diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/DimensionManager.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/DimensionManager.java
index 8a73366c0c..19ce39c871 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/DimensionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/DimensionManager.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class DimensionManager
      * @param type Dimension Type.
      * @param data Configuration data for this dimension, passed into
      */
-    public static void registerDimension(ResourceLocation name, ModDimension type, PacketBuffer data)
+    public static DimensionType registerDimension(ResourceLocation name, ModDimension type, PacketBuffer data)
     {
         Validate.notNull(name, "Can not register a dimesnion with null name");
         Validate.isTrue(!REGISTRY.func_212607_c(name), "Dimension: " + name + " Already registered");
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class DimensionManager
         DimensionType instance = new DimensionType(id, "", name.getNamespace() + "/" + name.getPath(), type.getFactory(), type, data);
         REGISTRY.register(id, name, instance);
         LOGGER.info(DIMMGR, "Registered dimension {} of type {} and id {}", name.toString(), type.getRegistryName().toString(), id);
+        return instance;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ public class DimensionManager
         dimensions.remove(id);
     }
 
-    public static void registerDimensionInternal(int id, ResourceLocation name, ModDimension type, PacketBuffer data)
+    public static DimensionType registerDimensionInternal(int id, ResourceLocation name, ModDimension type, PacketBuffer data)
     {
         Validate.notNull(name, "Can not register a dimesnion with null name");
         Validate.notNull(type, "Can not register a null dimension type");
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public class DimensionManager
         DimensionType instance = new DimensionType(id, "", name.getNamespace() + "/" + name.getPath(), type.getFactory(), type, data);
         REGISTRY.register(id, name, instance);
         LOGGER.info(DIMMGR, "Registered dimension {} of type {} and id {}", name.toString(), type.getRegistryName().toString(), id);
+        return instance;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/ForgeRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/ForgeRegistry.java
index 5842be22fe..d764fe593a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/ForgeRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/ForgeRegistry.java
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ public class ForgeRegistry<V extends IForgeRegistryEntry<V>> implements IForgeRe
         return this.names.containsValue(value);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty()
+    {
+        return this.names.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public V getValue(ResourceLocation key)
     {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/IForgeRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/IForgeRegistry.java
index fd6e0a1af0..e466c16233 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/IForgeRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/IForgeRegistry.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public interface IForgeRegistry<V extends IForgeRegistryEntry<V>> extends Iterab
 
     boolean containsKey(ResourceLocation key);
     boolean containsValue(V value);
+    boolean isEmpty();
 
     @Nullable V getValue(ResourceLocation key);
     @Nullable ResourceLocation getKey(V value);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedDefaultedWrapper.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedDefaultedWrapper.java
index 4a664cd161..2f922a8f45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedDefaultedWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedDefaultedWrapper.java
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ class NamespacedDefaultedWrapper<V extends IForgeRegistryEntry<V>> extends Regis
         return this.delegate.getDefaultKey();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty()
+    {
+        return this.delegate.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     //internal
     @Override
     public void lock(){ this.locked = true; }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedWrapper.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedWrapper.java
index f27cfd09a8..191979b9d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/NamespacedWrapper.java
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ class NamespacedWrapper<V extends IForgeRegistryEntry<V>> extends RegistryNamesp
         return values.stream().skip(random.nextInt(values.size())).findFirst().orElse(null);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty()
+    {
+        return this.delegate.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     //internal
     @Override
     public void lock(){ this.locked = true; }