diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index 85e989c7..bbdb0511 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -75,12 +75,20 @@ public final class BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends BackwardsStructuredItem
             wrapper.passthrough(Type.FLOAT); // Offset X
             wrapper.passthrough(Type.FLOAT); // Offset Y
             wrapper.passthrough(Type.FLOAT); // Offset Z
-            wrapper.passthrough(Type.FLOAT); // Particle Data
+            final float data = wrapper.passthrough(Type.FLOAT);
             wrapper.passthrough(Type.INT); // Particle Count
 
             // Move it to the beginning, move out arguments here
             final Particle particle = wrapper.read(Types1_20_5.PARTICLE);
             rewriteParticle(particle);
+            if (particle.id() == protocol.getMappingData().getParticleMappings().mappedId("entity_effect")) {
+                // Remove color argument
+                final int color = particle.<Integer>removeArgument(0).getValue();
+                if (data == 0) {
+                    wrapper.set(Type.FLOAT, 3, (float) color);
+                }
+            }
+
             wrapper.set(Type.VAR_INT, 0, particle.id());
             for (final Particle.ParticleData<?> argument : particle.getArguments()) {
                 argument.write(wrapper);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
index ea053d34..feb6a8aa 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/protocol/protocol1_20_3to1_20_5/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.RegistryEntry;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_20_5;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.Item;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.metadata.Metadata;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_20_3;
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
     protected void registerRewrites() {
         filter().mapMetaType(typeId -> {
             if (typeId == Types1_20_5.META_TYPES.particlesType.typeId()) {
+                // Handled with living entity
                 return Types1_20_5.META_TYPES.particlesType;
             }
 
@@ -290,7 +292,24 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
 
         filter().type(EntityTypes1_20_5.LIVINGENTITY).index(10).handler((event, meta) -> {
             final Particle[] particles = meta.value();
-            meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.varIntType, 0); // TODO
+            int color = 0;
+            for (final Particle particle : particles) {
+                if (particle.id() == protocol.getMappingData().getParticleMappings().id("entity_effect")) {
+                    // Remove color argument, use one of them for the ambient particle color
+                    color = particle.<Integer>removeArgument(0).getValue();
+                }
+            }
+            meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.varIntType, color);
+        });
+
+        filter().type(EntityTypes1_20_5.AREA_EFFECT_CLOUD).addIndex(9); // Color
+        filter().type(EntityTypes1_20_5.AREA_EFFECT_CLOUD).index(11).handler((event, meta) -> {
+            final Particle particle = meta.value();
+            if (particle.id() == protocol.getMappingData().getParticleMappings().mappedId("entity_effect")) {
+                // Move color to its own metadata
+                final int color = particle.<Integer>removeArgument(0).getValue();
+                event.createExtraMeta(new Metadata(9, Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.varIntType, color));
+            }
         });
 
         filter().type(EntityTypes1_20_5.MINECART_ABSTRACT).index(11).handler((event, meta) -> {
@@ -304,14 +323,6 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_5 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
         filter().type(EntityTypes1_20_5.OMINOUS_ITEM_SPAWNER).removeIndex(8); // Item
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void rewriteParticle(final Particle particle) {
-        super.rewriteParticle(particle);
-        if (particle.id() == protocol.getMappingData().getParticleMappings().mappedId("entity_effect")) {
-            particle.removeArgument(0); // rgb
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onMappingDataLoaded() {
         mapTypes();