diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/chunkio/ChunkIOProvider.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/chunkio/ChunkIOProvider.java
index 8feadd112a..1440349b96 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/chunkio/ChunkIOProvider.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/chunkio/ChunkIOProvider.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ChunkIOProvider implements AsynchronousExecutor.CallBackProvider<QueuedChu
 
     // sync stuff
     public void callStage2(QueuedChunk queuedChunk, Chunk chunk) throws RuntimeException {
-        if(chunk == null) {
+        if (chunk == null) {
             // If the chunk loading failed just do it synchronously (may generate)
             queuedChunk.provider.originalGetChunkAt(queuedChunk.x, queuedChunk.z);
             return;
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ class ChunkIOProvider implements AsynchronousExecutor.CallBackProvider<QueuedChu
             server.getPluginManager().callEvent(new org.bukkit.event.world.ChunkLoadEvent(chunk.bukkitChunk, false));
         }
 
+        // Update neighbor counts
+        for (int x = -2; x < 3; x++) {
+            for (int z = -2; z < 3; z++) {
+                if (x == 0 && z == 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                Chunk neighbor = queuedChunk.provider.getChunkIfLoaded(chunk.locX + x, chunk.locZ + z);
+                if (neighbor != null) {
+                    neighbor.setNeighborLoaded(-x, -z);
+                    chunk.setNeighborLoaded(x, z);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         chunk.a(queuedChunk.provider, queuedChunk.provider, queuedChunk.x, queuedChunk.z);
     }