diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
index 5dac53691..e83de68ac 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
@@ -633,6 +633,53 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
     public List<Map<?, ?>> getMapList(@NotNull String path);
 
     // Bukkit
+    /**
+     * Gets the requested object at the given path.
+     *
+     * If the Object does not exist but a default value has been specified, this
+     * will return the default value. If the Object does not exist and no
+     * default value was specified, this will return null.
+     *
+     * <b>Note:</b> For example #getObject(path, String.class) is <b>not</b>
+     * equivalent to {@link #getString(String) #getString(path)} because
+     * {@link #getString(String) #getString(path)} converts internally all
+     * Objects to Strings. However, #getObject(path, Boolean.class) is
+     * equivalent to {@link #getBoolean(String) #getBoolean(path)} for example.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the type of the requested object
+     * @param path the path to the object.
+     * @param clazz the type of the requested object
+     * @return Requested object
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the requested object at the given path, returning a default value if
+     * not found
+     *
+     * If the Object does not exist then the specified default value will
+     * returned regardless of if a default has been identified in the root
+     * {@link Configuration}.
+     *
+     * <b>Note:</b> For example #getObject(path, String.class, def) is
+     * <b>not</b> equivalent to
+     * {@link #getString(String, String) #getString(path, def)} because
+     * {@link #getString(String, String) #getString(path, def)} converts
+     * internally all Objects to Strings. However, #getObject(path,
+     * Boolean.class, def) is equivalent to {@link #getBoolean(String, boolean) #getBoolean(path,
+     * def)} for example.
+     *
+     * @param <T> the type of the requested object
+     * @param path the path to the object.
+     * @param clazz the type of the requested object
+     * @param def the default object to return if the object is not present at
+     * the path
+     * @return Requested object
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def);
+
     /**
      * Gets the requested {@link ConfigurationSerializable} object at the given
      * path.
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
index 9c7fc51ae..37bb1c67a 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
@@ -653,18 +653,30 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     // Bukkit
     @Nullable
     @Override
-    public <T extends ConfigurationSerializable> T getSerializable(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz) {
-        Validate.notNull(clazz, "ConfigurationSerializable class cannot be null");
+    public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz) {
+        Validate.notNull(clazz, "Class cannot be null");
         Object def = getDefault(path);
-        return getSerializable(path, clazz, (def != null && clazz.isInstance(def)) ? clazz.cast(def) : null);
+        return getObject(path, clazz, (def != null && clazz.isInstance(def)) ? clazz.cast(def) : null);
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def) {
+        Validate.notNull(clazz, "Class cannot be null");
+        Object val = get(path, def);
+        return (val != null && clazz.isInstance(val)) ? clazz.cast(val) : def;
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public <T extends ConfigurationSerializable> T getSerializable(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz) {
+        return getObject(path, clazz);
     }
 
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public <T extends ConfigurationSerializable> T getSerializable(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def) {
-        Validate.notNull(clazz, "ConfigurationSerializable class cannot be null");
-        Object val = get(path);
-        return (val != null && clazz.isInstance(val)) ? clazz.cast(val) : def;
+        return getObject(path, clazz, def);
     }
 
     @Nullable
diff --git a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSectionTest.java b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSectionTest.java
index 462fc0a71..4e91b1a27 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSectionTest.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/test/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSectionTest.java
@@ -460,6 +460,43 @@ public abstract class ConfigurationSectionTest {
         assertFalse(section.isList("doesntExist"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetObject_String_Class() {
+        ConfigurationSection section = getConfigurationSection();
+
+        section.set("set", Integer.valueOf(1));
+        section.addDefault("default", Integer.valueOf(2));
+        section.addDefault("defaultAndSet", Boolean.TRUE);
+        section.set("defaultAndSet", Integer.valueOf(3));
+
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), section.getObject("set", Integer.class));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("set", Boolean.class));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(2), section.getObject("default", Number.class));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("default", Boolean.class));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(3), section.getObject("defaultAndSet", Integer.class));
+        assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, section.getObject("defaultAndSet", Boolean.class));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(3), section.getObject("defaultAndSet", Object.class));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("defaultAndSet", String.class));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("doesntExist", Boolean.class));
+        assertNull(section.getString("doesntExist"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetObject_String_Class_T() {
+        ConfigurationSection section = getConfigurationSection();
+
+        section.set("set", Integer.valueOf(1));
+        section.addDefault("default", Integer.valueOf(2));
+
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), section.getObject("set", Integer.class, null));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), section.getObject("set", Integer.class, Integer.valueOf(4)));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("set", Boolean.class, null));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("default", Integer.class, null));
+        assertNull(section.getObject("doesntExist", Boolean.class, null));
+        assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE, section.getObject("doesntExist", Boolean.class, Boolean.TRUE));
+        assertNull(section.getString("doesntExist"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetVector_String() {
         ConfigurationSection section = getConfigurationSection();