diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/animal/WaterAnimal.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/animal/WaterAnimal.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5089fd98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/animal/WaterAnimal.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/animal/WaterAnimal.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/animal/WaterAnimal.java
+@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
+     ) {
+         int i = world.getSeaLevel();
+         int j = i - 13;
++        // Paper start - Make water animal spawn height configurable
++        i = world.getMinecraftWorld().paperConfig().entities.spawning.wateranimalSpawnHeight.maximum.or(i);
++        j = world.getMinecraftWorld().paperConfig().entities.spawning.wateranimalSpawnHeight.minimum.or(j);
++        // Paper end - Make water animal spawn height configurable
+         return pos.getY() >= j && pos.getY() <= i && world.getFluidState(pos.below()).is(FluidTags.WATER) && world.getBlockState(pos.above()).is(Blocks.WATER);
+     }
+ }