diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/legacy/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/blocks/LazyBlock.java b/worldedit-core/src/legacy/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/blocks/LazyBlock.java
index cb34a71d3..2a55ba4d8 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/legacy/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/blocks/LazyBlock.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/legacy/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/blocks/LazyBlock.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks;
 
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.Vector;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.type.BlockType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.Extent;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
@@ -49,6 +50,22 @@ public class LazyBlock extends BaseBlock {
      * @param extent the extent to later load the full block data from
      * @param position the position to later load the full block data from
      */
+    public LazyBlock(BlockType type, Extent extent, Vector position) {
+        super(type);
+        checkNotNull(extent);
+        checkNotNull(position);
+        this.extent = extent;
+        this.position = position;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new lazy block.
+     *
+     * @param type the block type
+     * @param extent the extent to later load the full block data from
+     * @param position the position to later load the full block data from
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public LazyBlock(int type, Extent extent, Vector position) {
         super(type);
         checkNotNull(extent);
@@ -65,6 +82,24 @@ public class LazyBlock extends BaseBlock {
      * @param extent the extent to later load the full block data from
      * @param position the position to later load the full block data from
      */
+    @Deprecated
+    public LazyBlock(BlockType type, int data, Extent extent, Vector position) {
+        super(type, data);
+        checkNotNull(extent);
+        checkNotNull(position);
+        this.extent = extent;
+        this.position = position;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new lazy block.
+     *
+     * @param type the block type
+     * @param data the data value
+     * @param extent the extent to later load the full block data from
+     * @param position the position to later load the full block data from
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public LazyBlock(int type, int data, Extent extent, Vector position) {
         super(type, data);
         checkNotNull(extent);
@@ -83,6 +118,11 @@ public class LazyBlock extends BaseBlock {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This object is immutable");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setType(BlockType type) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("This object is immutable");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CompoundTag getNbtData() {
         if (!loaded) {
diff --git a/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgeWorldEdit.java b/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgeWorldEdit.java
index 11d20c2f4..de09c5f64 100644
--- a/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgeWorldEdit.java
+++ b/worldedit-forge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/forge/ForgeWorldEdit.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.forge;
 
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.registry.ForgeRegistries;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
@@ -54,8 +56,11 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLServerStartedEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLServerStoppingEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.Event.Result;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.SubscribeEvent;
+import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
+import org.spongepowered.api.block.BlockType;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static net.minecraft.block.Block.REGISTRY;
 
 /**
  * The Forge implementation of WorldEdit.
@@ -121,6 +126,10 @@ public class ForgeWorldEdit {
         } else {
             this.provider = new ForgePermissionsProvider.VanillaPermissionsProvider(platform);
         }
+
+        for (Block block : REGISTRY) {
+            com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.type.BlockTypes.registerBlock(new com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.type.BlockType(REGISTRY.getNameForObject(block).toString()));
+        }
     }
 
     @EventHandler