diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
index 8b3632f9f..6cf31f06b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public enum ProtocolVersion {
   MINECRAFT_1_16_1(736, "1.16.1"),
   MINECRAFT_1_16_2(751, "1.16.2"),
   MINECRAFT_1_16_3(753, "1.16.3"),
-  MINECRAFT_1_16_4(754, "1.16.4", "1.16.5");
+  MINECRAFT_1_16_4(754, "1.16.4", "1.16.5"),
+  MINECRAFT_1_17(754, 5, "1.17"); // Note: this probably isnt intentional
 
   private static final int SNAPSHOT_BIT = 30;
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
index 540adc75e..1a09ae3ca 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
@@ -239,4 +239,19 @@ public interface Player extends CommandSource, Identified, InboundConnection,
    */
   @Override
   boolean sendPluginMessage(ChannelIdentifier identifier, byte[] data);
+
+  /**
+   * Sends the specified resource pack from {@code url} to the user, using the specified 20-byte
+   * SHA-1 hash. To monitor the status of the sent resource pack, subscribe to
+   * {@link PlayerResourcePackStatusEvent}.
+   * In 1.17 and newer you can additionally specify
+   * whether the resource pack is required or not. Setting this for an older client will have
+   * no effect.
+   *
+   * @param url the URL for the resource pack
+   * @param hash the SHA-1 hash value for the resource pack
+   * @param isRequired flag to set the resource pack as required in 1.17+
+   */
+  void sendResourcePack(String url, byte[] hash, boolean isRequired);
+ 
 }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
index fe49f71ee..9d6e98eac 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
@@ -871,12 +871,13 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
       ResourcePackRequest request = new ResourcePackRequest();
       request.setUrl(url);
       request.setHash("");
+      request.setRequired(false);
       connection.write(request);
     }
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void sendResourcePack(String url, byte[] hash) {
+  public void sendResourcePack(String url, byte[] hash, boolean isRequired) {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(url, "url");
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(hash, "hash");
     Preconditions.checkArgument(hash.length == 20, "Hash length is not 20");
@@ -885,10 +886,16 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
       ResourcePackRequest request = new ResourcePackRequest();
       request.setUrl(url);
       request.setHash(ByteBufUtil.hexDump(hash));
+      request.setRequired(isRequired);
       connection.write(request);
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void sendResourcePack(String url, byte[] hash) {
+    sendResourcePack(url, hash, false);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sends a {@link KeepAlive} packet to the player with a random ID.
    * The response will be ignored by Velocity as it will not match the
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/ResourcePackRequest.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/ResourcePackRequest.java
index 522ddc2c7..c2115970d 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/ResourcePackRequest.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/ResourcePackRequest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class ResourcePackRequest implements MinecraftPacket {
 
   private @MonotonicNonNull String url;
   private @MonotonicNonNull String hash;
+  private boolean isRequired; // 1.17+
 
   public @Nullable String getUrl() {
     return url;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class ResourcePackRequest implements MinecraftPacket {
     this.url = url;
   }
 
+  public boolean isRequired() {
+    return isRequired;
+  }
+
   public @Nullable String getHash() {
     return hash;
   }
@@ -47,10 +52,17 @@ public class ResourcePackRequest implements MinecraftPacket {
     this.hash = hash;
   }
 
+  public void setRequired(boolean required) {
+    isRequired = required;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void decode(ByteBuf buf, Direction direction, ProtocolVersion protocolVersion) {
     this.url = ProtocolUtils.readString(buf);
     this.hash = ProtocolUtils.readString(buf);
+    if (protocolVersion.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_17) >= 0) {
+      this.isRequired = buf.readBoolean();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -60,6 +72,9 @@ public class ResourcePackRequest implements MinecraftPacket {
     }
     ProtocolUtils.writeString(buf, url);
     ProtocolUtils.writeString(buf, hash);
+    if (protocolVersion.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_17) >= 0) {
+      buf.writeBoolean(isRequired);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override