diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
index 49257bab..e1d78b70 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class Conf {
 	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 powerRegenOffline = false;  // does player power regenerate even while they're offline?
+	public static double powerOfflineLossPerDay = 1.0;  // 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
 	public static double powerFactionMax = 0.0;  // if greater than 0, the cap on how much power a faction can have (additional power from players beyond that will act as a "buffer" of sorts)
 	
 	public static String prefixAdmin = "**";
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
index a51f0e6c..17336fdf 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ public class FPlayer {
 	}
 
 	public void setLastLoginTime(long lastLoginTime) {
+		losePowerFromBeingOffline();
 		this.lastLoginTime = lastLoginTime;
 		this.lastPowerUpdateTime = lastLoginTime;
 		if (Conf.noPVPDamageToOthersForXSecondsAfterLogin > 0) {
@@ -404,8 +405,11 @@ public class FPlayer {
 	}
 	
 	protected void updatePower() {
-		if (this.isOffline() && !Conf.powerRegenOffline) {
-			return;
+		if (this.isOffline()) {
+			losePowerFromBeingOffline();
+			if (!Conf.powerRegenOffline) {
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		long millisPassed = now - this.lastPowerUpdateTime;
@@ -414,6 +418,20 @@ public class FPlayer {
 		int millisPerMinute = 60*1000;
 		this.alterPower(millisPassed * Conf.powerPerMinute / millisPerMinute);
 	}
+
+	protected void losePowerFromBeingOffline() {
+		if (Conf.powerOfflineLossPerDay > 0.0 && this.power > Conf.powerOfflineLossLimit) {
+			long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+			long millisPassed = now - this.lastPowerUpdateTime;
+			this.lastPowerUpdateTime = now;
+
+			double loss = millisPassed * Conf.powerOfflineLossPerDay / (24*60*60*1000);
+			if (this.power - loss < Conf.powerOfflineLossLimit) {
+				loss = this.power;
+			}
+			this.alterPower(-loss);
+		}
+	}
 	
 	public void onDeath() {
 		this.updatePower();