diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/blockentity/BlockEntity.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/blockentity/BlockEntity.java
index 8e885df52..2a04d6821 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/blockentity/BlockEntity.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/blockentity/BlockEntity.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public interface BlockEntity {
 
+    static byte pack(int sectionX, int sectionZ) {
+        return (byte) (((sectionX) & 15) << 4 | (sectionZ & 15));
+    }
+
     default byte sectionX() {
         return (byte) ((packedXZ() >> 4) & 15);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java
index 1a1622eec..de04a5acd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2;
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
@@ -28,9 +29,15 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.Leg
 
 public final class ChatRewriter {
     public static final GsonComponentSerializer HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER = GsonComponentSerializer.builder().emitLegacyHoverEvent().legacyHoverEventSerializer(NBTLegacyHoverEventSerializer.get()).build();
-    public static final JsonElement EMPTY_COMPONENT = GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serializeToTree(Component.empty());
 
-    public static void init() {
+    public static JsonObject emptyComponent() {
+        final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+        object.addProperty("text", "");
+        return object;
+    }
+
+    public static String emptyComponentString() {
+        return "{\"text\":\"\"}";
     }
 
     public static String legacyTextToJsonString(String message, boolean itemData) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
index 7bb831798..7374051f4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.minecraft.ParticleType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_3to1_19_1.ClientboundPackets1_19_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_3to1_19_1.ServerboundPackets1_19_3;
@@ -78,11 +76,14 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPa
             if (element != null) {
                 wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, element);
             } else {
-                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.EMPTY_COMPONENT);
+                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.emptyComponent());
             }
 
             final String iconBase64 = wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_STRING);
-            final byte[] iconBytes = iconBase64 != null ? Base64.getDecoder().decode(iconBase64.substring("data:image/png;base64,".length()).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)) : null;
+            byte[] iconBytes = null;
+            if (iconBase64 != null && iconBase64.startsWith("data:image/png;base64,")) {
+                iconBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(iconBase64.substring("data:image/png;base64,".length()).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            }
             wrapper.write(Type.OPTIONAL_BYTE_ARRAY_PRIMITIVE, iconBytes);
         });
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
index 10f97f338..db2bf29cd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.minecraft.ParticleType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_19;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ClientboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ServerboundLoginPackets;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_17to1_16_4.ServerboundPackets1_17;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_18to1_17_1.ClientboundPackets1_18;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19to1_18_2.data.MappingData;
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19To1_18_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
             if (!isTextComponentNull(component)) {
                 wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, component);
             } else {
-                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serializeToTree(Component.empty()));
+                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.emptyComponent());
             }
         };
         registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_18.TITLE_TEXT, titleHandler);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 1812bada8..bb41a2989 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20to1_19_4.packets;
 
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.blockentity.BlockEntity;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_18to1_17_1.types.Chunk1_18Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_4to1_19_3.ClientboundPackets1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_4to1_19_3.ServerboundPackets1_19_4;
@@ -41,8 +47,8 @@ public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_
         blockRewriter.registerBlockChange(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.BLOCK_CHANGE);
         blockRewriter.registerVarLongMultiBlockChange(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.MULTI_BLOCK_CHANGE);
         blockRewriter.registerEffect(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.EFFECT, 1010, 2001);
-        blockRewriter.registerChunkData1_19(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.CHUNK_DATA, Chunk1_18Type::new);
-        blockRewriter.registerBlockEntityData(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.BLOCK_ENTITY_DATA);
+        blockRewriter.registerChunkData1_19(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.CHUNK_DATA, Chunk1_18Type::new, this::handleBlockEntity);
+        blockRewriter.registerBlockEntityData(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.BLOCK_ENTITY_DATA, this::handleBlockEntity);
 
         registerOpenWindow(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.OPEN_WINDOW);
         registerSetCooldown(ClientboundPackets1_19_4.COOLDOWN);
@@ -92,4 +98,39 @@ public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_
             wrapper.set(Type.VAR_INT, 0, newSize);
         });
     }
+
+    private void handleBlockEntity(final BlockEntity blockEntity) {
+        // Check for signs
+        if (blockEntity.typeId() != 7 && blockEntity.typeId() != 8) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final CompoundTag tag = blockEntity.tag();
+        final CompoundTag frontText = new CompoundTag();
+        tag.put("front_text", frontText);
+
+        final ListTag messages = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+        for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
+            final Tag text = tag.get("Text" + i);
+            messages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ChatRewriter.emptyComponentString()));
+        }
+        frontText.put("messages", messages);
+
+        final ListTag filteredMessages = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
+        for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
+            final Tag text = tag.get("FilteredText" + i);
+            filteredMessages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ChatRewriter.emptyComponentString()));
+        }
+        frontText.put("filtered_messages", filteredMessages);
+
+        final Tag color = tag.remove("Color");
+        if (color != null) {
+            frontText.put("color", color);
+        }
+
+        final Tag glowing = tag.remove("GlowingText");
+        if (glowing != null) {
+            frontText.put("has_glowing_text", glowing);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/BlockRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/BlockRewriter.java
index 52dd124c6..bf9e1724a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/BlockRewriter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/rewriter/BlockRewriter.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter;
 
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.data.Mappings;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.data.entity.EntityTracker;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.BlockChangeRecord;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Position;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.blockentity.BlockEntity;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.blockentity.BlockEntityImpl;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.Chunk;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.ChunkSection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.chunks.DataPalette;
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.MathUtil;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public class BlockRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType> {
     private final Protocol<C, ?, ?, ?> protocol;
@@ -137,6 +141,10 @@ public class BlockRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType> {
     }
 
     public void registerChunkData1_19(C packetType, ChunkTypeSupplier chunkTypeSupplier) {
+        registerChunkData1_19(packetType, chunkTypeSupplier, null);
+    }
+
+    public void registerChunkData1_19(C packetType, ChunkTypeSupplier chunkTypeSupplier, @Nullable Consumer<BlockEntity> blockEntityHandler) {
         protocol.registerClientbound(packetType, wrapper -> {
             final EntityTracker tracker = protocol.getEntityRewriter().tracker(wrapper.user());
             Preconditions.checkArgument(tracker.biomesSent() != 0, "Biome count not set");
@@ -154,28 +162,42 @@ public class BlockRewriter<C extends ClientboundPacketType> {
             }
 
             final Mappings blockEntityMappings = protocol.getMappingData().getBlockEntityMappings();
-            if (blockEntityMappings != null) {
+            if (blockEntityMappings != null || blockEntityHandler != null) {
                 List<BlockEntity> blockEntities = chunk.blockEntities();
                 for (int i = 0; i < blockEntities.size(); i++) {
                     final BlockEntity blockEntity = blockEntities.get(i);
-                    blockEntities.set(i, blockEntity.withTypeId(protocol.getMappingData().getBlockEntityMappings().getNewIdOrDefault(blockEntity.typeId(), blockEntity.typeId())));
+                    if (blockEntityMappings != null) {
+                        blockEntities.set(i, blockEntity.withTypeId(blockEntityMappings.getNewIdOrDefault(blockEntity.typeId(), blockEntity.typeId())));
+                    }
+
+                    if (blockEntityHandler != null && blockEntity.tag() != null) {
+                        blockEntityHandler.accept(blockEntity);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });
     }
 
     public void registerBlockEntityData(C packetType) {
-        protocol.registerClientbound(packetType, new PacketHandlers() {
-            @Override
-            public void register() {
-                map(Type.POSITION1_14);
-                handler(wrapper -> {
-                    final Mappings mappings = protocol.getMappingData().getBlockEntityMappings();
-                    if (mappings != null) {
-                        final int blockEntityId = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
-                        wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, mappings.getNewIdOrDefault(blockEntityId, blockEntityId));
-                    }
-                });
+        registerBlockEntityData(packetType, null);
+    }
+
+    public void registerBlockEntityData(C packetType, @Nullable Consumer<BlockEntity> blockEntityHandler) {
+        protocol.registerClientbound(packetType, wrapper -> {
+            final Position position = wrapper.passthrough(Type.POSITION1_14);
+
+            final int blockEntityId = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
+            final Mappings mappings = protocol.getMappingData().getBlockEntityMappings();
+            if (mappings != null) {
+                wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, mappings.getNewIdOrDefault(blockEntityId, blockEntityId));
+            } else {
+                wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, blockEntityId);
+            }
+
+            final CompoundTag tag;
+            if (blockEntityHandler != null && (tag = wrapper.passthrough(Type.NBT)) != null) {
+                final BlockEntity blockEntity = new BlockEntityImpl(BlockEntity.pack(position.x(), position.z()), (short) position.y(), blockEntityId, tag);
+                blockEntityHandler.accept(blockEntity);
             }
         });
     }