diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/CountFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/CountFilter.java
index f6844e684..7c6767bf2 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/CountFilter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/CountFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.fastasyncworldedit.core.extent.filter;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.extent.filter.block.FilterBlock;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.internal.simd.VectorizedFilter;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 
 public class CountFilter extends ForkedFilter<CountFilter> implements VectorizedFilter {
 
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ public class CountFilter extends ForkedFilter<CountFilter> implements Vectorized
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set) {
-        total += set.length();
+    public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set, VectorMask<Short> mask) {
+        total += mask.trueCount();
         return set;
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/LinkedFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/LinkedFilter.java
index 26700ccc5..ff57a4625 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/LinkedFilter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/LinkedFilter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.Filter;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.IChunk;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.regions.Region;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -77,9 +78,9 @@ public sealed class LinkedFilter<L extends Filter, R extends Filter> implements
         }
 
         @Override
-        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set) {
-            ShortVector res = getLeft().applyVector(get, set);
-            return getRight().applyVector(get, res);
+        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set, VectorMask<Short> mask) {
+            ShortVector res = getLeft().applyVector(get, set, mask);
+            return getRight().applyVector(get, res, mask);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/MaskFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/MaskFilter.java
index ac31938e2..2ce1527df 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/MaskFilter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/extent/filter/MaskFilter.java
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ public class MaskFilter<T extends Filter> extends DelegateFilter<T> {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set) {
+        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set, VectorMask<Short> mask) {
             final T parent = getParent();
             VectorMask<Short> masked = vectorizedMask.compareVector(set, get);
-            ShortVector res = parent.applyVector(get, set);
-            res = set.blend(res, masked);
+            ShortVector res = parent.applyVector(get, set, mask.and(masked));
             VectorMask<Short> changed = res.compare(VectorOperators.NE, set);
             changes.getAndAdd(changed.trueCount());
             return res;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/SimdSupport.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/SimdSupport.java
index 5f2d6a711..eefdc1929 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/SimdSupport.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/SimdSupport.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockStateHolder;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypesCache;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorOperators;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@ public class SimdSupport {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set) {
-            return ShortVector.broadcast(ShortVector.SPECIES_PREFERRED, ordinal);
+        public ShortVector applyVector(final ShortVector get, final ShortVector set, VectorMask<Short> mask) {
+            // only change the lanes the mask dictates us to change, keep the rest
+            return set.blend(ShortVector.broadcast(ShortVector.SPECIES_PREFERRED, ordinal), mask);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedCharFilterBlock.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedCharFilterBlock.java
index 5c15da22a..9f557b134 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedCharFilterBlock.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedCharFilterBlock.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.extent.filter.block.CharFilterBlock;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.Filter;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extent.Extent;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorSpecies;
 
 public class VectorizedCharFilterBlock extends CharFilterBlock {
@@ -18,15 +19,17 @@ public class VectorizedCharFilterBlock extends CharFilterBlock {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected VectorizedCharFilterBlock " + filter);
         }
         final VectorSpecies<Short> species = ShortVector.SPECIES_PREFERRED;
+        // TODO can we avoid eager initSet?
         initSet(); // set array is null before
         char[] setArr = this.setArr;
         assert setArr != null;
         char[] getArr = this.getArr;
         // assume setArr.length == getArr.length == 4096
+        VectorMask<Short> affectAll = species.maskAll(true);
         for (int i = 0; i < 4096; i += species.length()) {
             ShortVector set = ShortVector.fromCharArray(species, setArr, i);
             ShortVector get = ShortVector.fromCharArray(species, getArr, i);
-            ShortVector res = vecFilter.applyVector(get, set);
+            ShortVector res = vecFilter.applyVector(get, set, affectAll);
             res.intoCharArray(setArr, i);
         }
     }
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedFilter.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedFilter.java
index 7357bbd59..b0801fcd0 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedFilter.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedFilter.java
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@ package com.fastasyncworldedit.core.internal.simd;
 
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.Filter;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
+import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 
 public interface VectorizedFilter extends Filter {
-    ShortVector applyVector(ShortVector get, ShortVector set);
+
+    /**
+     * Applies a filter to a vector pair of get and set.
+     *
+     * @param get  the get vector
+     * @param set  the set vector
+     * @param mask the mask with the lanes set to true which should be affected by the filter
+     * @return the resulting set vector.
+     */
+    ShortVector applyVector(ShortVector get, ShortVector set, VectorMask<Short> mask);
+
 }
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedMask.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedMask.java
index 0f453f32b..a6fd18b48 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedMask.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/internal/simd/VectorizedMask.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.fastasyncworldedit.core.internal.simd;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.IChunk;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.IChunkGet;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.IChunkSet;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypesCache;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.ShortVector;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorMask;
 import jdk.incubator.vector.VectorSpecies;
@@ -31,10 +32,22 @@ public interface VectorizedMask {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@return the set vector with all lanes that do not match this mask set to 0}
+     *
+     * @param set the set vector
+     * @param get the get vector
+     */
     default ShortVector processVector(ShortVector set, ShortVector get) {
-        return set.blend(0, compareVector(set, get).not());
+        return set.blend(BlockTypesCache.ReservedIDs.__RESERVED__, compareVector(set, get).not());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@return a mask with all lanes set that match this mask}
+     *
+     * @param set the set vector
+     * @param get the get vector
+     */
     VectorMask<Short> compareVector(ShortVector set, ShortVector get);
 
 }