diff --git a/nms-patches/BlockKelp.patch b/nms-patches/BlockKelp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b014e4345f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nms-patches/BlockKelp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/server/BlockKelp.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/server/BlockKelp.java
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
+             IBlockData iblockdata1 = world.getType(blockposition1);
+ 
+             if (iblockdata1.getBlock() == Blocks.WATER && ((Integer) iblockdata.get(BlockKelp.a)).intValue() < 25 && random.nextDouble() < 0.14D) {
+-                world.setTypeUpdate(blockposition1, (IBlockData) iblockdata.a((IBlockState) BlockKelp.a));
++                org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.handleBlockSpreadEvent(world, blockposition, blockposition1, (IBlockData) iblockdata.a((IBlockState) BlockKelp.a)); // CraftBukkit
+             }
+ 
+         }