diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/com/mojang/datafixers/util/Either.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/com/mojang/datafixers/util/Either.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..810603f8a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/com/mojang/datafixers/util/Either.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/com/mojang/datafixers/util/Either.java
++++ b/com/mojang/datafixers/util/Either.java
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
+     }
+ 
+     private static final class Left<L, R> extends Either<L, R> {
+-        private final L value;
++        private final L value; private Optional<L> valueOptional; // Paper - Perf: Reduce Either Optional allocation
+ 
+         public Left(final L value) {
+             this.value = value;
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
+ 
+         @Override
+         public Optional<L> left() {
+-            return Optional.of(value);
++            return this.valueOptional == null ? this.valueOptional = Optional.of(this.value) : this.valueOptional; // Paper - Perf: Reduce Either Optional allocation
+         }
+ 
+         @Override
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+     }
+ 
+     private static final class Right<L, R> extends Either<L, R> {
+-        private final R value;
++        private final R value; private Optional<R> valueOptional; // Paper - Perf: Reduce Either Optional allocation
+ 
+         public Right(final R value) {
+             this.value = value;
+@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
+ 
+         @Override
+         public Optional<R> right() {
+-            return Optional.of(value);
++            return this.valueOptional == null ? this.valueOptional = Optional.of(this.value) : this.valueOptional; // Paper - Perf: Reduce Either Optional allocation
+         }
+ 
+         @Override