diff --git a/PluginAPI.h b/PluginAPI.h
index f2ded5df..f3d7f2a2 100644
--- a/PluginAPI.h
+++ b/PluginAPI.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ struct NavigationOptions
 	bool paused = false;           // pathing is paused
 	bool track = true;             // if spawn is to be tracked
 	FacingType facing = FacingType::Forward; //  Forward = normal, Backward = move along path facing backward.
+	int searchRadius = 0;          // the max search radius of the path
+	glm::vec3 searchOrigin;        // the starting position / origin of the search
 
 	// set a new default log level while the path is running. info is the default.
 	spdlog::level::level_enum logLevel = spdlog::level::info;
diff --git a/dependencies/recast/Detour/Include/DetourNavMeshQuery.h b/dependencies/recast/Detour/Include/DetourNavMeshQuery.h
index 61541e83..67330901 100644
--- a/dependencies/recast/Detour/Include/DetourNavMeshQuery.h
+++ b/dependencies/recast/Detour/Include/DetourNavMeshQuery.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // setting is to use non-virtual functions, the actual implementations of the functions
 // are declared as inline for maximum speed. 
 
-//#define DT_VIRTUAL_QUERYFILTER 1
+#define DT_VIRTUAL_QUERYFILTER 1
 
 /// Defines polygon filtering and traversal costs for navigation mesh query operations.
 /// @ingroup detour
diff --git a/plugin/MQ2Navigation.cpp b/plugin/MQ2Navigation.cpp
index 992623fc..147bc321 100644
--- a/plugin/MQ2Navigation.cpp
+++ b/plugin/MQ2Navigation.cpp
@@ -1699,6 +1699,24 @@ void MQ2NavigationPlugin::ParseOptions(std::string_view line, int idx, Navigatio
 			{
 				args->tag = value;
 			}
+			else if (key == "searchradius")
+			{
+				options.searchRadius = GetIntFromString(value, 0);
+			}
+			else if (key == "searchorigin")
+			{
+				std::vector <std::string_view> parts = mq::split_view(value, ' ', false);
+				if (parts.size() == 3)
+				{
+					options.searchOrigin = { GetFloatFromString(parts[0], 0), GetFloatFromString(parts[1], 0), GetFloatFromString(parts[2], 0) };
+				}
+				else if (parts.size() == 2)
+				{
+					options.searchOrigin = { GetFloatFromString(parts[0], 0), pLocalPlayer->FloorHeight, GetFloatFromString(parts[2], 0) };
+				}
+				else
+					SPDLOG_ERROR("Invalid argument for searchorigin: {}", value);
+			}
 		}
 		catch (const std::exception& ex)
 		{
diff --git a/plugin/NavigationPath.cpp b/plugin/NavigationPath.cpp
index 428f6258..d93e2668 100644
--- a/plugin/NavigationPath.cpp
+++ b/plugin/NavigationPath.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void NavigationPath::SetNavMesh(const std::shared_ptr<dtNavMesh>& navMesh,
 
 	m_query.reset();
 
-	m_filter = dtQueryFilter{};
+	m_filter = NavPathFilter{};
 	m_filter.setIncludeFlags(+PolyFlags::All);
 	m_filter.setExcludeFlags(+PolyFlags::Disabled);
 	if (auto* mesh = g_mq2Nav->Get<NavMesh>())
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<StraightPath> NavigationPath::RecomputePath(
 	glm::vec3 spos;
 
 	// TODO: Cache the last known valid starting position to detect when moving off the mesh
+	if (m_destinationInfo && m_destinationInfo->options.searchRadius > 0)
+	{
+		m_filter.SetSearchOrigin(m_destinationInfo->options.searchOrigin);
+		m_filter.SetSearchRadius(m_destinationInfo->options.searchRadius);
+	}
 
 	m_query->findNearestPoly(
 		glm::value_ptr(startPos),
@@ -924,4 +929,24 @@ void NavigationLine::Update()
 	}
 }
 
+bool NavPathFilter::passFilter(const dtPolyRef ref, const dtMeshTile* tile, const dtPoly* poly) const
+{
+	if (m_searchRadius > 0)
+	{
+		glm::vec3 polyCenter = glm::vec3{ 0, 0, 0 };
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < poly->vertCount; ++i)
+		{
+			const float* v = &tile->verts[poly->verts[i] * 3];
+			polyCenter += glm::vec3{ v[0], v[1], v[2] };
+		}
+
+		polyCenter /= poly->vertCount;
+
+		if (distSqr(m_searchOrigin, polyCenter) > (m_searchRadius * m_searchRadius))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return dtQueryFilter::passFilter(ref, tile, poly);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plugin/NavigationPath.h b/plugin/NavigationPath.h
index f7b450ed..e848fb77 100644
--- a/plugin/NavigationPath.h
+++ b/plugin/NavigationPath.h
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ struct StraightPath
 	int alloc = 0;
 };
 
+class NavPathFilter : public dtQueryFilter
+{
+private:
+	int m_searchRadius = 0;
+	glm::vec3 m_searchOrigin;
+
+public:
+	inline NavPathFilter() { };
+	inline virtual ~NavPathFilter() override { };
+	virtual bool passFilter(const dtPolyRef ref, const dtMeshTile* tile, const dtPoly* poly) const override;
+	void SetSearchRadius(int radius) { m_searchRadius = radius; }
+	//int GetSearchRadius() const { return m_searchRadius; }
+	void SetSearchOrigin(const glm::vec3& pos) { m_searchOrigin = pos; }
+};
+
 class NavigationPath
 {
 	friend class NavigationLine;
@@ -176,7 +191,7 @@ class NavigationPath
 	std::vector<int> m_renderPath;
 	bool m_followingLink = false;
 
-	dtQueryFilter m_filter;
+	NavPathFilter m_filter;
 	glm::vec3 m_extents = { 5, 10, 5 }; // note: X, Z, Y
 
 	mq::Signal<>::ScopedConnection m_navMeshConn;
@@ -257,3 +272,4 @@ class NavigationLine : public Renderable
 };
 
 extern NavigationLine::LineStyle gNavigationLineStyle;
+