player, stack);
+				} else {
+					final ServerLevel serverLevel = (ServerLevel) level;
+					final ServerPlayer serverPlayer = (ServerPlayer) player;
+					final boolean canTeleport = ConfigHandler.GENERAL.allowTeleport.get() && PlayerUtils.canTeleport(player.getServer(), player);
+					ExplorersCompass.network.send(new SyncPacket(canTeleport, StructureUtils.getAllowedStructureKeys(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getGeneratingDimensionsForAllowedStructures(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getStructureKeysToTypeKeys(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getTypeKeysToStructureKeys(serverLevel)), PacketDistributor.PLAYER.with(serverPlayer));
+				}
+
+				if (singleUse) {
+					stack.set(ExplorersCompass.LOCKED_COMPONENT, true);
+				}
 			} else {
-				final ServerLevel serverLevel = (ServerLevel) level;
-				final ServerPlayer serverPlayer = (ServerPlayer) player;
-				final boolean canTeleport = ConfigHandler.GENERAL.allowTeleport.get() && PlayerUtils.canTeleport(player.getServer(), player);
-				ExplorersCompass.network.send(new SyncPacket(canTeleport, StructureUtils.getAllowedStructureKeys(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getGeneratingDimensionsForAllowedStructures(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getStructureKeysToTypeKeys(serverLevel), StructureUtils.getTypeKeysToStructureKeys(serverLevel)), PacketDistributor.PLAYER.with(serverPlayer));
+        		player.displayClientMessage(Component.translatable("string.explorerscompass.locked"), true);
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (!singleUse) {
 			workerManager.stop();
 			workerManager.clear();
 			setState(player.getItemInHand(hand), null, CompassState.INACTIVE, player);
@@ -242,4 +254,12 @@ public boolean shouldDisplayCoordinates(ItemStack stack) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isFoil(ItemStack stack) {
+		if (ConfigHandler.GENERAL.singleUse.get()) {
+			return stack.getOrDefault(ExplorersCompass.LOCKED_COMPONENT, false);
+		}
+
+		return super.isFoil(stack);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/registry/ExplorersCompassRegistry.java b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/registry/ExplorersCompassRegistry.java
index 5947092..dde4ab7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/registry/ExplorersCompassRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/chaosthedude/explorerscompass/registry/ExplorersCompassRegistry.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public static void registerItems(RegisterEvent e) {
 			registry.register(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(ExplorersCompass.MODID, "search_radius"), ExplorersCompass.SEARCH_RADIUS_COMPONENT);
 			registry.register(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(ExplorersCompass.MODID, "samples"), ExplorersCompass.SAMPLES_COMPONENT);
 			registry.register(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(ExplorersCompass.MODID, "display_coords"), ExplorersCompass.DISPLAY_COORDS_COMPONENT);
+			registry.register(ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(ExplorersCompass.MODID, "locked"), ExplorersCompass.LOCKED_COMPONENT);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/explorerscompass/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/explorerscompass/lang/en_us.json
index ab5e4fa..6ca00a5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/explorerscompass/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/explorerscompass/lang/en_us.json
@@ -75,5 +75,8 @@
     "structure.minecraft.village_plains": "Village Plains",
     "structure.minecraft.village_savanna": "Village Savanna",
     "structure.minecraft.village_snowy": "Village Snowy",
-    "structure.minecraft.village_taiga": "Village Taiga"
+    "structure.minecraft.village_taiga": "Village Taiga",
+
+    "_comment": "STRINGS - MESSAGES",
+    "string.explorerscompass.locked": "Compass is locked, disable single use mode to enable multiple searches per item."
 }
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