diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0163-MC-80966-Always-send-chunk-sections.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0163-MC-80966-Always-send-chunk-sections.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf0e02bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0163-MC-80966-Always-send-chunk-sections.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From bd498ac48498c0555fdb0eb25c6bb1498481ce58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zach Brown <zach.brown@destroystokyo.com>
+Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:59:15 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] MC-80966 - Always send chunk sections
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkSection.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkSection.java
+index fc5c895..b2e81f0 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkSection.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ChunkSection.java
+@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ public class ChunkSection {
+     }
+ 
+     public boolean a() {
+-        return this.nonEmptyBlockCount == 0;
++        // Paper - MC-80966
++        // Even if there are no blocks, there may be other information associated with the chunk, always send it.
++        return false;
+     }
+ 
+     public boolean shouldTick() {
+-- 
+2.8.3
+