diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/SulfurCube.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/SulfurCube.java
index cc7cbf395665..6e92c169a0dc 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/SulfurCube.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/entity/SulfurCube.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.Key;
 import net.kyori.adventure.key.KeyPattern;
 import org.bukkit.Keyed;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.NullMarked;
 
 /**
@@ -73,6 +74,30 @@ default boolean ignite() {
         return this.ignite(false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Equips the provided item to this sulfur cube, following any Vanilla logic.
+     * <p>
+     * This method will:
+     * <ul>
+     *     <li>not equip the item to a baby sulfur cube,</li>
+     *     <li>drop an existing body item before, and</li>
+     *     <li>play the absorb-sound.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * <p>
+     * If you want to circumvent the above-mentioned Vanilla logic, you can instead directly edit
+     * the body equipment slot of the sulfur cube, like this:
+     * <pre>{@code
+     * sulfurCube.getEquipment().setItem(
+     *   EquipmentSlot.BODY,
+     *   itemStack
+     * );
+     * }</pre>
+     *
+     * @param itemStack the item to equip. Use {@link ItemStack#empty()} to unset the item
+     * @return whether the sulfur cube's absorbed item was updated
+     */
+    boolean equipItem(ItemStack itemStack);
+
     /**
      * Represents the archetype of a sulfur cube
      * which define a lot of possible behavior and interaction
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftSulfurCube.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftSulfurCube.java
index 7a2e9c8d693c..529ffff7e026 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftSulfurCube.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftSulfurCube.java
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.item.PrimedTnt;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftRegistry;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.inventory.CraftItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.entity.SulfurCube;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 public class CraftSulfurCube extends CraftAbstractCubeMob implements SulfurCube, PaperShearable, PaperBucketable {
     public CraftSulfurCube(final CraftServer server, final net.minecraft.world.entity.monster.cubemob.SulfurCube entity) {
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ public boolean ignite(final boolean imminent) {
         return this.getHandle().primeTime(imminent);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean equipItem(final ItemStack itemStack) {
+        return this.getHandle().equipItem(CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int getAge() {
         return this.getHandle().getAge();