diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/npc/Villager.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/npc/Villager.java.patch
index 608b0c1d5c..cb4983a642 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/npc/Villager.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/npc/Villager.java.patch
@@ -24,25 +24,25 @@
      }
  
      @Override
-@@ -214,7 +222,18 @@
- 
-     public boolean assignProfessionWhenSpawned() {
+@@ -216,7 +224,18 @@
          return this.assignProfessionWhenSpawned;
-+    }
-+
+     }
+ 
 +    // Spigot Start
-+    @Override
+     @Override
 +    public void inactiveTick() {
 +        // SPIGOT-3874, SPIGOT-3894, SPIGOT-3846, SPIGOT-5286 :(
 +        if (this.level().spigotConfig.tickInactiveVillagers && this.isEffectiveAi()) {
 +            this.customServerAiStep((ServerLevel) this.level());
 +        }
 +        super.inactiveTick();
-     }
++    }
 +    // Spigot End
- 
-     @Override
++
++    @Override
      protected void customServerAiStep(ServerLevel world) {
+         ProfilerFiller gameprofilerfiller = Profiler.get();
+ 
 @@ -235,7 +254,7 @@
                      this.increaseProfessionLevelOnUpdate = false;
                  }
@@ -156,7 +156,33 @@
  
              if (entitywitch == null) {
                  super.thunderHit(world, lightning);
-@@ -906,7 +946,7 @@
+@@ -855,6 +895,12 @@
+ 
+     @Override
+     protected void updateTrades() {
++        // Paper start - More vanilla friendly methods to update trades
++        updateTrades(TRADES_PER_LEVEL);
++    }
++
++    public boolean updateTrades(int amount) {
++        // Paper end - More vanilla friendly methods to update trades
+         VillagerData villagerdata = this.getVillagerData();
+         Int2ObjectMap int2objectmap;
+ 
+@@ -872,9 +918,11 @@
+             if (avillagertrades_imerchantrecipeoption != null) {
+                 MerchantOffers merchantrecipelist = this.getOffers();
+ 
+-                this.addOffersFromItemListings(merchantrecipelist, avillagertrades_imerchantrecipeoption, 2);
++                this.addOffersFromItemListings(merchantrecipelist, avillagertrades_imerchantrecipeoption, amount); // Paper - More vanilla friendly methods to update trades
++                return true; // Paper - More vanilla friendly methods to update trades
+             }
+         }
++        return false; // Paper - More vanilla friendly methods to update trades
+     }
+ 
+     public void gossip(ServerLevel world, Villager villager, long time) {
+@@ -906,7 +954,7 @@
              }).limit(5L).toList();
  
              if (list1.size() >= requiredCount) {
@@ -165,7 +191,7 @@
                      list.forEach(GolemSensor::golemDetected);
                  }
              }
-@@ -963,7 +1003,7 @@
+@@ -963,7 +1011,7 @@
      @Override
      public void startSleeping(BlockPos pos) {
          super.startSleeping(pos);
@@ -174,7 +200,7 @@
          this.brain.eraseMemory(MemoryModuleType.WALK_TARGET);
          this.brain.eraseMemory(MemoryModuleType.CANT_REACH_WALK_TARGET_SINCE);
      }
-@@ -971,7 +1011,7 @@
+@@ -971,7 +1019,7 @@
      @Override
      public void stopSleeping() {
          super.stopSleeping();
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftVillager.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftVillager.java
index 45c44c46ed..8e895d6f84 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftVillager.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftVillager.java
@@ -98,6 +98,34 @@ public class CraftVillager extends CraftAbstractVillager implements Villager {
     }
 
     // Paper start
+    @Override
+    public boolean increaseLevel(int amount) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(amount > 0, "Level earned must be positive");
+        int supposedFinalLevel = this.getVillagerLevel() + amount;
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerData.MIN_VILLAGER_LEVEL <= supposedFinalLevel && supposedFinalLevel <= net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerData.MAX_VILLAGER_LEVEL,
+            "Final level reached after the donation (%d) must be between [%d, %d]".formatted(supposedFinalLevel, net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerData.MIN_VILLAGER_LEVEL, net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerData.MAX_VILLAGER_LEVEL));
+
+        it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints.Int2ObjectMap<net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerTrades.ItemListing[]> trades =
+            net.minecraft.world.entity.npc.VillagerTrades.TRADES.get(this.getHandle().getVillagerData().getProfession());
+
+        if (trades == null || trades.isEmpty()) {
+            this.getHandle().setVillagerData(this.getHandle().getVillagerData().setLevel(supposedFinalLevel));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        while (amount > 0) {
+            this.getHandle().increaseMerchantCareer();
+            amount--;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean addTrades(int amount) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(amount > 0, "Number of trades unlocked must be positive");
+        return this.getHandle().updateTrades(amount);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getRestocksToday() {
         return getHandle().numberOfRestocksToday;