diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/Block.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/Block.java.patch
index 22c7184b3c..e9efee3d80 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/Block.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/Block.java.patch
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
 +        IBlockState state = world.func_180495_p(pos);
 +        for (IProperty prop : (java.util.Set<IProperty>)state.func_177228_b().keySet())
 +        {
-+            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("facing"))
++            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("facing") || prop.func_177701_a().equals("rotation"))
 +            {
 +                world.func_175656_a(pos, state.func_177231_a(prop));
 +                return true;
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockHugeMushroom.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockHugeMushroom.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f2f73437c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockHugeMushroom.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockHugeMushroom.java
++++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockHugeMushroom.java
+@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@
+         return new BlockState(this, new IProperty[] {field_176380_a});
+     }
+ 
++    public boolean rotateBlock(World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing axis)
++    {
++        IBlockState state = world.func_180495_p(pos);
++        for (IProperty prop : (java.util.Set<IProperty>)state.func_177228_b().keySet())
++        {
++            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("variant"))
++            {
++                world.func_175656_a(pos, state.func_177231_a(prop));
++                return true;
++            }
++        }
++        return false;
++    }
++
+     public static enum EnumType implements IStringSerializable
+     {
+         NORTH_WEST(1, "north_west"),
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockQuartz.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockQuartz.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a6a75d2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockQuartz.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockQuartz.java
++++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockQuartz.java
+@@ -91,6 +91,26 @@
+         return new BlockState(this, new IProperty[] {field_176335_a});
+     }
+ 
++    public boolean rotateBlock(World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing axis)
++    {
++        IBlockState state = world.func_180495_p(pos);
++        for (IProperty prop : (java.util.Set<IProperty>)state.func_177228_b().keySet())
++        {
++            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("variant") && prop.func_177699_b() == EnumType.class)
++            {
++                EnumType current = (EnumType)state.func_177229_b(prop);
++                EnumType next = current == EnumType.LINES_X ? EnumType.LINES_Y :
++                                current == EnumType.LINES_Y ? EnumType.LINES_Z :
++                                current == EnumType.LINES_Z ? EnumType.LINES_X : current;
++                if (next == current)
++                    return false;
++                world.func_175656_a(pos, state.func_177226_a(prop, next));
++                return true;
++            }
++        }
++        return false;
++    }
++
+     public static enum EnumType implements IStringSerializable
+     {
+         DEFAULT(0, "default", "default"),
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRailBase.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRailBase.java.patch
index 51ca5cb4e4..8c3b15468a 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRailBase.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRailBase.java.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
      }
  
      protected BlockRailBase(boolean p_i45389_1_)
-@@ -174,7 +174,56 @@
+@@ -174,7 +174,81 @@
      }
  
      public abstract IProperty func_176560_l();
@@ -61,12 +61,37 @@
 +    {
 +    }
 +
++    /**
++     * Rotate the block. For vanilla blocks this rotates around the axis passed in (generally, it should be the "face" that was hit).
++     * Note: for mod blocks, this is up to the block and modder to decide. It is not mandated that it be a rotation around the
++     * face, but could be a rotation to orient *to* that face, or a visiting of possible rotations.
++     * The method should return true if the rotation was successful though.
++     *
++     * @param world The world
++     * @param pos Block position in world
++     * @param axis The axis to rotate around
++     * @return True if the rotation was successful, False if the rotation failed, or is not possible
++     */
++    public boolean rotateBlock(World world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing axis)
++    {
++        IBlockState state = world.func_180495_p(pos);
++        for (IProperty prop : (java.util.Set<IProperty>)state.func_177228_b().keySet())
++        {
++            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("shape"))
++            {
++                world.func_175656_a(pos, state.func_177231_a(prop));
++                return true;
++            }
++        }
++        return false;
++    }
++
 +    /* ======================================== FORGE END =====================================*/
 +
      public static enum EnumRailDirection implements IStringSerializable
      {
          NORTH_SOUTH(0, "north_south"),
-@@ -251,6 +300,7 @@
+@@ -251,6 +325,7 @@
          private final boolean field_150656_f;
          private final List field_150657_g = Lists.newArrayList();
          private static final String __OBFID = "CL_00000196";
@@ -74,7 +99,7 @@
  
          public Rail(World p_i45739_2_, BlockPos p_i45739_3_, IBlockState p_i45739_4_)
          {
-@@ -259,7 +309,8 @@
+@@ -259,7 +334,8 @@
              this.field_180366_e = p_i45739_4_;
              this.field_180365_d = (BlockRailBase)p_i45739_4_.func_177230_c();
              BlockRailBase.EnumRailDirection enumraildirection = (BlockRailBase.EnumRailDirection)p_i45739_4_.func_177229_b(BlockRailBase.this.func_176560_l());
@@ -84,7 +109,7 @@
              this.func_180360_a(enumraildirection);
          }
  
-@@ -448,7 +499,7 @@
+@@ -448,7 +524,7 @@
                  }
              }
  
@@ -93,7 +118,7 @@
              {
                  if (BlockRailBase.func_176562_d(this.field_150660_b, blockpos.func_177984_a()))
                  {
-@@ -461,7 +512,7 @@
+@@ -461,7 +537,7 @@
                  }
              }
  
@@ -102,7 +127,7 @@
              {
                  if (BlockRailBase.func_176562_d(this.field_150660_b, blockpos3.func_177984_a()))
                  {
-@@ -604,7 +655,7 @@
+@@ -604,7 +680,7 @@
                  }
              }
  
@@ -111,7 +136,7 @@
              {
                  if (BlockRailBase.func_176562_d(this.field_150660_b, blockpos.func_177984_a()))
                  {
-@@ -617,7 +668,7 @@
+@@ -617,7 +693,7 @@
                  }
              }
  
diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRotatedPillar.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRotatedPillar.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd9715ed0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRotatedPillar.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRotatedPillar.java
++++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/block/BlockRotatedPillar.java
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+ import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyEnum;
++import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+ import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
+ 
+ public abstract class BlockRotatedPillar extends Block
+@@ -13,4 +14,18 @@
+     {
+         super(p_i45425_1_);
+     }
++
++    public boolean rotateBlock(net.minecraft.world.World world, net.minecraft.util.BlockPos pos, EnumFacing axis)
++    {
++        IBlockState state = world.func_180495_p(pos);
++        for (net.minecraft.block.properties.IProperty prop : (java.util.Set<net.minecraft.block.properties.IProperty>)state.func_177228_b().keySet())
++        {
++            if (prop.func_177701_a().equals("axis"))
++            {
++                world.func_175656_a(pos, state.func_177231_a(prop));
++                return true;
++            }
++        }
++        return false;
++    }
+ }