diff --git a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/PlayerHandler.java b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/PlayerHandler.java
index 34e7bf96..1feafa3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/PlayerHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/PlayerHandler.java
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockBed;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockHorizontal;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentTranslation;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.EntityItemPickupEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerEvent;
@@ -87,6 +91,44 @@ public class PlayerHandler {
 		// check for maintenance and member access
 		final IBlockState blockState = event.getWorld().getBlockState(blockPos);
 		doCancelEventForNonMembers(event, blockPos, blockState);
+		
+		// check for bed usage while aboard ships, allowing players to set their spawn point with the bed
+		if ( event.getEntityPlayer() != null
+		  && event.getEntityPlayer().inventory != null
+		  && blockState.getBlock().equals(Blocks.BED)
+		  && !event.getWorld().isRemote
+		  && (blockPos.getX() != 0 || blockPos.getY() != 0 || blockPos.getZ() != 0) ) {
+			final ArrayList<GlobalRegion> globalRegions = GlobalRegionManager.getContainers(EnumGlobalRegionType.SHIP, event.getWorld(), blockPos);
+			if (!globalRegions.isEmpty()) {// (aboard a ship)
+				// get the head location
+				BlockPos blockPosBed = blockPos;
+				if (blockState.getValue(BlockBed.PART) != BlockBed.EnumPartType.HEAD) {
+					blockPosBed = blockPos.offset(blockState.getValue(BlockHorizontal.FACING));
+					final IBlockState blockStateHead = event.getWorld().getBlockState(blockPosBed);
+					if (blockState.getBlock() != blockStateHead.getBlock()) {
+						blockPosBed = blockPos;
+					}
+				}
+				
+				final BlockPos blockPosBedOriginal = event.getEntityPlayer().getBedLocation(event.getWorld().provider.getDimension());
+				event.getEntityPlayer().setSpawnChunk(blockPosBed.toImmutable(), false, event.getWorld().provider.getDimension());
+				final BlockPos blockPosBedUpdated = event.getEntityPlayer().getBedLocation(event.getWorld().provider.getDimension());
+				if ( blockPosBedOriginal == null
+				  || ( blockPosBedUpdated != null
+				    && !blockPosBedUpdated.equals(blockPosBedOriginal) ) ) {
+					Commons.addChatMessage(event.getEntityPlayer(),
+					                       new TextComponentTranslation("commands.spawnpoint.success",
+					                                                    event.getEntityPlayer().getDisplayName(),
+					                                                    blockPosBedUpdated.getX(),
+					                                                    blockPosBedUpdated.getY(),
+					                                                    blockPosBedUpdated.getZ() ));
+				}
+				// cancel the event outside the overworld to prevent an explosion
+				if (event.getWorld().provider.getDimension() != 0) {
+					event.setCanceled(true);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	
 	private void doCancelEventForNonMembers(@Nonnull final PlayerEvent event,