diff --git a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/impl/provider/SaturnProviderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/impl/provider/SaturnProviderImpl.java
index 87dd445..fb9b976 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/impl/provider/SaturnProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/impl/provider/SaturnProviderImpl.java
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ package org.saturnclient.impl.provider;
 
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
 import net.minecraft.client.toast.SystemToast;
+//? if >=1.21.9 {
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.SkinTextures;
+//?} else
+//import net.minecraft.client.util.SkinTextures;
 import net.minecraft.text.Text;
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 
 import org.saturnclient.common.provider.SaturnProvider;
 import org.saturnclient.common.ref.asset.IdentifierRef;
@@ -16,6 +22,9 @@ import org.saturnclient.impl.cosmetics.utils.IdentifierUtils;
 import org.saturnclient.saturnclient.SaturnClient;
 
 public class SaturnProviderImpl implements SaturnProvider {
+    /** Looks up the signed-in player's skin; made once, since the skin provider caches it */
+    private Supplier<Identifier> playerSkin;
+
     @Override
     public MinecraftClientRef getClient() {
         return (MinecraftClientRef) SaturnClient.client;
@@ -50,6 +59,23 @@ public class SaturnProviderImpl implements SaturnProvider {
     /** Shown longer than the vanilla default, since these ask the player to act. */
     private static final SystemToast.Type WARNING_TOAST = new SystemToast.Type(15_000L);
 
+    @Override
+    public IdentifierRef getPlayerSkin() {
+        if (playerSkin == null) {
+            MinecraftClient client = MinecraftClient.getInstance();
+            // 1.21.9 moved SkinTextures and renamed the skin provider's lookup.
+            //? if >=1.21.9 {
+            Supplier<SkinTextures> textures = client.getSkinProvider().supplySkinTextures(client.getGameProfile(), false);
+            playerSkin = () -> textures.get().body().texturePath();
+            //?} else {
+            /*Supplier<SkinTextures> textures = client.getSkinProvider().getSkinTexturesSupplier(client.getGameProfile());
+            playerSkin = () -> textures.get().texture();
+            *///?}
+        }
+
+        return (IdentifierRef) (Object) playerSkin.get();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getModVersion() {
         return FabricLoader.getInstance().getModContainer(SaturnClient.MOD_ID)