diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index e14046ac9..1cffc7fbb 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
       - ["entityTamed" (entity)](#entitytamed-entity)
       - ["entityShakingOffWater" (entity)](#entityshakingoffwater-entity)
       - ["entityEatingGrass" (entity)](#entityeatinggrass-entity)
+      - ["entityHandSwap" (entity)](#entityhandswap-entity)
       - ["entityWake" (entity)](#entitywake-entity)
       - ["entityEat" (entity)](#entityeat-entity)
       - ["entityCriticalEffect" (entity)](#entitycriticaleffect-entity)
@@ -1290,6 +1291,7 @@ Fires when an attribute of an entity changes.
 #### "entityTamed" (entity)
 #### "entityShakingOffWater" (entity)
 #### "entityEatingGrass" (entity)
+#### "entityHandSwap" (entity)
 #### "entityWake" (entity)
 #### "entityEat" (entity)
 #### "entityCriticalEffect" (entity)
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index d73e962e1..1b83acbc7 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export interface BotEvents {
   entityTamed: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
   entityShakingOffWater: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
   entityEatingGrass: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
+  entityHandSwap: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
   entityWake: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
   entityEat: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
   entityCriticalEffect: (entity: Entity) => Promise<void> | void
diff --git a/lib/plugins/entities.js b/lib/plugins/entities.js
index 27dd4b2de..7059c1276 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/entities.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/entities.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ const entityStatusEvents = {
   6: 'entityTaming',
   7: 'entityTamed',
   8: 'entityShakingOffWater',
-  10: 'entityEatingGrass'
+  10: 'entityEatingGrass',
+  55: 'entityHandSwap'
 }
 
 function inject (bot) {
@@ -338,6 +339,12 @@ function inject (bot) {
     // entity status
     const entity = fetchEntity(packet.entityId)
     const eventName = entityStatusEvents[packet.entityStatus]
+
+    if (eventName === 'entityHandSwap' && entity.equipment) {
+      [entity.equipment[0], entity.equipment[1]] = [entity.equipment[1], entity.equipment[0]]
+      entity.heldItem = entity.equipment[0] // Update held item like prismarine-entity does upon equipment updates
+    }
+
     if (eventName) bot.emit(eventName, entity)
   })