diff --git a/patches/server/1025-Use-MOTD-provided-in-Paper-config-if-it-exists.patch b/patches/server/1025-Use-MOTD-provided-in-Paper-config-if-it-exists.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a4628572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/1025-Use-MOTD-provided-in-Paper-config-if-it-exists.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: wordandahalf <10679776+wordandahalf@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 20:06:23 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Use MOTD provided in Paper config, if it exists
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+index bfde5bbcccfaa754ec6bdf4f3817981a93e465bd..750ed134ebf520ce91f9ea3d4ead3a56b624b566 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+@@ -2184,6 +2184,12 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+     // Paper start
+     @Override
+     public net.kyori.adventure.text.Component motd() {
++        net.kyori.adventure.text.Component paperMotd =
++            io.papermc.paper.configuration.GlobalConfiguration.get().messages.motd;
++
++        if (paperMotd != null)
++            return paperMotd;
++
+         return console.getComponentMotd();
+     }
+     // Paper end