diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
index 5e957fc7..c4267996 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public class Conf
 	public static double powerPlayerMin = -10.0;
 	public static double powerPerMinute = 0.2; // Default health rate... it takes 5 min to heal one power
 	public static double powerPerDeath = 4.0; // A death makes you lose 4 power
+	public static boolean scaleNegativePower = false; // Power regeneration rate increase as power decreases
+	public static double scaleNegativeDivisor = 40.0; // Divisor for inverse power regeneration curve    
 	public static boolean powerRegenOffline = false;  // does player power regenerate even while they're offline?
 	public static double powerOfflineLossPerDay = 0.0;  // players will lose this much power per day offline
 	public static double powerOfflineLossLimit = 0.0;  // players will no longer lose power from being offline once their power drops to this amount or less
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
index a236c7fd..18e8ec0e 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
@@ -377,9 +377,15 @@ public class FPlayer extends PlayerEntity implements EconomyParticipator
 		long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		long millisPassed = now - this.lastPowerUpdateTime;
 		this.lastPowerUpdateTime = now;
+
+		int millisPerMinute = 60*1000;		
+		double powerPerMinute = Conf.powerPerMinute;
+		if(Conf.scaleNegativePower && this.power < 0)
+		{
+			powerPerMinute += (Math.sqrt(Math.abs(this.power)) * Math.abs(this.power)) / Conf.scaleNegativeDivisor;
+		}
+		this.alterPower(millisPassed * powerPerMinute / millisPerMinute);
 		
-		int millisPerMinute = 60*1000;
-		this.alterPower(millisPassed * Conf.powerPerMinute / millisPerMinute);
 	}
 
 	protected void losePowerFromBeingOffline()