diff --git a/minecraft/protocol/io.go b/minecraft/protocol/io.go
index b4ec37eb..a49e93e9 100644
--- a/minecraft/protocol/io.go
+++ b/minecraft/protocol/io.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type IO interface {
 	MaterialReducer(x *MaterialReducer)
 	GameRule(x *GameRule)
 
+	ShieldID() int32
 	UnknownEnumOption(value any, enum string)
 	InvalidValue(value any, forField, reason string)
 }
diff --git a/minecraft/protocol/reader.go b/minecraft/protocol/reader.go
index ed1cf58f..ac9bafaa 100644
--- a/minecraft/protocol/reader.go
+++ b/minecraft/protocol/reader.go
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@ func (r *Reader) LimitInt32(value int32, min, max int32) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ShieldID returns the shield ID provided to the reader.
+func (r *Reader) ShieldID() int32 {
+	return r.shieldID
+}
+
 // UnknownEnumOption panics with an unknown enum option error.
 func (r *Reader) UnknownEnumOption(value any, enum string) {
 	r.panicf("unknown value '%v' for enum type '%v'", value, enum)
diff --git a/minecraft/protocol/writer.go b/minecraft/protocol/writer.go
index 70b06f37..d60d5f25 100644
--- a/minecraft/protocol/writer.go
+++ b/minecraft/protocol/writer.go
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@ func (w *Writer) NBTList(x *[]any, encoding nbt.Encoding) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ShieldID returns the shield ID provided to the writer.
+func (w *Writer) ShieldID() int32 {
+	return w.shieldID
+}
+
 // UnknownEnumOption panics with an unknown enum option error.
 func (w *Writer) UnknownEnumOption(value any, enum string) {
 	w.panicf("unknown value '%v' for enum type '%v'", value, enum)