diff --git a/patches/api/0501-Added-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.patch b/patches/api/0501-Added-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ded72c7dcf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/0501-Added-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chaosdave34 <david.emanuel@gmx.de>
+Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:10:15 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Added PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/player/PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/player/PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.java
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..59e432878c2619d559eac2855fffe3b73c1f05c0
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/player/PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent.java
+@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
++package io.papermc.paper.event.player;
++
++import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
++import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
++import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEvent;
++import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
++import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
++import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
++
++/**
++ * Called when a player tries to draw a bow or load a crossbow without having a suitable projectile in their inventory
++ */
++@NullMarked
++public class PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent extends PlayerEvent {
++
++    private static final HandlerList HANDLER_LIST = new HandlerList();
++
++    private final ItemStack item;
++    private ItemStack projectile;
++
++    @ApiStatus.Internal
++    public PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent(final Player player, final ItemStack item) {
++        super(player);
++        this.item = item;
++        this.projectile = ItemStack.empty();
++    }
++
++    /**
++     *  Gets the item which the player tries to use
++     *
++     * @return the item
++     */
++    public ItemStack getItem() {
++        return item.clone();
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Gets the projectile that should be used
++     * 
++     * @return the projectile
++     */
++    public ItemStack getProjectile() {
++        return projectile.clone();
++    }
++
++    /**
++     * Sets the projectile that should be used
++     * <p>
++     * Note: setting this to {@link ItemStack#empty()} will prevent the player from using the bow/crossbow
++     * 
++     * @param projectile the projectile
++     */
++    public void setProjectile(ItemStack projectile) {
++        this.projectile = projectile.clone();
++    }
++
++    @Override
++    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
++        return HANDLER_LIST;
++    }
++
++    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
++        return HANDLER_LIST;
++    }
++}
diff --git a/patches/server/1073-Call-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent-in-Player-ge.patch b/patches/server/1073-Call-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent-in-Player-ge.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65145c5740a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/1073-Call-PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent-in-Player-ge.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chaosdave34 <david.emanuel@gmx.de>
+Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:11:23 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Call PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent in
+ Player#getProjectile
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/player/Player.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/player/Player.java
+index 61d412c4f1ebd55661cc3f0260468e3ac0efe0bb..6cf27e4e95b6b73212236ce739dc2514ea8dbab4 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/player/Player.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/player/Player.java
+@@ -2266,7 +2266,15 @@ public abstract class Player extends LivingEntity {
+                     }
+                 }
+ 
+-                return this.abilities.instabuild ? new ItemStack(Items.ARROW) : ItemStack.EMPTY;
++                // Paper start - Call PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent in Player#getProjectile
++                if (this.abilities.instabuild) {
++                    return new ItemStack(Items.ARROW);
++                } else {
++                    io.papermc.paper.event.player.PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent event = new io.papermc.paper.event.player.PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent((org.bukkit.entity.Player) getBukkitEntity(), org.bukkit.craftbukkit.inventory.CraftItemStack.asBukkitCopy(stack));
++                    event.callEvent();
++                    return org.bukkit.craftbukkit.inventory.CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(event.getProjectile());
++                }
++                // Paper end - Call PlayerUseBowWithoutProjectileEvent in Player#getProjectile
+             }
+         }
+     }