diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabList.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabList.java
index a2cc1955c..115261a71 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabList.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabList.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.velocitypowered.proxy.tablist;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.ChatSession;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.TabListEntry;
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ public class VelocityTabList implements InternalTabList {
           actions.add(UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Action.UPDATE_LISTED);
           playerInfoEntry.setListed(entry.isListed());
         }
+        if (!Objects.equals(previousEntry.getListOrder(), entry.getListOrder())
+            && player.getProtocolVersion().noLessThan(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_21_2)) {
+          actions.add(UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Action.UPDATE_LIST_ORDER);
+          playerInfoEntry.setListOrder(entry.getListOrder());
+        }
         if (!Objects.equals(previousEntry.getChatSession(), entry.getChatSession())) {
           ChatSession from = entry.getChatSession();
           if (from != null) {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
index 182825538..352d62716 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/tablist/VelocityTabListEntry.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.tablist;
 
+import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.ChatSession;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.TabList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.player.TabListEntry;
@@ -161,9 +162,11 @@ public class VelocityTabListEntry implements TabListEntry {
   @Override
   public VelocityTabListEntry setListOrder(int listOrder) {
     this.listOrder = listOrder;
-    UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Entry upsertEntry = this.tabList.createRawEntry(this);
-    upsertEntry.setListOrder(listOrder);
-    this.tabList.emitActionRaw(UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Action.UPDATE_LIST_ORDER, upsertEntry);
+    if (tabList.getPlayer().getProtocolVersion().noLessThan(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_21_2)) {
+      UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Entry upsertEntry = this.tabList.createRawEntry(this);
+      upsertEntry.setListOrder(listOrder);
+      tabList.emitActionRaw(UpsertPlayerInfoPacket.Action.UPDATE_LIST_ORDER, upsertEntry);
+    }
     return this;
   }