diff --git a/Spigot-API-Patches/0050-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-check.patch b/Spigot-API-Patches/0050-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61b8625cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-API-Patches/0050-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 2929553345386ced98bef0739339bed732757880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zach Brown <zach.brown@destroystokyo.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:03:10 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Expose WorldBorder#isInBounds(Location) check
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/WorldBorder.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/WorldBorder.java
+index 55c8983b..1957507c 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/WorldBorder.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/WorldBorder.java
+@@ -106,4 +106,14 @@ public interface WorldBorder {
+      * @param distance The distance in blocks. (The default is 5 blocks.)
+      */
+     public void setWarningDistance(int distance);
++
++    // Paper start
++    /**
++     * Checks if the location is within the boundaries of this border.
++     * 
++     * @param location specific location to check
++     * @return true if the location is within the bounds of this border, false otherwise.
++     */
++    public boolean isInBounds(Location location);
++    // Paper end
+ }
+-- 
+2.11.0.windows.3
+
diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0208-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-method.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0208-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-method.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83b73fce8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0208-Expose-WorldBorder-isInBounds-Location-method.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From c6e95d2264c36e04739c97f4e9eb9663e661cbdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zach Brown <zach.brown@destroystokyo.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:58:09 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] Expose WorldBorder#isInBounds(Location) method
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorldBorder.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorldBorder.java
+index e5395a1cc..d2b095e91 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorldBorder.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorldBorder.java
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ package org.bukkit.craftbukkit;
+ 
++import net.minecraft.server.BlockPosition;
+ import org.bukkit.Location;
+ import org.bukkit.World;
+ import org.bukkit.WorldBorder;
+@@ -108,4 +109,11 @@ public class CraftWorldBorder implements WorldBorder {
+     public void setWarningDistance(int distance) {
+         this.handle.setWarningDistance(distance); 
+     }
++    
++    // Paper start
++    @Override
++    public boolean isInBounds(Location location) {
++        return this.handle.isInBounds(new BlockPosition(location.getBlockX(), location.getBlockY(), location.getBlockZ()));
++    }
++    // Paper end
+ }
+-- 
+2.11.0.windows.3
+