diff --git a/godot/scenes/misc/ball.tscn b/godot/scenes/misc/ball.tscn
index ac432d4..3a383b8 100644
--- a/godot/scenes/misc/ball.tscn
+++ b/godot/scenes/misc/ball.tscn
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ material = SubResource("StandardMaterial3D_3g557")
 [node name="ball" type="Ball" unique_id=816748600]
 collision_layer = 4
 collision_mask = 7
+contact_monitor = true
+max_contacts_reported = 10
 
 [node name="mesh_instance_3d" type="MeshInstance3D" parent="." unique_id=2076561614]
 mesh = SubResource("SphereMesh_1cgct")
diff --git a/rust/src/ball.rs b/rust/src/ball.rs
index 022a23d..bbbfa5d 100644
--- a/rust/src/ball.rs
+++ b/rust/src/ball.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use godot::{classes::RigidBody3D, prelude::*};
+use godot::{
+    classes::{IRigidBody3D, RigidBody3D},
+    prelude::*,
+};
 
-use crate::player::NetTransform;
+use crate::player::{IPlayer, NetTransform};
 
 #[derive(GodotClass)]
 #[class(base=RigidBody3D, init)]
@@ -8,11 +11,34 @@ pub struct Ball {
     base: Base<RigidBody3D>,
 }
 
+#[godot_api]
+impl IRigidBody3D for Ball {
+    fn ready(&mut self) {
+        self.base()
+            .signals()
+            .body_entered()
+            .connect_other(self, |s, body| s.on_collision(body));
+    }
+}
+
+#[godot_api]
 impl Ball {
+    #[signal]
+    pub fn on_ball_pickup(player_id: u16);
+
     pub fn get_transform(&self) -> NetTransform {
         NetTransform {
             location: self.base().get_global_position().into(),
             rotation: self.base().get_global_rotation().into(),
         }
     }
+
+    fn on_collision(&mut self, node: Gd<Node>) {
+        godot_print!("ball collision");
+        if let Ok(player) = node.try_dynify::<dyn IPlayer>()
+            && let Some(player_id) = player.dyn_bind().get_player_id()
+        {
+            self.run_deferred(move |s| s.signals().on_ball_pickup().emit(player_id));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/game_manager.rs b/rust/src/game_manager.rs
index 4895179..d10e9a6 100644
--- a/rust/src/game_manager.rs
+++ b/rust/src/game_manager.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use godot::{classes::CharacterBody3D, prelude::*, tools::get_autoload_by_name};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
+    ball::Ball,
     map::Map,
     map_resource::MapResource,
     net::{
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ pub struct Game {
     game_started: bool,
 
     pub current_map: Option<Gd<Map>>,
+    pub world_ball: Option<Gd<Ball>>,
     since_last_sync: f64,
 
     base: Base<Node>,
@@ -309,6 +311,12 @@ impl Game {
     pub fn spawn_ball(&mut self, transform: Option<NetTransform>) {
         if let Some(map) = &mut self.current_map {
             let ball = map.bind_mut().spawn_ball(transform);
+            if let Some(ball) = &ball {
+                self.world_ball = Some(ball.clone());
+                ball.signals()
+                    .on_ball_pickup()
+                    .connect_other(self, |s, player_id| s.handle_ball_pickup(player_id));
+            }
             self.run_deferred(|_| {
                 if let Some(ball) = ball
                     && let Some(peer) = &mut NetworkManager::singleton().bind_mut().peer
@@ -320,6 +328,23 @@ impl Game {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn handle_ball_pickup(&mut self, player_id: u16) {
+        self.despawn_ball();
+    }
+
+    pub fn despawn_ball(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(mut ball) = self.world_ball.take() {
+            ball.queue_free();
+            self.run_deferred(|_| {
+                if let Some(peer) = &mut NetworkManager::singleton().bind_mut().peer
+                    && let PeerKind::Server(peer, _) = peer
+                {
+                    peer.broadcast_reliable(Package::DespawnBall);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn spawn_player_server(&mut self, id: u16) -> Option<DynGd<CharacterBody3D, dyn IPlayer>> {
         if let Some(player) = self.find_player_mut(id)
             && let Some(character) = &mut player.character
diff --git a/rust/src/net/network_manager.rs b/rust/src/net/network_manager.rs
index 0b37550..f7d9c56 100644
--- a/rust/src/net/network_manager.rs
+++ b/rust/src/net/network_manager.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ impl INode for NetworkManager {
                                             game.bind_mut().spawn_ball(Some(transform));
                                         }
                                     }
+                                    Package::DespawnBall => {
+                                        if let Some(game) = &mut Game::singleton() {
+                                            game.bind_mut().despawn_ball();
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                     _ => {}
                                 },
                             }
@@ -580,6 +585,7 @@ pub enum Package {
     TakeDamage(DamageSource, u16, i32),
     Kill(DamageSource, u16),
     SpawnBall(NetTransform),
+    DespawnBall,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]