diff --git a/patches/server/Validate-usernames.patch b/patches/server/Validate-usernames.patch
index d227e3750a..ddf18ae8bc 100644
--- a/patches/server/Validate-usernames.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Validate-usernames.patch
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListene
 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/network/ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.java
+@@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
+     private ServerPlayer delayedAcceptPlayer;
+     public String hostname = ""; // CraftBukkit - add field
+     private int velocityLoginMessageId = -1; // Paper - Velocity support
++    public boolean iKnowThisMayNotBeTheBestIdeaButPleaseDisableUsernameValidation = false; // Paper - username validation overriding
+ 
+     public ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl(MinecraftServer server, Connection connection) {
+         this.state = ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.State.HELLO;
 @@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public class ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl implements ServerLoginPacketListener
          // Paper end
      }
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
          this.gameProfile = packet.getGameProfile();
 +        // Paper start - validate usernames
 +        if (com.destroystokyo.paper.PaperConfig.isProxyOnlineMode() && com.destroystokyo.paper.PaperConfig.performUsernameValidation) {
-+            if (!validateUsername(this.gameProfile.getName())) {
++            if (!this.iKnowThisMayNotBeTheBestIdeaButPleaseDisableUsernameValidation && !validateUsername(this.gameProfile.getName())) {
 +                ServerLoginPacketListenerImpl.this.disconnect("Failed to verify username!");
 +                return;
 +            }