diff --git a/patches/server/0973-Ignore-inline-definitions-of-trim-material-pattern.patch b/patches/server/0973-Ignore-inline-definitions-of-trim-material-pattern.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b113e0bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0973-Ignore-inline-definitions-of-trim-material-pattern.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jake Potrebic <jake.m.potrebic@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2023 21:51:50 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Ignore inline definitions of trim material & pattern
+
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaArmor.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaArmor.java
+index 742d4039392403a75882f83bb2f64453898adf76..c92981aedebe934cefa1c96a0328fb91fe17acbc 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaArmor.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaArmor.java
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class CraftMetaArmor extends CraftMetaItem implements ArmorMeta {
+         if (tag.contains(TRIM.NBT)) {
+             CompoundTag trimCompound = tag.getCompound(TRIM.NBT);
+ 
+-            if (trimCompound.contains(TRIM_MATERIAL.NBT) && trimCompound.contains(TRIM_PATTERN.NBT)) {
++            if (trimCompound.contains(TRIM_MATERIAL.NBT, net.minecraft.nbt.Tag.TAG_STRING) && trimCompound.contains(TRIM_PATTERN.NBT, net.minecraft.nbt.Tag.TAG_STRING)) { // Paper - for now, ignore inline definitions of trim material & pattern
+                 TrimMaterial trimMaterial = Registry.TRIM_MATERIAL.get(NamespacedKey.fromString(trimCompound.getString(TRIM_MATERIAL.NBT)));
+                 TrimPattern trimPattern = Registry.TRIM_PATTERN.get(NamespacedKey.fromString(trimCompound.getString(TRIM_PATTERN.NBT)));
+