diff --git a/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/behavior/BehaviorFindAdmirableItem.patch b/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/behavior/BehaviorFindAdmirableItem.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11c605563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nms-patches/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/behavior/BehaviorFindAdmirableItem.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/behavior/BehaviorFindAdmirableItem.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/ai/behavior/BehaviorFindAdmirableItem.java
+@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@
+ 
+     @Override
+     protected void start(WorldServer worldserver, E e0, long i) {
++        // CraftBukkit start
++        if (e0 instanceof net.minecraft.world.entity.animal.allay.Allay) {
++            Entity target = this.getClosestLovedItem(e0);
++            org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityTargetEvent event = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callEntityTargetEvent(e0, target, org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.CLOSEST_ENTITY);
++
++            if (event.isCancelled()) {
++                return;
++            }
++
++            target = (event.getTarget() == null) ? null : ((org.bukkit.craftbukkit.entity.CraftEntity) event.getTarget()).getHandle();
++            if (target instanceof EntityItem item) {
++                e0.getBrain().setMemory(MemoryModuleType.NEAREST_VISIBLE_WANTED_ITEM, java.util.Optional.of(item));
++                BehaviorUtil.setWalkAndLookTargetMemories(e0, target, this.speedModifier, 0);
++            } else {
++                e0.getBrain().eraseMemory(MemoryModuleType.NEAREST_VISIBLE_WANTED_ITEM);
++            }
++            return;
++        }
++        // CraftBukkit end
+         BehaviorUtil.setWalkAndLookTargetMemories(e0, (Entity) this.getClosestLovedItem(e0), this.speedModifier, 0);
+     }
+