diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java
similarity index 66%
rename from api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent.java
rename to api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java
index 0683661f3..d9c790eed 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/event/player/PlayerChannelRegisterEvent.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -9,12 +10,12 @@ import java.util.List;
  * This event is fired when a client ({@link Player}) sends a plugin message through the
  * register channel.
  */
-public final class PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent {
+public final class PlayerChannelRegisterEvent {
 
   private final Player player;
-  private final List<String> channels;
+  private final List<ChannelIdentifier> channels;
 
-  public PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent(Player player, List<String> channels) {
+  public PlayerChannelRegisterEvent(Player player, List<ChannelIdentifier> channels) {
     this.player = Preconditions.checkNotNull(player, "player");
     this.channels = Preconditions.checkNotNull(channels, "channels");
   }
@@ -23,13 +24,13 @@ public final class PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent {
     return player;
   }
 
-  public List<String> getChannels() {
+  public List<ChannelIdentifier> getChannels() {
     return channels;
   }
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return "PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent{"
+    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 0df9b7594..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
@@ -5,14 +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.PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent;
 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;
@@ -193,8 +196,16 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
       } else if (PluginMessageUtil.isRegister(packet)) {
         List<String> channels = PluginMessageUtil.getChannels(packet);
         player.getKnownChannels().addAll(channels);
-        server.getEventManager().fireAndForget(new PlayerPluginMessageRegisterEvent(player,
-                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));