diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb4466d..bd71d87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
             <id>spigotmc-repo</id>
             <url>https://hub.spigotmc.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
         </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>placeholderapi</id>
+            <url>https://repo.helpch.at/releases/</url>
+        </repository>
     </repositories>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -102,5 +106,12 @@
             <version>4.4.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- PlaceholderAPI -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>me.clip</groupId>
+            <artifactId>placeholderapi</artifactId>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/Helper.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/Helper.kt
index 86275f2..ced2b9a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/Helper.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/Helper.kt
@@ -1,23 +1,39 @@
 package xyz.fortern.forternhelper
 
+import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion
 import net.kyori.adventure.platform.bukkit.BukkitAudiences
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
 import xyz.fortern.forternhelper.command.HelperCommand
 import xyz.fortern.forternhelper.listener.ForternListener
+import xyz.fortern.forternhelper.placeholder.ForternExpansion
 
 class Helper : JavaPlugin() {
     private lateinit var adventure: BukkitAudiences
 
+    private lateinit var expansion: PlaceholderExpansion
+
     override fun onEnable() {
         // Plugin startup logic
         this.adventure = BukkitAudiences.create(this)
         logger.info("Registering listeners...")
+        // register listeners
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(ForternListener(this), this)
+        logger.info("Registering commands...")
+        // register commands
         Bukkit.getPluginCommand("helper")?.setExecutor(HelperCommand(this, adventure))
+        // register placeholders
+        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("PlaceholderAPI")) {
+            expansion = ForternExpansion(this)
+            logger.info("Registering placeholders...")
+            expansion.register()
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onDisable() {
         // Plugin shutdown logic
+        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("PlaceholderAPI")) {
+            expansion.unregister()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/placeholder/ForternExpansion.kt b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/placeholder/ForternExpansion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7838e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/xyz/fortern/forternhelper/placeholder/ForternExpansion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package xyz.fortern.forternhelper.placeholder
+
+import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
+
+
+class ForternExpansion(
+    val plugin: JavaPlugin
+) : PlaceholderExpansion() {
+    override fun getIdentifier(): String {
+        return "fortern"
+    }
+
+    override fun getAuthor(): String {
+        return plugin.description.authors.toString()
+    }
+
+    override fun getVersion(): String {
+        return plugin.description.version
+    }
+
+    override fun persist(): Boolean {
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override fun onRequest(player: OfflinePlayer, params: String): String {
+        return if (params.startsWith("loadlevel_")) {
+            // e.g. peace_the_nether_x,z
+            val first = params.indexOf('_')
+            if (first < 0) return "unknown"
+            val last = params.lastIndexOf('_')
+            if (last <= first) return "unknown"
+            val chunkPos = params.substring(last + 1)
+            val split = chunkPos.split(',')
+            if (split.size < 2) return "unknown"
+            val chunkX = split[0]
+            val chunkZ = split[1]
+            val worldName = params.substring(first + 1, last)
+            val world = Bukkit.getWorld(worldName) ?: return "unknown"
+            try {
+                val x = Integer.parseInt(chunkX)
+                val z = Integer.parseInt(chunkZ)
+                world.getChunkAt(x, z).loadLevel.toString()
+            } catch (_: NumberFormatException) {
+                "unknown"
+            }
+        } else {
+            "unknown"
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index fdac0e9..1d44a6b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ version: '${version}'
 authors: [ Fortern ]
 api-version: '26.1'
 main: xyz.fortern.forternhelper.Helper
+softdepend: ["PlaceholderAPI"]
 
 libraries:
   - org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.3.21