diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index 6f72573991..ba262a5d22 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@ public interface World {
      * @return
      */
     public LightningStrike strikeLightning(Location loc);
+    
+    /**
+     * Strikes lightning at the given {@link Location} without doing damage
+     * 
+     * @param loc The location to strike lightning
+     * @return
+     */
+    public LightningStrike strikeLightningEffect(Location loc);
 
     /**
      * Get a list of all entities in this World
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/LightningStrike.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/LightningStrike.java
index 5ffd137fca..ea8d7d0f66 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/LightningStrike.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/LightningStrike.java
@@ -2,8 +2,17 @@
 package org.bukkit.entity;
 
 /**
- * Represents an instance of a lightning strike entity
+ * Represents an instance of a lightning strike. May or may not do damage.
+ * 
+ * @author sk89q
  */
 public interface LightningStrike extends Weather {
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the strike is an effect that does no damage.
+     * 
+     * @return whether the strike is an effect
+     */
+    public boolean isEffect();
+    
 }