diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index bcc75837..d445f817 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - improved AI of baby enderdragon
     - can not take damage from own attacks any more (immune to own area effect clouds that do damage)
     - once tamed, no longer tries to shoot other players
+    - attack/follow range is now adjustable through the config
 
 ### Version 1.18.2 - 2.0.3
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/config/entity/BabyEnderDragonConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/config/entity/BabyEnderDragonConfig.java
index a3db5481..f720d5fb 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/config/entity/BabyEnderDragonConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/config/entity/BabyEnderDragonConfig.java
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ public final class BabyEnderDragonConfig extends EntityConfig {
     public final DoubleValue health = new DoubleValue("health", 10.0D, MIN_HEALTH, MAX_HEALTH);
     public final DoubleValue movementSpeed = new DoubleValue("movementSpeed", 0.3D, MIN_SPEED, MAX_SPEED);
     public final DoubleValue flyingSpeed = new DoubleValue("flyingSpeed", 0.5D, MIN_SPEED, MAX_SPEED);
+    public final DoubleValue followRange = new DoubleValue("followRange", 64.0D, 0.0D, 2048.0D); // twice the default FOLLOW_RANGE
     public final BooleanValue canSpawn = new BooleanValue("canSpawn", true);
     public final IntegerValue maxSpawnedInChunk = new IntegerValue("maxSpawnedInChunk", 5, 1, 15);
     public final IngredientValue temptationItems = new IngredientValue("temptationItems", Items.CHORUS_FRUIT);
 
     private BabyEnderDragonConfig() {
         super("baby_ender_dragon");
-        this.registerConfigValues(canAttack, health, movementSpeed, flyingSpeed, canSpawn, maxSpawnedInChunk, temptationItems);
+        this.registerConfigValues(canAttack, health, movementSpeed, flyingSpeed, followRange, canSpawn, maxSpawnedInChunk, temptationItems);
     }
 
     public static BabyEnderDragonConfig get() {
@@ -57,4 +58,8 @@ public static Ingredient temptationItems() {
         return INSTANCE.temptationItems.get();
     }
 
+    public static double followRange() {
+        return INSTANCE.followRange.get();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/entity/BabyEnderDragonEntity.java b/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/entity/BabyEnderDragonEntity.java
index 8449c5e0..08491398 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/entity/BabyEnderDragonEntity.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/tristankechlo/livingthings/entity/BabyEnderDragonEntity.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected void registerGoals() {
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(1, new FloatGoal(this));
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(2, new CustomSitWhenOrderedToSitGoal(this));
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(3, new TemptGoal(this, 1.0D, BabyEnderDragonConfig.temptationItems(), false));
-        this.goalSelector.addGoal(4, new RangedAttackGoal(this, 1.1D, 120, 240, 25.0F));
+        this.goalSelector.addGoal(4, new RangedAttackGoal(this, 1.1D, 120, 240, (float) BabyEnderDragonConfig.followRange()));
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(6, new FollowOwnerGoal(this, 1.3D, 10.0F, 3.0F, true));
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(8, new WaterAvoidingRandomFlyingGoal(this, 1.2D));
         this.goalSelector.addGoal(10, new LookAtPlayerGoal(this, Player.class, 8.0F));
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public static AttributeSupplier.Builder createAttributes() {
         return Mob.createMobAttributes()
                 .add(Attributes.MAX_HEALTH, BabyEnderDragonConfig.health())
                 .add(Attributes.MOVEMENT_SPEED, BabyEnderDragonConfig.movementSpeed())
-                .add(Attributes.FLYING_SPEED, BabyEnderDragonConfig.flyingSpeed());
+                .add(Attributes.FLYING_SPEED, BabyEnderDragonConfig.flyingSpeed())
+                .add(Attributes.FOLLOW_RANGE, BabyEnderDragonConfig.followRange());
     }
 
     public static boolean checkBabyEnderDragonSpawnRules(EntityType<? extends Mob> entityType, LevelAccessor level, MobSpawnType spawnReason, BlockPos pos, Random random) {