diff --git a/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateReader.php b/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateReader.php
index 4f4fdbcfa..dad5dc62d 100644
--- a/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateReader.php
+++ b/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateReader.php
@@ -241,13 +241,14 @@ final class BlockStateReader{
 	 * @throws BlockStateDeserializeException
 	 */
 	public function readTorchFacing() : int{
+		//TODO: horizontal directions are flipped (MCPE bug: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-152036)
 		return match($rawValue = $this->readString(BlockStateNames::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION)){
-			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_EAST => Facing::EAST,
-			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_NORTH => Facing::NORTH,
-			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_SOUTH => Facing::SOUTH,
+			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_EAST => Facing::WEST,
+			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_NORTH => Facing::SOUTH,
+			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_SOUTH => Facing::NORTH,
 			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_TOP => Facing::UP,
 			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_UNKNOWN => Facing::UP, //should be illegal, but 1.13 allows it
-			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_WEST => Facing::WEST,
+			StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_WEST => Facing::EAST,
 			default => throw $this->badValueException(BlockStateNames::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION, $rawValue, "Invalid torch facing"),
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateWriter.php b/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateWriter.php
index 249b31674..34fce1001 100644
--- a/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateWriter.php
+++ b/src/data/bedrock/blockstate/BlockStateWriter.php
@@ -195,12 +195,13 @@ final class BlockStateWriter{
 
 	/** @return $this */
 	public function writeTorchFacing(int $facing) : self{
+		//TODO: horizontal directions are flipped (MCPE bug: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-152036)
 		$this->writeString(BlockStateNames::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION, match($facing){
 			Facing::UP => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_TOP,
-			Facing::NORTH => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_NORTH,
-			Facing::SOUTH => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_SOUTH,
-			Facing::WEST => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_WEST,
-			Facing::EAST => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_EAST,
+			Facing::SOUTH => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_NORTH,
+			Facing::NORTH => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_SOUTH,
+			Facing::EAST => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_WEST,
+			Facing::WEST => StringValues::TORCH_FACING_DIRECTION_EAST,
 			default => throw new BlockStateSerializeException("Invalid Torch facing $facing")
 		});
 		return $this;