diff --git a/src/block/Anvil.php b/src/block/Anvil.php
index 050ecc057..946c78c27 100644
--- a/src/block/Anvil.php
+++ b/src/block/Anvil.php
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class Anvil extends Transparent implements Fallable{
 		return 0b1111;
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b11;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->damage << 2;
 	}
 
 	public function getDamage() : int{ return $this->damage; }
diff --git a/src/block/BaseBanner.php b/src/block/BaseBanner.php
index 9fa9a7550..36a637864 100644
--- a/src/block/BaseBanner.php
+++ b/src/block/BaseBanner.php
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ use pocketmine\block\utils\DyeColor;
 use pocketmine\data\bedrock\DyeColorIdMap;
 use pocketmine\item\Banner as ItemBanner;
 use pocketmine\item\Item;
-use pocketmine\item\ItemFactory;
-use pocketmine\item\ItemIds;
 use pocketmine\math\AxisAlignedBB;
 use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
 use pocketmine\player\Player;
@@ -126,8 +124,8 @@ abstract class BaseBanner extends Transparent{
 		}
 	}
 
-	public function asItem() : Item{
-		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get(ItemIds::BANNER, DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toInvertedId($this->color));
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toInvertedId($this->color);
 	}
 
 	public function getDropsForCompatibleTool(Item $item) : array{
diff --git a/src/block/Bed.php b/src/block/Bed.php
index 3979b8a09..c03ae71dd 100644
--- a/src/block/Bed.php
+++ b/src/block/Bed.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ use pocketmine\block\utils\DyeColor;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\HorizontalFacingTrait;
 use pocketmine\data\bedrock\DyeColorIdMap;
 use pocketmine\item\Item;
-use pocketmine\item\ItemFactory;
 use pocketmine\lang\KnownTranslationKeys;
 use pocketmine\lang\TranslationContainer;
 use pocketmine\math\AxisAlignedBB;
@@ -197,8 +196,8 @@ class Bed extends Transparent{
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	public function asItem() : Item{
-		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get($this->idInfo->getItemId(), DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->color));
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->color);
 	}
 
 	public function getAffectedBlocks() : array{
diff --git a/src/block/Block.php b/src/block/Block.php
index ad10e710d..762063dcc 100644
--- a/src/block/Block.php
+++ b/src/block/Block.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Block{
 	public function asItem() : Item{
 		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get(
 			$this->idInfo->getItemId(),
-			$this->idInfo->getVariant() | ($this->writeStateToMeta() & ~$this->getNonPersistentStateBitmask())
+			$this->idInfo->getVariant() | $this->writeStateToItemMeta()
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class Block{
 		return $this->idInfo->getVariant() | $stateMeta;
 	}
 
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a bitmask used to extract state bits from block metadata.
 	 */
@@ -115,10 +119,6 @@ class Block{
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return $this->getStateBitmask();
-	}
-
 	protected function writeStateToMeta() : int{
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/block/Coral.php b/src/block/Coral.php
index 7c9185c1d..b6ccb0cad 100644
--- a/src/block/Coral.php
+++ b/src/block/Coral.php
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ final class Coral extends BaseCoral{
 		return CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType);
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b0111;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->writeStateToMeta();
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b0000;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b0111;
 	}
 
 	public function readStateFromWorld() : void{
diff --git a/src/block/CoralBlock.php b/src/block/CoralBlock.php
index 130b1ffd8..c0bcad32f 100644
--- a/src/block/CoralBlock.php
+++ b/src/block/CoralBlock.php
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ final class CoralBlock extends Opaque{
 		return ($this->dead ? BlockLegacyMetadata::CORAL_BLOCK_FLAG_DEAD : 0) | CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType);
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1111;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->writeStateToMeta();
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b1111;
 	}
 
 	public function getCoralType() : CoralType{ return $this->coralType; }
diff --git a/src/block/Dirt.php b/src/block/Dirt.php
index b357c95bf..6c624d886 100644
--- a/src/block/Dirt.php
+++ b/src/block/Dirt.php
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ class Dirt extends Opaque{
 		return $this->coarse ? BlockLegacyMetadata::DIRT_FLAG_COARSE : 0;
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->writeStateToMeta();
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b1;
 	}
 
 	public function isCoarse() : bool{ return $this->coarse; }
diff --git a/src/block/FloorCoralFan.php b/src/block/FloorCoralFan.php
index 728b92aed..c4a5cc0a0 100644
--- a/src/block/FloorCoralFan.php
+++ b/src/block/FloorCoralFan.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ final class FloorCoralFan extends BaseCoral{
 		//TODO: HACK! workaround dead flag being lost when broken / blockpicked (original impl only uses first ID)
 		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get(
 			$this->dead ? ItemIds::CORAL_FAN_DEAD : ItemIds::CORAL_FAN,
-			CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType)
+			$this->writeStateToItemMeta()
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ final class FloorCoralFan extends BaseCoral{
 			CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType);
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1111;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType);
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1000;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b1111;
 	}
 
 	public function getAxis() : int{ return $this->axis; }
diff --git a/src/block/Skull.php b/src/block/Skull.php
index ae6abe8d5..20fcd760b 100644
--- a/src/block/Skull.php
+++ b/src/block/Skull.php
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ use pocketmine\block\tile\Skull as TileSkull;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\BlockDataSerializer;
 use pocketmine\block\utils\SkullType;
 use pocketmine\item\Item;
-use pocketmine\item\ItemFactory;
-use pocketmine\item\ItemIds;
 use pocketmine\math\AxisAlignedBB;
 use pocketmine\math\Facing;
 use pocketmine\math\Vector3;
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ class Skull extends Flowable{
 		return parent::place($tx, $item, $blockReplace, $blockClicked, $face, $clickVector, $player);
 	}
 
-	public function asItem() : Item{
-		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get(ItemIds::SKULL, $this->skullType->getMagicNumber());
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->skullType->getMagicNumber();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/block/Sponge.php b/src/block/Sponge.php
index 63ca4a133..5ccf766ab 100644
--- a/src/block/Sponge.php
+++ b/src/block/Sponge.php
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ class Sponge extends Opaque{
 		$this->wet = ($stateMeta & BlockLegacyMetadata::SPONGE_FLAG_WET) !== 0;
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->writeStateToMeta();
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b1;
 	}
 
 	public function isWet() : bool{ return $this->wet; }
diff --git a/src/block/TNT.php b/src/block/TNT.php
index 6180ec6ea..6cae9ca55 100644
--- a/src/block/TNT.php
+++ b/src/block/TNT.php
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ class TNT extends Opaque{
 		return ($this->unstable ? BlockLegacyMetadata::TNT_FLAG_UNSTABLE : 0) | ($this->worksUnderwater ? BlockLegacyMetadata::TNT_FLAG_UNDERWATER : 0);
 	}
 
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return $this->worksUnderwater ? BlockLegacyMetadata::TNT_FLAG_UNDERWATER : 0;
+	}
+
 	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
 		return 0b11;
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{ return 0b1; }
-
 	public function isUnstable() : bool{ return $this->unstable; }
 
 	/** @return $this */
diff --git a/src/block/WallCoralFan.php b/src/block/WallCoralFan.php
index a97993113..fb93f3eef 100644
--- a/src/block/WallCoralFan.php
+++ b/src/block/WallCoralFan.php
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ final class WallCoralFan extends BaseCoral{
 		return (BlockDataSerializer::writeCoralFacing($this->facing) << 2) | ($this->dead ? BlockLegacyMetadata::CORAL_FAN_HANG_FLAG_DEAD : 0) | $coralTypeFlag;
 	}
 
-	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1111;
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType);
 	}
 
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0b1110;
+	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
+		return 0b1111;
 	}
 
 	public function asItem() : Item{
 		return ItemFactory::getInstance()->get(
 			$this->dead ? ItemIds::CORAL_FAN_DEAD : ItemIds::CORAL_FAN,
-			CoralTypeIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->coralType)
+			$this->writeStateToItemMeta()
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/block/utils/ColorInMetadataTrait.php b/src/block/utils/ColorInMetadataTrait.php
index 95b729286..1130ae27c 100644
--- a/src/block/utils/ColorInMetadataTrait.php
+++ b/src/block/utils/ColorInMetadataTrait.php
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ trait ColorInMetadataTrait{
 		return DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->color);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see Block::writeStateToItemMeta()
+	 */
+	protected function writeStateToItemMeta() : int{
+		return DyeColorIdMap::getInstance()->toId($this->color);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see Block::getStateBitmask()
 	 */
 	public function getStateBitmask() : int{
 		return 0b1111;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @see Block::getNonPersistentStateBitmask()
-	 */
-	public function getNonPersistentStateBitmask() : int{
-		return 0;
-	}
 }