diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/gameevent/DynamicGameEventListener.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/gameevent/DynamicGameEventListener.java.patch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/gameevent/DynamicGameEventListener.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/gameevent/DynamicGameEventListener.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/gameevent/DynamicGameEventListener.java
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+ 
+     private static void ifChunkExists(LevelReader world, @Nullable SectionPos sectionPos, Consumer<GameEventListenerRegistry> dispatcherConsumer) {
+         if (sectionPos != null) {
+-            ChunkAccess chunkAccess = world.getChunk(sectionPos.x(), sectionPos.z(), ChunkStatus.FULL, false);
++            ChunkAccess chunkAccess = world.getChunkIfLoadedImmediately(sectionPos.getX(), sectionPos.getZ()); // Paper - Perf: can cause sync loads while completing a chunk, resulting in deadlock
+             if (chunkAccess != null) {
+                 dispatcherConsumer.accept(chunkAccess.getListenerRegistry(sectionPos.y()));
+             }