diff --git a/rust/src/events/join.rs b/rust/src/events/join.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..055f6fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/events/join.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use pumpkin::{
+    plugin::{BoxFuture, EventHandler, player::player_join::PlayerJoinEvent},
+    server::Server,
+};
+use pumpkin_api_macros::with_runtime;
+use pumpkin_util::text::{TextComponent, color::NamedColor};
+
+pub struct PatchBukkitJoinHandler;
+
+#[with_runtime(global)]
+impl EventHandler<PlayerJoinEvent> for PatchBukkitJoinHandler {
+    fn handle_blocking<'a>(
+        &self,
+        _server: &Arc<Server>,
+        event: &'a mut PlayerJoinEvent,
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'a, ()> {
+        Box::pin(async {
+            event.join_message =
+                TextComponent::text(format!("Welcome, {}!", event.player.gameprofile.name))
+                    .color_named(NamedColor::Green);
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/events/mod.rs b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4339eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use pumpkin::plugin::{Context, EventPriority};
+
+use crate::events::join::PatchBukkitJoinHandler;
+
+pub mod join;
+
+pub async fn register_handlers(server: &Arc<Context>) {
+    server
+        .register_event(
+            Arc::new(PatchBukkitJoinHandler),
+            EventPriority::Highest,
+            true,
+        )
+        .await;
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 8075ce2..98fc300 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use pumpkin_api_macros::{plugin_impl, plugin_method};
 
 pub mod config;
 pub mod directories;
+pub mod events;
 pub mod java;
 pub mod plugin;
 
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ use java::{
     resources::{cleanup_stale_files, sync_embedded_resources},
 };
 
-use crate::{java::jar::read_configs_from_jar, plugin::manager::PluginManager};
+use crate::{
+    events::register_handlers, java::jar::read_configs_from_jar, plugin::manager::PluginManager,
+};
 
 async fn on_load_inner(plugin: &mut PatchBukkitPlugin, server: Arc<Context>) -> Result<(), String> {
     server.init_log();
     log::info!("Starting PatchBukkit");
 
+    register_handlers(&server).await;
+
     // Setup directories
     let dirs = setup_directories(&server)?;