diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/EntityDeathEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/EntityDeathEvent.java
index a5984ab06c..b0c069f65d 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/EntityDeathEvent.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/EntityDeathEvent.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.entity;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import org.bukkit.damage.DamageSource;
 import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
@@ -11,15 +12,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
  */
 public class EntityDeathEvent extends EntityEvent {
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+    private final DamageSource damageSource;
     private final List<ItemStack> drops;
     private int dropExp = 0;
 
-    public EntityDeathEvent(@NotNull final LivingEntity entity, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops) {
-        this(entity, drops, 0);
+    public EntityDeathEvent(@NotNull final LivingEntity entity, @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops) {
+        this(entity, damageSource, drops, 0);
     }
 
-    public EntityDeathEvent(@NotNull final LivingEntity what, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp) {
+    public EntityDeathEvent(@NotNull final LivingEntity what, @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp) {
         super(what);
+        this.damageSource = damageSource;
         this.drops = drops;
         this.dropExp = droppedExp;
     }
@@ -30,6 +33,16 @@ public class EntityDeathEvent extends EntityEvent {
         return (LivingEntity) entity;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the source of damage which caused the death.
+     *
+     * @return a DamageSource detailing the source of the damage for the death.
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    public DamageSource getDamageSource() {
+        return damageSource;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets how much EXP should be dropped from this death.
      * <p>
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
index 3c2ea8fec3..133760be6c 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/PlayerDeathEvent.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.entity;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import org.bukkit.damage.DamageSource;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -17,16 +18,16 @@ public class PlayerDeathEvent extends EntityDeathEvent {
     private boolean keepLevel = false;
     private boolean keepInventory = false;
 
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
-        this(player, drops, droppedExp, 0, deathMessage);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
+        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, 0, deathMessage);
     }
 
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
-        this(player, drops, droppedExp, newExp, 0, 0, deathMessage);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
+        this(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp, newExp, 0, 0, deathMessage);
     }
 
-    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
-        super(player, drops, droppedExp);
+    public PlayerDeathEvent(@NotNull final Player player, @NotNull DamageSource damageSource, @NotNull final List<ItemStack> drops, final int droppedExp, final int newExp, final int newTotalExp, final int newLevel, @Nullable final String deathMessage) {
+        super(player, damageSource, drops, droppedExp);
         this.newExp = newExp;
         this.newTotalExp = newTotalExp;
         this.newLevel = newLevel;