diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/ServerPlayerEntity.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/ServerPlayerEntity.java.patch
index 1ed6923474..8be7855290 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/ServerPlayerEntity.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/entity/player/ServerPlayerEntity.java.patch
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@
     }
  
     public ChatVisibility func_147096_v() {
+@@ -1276,7 +_,11 @@
+ 
+    @Nullable
+    public ITextComponent func_175396_E() {
+-      return null;
++      if (!this.hasTabListName) {
++         this.tabListDisplayName = net.minecraftforge.event.ForgeEventFactory.getPlayerTabListDisplayName(this);
++         this.hasTabListName = true;
++      }
++      return this.tabListDisplayName;
+    }
+ 
+    public void func_184609_a(Hand p_184609_1_) {
 @@ -1301,14 +_,14 @@
        this.func_184210_p();
        if (p_200619_1_ == this.field_70170_p) {
@@ -193,10 +206,11 @@
           this.field_70170_p.func_217376_c(itementity);
           ItemStack itemstack = itementity.func_92059_d();
           if (p_146097_3_) {
-@@ -1403,6 +_,15 @@
+@@ -1402,6 +_,29 @@
+          }
  
           return itementity;
-       }
++      }
 +   }
 +
 +   private String language = "en_us";
@@ -206,6 +220,19 @@
 +    */
 +   public String getLanguage() {
 +      return this.language;
++   }
++
++   // We need this as tablistDisplayname may be null even if the the event was fired.
++   private boolean hasTabListName = false;
++   private ITextComponent tabListDisplayName = null;
++   /**
++    * Force the name displayed in the tab list to refresh, by firing {@link net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerEvent.TabListNameFormat}.
++    */
++   public void refreshTabListName() {
++      ITextComponent oldName = this.tabListDisplayName;
++      this.tabListDisplayName = net.minecraftforge.event.ForgeEventFactory.getPlayerTabListDisplayName(this);
++      if (!java.util.Objects.equals(oldName, this.tabListDisplayName)) {
++         this.func_184102_h().func_184103_al().func_148540_a(new net.minecraft.network.play.server.SPlayerListItemPacket(net.minecraft.network.play.server.SPlayerListItemPacket.Action.UPDATE_DISPLAY_NAME, this));
+       }
     }
  
-    @Nullable
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
index cf08311112..e522ac5b0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ public class ForgeEventFactory
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(event);
         return event.getDisplayname();
     }
+    
+    public static ITextComponent getPlayerTabListDisplayName(PlayerEntity player)
+    {
+        PlayerEvent.TabListNameFormat event = new PlayerEvent.TabListNameFormat(player);
+        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(event);
+        return event.getDisplayName();
+    }
 
     public static BlockState fireFluidPlaceBlockEvent(IWorld world, BlockPos pos, BlockPos liquidPos, BlockState state)
     {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/entity/player/PlayerEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/entity/player/PlayerEvent.java
index d270df29ce..5625721bb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/entity/player/PlayerEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/entity/player/PlayerEvent.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player;
 import java.io.File;
 
 import net.minecraft.entity.item.ItemEntity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.ServerPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.RegistryKey;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living.LivingEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Event;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * PlayerEvent is fired whenever an event involving Living entities occurs. <br>
@@ -180,6 +182,43 @@ public class PlayerEvent extends LivingEvent
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * TabListNameFormat is fired when a player's display name for the tablist is retrieved.<br>
+     * This event is fired whenever a player's display name for the tablist is retrieved in
+     * {@link ServerPlayerEntity#getTabListDisplayName()} or {@link ServerPlayerEntity#refreshTabListName()}.<br>
+     * <br>
+     * This event is fired via the {@link ForgeEventFactory#getPlayerTabListDisplayName(PlayerEntity)}.<br>
+     * <br>
+     * {@link #getDisplayName()} contains the display name of the player or null if the client should determine the display name itself.
+     * <br>
+     * This event is not {@link net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.Cancelable}.
+     * <br>
+     * This event does not have a result. {@link HasResult}
+     * <br>
+     * This event is fired on the {@link MinecraftForge#EVENT_BUS}.
+     **/
+    public static class TabListNameFormat extends PlayerEvent
+    {
+        @Nullable
+        private ITextComponent displayName;
+
+        public TabListNameFormat(PlayerEntity player)
+        {
+            super(player);
+        }
+        
+        @Nullable
+        public ITextComponent getDisplayName()
+        {
+            return displayName;
+        }
+
+        public void setDisplayName(@Nullable ITextComponent displayName)
+        {
+            this.displayName = displayName;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fired when the EntityPlayer is cloned, typically caused by the network sending a RESPAWN_PLAYER event.
      * Either caused by death, or by traveling from the End to the overworld.