diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/DoubleBlockCombiner.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/DoubleBlockCombiner.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657fe3fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/DoubleBlockCombiner.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/block/DoubleBlockCombiner.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/block/DoubleBlockCombiner.java
+@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
+                 return new DoubleBlockCombiner.NeighborCombineResult.Single<>(blockEntity);
+             } else {
+                 BlockPos blockPos = pos.relative(directionMapper.apply(state));
+-                BlockState blockState = world.getBlockState(blockPos);
++                // Paper start - Don't load Chunks from Hoppers and other things
++                BlockState blockState = world.getBlockStateIfLoaded(blockPos);
++                if (blockState == null) {
++                    return new DoubleBlockCombiner.NeighborCombineResult.Single<>(blockEntity);
++                }
++                // Paper end - Don't load Chunks from Hoppers and other things
+                 if (blockState.is(state.getBlock())) {
+                     DoubleBlockCombiner.BlockType blockType2 = typeMapper.apply(blockState);
+                     if (blockType2 != DoubleBlockCombiner.BlockType.SINGLE