diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/events/ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl.java b/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/events/ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl.java
index 6ea097a13d..577e2e2de3 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/events/ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/events/ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl.java
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ public ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl() {
             ListedPlayersEditor.setListedPlayerInfo(evt.getEvent(), text);
             return true;
         });
+        this.<ServerListPingScriptEventPaperImpl, ElementTag>registerOptionalDetermination("player_count", ElementTag.class, (evt, context, input) -> {
+            if (!CoreConfiguration.allowRestrictedActions) {
+                Debug.echoError("Cannot use 'player_count' in list ping event: 'Allow restricted actions' is disabled in Denizen config.yml.");
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (input.isInt()) {
+                evt.getEvent().setNumPlayers(input.asInt());
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
     }
 
     public PaperServerListPingEvent getEvent() {
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/server/ListPingScriptEvent.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/server/ListPingScriptEvent.java
index 0e8e554d2c..f7da4ef31a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/server/ListPingScriptEvent.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/server/ListPingScriptEvent.java
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ public class ListPingScriptEvent extends BukkitScriptEvent implements Listener {
     // "ICON:<ElementTag>" of a file path to an icon image, to change the icon that will display.
     // "PROTOCOL_VERSION:<ElementTag(Number)>" to change the protocol ID number of the server's version (only on Paper).
     // "VERSION_NAME:<ElementTag>" to change the server's version name (only on Paper).
-    // "EXCLUDE_PLAYERS:<ListTag(PlayerTag)>" to exclude a set of players from showing in the player count or preview of online players (only on Paper).
+    // "EXCLUDE_PLAYERS:<ListTag(PlayerTag)>" to exclude a set of players from showing in the preview of online players (only on Paper).
     // "ALTERNATE_PLAYER_TEXT:<ListTag>" to set custom text for the player list section of the server status (only on Paper). (Requires "Allow restricted actions" in Denizen/config.yml). Usage of this to present lines that look like player names (but aren't) is forbidden.
+    // "PLAYER_COUNT:<ElementTag(Number)>" to set the amount of players that are online (only on Paper). (Requires "Allow restricted actions" in Denizen/config.yml). Usage of this to display a higher number of players than are actually connected is forbidden.
     // "MOTD:<ElementTag>" to change the MOTD that will show.
     //
     // -->