diff --git a/patches/server/0881-Add-debug-for-invalid-GameProfiles-on-skull-blocks-i.patch b/patches/server/0881-Add-debug-for-invalid-GameProfiles-on-skull-blocks-i.patch
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0881-Add-debug-for-invalid-GameProfiles-on-skull-blocks-i.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jason Penilla <11360596+jpenilla@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:27:31 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Add debug for invalid GameProfiles on skull blocks/items
+
+Improves the error message for placed in world skull blocks by default,
+also adds 'Paper.debugInvalidSkullProfiles' system property which can be
+set to 'true' for extra debug info (trace of updateGameprofile caller).
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/entity/SkullBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/entity/SkullBlockEntity.java
+index 118472b83a21a250f398c088c91ac4560c19c749..5840cf6d22029cf1599ae9460b4498d5c8c5ae7d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/entity/SkullBlockEntity.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/level/block/entity/SkullBlockEntity.java
+@@ -142,13 +142,28 @@ public class SkullBlockEntity extends BlockEntity {
+         updateGameprofile(this.owner, (owner) -> {
+             this.owner = owner;
+             this.setChanged();
++            // Paper start
++        }, () -> {
++            final @Nullable Level level = this.getLevel();
++            return "SkullBlockEntity at " + this.getBlockPos() + (level == null ? "" : (" in level: " + level.dimension().location()));
++            // Paper end
+         });
+     }
+ 
+     public static void updateGameprofile(@Nullable GameProfile owner, Consumer<GameProfile> callback) {
++        // Paper start
++        updateGameprofile(owner, callback, null);
++    }
++
++    private static final boolean DEBUG_INVALID_SKULL_PROFILES = Boolean.getBoolean("Paper.debugInvalidSkullProfiles");
++
++    public static void updateGameprofile(@Nullable GameProfile owner, Consumer<GameProfile> callback, final @Nullable java.util.function.Supplier<String> debugInfo) {
+         if (owner != null && !StringUtil.isNullOrEmpty(owner.getName()) && (!owner.isComplete() || !owner.getProperties().containsKey("textures")) && profileCache != null && sessionService != null) {
++            final @Nullable Throwable trace = DEBUG_INVALID_SKULL_PROFILES ? new Throwable("updateGameprofile caller debug trace") : null;
+             profileCache.getAsync(owner.getName(), (profile) -> {
+                 Util.PROFILE_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> { // Paper - not a good idea to use BLOCKING OPERATIONS on the worldgen executor
++                    try {
++                    // Paper end
+                     Util.ifElse(profile, (profilex) -> {
+                         Property property = Iterables.getFirst(profilex.getProperties().get("textures"), (Property)null);
+                         if (property == null) {
+@@ -165,6 +180,20 @@ public class SkullBlockEntity extends BlockEntity {
+                             callback.accept(owner);
+                         });
+                     });
++                    // Paper start
++                    } catch (final Exception ex) {
++                        if (trace != null) {
++                            ex.addSuppressed(trace);
++                        }
++                        final String ownerMessage = "Original profile: '" + owner + "'";
++                        final String debugMessage = " Run with -DPaper.debugInvalidSkullProfiles=true for further debug information.";
++                        final String message = ownerMessage + (trace == null ? debugMessage : "");
++                        if (debugInfo == null) {
++                            throw new RuntimeException(message, ex);
++                        }
++                        throw new RuntimeException(debugInfo.get() + " " + message, ex);
++                    }
++                    // Paper end
+                 });
+             });
+         } else {