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 cd41d8468..9382fec22 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ public interface Player extends
    */
   PlayerSettings getPlayerSettings();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the player has sent its client settings.
+   *
+   * @return true if the player has sent its client settings
+   */
+  boolean hasSentPlayerSettings();
+
   /**
    * Returns the player's mod info if they have a modded client.
    *
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 61a2b5565..579cd60ee 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
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player,
     return settings == null ? ClientSettingsWrapper.DEFAULT : this.settings;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean hasSentPlayerSettings() {
+    return settings != null;
+  }
+
   void setPlayerSettings(ClientSettings settings) {
     ClientSettingsWrapper cs = new ClientSettingsWrapper(settings);
     this.settings = cs;