diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
index 5789ea016..9884a7680 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
 
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.snbt.SNbtSerializer;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.ATextComponent;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.Style;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.events.hover.AHoverEvent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.events.hover.impl.TextHoverEvent;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.LegacyStringDeserializer;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentCodec;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentSerializer;
@@ -48,20 +54,46 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
 
     public static @Nullable JsonElement tagToJson(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
         final ATextComponent component = TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.deserializeNbtTree(NBTConverter.viaToMcStructs(tag));
-        return component != null ? TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.serializeJson(component) : null;
+        return component != null ? SerializerVersion.V1_19_4.toJson(component) : null;
     }
 
     public static @Nullable Tag jsonToTag(@Nullable final JsonElement element) {
-        final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
-        return component != null ? NBTConverter.mcStructsToVia(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component)) : null;
+        if (element == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
+            return NBTConverter.mcStructsToVia(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component));
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + element, e);
+            return new StringTag("<error>");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static @Nullable JsonElement convertJson(@Nullable final JsonElement element, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
+        final ATextComponent component = from.jsonSerializer.deserialize(element);
+        if (element == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (from.ordinal() >= SerializerVersion.V1_16.ordinal() && to.ordinal() < SerializerVersion.V1_16.ordinal()) {
+            // Convert hover event to legacy format
+            final Style style = component.getStyle();
+            final AHoverEvent hoverEvent = style.getHoverEvent();
+            if (hoverEvent != null && !(hoverEvent instanceof TextHoverEvent)) {
+                style.setHoverEvent(hoverEvent.toLegacy(to.jsonSerializer, to.snbtSerializer));
+            }
+        }
+        return to.toJson(component);
     }
 
     public static JsonElement legacyToJson(final String message) {
-        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.serializeJson(LegacyStringDeserializer.parse(message, true));
+        return SerializerVersion.V1_12.toJson(LegacyStringDeserializer.parse(message, true));
     }
 
-    public static String legacyToJsonString(final String legacyText) {
-        return legacyToJsonString(legacyText, false);
+    public static String legacyToJsonString(final String message) {
+        return legacyToJsonString(message, false);
     }
 
     public static String legacyToJsonString(final String message, final boolean itemData) {
@@ -81,36 +113,35 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
     }
 
     public enum SerializerVersion {
-        V1_8(TextComponentSerializer.V1_8),
-        V1_9(TextComponentSerializer.V1_9),
-        V1_12(TextComponentSerializer.V1_12),
-        V1_14(TextComponentSerializer.V1_14),
-        V1_15(TextComponentSerializer.V1_15),
-        V1_16(TextComponentSerializer.V1_16),
-        V1_17(TextComponentSerializer.V1_17),
-        V1_18(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18),
-        V1_19_4(TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4),
-        V1_20_3(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3);
+        V1_8(TextComponentSerializer.V1_8, SNbtSerializer.V1_8),
+        V1_9(TextComponentSerializer.V1_9, SNbtSerializer.V1_8),
+        V1_12(TextComponentSerializer.V1_12, SNbtSerializer.V1_12),
+        V1_14(TextComponentSerializer.V1_14, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_15(TextComponentSerializer.V1_15, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_16(TextComponentSerializer.V1_16, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_17(TextComponentSerializer.V1_17, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_18(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_19_4(TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_20_3(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3, SNbtSerializer.V1_14);
 
-        private final TextComponentSerializer serializer;
+        private final TextComponentSerializer jsonSerializer;
+        private final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer;
         private final TextComponentCodec codec;
 
-        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentSerializer serializer) {
-            this.serializer = serializer;
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentSerializer jsonSerializer, final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer) {
+            this.jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            this.snbtSerializer = snbtSerializer;
             this.codec = null;
         }
 
-        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentCodec codec) {
-            this.serializer = codec.asSerializer();
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentCodec codec, final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer) {
             this.codec = codec;
+            this.jsonSerializer = codec.asSerializer();
+            this.snbtSerializer = snbtSerializer;
         }
 
-        public TextComponentSerializer serializer() {
-            return serializer;
-        }
-
-        public @Nullable TextComponentCodec codec() {
-            return codec;
+        public JsonElement toJson(final ATextComponent component) {
+            return jsonSerializer.serializeJson(component);
         }
     }
 }