diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/entity/EntityLungeEvent.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/entity/EntityLungeEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45ba8972fc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/io/papermc/paper/event/entity/EntityLungeEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package io.papermc.paper.event.entity;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityEvent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a living entity tries to lunge with a spear
+ */
+@NullMarked
+public class EntityLungeEvent extends EntityEvent implements Cancellable {
+
+    private static final HandlerList HANDLER_LIST = new HandlerList();
+
+    private int lungePower;
+    private boolean cancelled;
+
+    @ApiStatus.Internal
+    public EntityLungeEvent(final LivingEntity entity, int lungePower) {
+        super(entity);
+        this.lungePower = lungePower;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the lunge power, which when initially passed, matches the enchantment level of the item, but can be higher.
+     *
+     * @return the lunge power
+     */
+    public int getLungePower() {
+        return lungePower;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the lunge power. This commonly matches the enchantment level of the item, and can be set higher.
+     * <p>
+     * If set higher than 3, the power of the lunge will continue to scale like normal, as if the max enchantment
+     * level is higher.
+     * @param lungePower the new lunge power
+     */
+    public void setLungePower(final int lungePower) {
+        this.lungePower = lungePower;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return cancelled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set whether to cancel the lunge. If cancelled, the living entity will not lunge forward.
+     * @param cancel {@code true} if you wish to cancel this event
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setCancelled(final boolean cancel) {
+        this.cancelled = cancel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return HANDLER_LIST;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/enchantment/Enchantment.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/enchantment/Enchantment.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b96baf3f764e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/item/enchantment/Enchantment.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/item/enchantment/Enchantment.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/item/enchantment/Enchantment.java
+@@ -317,7 +_,18 @@
+         applyEffects(
+             this.getEffects(EnchantmentEffectComponents.POST_PIERCING_ATTACK),
+             entityContext(level, enchantmentLevel, entity, entity.position()),
+-            enchantmentEntityEffect -> enchantmentEntityEffect.apply(level, enchantmentLevel, item, entity, entity.position())
++            // Paper start - EntityLungeEvent
++            enchantmentEntityEffect -> {
++                io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityLungeEvent entityLungeEvent = new io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityLungeEvent(
++                    entity.asLivingEntity().getBukkitLivingEntity(), enchantmentLevel
++                );
++                if (!entityLungeEvent.callEvent()) {
++                    // event was canceled
++                    return;
++                }
++                enchantmentEntityEffect.apply(level, entityLungeEvent.getLungePower(), item, entity, entity.position());
++            }
++            // Paper end - EntityLungeEvent
+         );
+     }
+