diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
index 18d0636b74..8ec56cd6b8 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ public abstract class Event {
         this.async = isAsync;
     }
 
+    // Paper start
+    /**
+     * Calls the event and tests if cancelled.
+     *
+     * @return false if event was cancelled, if cancellable. otherwise true.
+     */
+    public boolean callEvent() {
+        org.bukkit.Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(this);
+        if (this instanceof Cancellable) {
+            return !((Cancellable) this).isCancelled();
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    // Paper end
+
     /**
      * Convenience method for providing a user-friendly identifier. By
      * default, it is the event's class's {@linkplain Class#getSimpleName()