diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
index 4d8e7b537c..d8c59cc60f 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Entity.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
  * Represents a base entity in the world
@@ -182,4 +183,9 @@ public interface Entity {
      */
     public EntityDamageEvent getLastDamageCause();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a unique and persistent id for this entity
+     * @return unique id
+     */
+    public UUID getUniqueId();
 }