diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
index 81987889b..b087a71da 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer {
 
     this.cm.shutdown();
 
-    eventManager.fire(new ProxyShutdownEvent());
     try {
       if (!eventManager.shutdown() || !scheduler.shutdown()) {
         logger.error("Your plugins took over 10 seconds to shut down.");
@@ -366,6 +365,8 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer {
       Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
     }
 
+    eventManager.fireShutdownEvent();
+
     shutdown = true;
 
     if (explicitExit) {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
index 024d80a13..7badf9ccb 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.event.EventHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.EventManager;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.PostOrder;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.Subscribe;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.proxy.ProxyShutdownEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginManager;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -121,19 +122,23 @@ public class VelocityEventManager implements EventManager {
 
     CompletableFuture<E> eventFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
     service.execute(() -> {
-      PostResult result = bus.post(event);
-      if (!result.exceptions().isEmpty()) {
-        logger.error("Some errors occurred whilst posting event {}.", event);
-        int i = 0;
-        for (Throwable exception : result.exceptions().values()) {
-          logger.error("#{}: \n", ++i, exception);
-        }
-      }
+      fireEvent(event);
       eventFuture.complete(event);
     });
     return eventFuture;
   }
 
+  private void fireEvent(Object event) {
+    PostResult result = bus.post(event);
+    if (!result.exceptions().isEmpty()) {
+      logger.error("Some errors occurred whilst posting event {}.", event);
+      int i = 0;
+      for (Throwable exception : result.exceptions().values()) {
+        logger.error("#{}: \n", ++i, exception);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private void unregisterHandler(EventHandler<?> handler) {
     bus.unregister(s -> s instanceof KyoriToVelocityHandler
         && ((KyoriToVelocityHandler<?>) s).handler == handler);
@@ -169,6 +174,11 @@ public class VelocityEventManager implements EventManager {
     return service.awaitTermination(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
   }
 
+  public void fireShutdownEvent() {
+    // We shut down the proxy already, so the fact this executes in the main thread is irrelevant.
+    fireEvent(new ProxyShutdownEvent());
+  }
+
   private static class VelocityMethodScanner implements MethodScanner<Object> {
 
     @Override