diff --git a/patches/api/0303-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch b/patches/api/0303-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
index 07c662e58..b2e65ae49 100644
--- a/patches/api/0303-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
+++ b/patches/api/0303-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ Subject: [PATCH] additions to PlayerGameModeChangeEvent
 
 
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.java
-index 4b96e0573c7ce32ad8c41124ee9ecab8359318a5..b71f37dc8ac00175efd9275e9d8988bb5f2d9c47 100644
+index 4b96e0573c7ce32ad8c41124ee9ecab8359318a5..aee4a8b52c0d4abb655a4778575f0122acf19049 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.java
-@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@ public class PlayerGameModeChangeEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellabl
+@@ -8,15 +8,32 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+ 
+ /**
+  * Called when the GameMode of the player is changed.
++ * <p>
++ * <b>NOTE:</b> When {@link #getCause()} is {@link Cause#DEFAULT_GAMEMODE},
++ * the Player from {@link #getPlayer()} might not be fully online at
++ * the time this event is fired. Plugins should use {@link Player#isOnline()}
++ * to check before changing player state.
+  */
+ public class PlayerGameModeChangeEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellable {
      private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
      private boolean cancelled;
      private final GameMode newGameMode;
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ index 4b96e0573c7ce32ad8c41124ee9ecab8359318a5..b71f37dc8ac00175efd9275e9d8988bb
      }
  
      @Override
-@@ -49,4 +61,77 @@ public class PlayerGameModeChangeEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellabl
+@@ -49,4 +66,77 @@ public class PlayerGameModeChangeEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellabl
      public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
          return handlers;
      }
diff --git a/patches/server/0681-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch b/patches/server/0681-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
index fc51d47c6..8beaf231b 100644
--- a/patches/server/0681-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0681-additions-to-PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.patch
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ index d75f78d2e3fb1376e8f6a8668c98a04a693c99e1..79f6089b934124c3309c6bee2e48b36b
          }
  
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
-index b74fc226bf299e274dcf7a0e5002fea1d9886c24..592b2a22f5f971f4445c9b336d04923ba74a64b2 100644
+index b74fc226bf299e274dcf7a0e5002fea1d9886c24..e426942d85cfff429e9dd3bb8f9ef6dc88524778 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer.java
 @@ -1768,8 +1768,15 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player {
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ index b74fc226bf299e274dcf7a0e5002fea1d9886c24..592b2a22f5f971f4445c9b336d04923b
          }
      }
  
-@@ -2163,6 +2170,14 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player {
+@@ -2163,6 +2170,16 @@ public class ServerPlayer extends Player {
      }
  
      public void loadGameTypes(@Nullable CompoundTag nbt) {
++        // Paper start
 +        if (this.server.getForcedGameType() != null && this.server.getForcedGameType() != ServerPlayer.readPlayerMode(nbt, "playerGameType")) {
 +            if (new PlayerGameModeChangeEvent(this.getBukkitEntity(), GameMode.getByValue(this.server.getDefaultGameType().getId()), org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerGameModeChangeEvent.Cause.DEFAULT_GAMEMODE, null).callEvent()) {
 +                this.gameMode.setGameModeForPlayer(this.server.getForcedGameType(), GameType.DEFAULT_MODE);
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ index b74fc226bf299e274dcf7a0e5002fea1d9886c24..592b2a22f5f971f4445c9b336d04923b
 +            }
 +            return;
 +        }
++        // Paper end
          this.gameMode.setGameModeForPlayer(this.calculateGameModeForNewPlayer(ServerPlayer.readPlayerMode(nbt, "playerGameType")), ServerPlayer.readPlayerMode(nbt, "previousPlayerGameType"));
      }