diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3057e031..05731bb2 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ configurate3 = "3.7.3"
 configurate4 = "4.1.2"
 flare = "2.0.1"
 log4j = "2.24.1"
-netty = "4.1.119.Final"
+netty = "4.2.0.Final"
 
 [plugins]
 indra-publishing = "net.kyori.indra.publishing:2.0.6"
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ netty-codec-http = { module = "io.netty:netty-codec-http", version.ref = "netty"
 netty-handler = { module = "io.netty:netty-handler", version.ref = "netty" }
 netty-transport-native-epoll = { module = "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll", version.ref = "netty" }
 netty-transport-native-kqueue = { module = "io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue", version.ref = "netty" }
+netty-transport-native-iouring = { module = "io.netty:netty-transport-native-io_uring", version.ref = "netty" }
 nightconfig = "com.electronwill.night-config:toml:3.6.7"
 slf4j = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.12"
 snakeyaml = "org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.33"
diff --git a/proxy/build.gradle.kts b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
index ab736e20..b3c5892f 100644
--- a/proxy/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll)
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll) { classifier("linux-x86_64") })
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll) { classifier("linux-aarch_64") })
+    implementation(libs.netty.transport.native.iouring)
+    implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.iouring) { classifier("linux-x86_64") })
+    implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.iouring) { classifier("linux-aarch_64") })
     implementation(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue)
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue) { classifier("osx-x86_64") })
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue) { classifier("osx-aarch_64") })
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
index 6cbdfd8c..a1232cce 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
@@ -20,25 +20,32 @@ package com.velocitypowered.proxy.network;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.concurrent.VelocityNettyThreadFactory;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelFactory;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.IoHandlerFactory;
+import io.netty.channel.MultiThreadIoEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.Epoll;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollDatagramChannel;
-import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollIoHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollServerSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueue;
 import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueDatagramChannel;
-import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueIoHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueServerSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueSocketChannel;
-import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.nio.NioIoHandler;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.DatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.ServerSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.SocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioDatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.uring.IoUring;
+import io.netty.channel.uring.IoUringDatagramChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.uring.IoUringIoHandler;
+import io.netty.channel.uring.IoUringServerSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.uring.IoUringSocketChannel;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
-import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 /**
  * Enumerates the supported transports for Velocity.
@@ -47,32 +54,36 @@ public enum TransportType {
   NIO("NIO", NioServerSocketChannel::new,
       NioSocketChannel::new,
       NioDatagramChannel::new,
-      (name, type) -> new NioEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type))),
+      NioIoHandler::newFactory),
   EPOLL("epoll", EpollServerSocketChannel::new,
       EpollSocketChannel::new,
       EpollDatagramChannel::new,
-      (name, type) -> new EpollEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type))),
+      EpollIoHandler::newFactory),
   KQUEUE("kqueue", KQueueServerSocketChannel::new,
       KQueueSocketChannel::new,
       KQueueDatagramChannel::new,
-      (name, type) -> new KQueueEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type)));
+      KQueueIoHandler::newFactory),
+  IO_URING("io_uring", IoUringServerSocketChannel::new,
+      IoUringSocketChannel::new,
+      IoUringDatagramChannel::new,
+      IoUringIoHandler::newFactory);
 
   final String name;
   final ChannelFactory<? extends ServerSocketChannel> serverSocketChannelFactory;
   final ChannelFactory<? extends SocketChannel> socketChannelFactory;
   final ChannelFactory<? extends DatagramChannel> datagramChannelFactory;
-  final BiFunction<String, Type, EventLoopGroup> eventLoopGroupFactory;
+  final Supplier<IoHandlerFactory> ioHandlerFactorySupplier;
 
   TransportType(final String name,
       final ChannelFactory<? extends ServerSocketChannel> serverSocketChannelFactory,
       final ChannelFactory<? extends SocketChannel> socketChannelFactory,
       final ChannelFactory<? extends DatagramChannel> datagramChannelFactory,
-      final BiFunction<String, Type, EventLoopGroup> eventLoopGroupFactory) {
+      final Supplier<IoHandlerFactory> ioHandlerFactorySupplier) {
     this.name = name;
     this.serverSocketChannelFactory = serverSocketChannelFactory;
     this.socketChannelFactory = socketChannelFactory;
     this.datagramChannelFactory = datagramChannelFactory;
-    this.eventLoopGroupFactory = eventLoopGroupFactory;
+    this.ioHandlerFactorySupplier = ioHandlerFactorySupplier;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -80,8 +91,15 @@ public enum TransportType {
     return this.name;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a new event loop group for the given type.
+   *
+   * @param type the type of event loop group to create
+   * @return the event loop group
+   */
   public EventLoopGroup createEventLoopGroup(final Type type) {
-    return this.eventLoopGroupFactory.apply(this.name, type);
+    return new MultiThreadIoEventLoopGroup(
+        0, createThreadFactory(this.name, type), this.ioHandlerFactorySupplier.get());
   }
 
   private static ThreadFactory createThreadFactory(final String name, final Type type) {
@@ -98,6 +116,10 @@ public enum TransportType {
       return NIO;
     }
 
+    if (IoUring.isAvailable() && !Boolean.getBoolean("velocity.disable-iouring-transport")) {
+      return IO_URING;
+    }
+
     if (Epoll.isAvailable()) {
       return EPOLL;
     }