diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
index c327bff39..a0401a3e2 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
@@ -1461,6 +1461,18 @@ public interface Player extends HumanEntity, Conversable, OfflinePlayer, PluginM
      */
     public AdvancementProgress getAdvancementProgress(Advancement advancement);
 
+    /**
+     * Get the player's current client side view distance.
+     * <br>
+     * Will default to the server view distance if the client has not yet
+     * communicated this information,
+     *
+     * @return client view distance as above
+     * @deprecated draft API
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public int getClientViewDistance();
+
     /**
      * Gets the player's current locale.
      *