diff --git a/src/Managers/KickCooldownManager.cs b/src/Managers/KickCooldownManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5092a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Managers/KickCooldownManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using BepInEx.Unity.IL2CPP.Utils;
+using BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.UI.Settings;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace BetterAmongUs.Managers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Manages the cooldown period between player kick actions.
+/// This cooldown is necessary to avoid bans by Innersloth anti-cheat.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class KickCooldownManager
+{
+    private static float CooldownSeconds => BetterGameSettings.KickCooldown.GetFloat();
+
+    private static float _lastTriggerTime;
+
+    internal static bool IsReady() => Time.time - _lastTriggerTime > CooldownSeconds;
+    internal static void Trigger() => _lastTriggerTime = Time.time;
+    private static float TimeToNextAvailableTrigger() => CooldownSeconds - (Time.time - _lastTriggerTime);
+
+    internal static void ScheduleAction(Action action)
+    {
+        AmongUsClient.Instance.StartCoroutine(RunScheduledAction(action));
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerator RunScheduledAction(Action action)
+    {
+        while (!IsReady())
+        {
+            yield return new WaitForSeconds(TimeToNextAvailableTrigger());
+        }
+        Trigger();
+        action();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Modules/AntiCheat/BetterAntiCheat.cs b/src/Modules/AntiCheat/BetterAntiCheat.cs
index 92bb9cd..374619e 100644
--- a/src/Modules/AntiCheat/BetterAntiCheat.cs
+++ b/src/Modules/AntiCheat/BetterAntiCheat.cs
@@ -51,31 +51,31 @@ internal static class BetterAntiCheat
                 {
                     string reason = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_SickoMenuUser.LocalizedString;
                     string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, reason);
-                    player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                    player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
                 }
                 else if (BetterDataManager.Files.BetterDataFile.AUMData.Any(info => info.CheckPlayerData(player.Data)))
                 {
                     string reason = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_AUMUser.LocalizedString;
                     string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, reason);
-                    player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                    player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
                 }
                 else if (BetterDataManager.Files.BetterDataFile.KNData.Any(info => info.CheckPlayerData(player.Data)))
                 {
                     string reason = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_KNUser.LocalizedString;
                     string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, reason);
-                    player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                    player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
                 }
                 else if (BetterDataManager.Files.BetterDataFile.MMCData.Any(info => info.CheckPlayerData(player.Data)))
                 {
                     string reason = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_MMCUser.LocalizedString;
                     string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, reason);
-                    player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                    player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
                 }
                 else if (BetterDataManager.Files.BetterDataFile.CheatData.Any(info => info.CheckPlayerData(player.Data)))
                 {
                     string reason = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_KnownCheater.LocalizedString;
                     string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, reason);
-                    player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                    player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/MonoScripts/PlayerInfoDisplay.cs b/src/MonoScripts/PlayerInfoDisplay.cs
index 4432f7d..9c33aac 100644
--- a/src/MonoScripts/PlayerInfoDisplay.cs
+++ b/src/MonoScripts/PlayerInfoDisplay.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ internal class PlayerInfoDisplay : MonoBehaviour
             if (GameState.IsHost && BetterGameSettings.InvalidFriendCode.GetBool())
             {
                 string kickMessage = TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_KickMessage.Format(TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_ByAntiCheat, TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Reason_InvalidFriendCode);
-                _player.Kick(true, kickMessage, true);
+                _player.TryKick(true, kickMessage, true);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Patches/Gameplay/Anticheat/CheckPlayerLevelPatch.cs b/src/Patches/Gameplay/Anticheat/CheckPlayerLevelPatch.cs
index 42d55a5..e18f9d2 100644
--- a/src/Patches/Gameplay/Anticheat/CheckPlayerLevelPatch.cs
+++ b/src/Patches/Gameplay/Anticheat/CheckPlayerLevelPatch.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using BetterAmongUs.Modules;
+using BetterAmongUs.Utilities;
+using BetterAmongUs.Modules;
 using BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.UI.Settings;
-using BetterAmongUs.Utilities;
 using HarmonyLib;
 
 namespace BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.Anticheat;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ internal static class CheckPlayerLevelPatch
             // Kick players below minimum level
             if (!__instance.IsLocalPlayer() && BetterGameSettings.KickLevel.GetBool() && __instance.Data.PlayerLevel < BetterGameSettings.KickLevelBelow.GetInt())
             {
-                __instance.Kick(setReasonInfo: $" is level {__instance.Data.PlayerLevel}, level must be equal or above {BetterGameSettings.KickLevelBelow.GetInt()} to join");
+                __instance.TryKick(setReasonInfo: $" is level {__instance.Data.PlayerLevel}, level must be equal or above {BetterGameSettings.KickLevelBelow.GetInt()} to join");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Patches/Gameplay/Player/PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.cs b/src/Patches/Gameplay/Player/PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.cs
index 99b5da5..e3bf117 100644
--- a/src/Patches/Gameplay/Player/PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.cs
+++ b/src/Patches/Gameplay/Player/PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+using System.Collections;
 using BepInEx.Unity.IL2CPP.Utils;
 using BetterAmongUs.Data;
 using BetterAmongUs.Data.Config;
 using BetterAmongUs.Generated;
+using BetterAmongUs.Managers;
 using BetterAmongUs.Modules;
 using BetterAmongUs.Modules.Support;
 using BetterAmongUs.MonoScripts.Extended;
@@ -10,7 +12,6 @@ using BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.UI.Settings;
 using BetterAmongUs.Utilities;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using InnerNet;
-using System.Collections;
 
 namespace BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.Player;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ internal static class PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch
     {
         if (GameState.IsHost)
         {
+            KickCooldownManager.Trigger();
             __instance.StartCoroutine(CoCheckPlayerOnJoin(data));
         }
     }
@@ -59,8 +61,7 @@ internal static class PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch
                 if (player != null)
                 {
                     if (TextFileHandler.CompareStringMatch(BetterDataManager.Files.banPlayerListFilePath,
-                        BAUPlugin.AllPlayerControls.Select(player => player.Data.FriendCode)
-                        .Concat(BAUPlugin.AllPlayerControls.Select(player => player.GetHashPuid())).ToArray()))
+                            [player.Data.FriendCode, player.GetHashPuid()]))
                     {
                         player.Kick(true, TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_BanPlayerListMessage.LocalizedString, bypassDataCheck: true);
                         yield break;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ internal static class PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch
                 {
                     if (TextFileHandler.CompareStringFilters(BetterDataManager.Files.banNameListFilePath, [player.Data.PlayerName]))
                     {
-                        player?.Kick(true, TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_BanPlayerListMessage.LocalizedString, bypassDataCheck: true);
+                        player.Kick(true, TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_BanNameListMessage.LocalizedString, bypassDataCheck: true);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ internal static class PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch
     [HarmonyPostfix]
     private static void AmongUsClient_OnPlayerLeft_Postfix(ClientData data, DisconnectReasons reason)
     {
+        KickCooldownManager.Trigger();
+        
         // Reclaim favorite color when player leaves in lobby
         if (GameState.IsLobby)
         {
diff --git a/src/Patches/Gameplay/UI/Settings/GameSettingsPatch.cs b/src/Patches/Gameplay/UI/Settings/GameSettingsPatch.cs
index 05417a2..ab230c1 100644
--- a/src/Patches/Gameplay/UI/Settings/GameSettingsPatch.cs
+++ b/src/Patches/Gameplay/UI/Settings/GameSettingsPatch.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.UI.Settings;
 // Custom game settings definitions
 internal sealed class BetterGameSettings
 {
+    internal static OptionFloatItem? KickCooldown;
     internal static OptionStringItem? WhenCheating;
     internal static OptionCheckboxItem? InvalidFriendCode;
     internal static OptionCheckboxItem? UseBanPlayerList;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ internal static class GameSettingsPatch
             if (IsPreload || GameState.IsHost)
             {
                 OptionTitleItem.Create(BetterSettingsTab, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_TextHeader_HostOnly);
+                BetterGameSettings.KickCooldown = OptionFloatItem.Create(BetterSettingsTab, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_KickCooldown, (0f, 3f, 0.1f), 2f, ("", "s"));
                 BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating = OptionStringItem.Create(BetterSettingsTab, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_WhenCheating,
                     [TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_WhenCheating_Notify, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_WhenCheating_Kick, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_WhenCheating_Ban], 2);
                 BetterGameSettings.InvalidFriendCode = OptionCheckboxItem.Create(BetterSettingsTab, TranslationStrings.BetterSetting_Setting_InvalidFriendCode, true);
diff --git a/src/Resources/Lang/en_US.json b/src/Resources/Lang/en_US.json
index 3042bc2..ec8ec52 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Lang/en_US.json
+++ b/src/Resources/Lang/en_US.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
   "BetterSetting.TextHeader.HostOnly": "<color=#4f92ff>Host Only</color>",
   "BetterSetting.TextHeader.Detections": "<color=#4f92ff>Detections</color>",
 
+  "BetterSetting.Setting.KickCooldown": "Kick cooldown",
   "BetterSetting.Setting.WhenCheating": "When a player is caught cheating",
   "BetterSetting.Setting.WhenCheating.Notify": "Notify",
   "BetterSetting.Setting.WhenCheating.Kick": "Kick",
diff --git a/src/Utilities/PlayerControlUtils.cs b/src/Utilities/PlayerControlUtils.cs
index 0fc610c..128d3b9 100644
--- a/src/Utilities/PlayerControlUtils.cs
+++ b/src/Utilities/PlayerControlUtils.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using AmongUs.GameOptions;
 using BetterAmongUs.Data;
 using BetterAmongUs.Generated;
+using BetterAmongUs.Managers;
 using BetterAmongUs.Modules;
 using BetterAmongUs.MonoScripts.Extended;
 using BetterAmongUs.Patches.Gameplay.Player;
@@ -127,42 +128,113 @@ internal static class PlayerControlUtils
         return true;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Kicks a player from the game as soon as it is safe to do so.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="player">The player to kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="ban">Whether to ban the player.</param>
+    /// <param name="setReasonInfo">Custom reason message for the kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="antiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="bypassDataCheck">Whether to bypass the data collection check.</param>
+    /// <param name="forceBan">Whether to force a ban regardless of settings.</param>
+    internal static void Kick(this PlayerControl player, bool ban = false, string setReasonInfo = "", bool antiCheatBan = false, bool bypassDataCheck = false, bool forceBan = false)
+    {
+        if (!player.CanKick(ban, antiCheatBan, bypassDataCheck, forceBan, out var shouldBan)) return;
+        KickCooldownManager.ScheduleAction(() => { player.PerformKick(shouldBan, setReasonInfo, antiCheatBan); });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Kicks a player from the game immediately if it is safe to do so, otherwise does nothing.
+    /// This should be used instead of <see cref="Kick"/> in places where this method is repeatedly called, like Update methods for example.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="player">The player to kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="ban">Whether to ban the player.</param>
+    /// <param name="setReasonInfo">Custom reason message for the kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="antiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="bypassDataCheck">Whether to bypass the data collection check.</param>
+    /// <param name="forceBan">Whether to force a ban regardless of settings.</param>
+    internal static void TryKick(this PlayerControl player, bool ban = false, string setReasonInfo = "", bool antiCheatBan = false, bool bypassDataCheck = false, bool forceBan = false)
+    {
+        if (!KickCooldownManager.IsReady()) return;
+        if (!player.CanKick(ban, antiCheatBan, bypassDataCheck, forceBan, out var shouldBan)) return;
+        KickCooldownManager.Trigger();
+        player.PerformKick(shouldBan, setReasonInfo, antiCheatBan);
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Kicks a player from the game immediately, regardless of cooldown.
+    /// Only use this if the target player is extremely dangerous and must be removed immediately.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="player">The player to kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="ban">Whether to ban the player.</param>
+    /// <param name="setReasonInfo">Custom reason message for the kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="antiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="bypassDataCheck">Whether to bypass the data collection check.</param>
+    /// <param name="forceBan">Whether to force a ban regardless of settings.</param>
+    internal static void KickImmediate(this PlayerControl player, bool ban = false, string setReasonInfo = "", bool antiCheatBan = false, bool bypassDataCheck = false, bool forceBan = false)
+    {
+        if (!player.CanKick(ban, antiCheatBan, bypassDataCheck, forceBan, out var shouldBan)) return;
+        player.PerformKick(shouldBan, setReasonInfo, antiCheatBan);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether the specified player can be kicked from the game and sets the outcome.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="player">The player to evaluate.</param>
+    /// <param name="ban">Whether to ban the player.</param>
+    /// <param name="antiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
+    /// <param name="bypassDataCheck">Whether to bypass the data collection check.</param>
+    /// <param name="forceBan">Whether to force a ban regardless of settings.</param>
+    /// <param name="shouldBan">
+    /// When the method returns, this value indicates whether the player should be banned
+    /// based on the provided flags and internal checks.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the player can be kicked/banned, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
+    private static bool CanKick(this PlayerControl player, bool ban, bool antiCheatBan, bool bypassDataCheck,
+        bool forceBan, out bool shouldBan)
+    {
+        shouldBan = ban || forceBan;
+
+        if (!GameState.IsHost || player.IsLocalPlayer() || (!player.DataIsCollected() && !bypassDataCheck) || player.IsHost() || player.isDummy)
+            return false;
+
+        if (forceBan || !antiCheatBan) return true;
+
+        return HandleAntiCheatBanCheck(shouldBan, out shouldBan);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether a player should be banned when an anti‑cheat check is performed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ban">Whether the player has already been flagged for banning before this method is called.</param>
+    /// <param name="shouldBan">The output value that indicates whether the player should ultimately be banned.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// <c>true</c> if the player can be kicked or banned.<br/>
+    /// <c>false</c> if <see cref="BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating"/> is set to <c>0</c> (Notify).
+    /// </returns>
+    private static bool HandleAntiCheatBanCheck(bool ban, out bool shouldBan)
+    {
+        shouldBan = ban && BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating.GetStringIndex() == 2;
+        return BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating.GetStringIndex() != 0;
+    }
+    
     /// <summary>
     /// Kicks a player from the game with optional ban and anti-cheat features.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="player">The player to kick.</param>
     /// <param name="ban">Whether to ban the player.</param>
     /// <param name="setReasonInfo">Custom reason message for the kick.</param>
-    /// <param name="AntiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
-    /// <param name="bypassDataCheck">Whether to bypass the data collection check.</param>
-    /// <param name="forceBan">Whether to force a ban regardless of settings.</param>
-    internal static void Kick(this PlayerControl player, bool ban = false, string setReasonInfo = "", bool AntiCheatBan = false, bool bypassDataCheck = false, bool forceBan = false)
+    /// <param name="antiCheatBan">Whether this is an anti-cheat related kick.</param>
+    private static void PerformKick(this PlayerControl player, bool ban = false, string setReasonInfo = "", bool antiCheatBan = false)
     {
-        var Ban = ban || forceBan;
-
-        if (!GameState.IsHost || player.IsLocalPlayer() || (!player.DataIsCollected() && !bypassDataCheck) || player.IsHost() || player.isDummy)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (AntiCheatBan)
-        {
-            if (BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating.GetStringIndex() == 0 && !forceBan)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            Ban = (Ban && BetterGameSettings.WhenCheating.GetStringIndex() == 2) || forceBan;
-        }
-
         if (setReasonInfo != "")
         {
-            PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.BetterShowNotification(player.Data, forceReasonText: string.Format(setReasonInfo, Ban ? TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Ban.LocalizedString.ToLower() : TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Kick.LocalizedString.ToLower()));
+            PlayerJoinAndLeftPatch.BetterShowNotification(player.Data, forceReasonText: string.Format(setReasonInfo, ban ? TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Ban.LocalizedString.ToLower() : TranslationStrings.AntiCheat_Kick.LocalizedString.ToLower()));
         }
 
-        AmongUsClient.Instance.KickPlayer(player.GetClientId(), Ban);
+        AmongUsClient.Instance.KickPlayer(player.GetClientId(), ban);
 
-        player.ExtendedData().AntiCheatInfo.BannedByAntiCheat = AntiCheatBan;
+        player.ExtendedData().AntiCheatInfo.BannedByAntiCheat = antiCheatBan;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/build/Generated/TranslationStrings.cs b/src/build/Generated/TranslationStrings.cs
index 9878aeb..2cba8ab 100644
--- a/src/build/Generated/TranslationStrings.cs
+++ b/src/build/Generated/TranslationStrings.cs
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ public static class TranslationStrings
     /// </summary>
     public static readonly TranslationString BetterSetting_TextHeader_Detections = new("BetterSetting.TextHeader.Detections");
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base Translation: Kick cooldown
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly TranslationString BetterSetting_Setting_KickCooldown = new("BetterSetting.Setting.KickCooldown");
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Base Translation: When a player is caught cheating
     /// </summary>