diff --git a/paper-server/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/breeze/Breeze.patch b/paper-server/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/breeze/Breeze.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a397ebdf67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/breeze/Breeze.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/breeze/Breeze.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/breeze/Breeze.java
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
+ 
+     @Override
+     public BehaviorController<Breeze> getBrain() {
+-        return super.getBrain();
++        return (BehaviorController<Breeze>) super.getBrain(); // CraftBukkit - decompile error
+     }
+ 
+     @Override
+@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
+ 
+     @Override
+     public boolean canAttackType(EntityTypes<?> entitytypes) {
++        if (this.getTarget() != null) return this.getTarget().getType() == entitytypes; // SPIGOT-7957: Allow attack if target from brain was set
+         return entitytypes == EntityTypes.PLAYER || entitytypes == EntityTypes.IRON_GOLEM;
+     }
+ 
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBreeze.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBreeze.java
index 0edefad5a9..7223fabab6 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBreeze.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftBreeze.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity;
 
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.EntityLiving;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.ai.memory.MemoryModuleType;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Breeze;
+import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
 
 public class CraftBreeze extends CraftMonster implements Breeze {
 
@@ -14,6 +17,13 @@ public class CraftBreeze extends CraftMonster implements Breeze {
         return (net.minecraft.world.entity.monster.breeze.Breeze) entity;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setTarget(LivingEntity target) {
+        super.setTarget(target);
+        EntityLiving entityLivingTarget = (target instanceof CraftLivingEntity craftLivingEntity) ? craftLivingEntity.getHandle() : null;
+        this.getHandle().getBrain().setMemory(MemoryModuleType.ATTACK_TARGET, entityLivingTarget); // SPIGOT-7957: We need override memory for set target and trigger attack behaviours
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "CraftBreeze";