diff --git a/patches/api/0464-improve-BanList-types.patch b/patches/api/0464-improve-BanList-types.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fe0de3900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/api/0464-improve-BanList-types.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yannick Lamprecht <yannicklamprecht@live.de>
+Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:49:47 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] improve BanList types
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListType.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListType.java
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2980abf2f41cb14f0ee5c829c365f8e304130618
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListType.java
+@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
++package io.papermc.paper.ban;
++
++import org.bukkit.BanList;
++import org.bukkit.ban.IpBanList;
++import org.bukkit.ban.ProfileBanList;
++import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
++
++/**
++ * Represents a ban-type that a {@link BanList} may track.
++ * It enforces the correct return value at compile time.
++ */
++public interface BanListType<T> {
++
++    /**
++     * Banned IP addresses
++     */
++    BanListType<IpBanList> IP = new BanListTypeImpl<>(IpBanList.class);
++    /**
++     * Banned player profiles
++     */
++    BanListType<ProfileBanList> PROFILE = new BanListTypeImpl<>(ProfileBanList.class);
++
++    /**
++     * Returns the type class of the ban list used generically
++     *
++     * @return the type class
++     */
++    @NotNull Class<T> typeClass();
++}
+diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListTypeImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListTypeImpl.java
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1159e7cd29fbf11f3fa1448fcf9d0768e1bcb0a3
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/ban/BanListTypeImpl.java
+@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
++package io.papermc.paper.ban;
++
++import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
++import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
++
++@ApiStatus.Internal
++record BanListTypeImpl<T>(@NotNull Class<T> typeClass) implements BanListType<T> {
++}
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/BanList.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/BanList.java
+index a77c0411a68a9bad33ddfb335b7a996a843e478c..0e0baadde9e34d28db56dc68e66aaf66c60d12df 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/BanList.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/BanList.java
+@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ public interface BanList<T> {
+ 
+     /**
+      * Represents a ban-type that a {@link BanList} may track.
++     * @deprecated use {@link io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType} to enforce the correct return value at compile time.
+      */
++    @Deprecated // Paper - BanList Type Improvements
+     public enum Type {
+         /**
+          * Banned player names
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Bukkit.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Bukkit.java
+index ca27559cf4aa1c2e44fdca2022e213b1b1c80f4e..db46e3233edf18bd91a6da8612ccc9f0080d5c17 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Bukkit.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Bukkit.java
+@@ -1633,11 +1633,27 @@ public final class Bukkit {
+      * @param <T> The ban target
+      *
+      * @return a ban list of the specified type
++     * @deprecated use {@link #getBanList(io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType)} to enforce the correct return value at compile time.
+      */
+     @NotNull
++    @Deprecated // Paper - add BanListType (which has a generic)
+     public static <T extends BanList<?>> T getBanList(@NotNull BanList.Type type) {
+         return server.getBanList(type);
+     }
++    // Paper start - add BanListType (which has a generic)
++    /**
++     * Gets a ban list for the supplied type.
++     *
++     * @param type the type of list to fetch, cannot be null
++     * @param <B> The ban target
++     *
++     * @return a ban list of the specified type
++     */
++    @NotNull
++    public static <B extends BanList<E>, E> B getBanList(final io.papermc.paper.ban.@NotNull BanListType<B> type) {
++        return server.getBanList(type);
++    }
++    // Paper end - add BanListType (which has a generic)
+ 
+     /**
+      * Gets a set containing all player operators.
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
+index b4f8281d3797ec825a7671f38077cd65d5a1d76e..0eb61b090d6f8fa6d99735ff3680dac774c52c1f 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Server.java
+@@ -1394,10 +1394,25 @@ public interface Server extends PluginMessageRecipient, net.kyori.adventure.audi
+      * @param <T> The ban target
+      *
+      * @return a ban list of the specified type
++     * @deprecated use {@link #getBanList(io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType)} to enforce the correct return value at compile time.
+      */
++    @Deprecated // Paper - add BanListType (which has a generic)
+     @NotNull
+     public <T extends BanList<?>> T getBanList(@NotNull BanList.Type type);
+ 
++    // Paper start - add BanListType (which has a generic)
++    /**
++     * Gets a ban list for the supplied type.
++     *
++     * @param type the type of list to fetch, cannot be null
++     * @param <B> The ban target
++     *
++     * @return a ban list of the specified type
++     */
++    @NotNull
++    <B extends BanList<E>, E> B getBanList(@NotNull io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType<B> type);
++    // Paper end - add BanListType (which has a generic)
++
+     /**
+      * Gets a set containing all player operators.
+      *
diff --git a/patches/server/1050-improve-BanList-types.patch b/patches/server/1050-improve-BanList-types.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad92622c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/1050-improve-BanList-types.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yannick Lamprecht <yannicklamprecht@live.de>
+Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:50:01 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] improve BanList types
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+index 9f7ed337463cc9bb370a5541d9de5cd8f9c1a78a..c490a29bcf7410bc54959ee71375605964379ed5 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+@@ -2215,6 +2215,21 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+         };
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start - add BanListType (which has a generic)
++    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
++    @Override
++    public <B extends BanList<E>, E> B getBanList(final io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType<B> type) {
++        Preconditions.checkArgument(type != null, "BanList.BanType cannot be null");
++       if (type == io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType.IP) {
++           return (B) new CraftIpBanList(this.playerList.getIpBans());
++       } else if (type == io.papermc.paper.ban.BanListType.PROFILE) {
++          return (B) new CraftProfileBanList(this.playerList.getBans());
++       } else {
++           throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown BanListType: " + type);
++       }
++    }
++    // Paper end - add BanListType (which has a generic)
++
+     @Override
+     public void setWhitelist(boolean value) {
+         this.playerList.setUsingWhiteList(value);