diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
index dd6779e6f..c8603ef06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftWorld.java
@@ -1571,6 +1571,11 @@ public class CraftWorld extends CraftRegionAccessor implements World {
         playSound(entity, sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory.MASTER, volume, pitch);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void playSound(Entity entity, String sound, float volume, float pitch) {
+        playSound(entity, sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory.MASTER, volume, pitch);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void playSound(Entity entity, Sound sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory category, float volume, float pitch) {
         if (!(entity instanceof CraftEntity craftEntity) || entity.getWorld() != this || sound == null || category == null) return;
@@ -1582,6 +1587,17 @@ public class CraftWorld extends CraftRegionAccessor implements World {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void playSound(Entity entity, String sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory category, float volume, float pitch) {
+        if (!(entity instanceof CraftEntity craftEntity) || entity.getWorld() != this || sound == null || category == null) return;
+
+        PacketPlayOutEntitySound packet = new PacketPlayOutEntitySound(Holder.direct(SoundEffect.createVariableRangeEvent(new MinecraftKey(sound))), net.minecraft.sounds.SoundCategory.valueOf(category.name()), craftEntity.getHandle(), volume, pitch, getHandle().getRandom().nextLong());
+        PlayerChunkMap.EntityTracker entityTracker = getHandle().getChunkSource().chunkMap.entityMap.get(entity.getEntityId());
+        if (entityTracker != null) {
+            entityTracker.broadcastAndSend(packet);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Map<String, GameRules.GameRuleKey<?>> gamerules;
     public static synchronized Map<String, GameRules.GameRuleKey<?>> getGameRulesNMS() {
         if (gamerules != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
index bfda73ada..c87daf7a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
@@ -532,6 +532,11 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
         playSound(entity, sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory.MASTER, volume, pitch);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void playSound(org.bukkit.entity.Entity entity, String sound, float volume, float pitch) {
+        playSound(entity, sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory.MASTER, volume, pitch);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void playSound(org.bukkit.entity.Entity entity, Sound sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory category, float volume, float pitch) {
         if (!(entity instanceof CraftEntity craftEntity) || sound == null || category == null || getHandle().connection == null) return;
@@ -540,6 +545,14 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
         getHandle().connection.send(packet);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void playSound(org.bukkit.entity.Entity entity, String sound, org.bukkit.SoundCategory category, float volume, float pitch) {
+        if (!(entity instanceof CraftEntity craftEntity) || sound == null || category == null || getHandle().connection == null) return;
+
+        PacketPlayOutEntitySound packet = new PacketPlayOutEntitySound(Holder.direct(SoundEffect.createVariableRangeEvent(new MinecraftKey(sound))), net.minecraft.sounds.SoundCategory.valueOf(category.name()), craftEntity.getHandle(), volume, pitch, getHandle().getRandom().nextLong());
+        getHandle().connection.send(packet);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void stopSound(Sound sound) {
         stopSound(sound, null);