diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/classes/data/DefaultFunctions.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/classes/data/DefaultFunctions.java
index 551107f9a69..4d7a94de73f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/classes/data/DefaultFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/classes/data/DefaultFunctions.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -699,6 +700,24 @@ public OfflinePlayer[] executeSimple(Object[][] params) {
 			.since("2.8.0, 2.9.0 (prevent lookups)");
 		} // end offline player function
 
+		Functions.register(DefaultFunction.builder(skript, "entity", Entity.class)
+			.description(
+				"Returns an entity from a given UUID.",
+				"If the entity is unloaded or an offline player, the function will return nothing."
+			)
+			.examples(
+				"set {_entity} to entity({uuid})",
+				"kill entity({uuid})",
+				"set {_type} to type of entity({uuid})"
+			)
+			.since("INSERT VERSION")
+			.parameter("uuid", UUID.class)
+			.build(args -> {
+				UUID uuid = args.get("uuid");
+				return Bukkit.getEntity(uuid);
+			})
+		);
+
 		Functions.registerFunction(new SimpleJavaFunction<Boolean>("isNaN", numberParam, DefaultClasses.BOOLEAN, true) {
 			@Override
 			public Boolean[] executeSimple(Object[][] params) {