diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobCompat.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobCompat.java
index 885ab995b..17cd5cb64 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobCompat.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobCompat.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.RegistryUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.VersionUtil;
 import net.ess3.nms.refl.ReflUtil;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.TreeSpecies;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Axolotl;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Boat;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Camel;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
@@ -194,6 +196,25 @@ public final class MobCompat {
         }
     }
 
+    public static void setBoatVariant(final Entity entity, final BoatVariant variant) {
+        if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isHigherThanOrEqualTo(VersionUtil.v1_21_3_R01) || VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isLowerThan(VersionUtil.v1_9_R01)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        final Boat boat;
+        if (entity instanceof Boat) {
+            boat = (Boat) entity;
+        } else {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isLowerThan(VersionUtil.v1_19_R01)) {
+            //noinspection deprecation
+            boat.setWoodType(TreeSpecies.valueOf(variant.getTreeSpecies()));
+        } else {
+            //noinspection deprecation
+            boat.setBoatType(Boat.Type.valueOf(variant.getBoatType()));
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void setCamelSaddle(final Entity entity, final Player target) {
         if (VersionUtil.getServerBukkitVersion().isLowerThan(VersionUtil.v1_20_1_R01)) {
             return;
@@ -292,4 +313,35 @@ public final class MobCompat {
             return RegistryUtil.valueOf(Villager.Profession.class, newProfession, oldProfession);
         }
     }
+
+    public enum BoatVariant {
+        // Mappings for TreeSpecies names
+        ACACIA("ACACIA", "ACACIA"),
+        BIRCH("BIRCH", "BIRCH"),
+        DARKOAK("DARK_OAK", "DARK_OAK"),
+        GENERIC("GENERIC", "OAK"),
+        JUNGLE("JUNGLE", "JUNGLE"),
+        REDWOOD("REDWOOD", "SPRUCE"),
+        // Mappings for Boat.Type names (falling back to GENERIC where undefined)
+        OAK("GENERIC", "OAK"),
+        SPRUCE("REDWOOD", "SPRUCE"),
+        MANGROVE("GENERIC", "MANGROVE"),
+        ;
+
+        private final String treeSpecies;
+        private final String boatType;
+
+        BoatVariant(final String treeSpecies, final String boatType) {
+            this.treeSpecies = treeSpecies;
+            this.boatType = boatType;
+        }
+
+        public String getTreeSpecies() {
+            return treeSpecies;
+        }
+
+        public String getBoatType() {
+            return boatType;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobData.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobData.java
index 30457a564..e6a3b9e56 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobData.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MobData.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import net.ess3.api.TranslatableException;
 import org.bukkit.DyeColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Ageable;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Boat;
 import org.bukkit.entity.ChestedHorse;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Creeper;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
@@ -198,6 +199,15 @@ public enum MobData {
     TEMPERATE_FROG("temperate", MobCompat.FROG, "frog:TEMPERATE", true),
     WARM_FROG("warm", MobCompat.FROG, "frog:WARM", true),
     COLD_FROG("cold", MobCompat.FROG, "frog:COLD", true),
+    ACACIA_BOAT("acacia", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.ACACIA, true),
+    BIRCH_BOAT("birch", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.BIRCH, true),
+    DARK_OAK_BOAT("darkoak", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.DARKOAK, true),
+    GENERIC_BOAT("generic", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.GENERIC, true),
+    JUNGLE_BOAT("jungle", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.JUNGLE, true),
+    REDWOOD_BOAT("redwood", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.REDWOOD, true),
+    MANGROVE_BOAT("mangrove", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.MANGROVE, true),
+    OAK_BOAT("oak", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.OAK, true),
+    SPRUCE_BOAT("spruce", Boat.class, MobCompat.BoatVariant.SPRUCE, true),
     SADDLE_CAMEL("saddle", MobCompat.CAMEL, Data.CAMELSADDLE, true),
     PALE_WOLF("pale", EntityType.WOLF, "wolf:PALE", true),
     SPOTTED_WOLF("spotted", EntityType.WOLF, "wolf:PALE", true),
@@ -391,6 +401,8 @@ public enum MobData {
             ((Goat) spawned).setScreaming(true);
         } else if (this.value.equals(Data.CAMELSADDLE)) {
             MobCompat.setCamelSaddle(spawned, target);
+        } else if (this.value instanceof MobCompat.BoatVariant) {
+            MobCompat.setBoatVariant(spawned, (MobCompat.BoatVariant) this.value);
         } else if (this.value instanceof String) {
             final String[] split = ((String) this.value).split(":");
             switch (split[0]) {