diff --git a/src/event/player/PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent.php b/src/event/player/PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0048672ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/event/player/PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ *
+ *  ____            _        _   __  __ _                  __  __ ____
+ * |  _ \ ___   ___| | _____| |_|  \/  (_)_ __   ___      |  \/  |  _ \
+ * | |_) / _ \ / __| |/ / _ \ __| |\/| | | '_ \ / _ \_____| |\/| | |_) |
+ * |  __/ (_) | (__|   <  __/ |_| |  | | | | | |  __/_____| |  | |  __/
+ * |_|   \___/ \___|_|\_\___|\__|_|  |_|_|_| |_|\___|     |_|  |_|_|
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * @author PocketMine Team
+ * @link http://www.pocketmine.net/
+ *
+ *
+*/
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace pocketmine\event\player;
+
+use pocketmine\player\Player;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a player requests a different viewing distance than the current one.
+ */
+class PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent extends PlayerEvent{
+	protected int $newDistance;
+	protected int $oldDistance;
+
+	public function __construct(Player $player, int $oldDistance, int $newDistance){
+		$this->player = $player;
+		$this->oldDistance = $oldDistance;
+		$this->newDistance = $newDistance;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the new view radius, measured in chunks.
+	 */
+	public function getNewDistance() : int{
+		return $this->newDistance;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the old view radius, measured in chunks.
+	 * A value of -1 means that the player has just connected and did not have a view distance before this event.
+	 */
+	public function getOldDistance() : int{
+		return $this->oldDistance;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/player/Player.php b/src/player/Player.php
index b2cc1f687..7cf4388d1 100644
--- a/src/player/Player.php
+++ b/src/player/Player.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerToggleSneakEvent;
 use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerToggleSprintEvent;
 use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerToggleSwimEvent;
 use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerTransferEvent;
+use pocketmine\event\player\PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent;
 use pocketmine\form\Form;
 use pocketmine\form\FormValidationException;
 use pocketmine\inventory\CallbackInventoryListener;
@@ -507,7 +508,14 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, ChunkListener, IPlayer{
 	}
 
 	public function setViewDistance(int $distance) : void{
-		$this->viewDistance = $this->server->getAllowedViewDistance($distance);
+		$newViewDistance = $this->server->getAllowedViewDistance($distance);
+
+		if($newViewDistance !== $this->viewDistance){
+			$ev = new PlayerViewDistanceChangeEvent($this, $this->viewDistance, $newViewDistance);
+			$ev->call();
+		}
+
+		$this->viewDistance = $newViewDistance;
 
 		$this->spawnThreshold = (int) (min($this->viewDistance, $this->server->getConfigGroup()->getPropertyInt("chunk-sending.spawn-radius", 4)) ** 2 * M_PI);