diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9c790eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.api.event.player;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.ChannelIdentifier;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This event is fired when a client ({@link Player}) sends a plugin message through the
+ * register channel.
+ */
+public final class PlayerChannelRegisterEvent {
+
+  private final Player player;
+  private final List<ChannelIdentifier> channels;
+
+  public PlayerChannelRegisterEvent(Player player, List<ChannelIdentifier> channels) {
+    this.player = Preconditions.checkNotNull(player, "player");
+    this.channels = Preconditions.checkNotNull(channels, "channels");
+  }
+
+  public Player getPlayer() {
+    return player;
+  }
+
+  public List<ChannelIdentifier> getChannels() {
+    return channels;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "PlayerChannelRegisterEvent{"
+            + "player=" + player
+            + ", channels=" + channels
+            + '}';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
index 414e2520b..2f0375575 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import static com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16;
 import static com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_8;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.util.PluginMessageUtil.constructChannelsPacket;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.command.CommandExecuteEvent.CommandResult;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.connection.PluginMessageEvent;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerChannelRegisterEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerChatEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerResourcePackStatusEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.TabCompleteEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.ChannelIdentifier;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.LegacyChannelIdentifier;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.MinecraftChannelIdentifier;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionTypes;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
@@ -190,7 +194,18 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
         logger.warn("A plugin message was received while the backend server was not "
             + "ready. Channel: {}. Packet discarded.", packet.getChannel());
       } else if (PluginMessageUtil.isRegister(packet)) {
-        player.getKnownChannels().addAll(PluginMessageUtil.getChannels(packet));
+        List<String> channels = PluginMessageUtil.getChannels(packet);
+        player.getKnownChannels().addAll(channels);
+        List<ChannelIdentifier> channelIdentifiers = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String channel : channels) {
+          try {
+            channelIdentifiers.add(MinecraftChannelIdentifier.from(channel));
+          } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            channelIdentifiers.add(new LegacyChannelIdentifier(channel));
+          }
+        }
+        server.getEventManager().fireAndForget(new PlayerChannelRegisterEvent(player,
+                ImmutableList.copyOf(channelIdentifiers)));
         backendConn.write(packet.retain());
       } else if (PluginMessageUtil.isUnregister(packet)) {
         player.getKnownChannels().removeAll(PluginMessageUtil.getChannels(packet));