diff --git a/Spigot-API-Patches/0079-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch b/Spigot-API-Patches/0079-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8afbc61cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-API-Patches/0079-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From ff71cdc936e5e71adb9c467dbcfaf4cfceb116e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:38:07 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Ability to apply mending to XP API
+
+This allows plugins that give players the ability to apply the experience
+points to the Item Mending formula, which will repair an item instead
+of giving the player experience points.
+
+Both an API To standalone mend, and apply mending logic to .giveExp has been added.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
+index 23cc8b5e..a882323d 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/Player.java
+@@ -918,12 +918,33 @@ public interface Player extends HumanEntity, Conversable, CommandSender, Offline
+      */
+     public void resetPlayerWeather();
+ 
++    // Paper start
++    /**
++     * Gives the player the amount of experience specified.
++     *
++     * @param amount Exp amount to give
++     */
++    public default void giveExp(int amount) {
++        giveExp(amount, false);
++    }
+     /**
+      * Gives the player the amount of experience specified.
+      *
+      * @param amount Exp amount to give
++     * @param applyMending Mend players items with mending, with same behavior as picking up orbs. calls {@link #applyMending(int)}
+      */
+-    public void giveExp(int amount);
++    public void giveExp(int amount, boolean applyMending);
++
++    /**
++     * Applies the mending effect to any items just as picking up an orb would.
++     *
++     * Can also be called with {@link #giveExp(int, boolean)} by passing true to applyMending
++     *
++     * @param amount
++     * @return
++     */
++    public int applyMending(int amount);
++    // Paper end
+ 
+     /**
+      * Gives the player the amount of experience levels specified. Levels can
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/0259-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0259-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff0b8c72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/0259-Ability-to-apply-mending-to-XP-API.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+From 04cc6a7c33b2a92ed37b41641f39efaf5f91a464 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Aikar <aikar@aikar.co>
+Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:36:49 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Ability to apply mending to XP API
+
+This allows plugins that give players the ability to apply the experience
+points to the Item Mending formula, which will repair an item instead
+of giving the player experience points.
+
+Both an API To standalone mend, and apply mending logic to .giveExp has been added.
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EnchantmentManager.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EnchantmentManager.java
+index 98300d0a2..f714dc326 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EnchantmentManager.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EnchantmentManager.java
+@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ public class EnchantmentManager {
+         return getEnchantmentLevel(Enchantments.D, itemstack) > 0;
+     }
+ 
++    public static ItemStack getRandomEquippedItemWithEnchant(Enchantment enchantment, EntityLiving entityliving) { return b(enchantment, entityliving); } // Paper - OBFHELPER
+     public static ItemStack b(Enchantment enchantment, EntityLiving entityliving) {
+         List list = enchantment.a(entityliving);
+ 
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Enchantments.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Enchantments.java
+index 35e87eb1c..74a6a4f60 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Enchantments.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/Enchantments.java
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Enchantments {
+     public static final Enchantment ARROW_INFINITE = a("infinity");
+     public static final Enchantment LUCK = a("luck_of_the_sea");
+     public static final Enchantment LURE = a("lure");
+-    public static final Enchantment C = a("mending");
++    public static final Enchantment C = a("mending"); public static final Enchantment MENDING = C; // Paper - OBFHELPER
+     public static final Enchantment D = a("vanishing_curse");
+ 
+     @Nullable
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityExperienceOrb.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityExperienceOrb.java
+index ff5cc74ba..1c59fd966 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityExperienceOrb.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/EntityExperienceOrb.java
+@@ -234,10 +234,12 @@ public class EntityExperienceOrb extends Entity {
+         }
+     }
+ 
++    public int durToXp(int i) { return c(i); } // Paper OBFHELPER
+     private int c(int i) {
+         return i / 2;
+     }
+ 
++    public int xpToDur(int i) { return d(i); } // Paper OBFHELPER
+     private int d(int i) {
+         return i * 2;
+     }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemStack.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemStack.java
+index 52cb34abd..45c8e4b1e 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemStack.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemStack.java
+@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public final class ItemStack {
+     private Item item;
+     private NBTTagCompound tag;
+     private boolean g;
+-    private int damage;
++    private int damage; public void setDamage(int i) { this.damage = 0; } // Paper - OBFHELPER
+     private EntityItemFrame i;
+     private Block j;
+     private boolean k;
+@@ -349,10 +349,12 @@ public final class ItemStack {
+         return this.getItem().k();
+     }
+ 
++    public boolean hasDamage() { return h(); } // Paper OBFHELPER
+     public boolean h() {
+         return this.f() && this.damage > 0;
+     }
+ 
++    public int getDamage() { return i(); } // Paper OBFHELPER
+     public int i() {
+         return this.damage;
+     }
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+index eeab46333..5ed998a17 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftPlayer.java
+@@ -932,8 +932,39 @@ public class CraftPlayer extends CraftHumanEntity implements Player {
+         return GameMode.getByValue(getHandle().playerInteractManager.getGameMode().getId());
+     }
+ 
++    // Paper start
+     @Override
+-    public void giveExp(int exp) {
++    public int applyMending(int amount) {
++        EntityPlayer handle = getHandle();
++        // Logic copied from EntityExperienceOrb and remapped to unobfuscated methods/properties
++        ItemStack itemstack = EnchantmentManager.getRandomEquippedItemWithEnchant(Enchantments.MENDING, handle);
++        if (!itemstack.isEmpty() && itemstack.hasDamage()) {
++
++            EntityExperienceOrb orb = new EntityExperienceOrb(handle.world);
++            orb.value = amount;
++            orb.spawnReason = org.bukkit.entity.ExperienceOrb.SpawnReason.CUSTOM;
++            orb.locX = handle.locX;
++            orb.locY = handle.locY;
++            orb.locZ = handle.locZ;
++
++            int i = Math.min(orb.xpToDur(amount), itemstack.getDamage());
++            org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerItemMendEvent event = org.bukkit.craftbukkit.event.CraftEventFactory.callPlayerItemMendEvent(handle, orb, itemstack, i);
++            i = event.getRepairAmount();
++            orb.dead = true;
++            if (!event.isCancelled()) {
++                amount -= orb.durToXp(i);
++                itemstack.setDamage(itemstack.getDamage() - i);
++            }
++        }
++        return amount;
++    }
++
++    @Override
++    public void giveExp(int exp, boolean applyMending) {
++        if (applyMending) {
++            exp = this.applyMending(exp);
++        }
++        // Paper end
+         getHandle().giveExp(exp);
+     }
+ 
+-- 
+2.15.1
+
diff --git a/scripts/importmcdev.sh b/scripts/importmcdev.sh
index 289fa0958..639de5a9f 100755
--- a/scripts/importmcdev.sh
+++ b/scripts/importmcdev.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ import DataConverterMaterialId
 import DataInspectorBlockEntity
 import DataPalette
 import DefinedStructure
+import EnchantmentManager
+import Enchantments
 import EntityLlama
 import EntitySquid
 import EntityTypes