diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/me/quantiom/advancedvanish/util/AdvancedVanishAPI.kt b/src/main/kotlin/me/quantiom/advancedvanish/util/AdvancedVanishAPI.kt
index a2f47c7..1e809b5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/me/quantiom/advancedvanish/util/AdvancedVanishAPI.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/me/quantiom/advancedvanish/util/AdvancedVanishAPI.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package me.quantiom.advancedvanish.util
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps
 import github.scarsz.discordsrv.DiscordSRV
+import me.quantiom.advancedvanish.AdvancedVanish
 import me.quantiom.advancedvanish.config.Config
 import me.quantiom.advancedvanish.event.PlayerUnVanishEvent
 import me.quantiom.advancedvanish.event.PlayerVanishEvent
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import me.quantiom.advancedvanish.state.VanishStateManager
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.GameMode
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
+import org.bukkit.metadata.FixedMetadataValue
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect
 import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType
 import java.util.*
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ object AdvancedVanishAPI {
 
         this.vanishedPlayers.add(player.uniqueId)
 
+        // add vanished metadata to player for other plugins to use
+        player.setMetadata("vanished", FixedMetadataValue(AdvancedVanish.instance!!, true))
+
+
         val previousEffects: MutableList<PotionEffect> = Lists.newArrayList();
 
         // add potion effects
@@ -119,6 +125,10 @@ object AdvancedVanishAPI {
         if (prePlayerUnVanishEvent.isCancelled) return
 
         this.vanishedPlayers.remove(player.uniqueId)
+
+        // remove vanished metadata from player
+        player.removeMetadata("vanished", AdvancedVanish.instance!!)
+
         VanishStateManager.interactEnabled.remove(player.uniqueId)
 
         this.storedPotionEffects[player.uniqueId]?.let {