diff --git a/patches/api/0498-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch b/patches/api/0498-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..219c527547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/0498-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Abel <abelvanhulst@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:32:51 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] API to check if the server is sleeping
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
+index 0b78564256ebc647ebac402e549d86ab6e307c8d..ba366576a571214e67bcc529dc1bca19e1d59ef8 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
+@@ -2572,4 +2572,11 @@ public interface Server extends PluginMessageRecipient, net.kyori.adventure.audi
+      */
+     boolean isOwnedByCurrentRegion(@NotNull Entity entity);
+     // Paper end - Folia region threading API
++
++    // Paper start - API to check if the server is sleeping
++    /**
++     * Returns whether the server is sleeping/paused.
++     */
++    boolean isPaused();
++    // Paper end - API to check if the server is sleeping
+ }
diff --git a/patches/server/1068-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch b/patches/server/1068-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac432cd932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/1068-API-to-check-if-the-server-is-sleeping.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Abel <abelvanhulst@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:32:34 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] API to check if the server is sleeping
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
+index 64b56abf8900d0424100da460fc68ac964394793..5d070f036dae6d93f863c55192b557419634456d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
+@@ -3186,4 +3186,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+         }
+     }
+     // Paper end - Add tick times API and /mspt command
++
++    // Paper start - API to check if the server is sleeping
++    public boolean isTickPaused() {
++        return this.emptyTicks > 0 && this.emptyTicks >= this.pauseWhileEmptySeconds() * 20;
++    }
++    // Paper end - API to check if the server is sleeping
+ }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+index 806e56cb60235a99f468d36a059fdbd54c2d46e3..605662917a7720a6c5134fd1d93aa2d26116b76d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+@@ -3246,4 +3246,11 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+         return this.potionBrewer;
+     }
+     // Paper end
++
++    // Paper start - API to check if the server is sleeping
++    @Override
++    public boolean isPaused() {
++        return this.console.isTickPaused();
++    }
++    // Paper end - API to check if the server is sleeping
+ }