diff --git a/build-data/paper.at b/build-data/paper.at
index fc06d593c438..49c31d722d92 100644
--- a/build-data/paper.at
+++ b/build-data/paper.at
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ public net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player getFireImmuneTicks()I
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player hurtDir
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player removeEntitiesOnShoulder()V
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player sleepCounter
+public net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player canCriticalAttack(Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/Entity;)Z
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.projectile.EvokerFangs warmupDelayTicks
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.projectile.EyeOfEnder life
 public net.minecraft.world.entity.projectile.EyeOfEnder surviveAfterDeath
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/HumanEntity.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/HumanEntity.java
index 2be5f6ba8eeb..7b3f86510cfd 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/HumanEntity.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/HumanEntity.java
@@ -536,6 +536,17 @@ default Location getPotentialBedLocation() {
      */
     public void startRiptideAttack(int duration, float attackStrength, @Nullable ItemStack attackItem);
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the player can critical attack the target {@link Entity}
+     * <br>
+     * Note: When hitting an entity, Minecraft also checks that the result of {@link #getAttackCooldown()} is {@code > 0.9F}
+     * to determine if the critical attack will happen.
+     *
+     * @param entity target entity to check if can critical attack.
+     * @return Whether they can critical attack the target entity.
+     */
+    public boolean canCriticalAttack(Entity entity);
+
     /**
      * Gets the location of the bed the player is currently sleeping in
      *
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftHumanEntity.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftHumanEntity.java
index 0c98e3ec53b4..328069c03765 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftHumanEntity.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftHumanEntity.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.inventory.util.CraftMenus;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.util.CraftLocation;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.util.CraftNamespacedKey;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Firework;
 import org.bukkit.entity.HumanEntity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Item;
@@ -227,6 +228,13 @@ public void startRiptideAttack(int duration, float damage, ItemStack attackItem)
         this.getHandle().startAutoSpinAttack(duration, damage, CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(attackItem));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean canCriticalAttack(Entity entity) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(entity != null, "entity cannot be null");
+
+        return this.getHandle().canCriticalAttack(((CraftEntity) entity).getHandle()) && !this.getHandle().level().paperConfig().entities.behavior.disablePlayerCrits;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Location getBedLocation() {
         Preconditions.checkState(this.isSleeping(), "Not sleeping");