diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/MinecraftVersion.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/MinecraftVersion.java
index 4236e3ee3a..022fb0962a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/MinecraftVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/MinecraftVersion.java
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ public interface MinecraftVersion extends Comparable<MinecraftVersion> {
      */
     String name();
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the protocol version of this Minecraft version.
+     *
+     * @implNote This should be interpreted together with {@link #isLegacy()},
+     * since legacy clients use a different protocol version numbering scheme.
+     * @return The protocol version
+     * @see <a href="https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Protocol_version">Protocol version (Minecraft Wiki)</a>
+     */
+    int protocolVersion();
+
     /**
      * Returns whether this version is an older version that doesn't support
      * all of the features in {@link StatusResponse}. These versions are only
@@ -62,4 +72,13 @@ public interface MinecraftVersion extends Comparable<MinecraftVersion> {
      * @return The data version
      */
     OptionalInt dataVersion();
+
+    @Override
+    default int compareTo(MinecraftVersion o) {
+        final int result = Boolean.compare(this.isLegacy(), o.isLegacy());
+        if (result != 0) {
+            return result;
+        }
+        return this.protocolVersion() - o.protocolVersion();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/event/server/ClientPingServerEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/event/server/ClientPingServerEvent.java
index 06de6a169b..474a39d2ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/event/server/ClientPingServerEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/event/server/ClientPingServerEvent.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+import org.spongepowered.api.MinecraftVersion;
 import org.spongepowered.api.event.Cancellable;
 import org.spongepowered.api.event.Event;
 import org.spongepowered.api.network.status.Favicon;
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ interface Response extends StatusResponse {
          */
         void setHidePlayers(boolean hide);
 
+        @Override
+        Version version();
+
         /**
          * Sets the {@link Favicon} to display on the client.
          *
@@ -130,6 +134,33 @@ interface Players extends StatusResponse.Players {
             @Override
             List<GameProfile> profiles();
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Represents the information about the version of the server, sent
+         * after the {@link ClientPingServerEvent}.
+         */
+        @NoFactoryMethod
+        interface Version extends MinecraftVersion {
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the name of the version of the server. This is usually
+             * displayed on the client if the server is using an incompatible
+             * protocol version.
+             *
+             * @param name The new display name of the server version
+             */
+            void setName(String name);
+
+            /**
+             * Sets the server protocol version reported to the client.
+             * Modifying this will change if the client sees the server as
+             * incompatible or not, forcing it to display the {@link #name()}.
+             *
+             * @param protocolVersion The new server protocol version
+             * @see <a href="https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Protocol_version">Protocol version (Minecraft Wiki)</a>
+             */
+            void setProtocolVersion(int protocolVersion);
+        }
     }
 
 }