diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/WrittenBookItem.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/WrittenBookItem.java.patch
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+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/WrittenBookItem.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/item/WrittenBookItem.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/item/WrittenBookItem.java
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+ 
+     public static boolean resolveBookComponents(ItemStack book, CommandSourceStack commandSource, @Nullable Player player) {
+         WrittenBookContent writtenBookContent = book.get(DataComponents.WRITTEN_BOOK_CONTENT);
+-        if (writtenBookContent != null && !writtenBookContent.resolved()) {
++        if (io.papermc.paper.configuration.GlobalConfiguration.get().itemValidation.resolveSelectorsInBooks && writtenBookContent != null && !writtenBookContent.resolved()) { // Paper - Disable component selector resolving in books by default
+             WrittenBookContent writtenBookContent2 = writtenBookContent.resolve(commandSource, player);
+             if (writtenBookContent2 != null) {
+                 book.set(DataComponents.WRITTEN_BOOK_CONTENT, writtenBookContent2);