diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/AreaPickaxe.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/AreaPickaxe.java
index 00c0f875f..20ef357d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/AreaPickaxe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/AreaPickaxe.java
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ public class AreaPickaxe implements BlockTool {
                 for (int y = oy - range; y <= oy + range; ++y) {
                     for (int z = oz - range; z <= oz + range; ++z) {
                         Vector pos = new Vector(x, y, z);
-                        if (world.getBlockType(pos) == initialType) {
-                            if (config.superPickaxeManyDrop) {
-                                world.simulateBlockMine(pos);
-                            }
-
-                            editSession.setBlock(pos, air);
+                        if (world.getBlockType(pos) != initialType) {
+                            continue;
                         }
+                        if (config.superPickaxeManyDrop) {
+                            world.simulateBlockMine(pos);
+                        }
+
+                        world.queueBlockBreakEffect(server, pos, initialType, clicked.distanceSq(pos));
+
+                        editSession.setBlock(pos, air);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/RecursivePickaxe.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/RecursivePickaxe.java
index 1c7b9a05e..7b0c5aee2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/RecursivePickaxe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/tools/RecursivePickaxe.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.sk89q.worldedit.tools;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
+
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.*;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BlockID;
@@ -90,21 +91,25 @@ public class RecursivePickaxe implements BlockTool {
             Set<BlockVector> visited, boolean drop)
             throws MaxChangedBlocksException {
 
-        if (origin.distance(pos) > size || visited.contains(pos)) {
+        final double distanceSq = origin.distanceSq(pos);
+        if (distanceSq > size*size || visited.contains(pos)) {
             return;
         }
 
         visited.add(pos);
 
-        if (editSession.getBlock(pos).getType() == initialType) {
-            if (drop) {
-                world.simulateBlockMine(pos);
-            }
-            editSession.setBlock(pos, air);
-        } else {
+        if (editSession.getBlock(pos).getType() != initialType) {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (drop) {
+            world.simulateBlockMine(pos);
+        }
+
+        world.queueBlockBreakEffect(server, pos, initialType, distanceSq);
+
+        editSession.setBlock(pos, air);
+
         recurse(server, editSession, world, pos.add(1, 0, 0).toBlockVector(),
                 origin, size, initialType, visited, drop);
         recurse(server, editSession, world, pos.add(-1, 0, 0).toBlockVector(),