diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
index 60d4f6f4f0..785ca2d595 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
@@ -648,16 +648,16 @@ public class CraftWorld implements World {
         world.pvpMode = pvp;
     }   
     
-    public void playEffect(Player player, Effect sound, int data) {
-        playEffect(player.getLocation(), sound, data, 0);
+    public void playEffect(Player player, Effect effect, int data) {
+        playEffect(player.getLocation(), effect, data, 0);
     }
 
-    public void playEffect(Location location, Effect sound, int data) {
-        playEffect(location, sound, data, 64);
+    public void playEffect(Location location, Effect effect, int data) {
+        playEffect(location, effect, data, 64);
     }
 
-    public void playEffect(Location location, Effect sound, int data, int radius) {
-        int packetData = sound.getId();
+    public void playEffect(Location location, Effect effect, int data, int radius) {
+        int packetData = effect.getId();
         Packet61 packet = new Packet61(packetData, location.getBlockX(), location.getBlockY(), location.getBlockZ(), data);
         int distance;
         for (Player player : getPlayers()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
index ef9822e9bf..ecc8d1174c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import net.minecraft.server.Packet3Chat;
 import net.minecraft.server.Packet51MapChunk;
 import net.minecraft.server.Packet53BlockChange;
 import net.minecraft.server.Packet54PlayNoteBlock;
+import net.minecraft.server.Packet61;
 import net.minecraft.server.Packet6SpawnPosition;
 import net.minecraft.server.ServerConfigurationManager;
 import net.minecraft.server.WorldServer;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import net.minecraft.server.ChunkCoordIntPair;
 import net.minecraft.server.Packet9Respawn;
 import net.minecraft.server.World;
 import org.bukkit.Achievement;
+import org.bukkit.Effect;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Statistic;
@@ -153,6 +155,12 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
                 new Packet54PlayNoteBlock(loc.getBlockX(), loc.getBlockY(), loc.getBlockZ(), instrument, note));
     }
 
+    public void playEffect(Location loc, Effect effect, int data) {
+        int packetData = effect.getId();
+        Packet61 packet = new Packet61(packetData, loc.getBlockX(), loc.getBlockY(), loc.getBlockZ(), data);
+        getHandle().netServerHandler.sendPacket(packet);
+    }
+
     public void sendBlockChange(Location loc, Material material, byte data) {
         sendBlockChange(loc, material.getId(), data);
     }