diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/MetadataFactory.java
index 16a1a4d..a03adb7 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/MetadataFactory.java
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ public interface MetadataFactory {
     // Axolotl
     EntityData axolotlVariant(int variant);
     EntityData playingDead(boolean playingDead);
+
+    // Bat
+    EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging);
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_10MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_10MetadataFactory.java
index 71967a7..21e0019 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_10MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_10MetadataFactory.java
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ public class V1_10MetadataFactory extends V1_9MetadataFactory {
     public EntityData armorStandRightLegRotation(Vector3f rightLegRotation) {
         return createRotations(17, rightLegRotation);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(12, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 0x01 : 0));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_14MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_14MetadataFactory.java
index 3aac0ff..ae76069 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_14MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_14MetadataFactory.java
@@ -65,4 +65,9 @@ public class V1_14MetadataFactory extends V1_13MetadataFactory {
     public EntityData armorStandRightLegRotation(Vector3f rightLegRotation) {
         return createRotations(19, rightLegRotation);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(14, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 0x01 : 0));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_15MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_15MetadataFactory.java
index 409c7cd..2e547cb 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_15MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_15MetadataFactory.java
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ public class V1_15MetadataFactory extends V1_14MetadataFactory {
     public EntityData armorStandRightLegRotation(Vector3f rightLegRotation) {
         return createRotations(20, rightLegRotation);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(15, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 0x01 : 0));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_17MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_17MetadataFactory.java
index cf71406..1a3b704 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_17MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_17MetadataFactory.java
@@ -79,4 +79,9 @@ public class V1_17MetadataFactory extends V1_16MetadataFactory {
     public EntityData playingDead(boolean playingDead) {
         return newEntityData(18, EntityDataTypes.BOOLEAN, playingDead);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(16, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 0x01 : 0));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_8MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_8MetadataFactory.java
index 6f8465a..d4a2df5 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_8MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_8MetadataFactory.java
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ public class V1_8MetadataFactory implements MetadataFactory {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The playing dead entity data isn't supported on this version");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(16, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 1 : 0));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EntityData silent(boolean enabled) {
         return newEntityData(4, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (enabled ? 1 : 0));
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_9MetadataFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_9MetadataFactory.java
index a1bb1f8..4555cf3 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_9MetadataFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/metadata/V1_9MetadataFactory.java
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public class V1_9MetadataFactory extends V1_8MetadataFactory {
         return newEntityData(8, EntityDataTypes.BOOLEAN, ambient);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public EntityData batHanging(boolean hanging) {
+        return newEntityData(11, EntityDataTypes.BYTE, (byte) (hanging ? 0x01 : 0));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EntityData name(Component name) {
         return newEntityData(2, EntityDataTypes.STRING, AdventureSerializer.getGsonSerializer().serialize(name));
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/npc/NpcTypeRegistryImpl.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/npc/NpcTypeRegistryImpl.java
index 4feab9b..0ca0b22 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/npc/NpcTypeRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/npc/NpcTypeRegistryImpl.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public class NpcTypeRegistryImpl implements NpcTypeRegistry {
                 .addProperties("small", "arms", "base_plate", "head_rotation", "body_rotation", "left_arm_rotation", "right_arm_rotation", "left_leg_rotation", "right_leg_rotation"));
 
         register(builder(p, "bat", EntityTypes.BAT)
-                .setHologramOffset(-1.075));
+                .setHologramOffset(-1.075)
+                .addProperties("hanging"));
 
         register(builder(p, "blaze", EntityTypes.BLAZE)
                 .setHologramOffset(-0.175));
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/packets/V1_8PacketFactory.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/packets/V1_8PacketFactory.java
index 478f270..1902fdf 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/packets/V1_8PacketFactory.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/packets/V1_8PacketFactory.java
@@ -163,10 +163,14 @@ public class V1_8PacketFactory implements PacketFactory {
             add(data, metadataFactory.armorStandRightArmRotation(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("right_arm_rotation", Vector3f.class))));
             add(data, metadataFactory.armorStandLeftLegRotation(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("left_leg_rotation", Vector3f.class))));
             add(data, metadataFactory.armorStandRightLegRotation(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("right_leg_rotation", Vector3f.class))));
-        } else if (entity.getType().equals(EntityTypes.AXOLOTL)) {
+        }
+        else if (entity.getType().equals(EntityTypes.AXOLOTL)) {
             add(data, metadataFactory.axolotlVariant(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("axolotl_variant", Integer.class))));
             add(data, metadataFactory.playingDead(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("playing_dead", Boolean.class))));
         }
+        else if (entity.getType().equals(EntityTypes.BAT)) {
+        add(data, metadataFactory.batHanging(properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("hanging", Boolean.class))));
+        }
         if (properties.hasProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("name"))) {
             add(data, metadataFactory.name(PapiUtil.set(textSerializer, player, properties.getProperty(propertyRegistry.getByName("name", Component.class)))));
             add(data, metadataFactory.nameShown());