diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/serialization/ConfigurationSerializable.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/serialization/ConfigurationSerializable.java
index 177944d4e..9ebd44949 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/serialization/ConfigurationSerializable.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/serialization/ConfigurationSerializable.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.configuration.serialization;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -30,8 +31,12 @@ public interface ConfigurationSerializable {
      * This class must provide a method to restore this class, as defined in
      * the {@link ConfigurationSerializable} interface javadocs.
      *
+     * nb: It is not intended for this method to be called directly, this will
+     * be called by the {@link ConfigurationSerialization} class.
+     *
      * @return Map containing the current state of this class
      */
     @NotNull
+    @ApiStatus.OverrideOnly
     public Map<String, Object> serialize();
 }
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
index 060f0c5f1..f78cfd9c0 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/util/CraftMagicNumbers.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import org.bukkit.advancement.Advancement;
 import org.bukkit.attribute.Attribute;
 import org.bukkit.attribute.AttributeModifier;
 import org.bukkit.block.data.BlockData;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.MemorySection;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftRegistry;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftWorld;
@@ -565,7 +566,17 @@ public final class CraftMagicNumbers implements UnsafeValues {
                 }
                 case "components" -> {
                     if (version == 1) {
-                        final Map<String, String> componentMap = (Map<String, String>) value;
+                        Map<String, String> componentMap;
+                        if (value instanceof Map) {
+                            componentMap = (Map<String, String>) value;
+                        } else if (value instanceof MemorySection memory) {
+                            componentMap = new HashMap<>();
+                            for (final String memoryKey : memory.getKeys(false)) {
+                                componentMap.put(memoryKey, memory.getString(memoryKey));
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("components must be a Map");
+                        }
                         final CompoundTag componentsTag = new CompoundTag();
                         componentMap.forEach((componentKey, componentString) -> {
                             final Tag componentTag;