--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java
+++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.level.gameevent.GameEvent;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.AABB;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3;
+// CraftBukkit start
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityRemoveEvent;
+// CraftBukkit end
 
 public class LightningBolt extends Entity {
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@
                 }
 
                 this.powerLightningRod();
-                LightningBolt.clearCopperOnLightningStrike(this.level(), this.getStrikePosition());
+                LightningBolt.clearCopperOnLightningStrike(this.level(), this.getStrikePosition(), this); // Paper - Call EntityChangeBlockEvent
                 this.gameEvent(GameEvent.LIGHTNING_STRIKE);
             }
         }
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                this.discard();
+                this.discard(EntityRemoveEvent.Cause.DESPAWN); // CraftBukkit - add Bukkit remove cause
             } else if (this.life < -this.random.nextInt(10)) {
                 --this.flashes;
                 this.life = 1;
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (this.life >= 0) {
+        if (this.life >= 0 && !this.visualOnly) { // CraftBukkit - add !this.visualOnly
             if (!(this.level() instanceof ServerLevel)) {
                 this.level().setSkyFlashTime(2);
             } else if (!this.visualOnly) {
@@ -169,8 +173,12 @@
                     BlockState iblockdata = BaseFireBlock.getState(this.level(), blockposition);
 
                     if (this.level().getBlockState(blockposition).isAir() && iblockdata.canSurvive(this.level(), blockposition)) {
-                        this.level().setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition, iblockdata);
-                        ++this.blocksSetOnFire;
+                        // CraftBukkit start - add "!visualOnly"
+                        if (!this.visualOnly && !CraftEventFactory.callBlockIgniteEvent(this.level(), blockposition, this).isCancelled()) {
+                            this.level().setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition, iblockdata);
+                            ++this.blocksSetOnFire;
+                        }
+                        // CraftBukkit end
                     }
 
                     for (int j = 0; j < spreadAttempts; ++j) {
@@ -178,8 +186,12 @@
 
                         iblockdata = BaseFireBlock.getState(this.level(), blockposition1);
                         if (this.level().getBlockState(blockposition1).isAir() && iblockdata.canSurvive(this.level(), blockposition1)) {
-                            this.level().setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1, iblockdata);
-                            ++this.blocksSetOnFire;
+                            // CraftBukkit start - add "!visualOnly"
+                            if (!this.visualOnly && !CraftEventFactory.callBlockIgniteEvent(this.level(), blockposition1, this).isCancelled()) {
+                                this.level().setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1, iblockdata);
+                                ++this.blocksSetOnFire;
+                            }
+                            // CraftBukkit end
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -190,7 +202,7 @@
 
     }
 
-    private static void clearCopperOnLightningStrike(Level world, BlockPos pos) {
+    private static void clearCopperOnLightningStrike(Level world, BlockPos pos, Entity lightning) { // Paper - Call EntityChangeBlockEvent
         BlockState iblockdata = world.getBlockState(pos);
         BlockPos blockposition1;
         BlockState iblockdata1;
@@ -204,24 +216,29 @@
         }
 
         if (iblockdata1.getBlock() instanceof WeatheringCopper) {
-            world.setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1, WeatheringCopper.getFirst(world.getBlockState(blockposition1)));
+            // Paper start - Call EntityChangeBlockEvent
+            BlockState newBlock = WeatheringCopper.getFirst(world.getBlockState(blockposition1));
+            if (CraftEventFactory.callEntityChangeBlockEvent(lightning, blockposition1, newBlock)) {
+                world.setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1, newBlock);
+            }
+            // Paper end - Call EntityChangeBlockEvent
             BlockPos.MutableBlockPos blockposition_mutableblockposition = pos.mutable();
             int i = world.random.nextInt(3) + 3;
 
             for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
                 int k = world.random.nextInt(8) + 1;
 
-                LightningBolt.randomWalkCleaningCopper(world, blockposition1, blockposition_mutableblockposition, k);
+                LightningBolt.randomWalkCleaningCopper(world, blockposition1, blockposition_mutableblockposition, k, lightning); // Paper - transmit LightningBolt instance to call EntityChangeBlockEvent
             }
 
         }
     }
 
-    private static void randomWalkCleaningCopper(Level world, BlockPos pos, BlockPos.MutableBlockPos mutablePos, int count) {
+    private static void randomWalkCleaningCopper(Level world, BlockPos pos, BlockPos.MutableBlockPos mutablePos, int count, Entity lightning) { // Paper - transmit LightningBolt instance to call EntityChangeBlockEvent
         mutablePos.set(pos);
 
         for (int j = 0; j < count; ++j) {
-            Optional<BlockPos> optional = LightningBolt.randomStepCleaningCopper(world, mutablePos);
+            Optional<BlockPos> optional = LightningBolt.randomStepCleaningCopper(world, mutablePos, lightning); // Paper - transmit LightningBolt instance to call EntityChangeBlockEvent
 
             if (optional.isEmpty()) {
                 break;
@@ -232,7 +249,7 @@
 
     }
 
-    private static Optional<BlockPos> randomStepCleaningCopper(Level world, BlockPos pos) {
+    private static Optional<BlockPos> randomStepCleaningCopper(Level world, BlockPos pos, Entity lightning) { // Paper - transmit LightningBolt instance to call EntityChangeBlockEvent
         Iterator iterator = BlockPos.randomInCube(world.random, 10, pos, 1).iterator();
 
         BlockPos blockposition1;
@@ -247,8 +264,10 @@
             iblockdata = world.getBlockState(blockposition1);
         } while (!(iblockdata.getBlock() instanceof WeatheringCopper));
 
+        BlockPos blockposition1Final = blockposition1; // CraftBukkit - decompile error
         WeatheringCopper.getPrevious(iblockdata).ifPresent((iblockdata1) -> {
-            world.setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1, iblockdata1);
+            if (CraftEventFactory.callEntityChangeBlockEvent(lightning, blockposition1Final, iblockdata1)) // Paper - call EntityChangeBlockEvent
+            world.setBlockAndUpdate(blockposition1Final, iblockdata1); // CraftBukkit - decompile error
         });
         world.levelEvent(3002, blockposition1, -1);
         return Optional.of(blockposition1);