diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index 5cc1fecacd..58f44313d7 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -1120,6 +1120,20 @@ public interface World extends PluginMessageRecipient, Metadatable {
      */
     void playSound(Location location, Sound sound, float volume, float pitch);
 
+    /**
+     * Play a Sound at the provided Location in the World.
+     * <p>
+     * This function will fail silently if Location or Sound are null. No
+     * sound will be heard by the players if their clients do not have the
+     * respective sound for the value passed.
+     *
+     * @param location the location to play the sound
+     * @param sound the internal sound name to play
+     * @param volume the volume of the sound
+     * @param pitch the pitch of the sound
+     */
+    void playSound(Location location, String sound, float volume, float pitch);
+
     /**
      * Get existing rules
      *