diff --git a/patches/server/1045-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch b/patches/server/1045-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..474135ffd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/1045-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jake Potrebic <jake.m.potrebic@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:56:17 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] General ItemMeta fixes
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
+index 8e0dd4b7a7a25a8beb27b507047bc48d8227627c..88245d8704f4df3075d592a68a4715565e9eed8c 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
+@@ -186,9 +186,13 @@ class CraftMetaFirework extends CraftMetaItem implements FireworkMeta {
+         }
+ 
+         List<FireworkExplosion> effects = new ArrayList<>();
+-        for (FireworkEffect effect : this.effects) {
+-            effects.add(CraftMetaFirework.getExplosion(effect));
++        // Paper start - fix NPE with effects list being null
++        if (this.effects != null) {
++            for (FireworkEffect effect : this.effects) {
++                effects.add(CraftMetaFirework.getExplosion(effect));
++            }
+         }
++        // Paper end
+ 
+         itemTag.put(CraftMetaFirework.FIREWORKS, new Fireworks(this.power, effects));
+     }