diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPI.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPI.java
index deb6cb2..648963a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPI.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.Relational;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param text text to set the placeholder values in
      * @return modified list with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static List<String> setBracketPlaceholders(Player p, List<String> text) {
+    public static List<String> setBracketPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer p, List<String> text) {
         return setPlaceholders(p, text, BRACKET_PLACEHOLDER_PATTERN);
     }
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param text text to parse the placeholder values in
      * @return modified list with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static List<String> setPlaceholders(Player p, List<String> text) {
+    public static List<String> setPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer p, List<String> text) {
         return setPlaceholders(p, text, PLACEHOLDER_PATTERN);
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param text text to parse the placeholder values in
      * @return modified list with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static List<String> setPlaceholders(Player p, List<String> text, Pattern pattern) {
+    public static List<String> setPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer p, List<String> text, Pattern pattern) {
         if (text == null) return null;
         return text.stream().map(line -> setPlaceholders(p, line, pattern)).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param text   text to parse the placeholder values to
      * @return modified text with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static String setBracketPlaceholders(Player player, String text) {
+    public static String setBracketPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer player, String text) {
         return setPlaceholders(player, text, BRACKET_PLACEHOLDER_PATTERN);
     }
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param text   text to parse the placeholder values to
      * @return text with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static String setPlaceholders(Player player, String text) {
+    public static String setPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer player, String text) {
         return setPlaceholders(player, text, PLACEHOLDER_PATTERN);
     }
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public class PlaceholderAPI {
      * @param placeholderPattern the pattern to match placeholders to. Capture group 1 must contain an underscore separating the identifier from the params
      * @return text with all placeholders set to the corresponding values
      */
-    public static String setPlaceholders(Player player, String text, Pattern placeholderPattern) {
+    public static String setPlaceholders(OfflinePlayer player, String text, Pattern placeholderPattern) {
         if (text == null) return null;
         if (placeholders.isEmpty()) return color(text);
         Matcher m = placeholderPattern.matcher(text);
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderHook.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderHook.java
index 0084bf0..161898e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderHook.java
@@ -20,15 +20,29 @@
  */
 package me.clip.placeholderapi;
 
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 public abstract class PlaceholderHook {
 
-	/**
-	 * called when a placeholder is requested from this PlaceholderHook
-	 * @param p Player requesting the placeholder value for, null if not needed for a player
-	 * @param params String passed for the placeholder hook to determine what value to return
-	 * @return value for the requested player and params
-	 */
-	public abstract String onPlaceholderRequest(Player p, String params);
+  /**
+   * called when a placeholder is requested from this hook
+   * @param p {@link OfflinePlayer} to request the placeholder value for, null if not needed for a player
+   * @param params String passed to the hook to determine what value to return
+   * @return value for the requested player and params
+   */
+	public String onPlaceholderRequest(OfflinePlayer p, String params) {
+		if (p != null && p.isOnline()) {
+			return onPlaceholderRequest((Player) p, params);
+		}
+		return onPlaceholderRequest(null, params);
+	}
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated  As of versions greater than 2.8.7, use {@link #onPlaceholderRequest(OfflinePlayer p, String params)}
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+	public String onPlaceholderRequest(Player p, String params) {
+		return null;
+	}
 }