diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/pathfinder/WalkNodeEvaluator.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/pathfinder/WalkNodeEvaluator.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96be98219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/pathfinder/WalkNodeEvaluator.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/pathfinder/WalkNodeEvaluator.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/pathfinder/WalkNodeEvaluator.java
+@@ -478,7 +478,12 @@
+     }
+ 
+     protected static PathType getPathTypeFromState(BlockGetter world, BlockPos pos) {
+-        BlockState blockState = world.getBlockState(pos);
++        // Paper start - Do not load chunks during pathfinding
++        BlockState blockState = world.getBlockStateIfLoaded(pos);
++        if (blockState == null) {
++            return PathType.BLOCKED;
++        }
++        // Paper end
+         Block block = blockState.getBlock();
+         if (blockState.isAir()) {
+             return PathType.OPEN;