diff --git a/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php b/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
index 31f87215f..5b4f3bd6f 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/nbt/NBT.php
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ class NBT{
 		return $this->endianness === self::BIG_ENDIAN ? Binary::readShort($this->get(2)) : Binary::readLShort($this->get(2));
 	}
 
+	public function getSignedShort() : int{
+		return $this->endianness === self::BIG_ENDIAN ? Binary::readSignedShort($this->get(2)) : Binary::readSignedLShort($this->get(2));
+	}
+
 	public function putShort($v){
 		$this->buffer .= $this->endianness === self::BIG_ENDIAN ? Binary::writeShort($v) : Binary::writeLShort($v);
 	}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/nbt/tag/ShortTag.php b/src/pocketmine/nbt/tag/ShortTag.php
index 22d5d6244..2c833e804 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/nbt/tag/ShortTag.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/nbt/tag/ShortTag.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class ShortTag extends NamedTag{
 	}
 
 	public function read(NBT $nbt, bool $network = false){
-		$this->value = $nbt->getShort();
+		$this->value = $nbt->getSignedShort();
 	}
 
 	public function write(NBT $nbt, bool $network = false){