diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/event/entity/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/event/entity/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5902e6d6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/event/entity/ExperienceOrbMergeEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Daniel Ennis (Aikar) MIT License
+ *
+ *  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ *  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ *  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ *  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ *  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ *  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ *  the following conditions:
+ *
+ *  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ *  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ *  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ *  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ *  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ *  OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ *  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.ExperienceOrb;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityEvent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
+
+/**
+ * Fired anytime the server is about to merge 2 experience orbs into one
+ */
+@NullMarked
+public class ExperienceOrbMergeEvent extends EntityEvent implements Cancellable {
+
+    private static final HandlerList HANDLER_LIST = new HandlerList();
+
+    private final ExperienceOrb mergeTarget;
+    private final ExperienceOrb mergeSource;
+
+    private boolean cancelled;
+
+    @ApiStatus.Internal
+    public ExperienceOrbMergeEvent(final ExperienceOrb mergeTarget, final ExperienceOrb mergeSource) {
+        super(mergeTarget);
+        this.mergeTarget = mergeTarget;
+        this.mergeSource = mergeSource;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return The orb that will absorb the other experience orb
+     */
+    public ExperienceOrb getMergeTarget() {
+        return this.mergeTarget;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return The orb that is subject to being removed and merged into the target orb
+     */
+    public ExperienceOrb getMergeSource() {
+        return this.mergeSource;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return this.cancelled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param cancel {@code true} if you wish to cancel this event, and prevent the orbs from merging
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setCancelled(final boolean cancel) {
+        this.cancelled = cancel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/ExperienceOrb.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/ExperienceOrb.java
index dec70bbfaf..0fe4a7f300 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/ExperienceOrb.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/ExperienceOrb.java
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ public interface ExperienceOrb extends Entity {
      * @param value Amount of experience
      */
     public void setExperience(int value);
+    
+    // Paper start - expose count
+    /**
+     * Get the stacked count for this experience orb.
+     *
+     * @return the count
+     */
+    int getCount();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the stacked count for this experience orb.
+     *
+     * @param count the new count
+     */
+    void setCount(int count);
+    // Paper end
 
     // Paper start
     /**