--- a/net/minecraft/world/ticks/LevelChunkTicks.java
+++ b/net/minecraft/world/ticks/LevelChunkTicks.java
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
     @Nullable
     private BiConsumer<LevelChunkTicks<T>, ScheduledTick<T>> onTickAdded;
 
+    // Paper start - add dirty flag
+    private boolean dirty;
+    private long lastSaved = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+
+    public boolean isDirty(final long tick) {
+        return this.dirty || (!this.tickQueue.isEmpty() && tick != this.lastSaved);
+    }
+
+    public void clearDirty() {
+        this.dirty = false;
+    }
+    // Paper end - add dirty flag
+
     public LevelChunkTicks() {
     }
 
@@ -50,6 +63,7 @@
     public ScheduledTick<T> poll() {
         ScheduledTick<T> scheduledTick = this.tickQueue.poll();
         if (scheduledTick != null) {
+            this.dirty = true; // Paper - add dirty flag
             this.ticksPerPosition.remove(scheduledTick);
         }
 
@@ -59,6 +73,7 @@
     @Override
     public void schedule(ScheduledTick<T> orderedTick) {
         if (this.ticksPerPosition.add(orderedTick)) {
+            this.dirty = true; // Paper - add dirty flag
             this.scheduleUnchecked(orderedTick);
         }
     }
@@ -81,7 +96,7 @@
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             ScheduledTick<T> scheduledTick = iterator.next();
             if (predicate.test(scheduledTick)) {
-                iterator.remove();
+                iterator.remove(); this.dirty = true; // Paper - add dirty flag
                 this.ticksPerPosition.remove(scheduledTick);
             }
         }
@@ -98,6 +113,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public ListTag save(long l, Function<T, String> function) {
+        this.lastSaved = l; // Paper - add dirty system to level ticks
         ListTag listTag = new ListTag();
         if (this.pendingTicks != null) {
             for (SavedTick<T> savedTick : this.pendingTicks) {
@@ -114,6 +130,11 @@
 
     public void unpack(long time) {
         if (this.pendingTicks != null) {
+            // Paper start - add dirty system to level chunk ticks
+            if (this.tickQueue.isEmpty()) {
+                this.lastSaved = time;
+            }
+            // Paper end - add dirty system to level chunk ticks
             int i = -this.pendingTicks.size();
 
             for (SavedTick<T> savedTick : this.pendingTicks) {
