diff --git a/Spigot-API-Patches/0157-Material-API-additions.patch b/Spigot-API-Patches/0157-Material-API-additions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48865c3a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-API-Patches/0157-Material-API-additions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From a73476b729503e004260a1b5c618ccdaec9678e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 21:14:29 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Material API additions
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Material.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Material.java
+index 83f8eca15..bf7313fdb 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Material.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/Material.java
+@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import org.bukkit.material.MaterialData;
+ /**
+  * An enum of all material IDs accepted by the official server and client
+  */
++@SuppressWarnings({"DeprecatedIsStillUsed", "deprecation"}) // Paper
+ public enum Material implements Keyed {
+     //<editor-fold desc="Materials" defaultstate="collapsed">
+     ACACIA_BOAT(27326, 1),
+@@ -1931,6 +1932,22 @@ public enum Material implements Keyed {
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start
++
++    /**
++     * @return If the type is either AIR, CAVE_AIR or VOID_AIR
++     */
++    public boolean isAir() {
++        switch (this) {
++            case AIR:
++            case CAVE_AIR:
++            case VOID_AIR:
++                return true;
++        }
++        return false;
++    }
++    // Paper end
++
+     /**
+      * Do not use for any reason.
+      *
+-- 
+2.19.0
+