diff --git a/platform-bungeecord/build.gradle b/platform-bungeecord/build.gradle
index aad0af0b..78f75036 100644
--- a/platform-bungeecord/build.gradle
+++ b/platform-bungeecord/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ dependencies {
   api("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson:${rootProject.adventure}") {
     exclude group: "com.google.code.gson"
   }
+  implementation("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson-legacy-impl:${rootProject.adventure}") {
+    exclude group: "com.google.code.gson"
+  }
+  implementation project(":adventure-platform-viaversion")
   implementation project(":adventure-platform-facet")
   api project(":adventure-text-serializer-bungeecord")
   compileOnly 'net.md-5:bungeecord-api:1.16-R0.4'
diff --git a/platform-bungeecord/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bungeecord/BungeeFacet.java b/platform-bungeecord/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bungeecord/BungeeFacet.java
index 5324a858..c747f47f 100644
--- a/platform-bungeecord/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bungeecord/BungeeFacet.java
+++ b/platform-bungeecord/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bungeecord/BungeeFacet.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.flattener.ComponentFlattener;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.bungeecord.BungeeComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.legacyimpl.NBTLegacyHoverEventSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.util.TriState;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatMessageType;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class BungeeFacet<V extends CommandSender> extends FacetBase<V> {
       .build()
   );
   static final BungeeComponentSerializer LEGACY = BungeeComponentSerializer.of(
-    GsonComponentSerializer.builder().downsampleColors().emitLegacyHoverEvent().build(),
+    GsonComponentSerializer.builder().downsampleColors().legacyHoverEventSerializer(NBTLegacyHoverEventSerializer.get()).emitLegacyHoverEvent().build(),
     LegacyComponentSerializer.builder().flattener(FLATTENER).build()
   );