diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerRiptideEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerRiptideEvent.java
index c23142a72b..b16fd4433d 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerRiptideEvent.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerRiptideEvent.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.bukkit.event.player;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -16,10 +17,17 @@ public class PlayerRiptideEvent extends PlayerEvent {
 
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
     private final ItemStack item;
+    private final Vector velocity;
 
-    public PlayerRiptideEvent(@NotNull final Player who, @NotNull final ItemStack item) {
+    public PlayerRiptideEvent(@NotNull final Player who, @NotNull final ItemStack item, @NotNull Vector velocity) {
         super(who);
         this.item = item;
+        this.velocity = velocity;
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public PlayerRiptideEvent(@NotNull final Player who, @NotNull final ItemStack item) {
+        this(who, item, new Vector());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -32,6 +40,16 @@ public class PlayerRiptideEvent extends PlayerEvent {
         return item;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the velocity applied to the player as a result of this riptide.
+     *
+     * @return the riptide velocity
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public Vector getVelocity() {
+        return velocity.clone();
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     @Override
     public HandlerList getHandlers() {