diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/state/BlockState.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/state/BlockState.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77d0d6d1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/state/BlockState.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/block/state/BlockState.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/block/state/BlockState.java
+@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
+ public class BlockState extends BlockBehaviour.BlockStateBase {
+     public static final Codec<BlockState> CODEC = codec(BuiltInRegistries.BLOCK.byNameCodec(), Block::defaultBlockState).stable();
+ 
++    // Paper start - optimise getType calls
++    org.bukkit.Material cachedMaterial;
++
++    public final org.bukkit.Material getBukkitMaterial() {
++        if (this.cachedMaterial == null) {
++            this.cachedMaterial = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.getBlock());
++        }
++        return this.cachedMaterial;
++    }
++    // Paper end - optimise getType calls
+     public BlockState(Block block, Reference2ObjectArrayMap<Property<?>, Comparable<?>> propertyMap, MapCodec<BlockState> codec) {
+         super(block, propertyMap, codec);
+     }
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
index a845ebd626..c88e4ba701 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftChunkSnapshot.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class CraftChunkSnapshot implements ChunkSnapshot {
     public Material getBlockType(int x, int y, int z) {
         this.validateChunkCoordinates(x, y, z);
 
-        return CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.blockids[this.getSectionIndex(y)].get(x, y & 0xF, z).getBlock());
+        return this.blockids[this.getSectionIndex(y)].get(x, y & 0xF, z).getBukkitMaterial(); // Paper - optimise getType calls
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
index 3fa3de9a89..5f4dcf6d86 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlock.java
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class CraftBlock implements Block {
 
     @Override
     public Material getType() {
-        return CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.world.getBlockState(this.position).getBlock());
+        return this.world.getBlockState(this.position).getBukkitMaterial(); // Paper - optimise getType calls
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlockState.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlockState.java
index fabdec2d66..1002123cd0 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlockState.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBlockState.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class CraftBlockState implements BlockState {
 
     @Override
     public Material getType() {
-        return CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.data.getBlock());
+        return this.data.getBukkitMaterial(); // Paper - optimise getType calls
     }
 
     public void setFlag(int flag) {
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/data/CraftBlockData.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/data/CraftBlockData.java
index 22b8603a0e..4982950b13 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/data/CraftBlockData.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/data/CraftBlockData.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CraftBlockData implements BlockData {
 
     @Override
     public Material getMaterial() {
-        return CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.state.getBlock());
+        return this.state.getBukkitMaterial(); // Paper - optimise getType calls
     }
 
     public net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState getState() {
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/generator/CraftChunkData.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/generator/CraftChunkData.java
index c96aaa185d..0fb580530d 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/generator/CraftChunkData.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/generator/CraftChunkData.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public final class CraftChunkData implements ChunkGenerator.ChunkData {
 
     @Override
     public Material getType(int x, int y, int z) {
-        return CraftBlockType.minecraftToBukkit(this.getTypeId(x, y, z).getBlock());
+        return this.getTypeId(x, y, z).getBukkitMaterial(); // Paper - optimise getType calls
     }
 
     @Override