diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index 16feb5ef..118bc85e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -1536,6 +1536,13 @@ public interface World extends RegionAccessor, WorldInfo, PluginMessageRecipient
     @NotNull
     public Difficulty getDifficulty();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the view distance used for this world.
+     *
+     * @return the view distance used for this world
+     */
+    int getViewDistance();
+
     /**
      * Gets the folder of this world on disk.
      *