diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ExplosionListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ExplosionListener.java
index 3962e63ac..7e8222cbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ExplosionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ExplosionListener.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageByEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityExplodeEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.flags.FlagListener;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.lists.Flags;
@@ -27,13 +31,24 @@
  * @author tastybento
  */
 public class ExplosionListener extends FlagListener {
+    /**
+     * The Sulfur Cube entity type (Minecraft 26.2), resolved at runtime so the code still
+     * compiles and runs on older API versions. {@code null} when absent.
+     */
+    private static final EntityType SULFUR_CUBE = findFirstMatchingEnum(EntityType.class, "SULFUR_CUBE");
+
     /**
      * Contains {@link EntityType}s that generates an explosion.
+     * A Sulfur Cube with absorbed TNT explodes as itself, not as primed TNT, so it has to be
+     * included here for the TNT damage flags to apply.
      * @since 1.5.0
      */
-    private static final List<EntityType> TNT_TYPES = List.of(
+    private static final List<EntityType> TNT_TYPES = Stream.of(
             findFirstMatchingEnum(EntityType.class, "PRIMED_TNT", "TNT"),
-            findFirstMatchingEnum(EntityType.class, "MINECART_TNT", "TNT_MINECART"));
+            findFirstMatchingEnum(EntityType.class, "MINECART_TNT", "TNT_MINECART"),
+            SULFUR_CUBE)
+            .filter(Objects::nonNull)
+            .toList();
 
     private static <T extends Enum<T>> T findFirstMatchingEnum(Class<T> enumClass, String... values) {
         if (enumClass == null || values == null) {
@@ -87,6 +102,21 @@ public void onTNTPriming(PlayerInteractEvent e) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Protect against priming a Sulfur Cube (with absorbed TNT) unless TNT priming is allowed.
+     * @param e - event
+     */
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onSulfurCubePriming(PlayerInteractEntityEvent e) {
+        if (SULFUR_CUBE == null || e.getRightClicked().getType() != SULFUR_CUBE) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ItemStack item = e.getPlayer().getInventory().getItem(e.getHand());
+        if (item != null && PRIMING_ITEMS.contains(item.getType())) {
+            checkIsland(e, e.getPlayer(), e.getRightClicked().getLocation(), Flags.TNT_PRIMING);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prevents TNT explosion from breaking blocks
      * @param e - event
diff --git a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/TNTListenerTest.java b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/TNTListenerTest.java
index 6c49f2c55..8258c5eda 100644
--- a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/TNTListenerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/TNTListenerTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageByEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityExplodeEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.EquipmentSlot;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -164,6 +166,26 @@ void testOnExplosionWrongWorld() {
         assertFalse(list.isEmpty());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubeExplosion() {
+        List<Block> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(block);
+        EntityExplodeEvent e = getExplodeEvent(sulfurCube(), location, list);
+        listener.onExplosion(e);
+        assertTrue(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubeExplosionAllowed() {
+        when(island.isAllowed(Flags.TNT_DAMAGE)).thenReturn(true);
+        List<Block> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(block);
+        EntityExplodeEvent e = getExplodeEvent(sulfurCube(), location, list);
+        listener.onExplosion(e);
+        assertFalse(e.isCancelled());
+        assertFalse(list.isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testOnTNTDamageInWorldTNTNotProjectile() {
         // Block on fire
@@ -323,6 +345,23 @@ void testOnEntityExplosion() {
         assertTrue(e.isCancelled());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubeEntityExplosion() {
+        EntityDamageByEntityEvent e = new EntityDamageByEntityEvent(sulfurCube(), mockPlayer,
+                DamageCause.ENTITY_EXPLOSION, null, 20D);
+        listener.onExplosion(e);
+        assertTrue(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubeEntityExplosionAllowed() {
+        when(island.isAllowed(Flags.TNT_DAMAGE)).thenReturn(true);
+        EntityDamageByEntityEvent e = new EntityDamageByEntityEvent(sulfurCube(), mockPlayer,
+                DamageCause.ENTITY_EXPLOSION, null, 20D);
+        listener.onExplosion(e);
+        assertFalse(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testOnEntityExplosionOutsideIsland() {
         Flags.WORLD_TNT_DAMAGE.setDefaultSetting(false);
@@ -354,4 +393,40 @@ void testOnEntityExplosionWrongWorld() {
         assertFalse(e.isCancelled());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubePrimingNotAllowed() {
+        ItemStack flintAndSteel = new ItemStack(Material.FLINT_AND_STEEL);
+        when(inv.getItem(EquipmentSlot.HAND)).thenReturn(flintAndSteel);
+        PlayerInteractEntityEvent e = new PlayerInteractEntityEvent(mockPlayer, sulfurCube(), EquipmentSlot.HAND);
+        listener.onSulfurCubePriming(e);
+        assertTrue(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubePrimingAllowed() {
+        ItemStack flintAndSteel = new ItemStack(Material.FLINT_AND_STEEL);
+        when(island.isAllowed(any(), eq(Flags.TNT_PRIMING))).thenReturn(true);
+        when(inv.getItem(EquipmentSlot.HAND)).thenReturn(flintAndSteel);
+        PlayerInteractEntityEvent e = new PlayerInteractEntityEvent(mockPlayer, sulfurCube(), EquipmentSlot.HAND);
+        listener.onSulfurCubePriming(e);
+        assertFalse(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testOnSulfurCubePrimingNonPrimingItem() {
+        ItemStack stone = new ItemStack(Material.STONE);
+        when(inv.getItem(EquipmentSlot.HAND)).thenReturn(stone);
+        PlayerInteractEntityEvent e = new PlayerInteractEntityEvent(mockPlayer, sulfurCube(), EquipmentSlot.HAND);
+        listener.onSulfurCubePriming(e);
+        assertFalse(e.isCancelled());
+    }
+
+    private Entity sulfurCube() {
+        Entity sulfurCube = mock(Entity.class);
+        when(sulfurCube.getType()).thenReturn(EntityType.SULFUR_CUBE);
+        when(sulfurCube.getWorld()).thenReturn(world);
+        when(sulfurCube.getLocation()).thenReturn(location);
+        return sulfurCube;
+    }
+
 }