diff --git a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
index 769deb5e5..c316915bd 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ use pocketmine\permission\Permission;
 use pocketmine\Server;
 use pocketmine\timings\Timings;
 use pocketmine\timings\TimingsHandler;
+use pocketmine\utils\MainLogger;
+use pocketmine\utils\TextFormat;
 
 /**
  * Manages all the plugins, Permissions and Permissibles
@@ -752,7 +754,17 @@ class PluginManager{
 				$ignoreCancelled = isset($tags["ignoreCancelled"]) && strtolower($tags["ignoreCancelled"]) === "true";
 
 				$parameters = $method->getParameters();
-				if(count($parameters) === 1 and $parameters[0]->getClass() instanceof \ReflectionClass and is_subclass_of($parameters[0]->getClass()->getName(), Event::class)){
+				try{
+					$isHandler = count($parameters) === 1 && $parameters[0]->getClass() instanceof \ReflectionClass && is_subclass_of($parameters[0]->getClass()->getName(), Event::class);
+				}catch(\ReflectionException $e){
+					if(isset($tags["softDepend"]) && !isset($this->plugins[$tags["softDepend"]])){
+						MainLogger::getLogger()->debug("Not registering @softDepend listener " . get_class($listener) . "::" . $method->getName() . "(" . $parameters[0]->getType()->getName() . ") because plugin \"" . $tags["softDepend"] . "\" not found");
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					throw $e;
+				}
+				if($isHandler){
 					$class = $parameters[0]->getClass()->getName();
 					$this->registerEvent($class, $listener, $priority, new MethodEventExecutor($method->getName()), $plugin, $ignoreCancelled);
 				}