diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/AreaEffectCloud.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/AreaEffectCloud.java
index f88be2fffa..9a569d3a3a 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/AreaEffectCloud.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/AreaEffectCloud.java
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ public interface AreaEffectCloud extends Entity {
      */
     void setParticle(Particle particle);
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the particle which this cloud will be composed of
+     *
+     * @param particle the new particle type
+     * @param data the data to use for the particle or null,
+     *             the type of this depends on {@link Particle#getDataType()}
+     */
+    <T> void setParticle(Particle particle, T data);
+
     /**
      * Sets the underlying potion data
      *