diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
index 17bdaaa615..0c1fd4d43b 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Block.php
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ class Block extends Position implements BlockIds, Metadatable{
 		return $this->getId() === $other->getId() and $this->getVariant() === $other->getVariant();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the given block has the same type and properties as this block.
+	 *
+	 * @param Block $other
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function isSameState(Block $other) : bool{
+		return $this->isSameType($other) and $this->writeStateToMeta() === $other->writeStateToMeta();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * AKA: Block->isPlaceable
 	 * @return bool