diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemInWorldManager.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemInWorldManager.java
index 663489fc0e..322d58fd9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemInWorldManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ItemInWorldManager.java
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ public class ItemInWorldManager {
         if (this.player instanceof EntityPlayer) {
             org.bukkit.block.Block block = this.world.getWorld().getBlockAt(i, j, k);
 
+            // Tell client the block is gone immediately then process events
+            if (world.getTileEntity(i, j, k) == null) {
+                int id = block.getTypeId();
+                byte data = block.getData();
+
+                block.setTypeId(0, false);
+                ((EntityPlayer) this.player).netServerHandler.sendPacket(new Packet53BlockChange(i, j, k, this.world));
+                block.setTypeIdAndData(id, data, false);
+            }
+
             BlockBreakEvent event = new BlockBreakEvent(block, (org.bukkit.entity.Player) this.player.getBukkitEntity());
             this.world.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);