diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/renderer/ItemRenderer.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/renderer/ItemRenderer.java.patch
index 4ff00f0ce3..8136b275e3 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/renderer/ItemRenderer.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/client/renderer/ItemRenderer.java.patch
@@ -121,3 +121,34 @@
              }
  
              GL11.glPopMatrix();
+@@ -507,6 +538,7 @@
+ 
+         if (this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.func_70027_ad())
+         {
++            if (!net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g, p_78447_1_, net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent.OverlayType.FIRE, Blocks.field_150480_ab, MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70165_t), MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70163_u), MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70161_v))))
+             this.func_78442_d(p_78447_1_);
+         }
+ 
+@@ -519,6 +551,7 @@
+ 
+             if (this.field_78455_a.field_71441_e.func_147439_a(i, j, k).func_149721_r())
+             {
++                if (!net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g, p_78447_1_, net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent.OverlayType.BLOCK, block, i, j, k)))
+                 this.func_78446_a(p_78447_1_, block.func_149733_h(2));
+             }
+             else
+@@ -541,12 +574,14 @@
+ 
+             if (block.func_149688_o() != Material.field_151579_a)
+             {
++                if (!net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g, p_78447_1_, net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent.OverlayType.BLOCK, block, i, j, k)))
+                 this.func_78446_a(p_78447_1_, block.func_149733_h(2));
+             }
+         }
+ 
+         if (this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.func_70055_a(Material.field_151586_h))
+         {
++            if (!net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(new net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g, p_78447_1_, net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderBlockOverlayEvent.OverlayType.WATER, Blocks.field_150355_j, MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70165_t), MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70163_u), MathHelper.func_76128_c(this.field_78455_a.field_71439_g.field_70161_v))))
+             this.func_78448_c(p_78447_1_);
+         }
+ 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RenderBlockOverlayEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RenderBlockOverlayEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0772a278e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/event/RenderBlockOverlayEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package net.minecraftforge.client.event;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.Cancelable;
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.eventhandler.Event;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a block's texture is going to be overlaid on the player's HUD. Cancel this event to prevent the overlay.
+ */
+@Cancelable
+public class RenderBlockOverlayEvent extends Event {
+    
+    public static enum OverlayType {
+        FIRE, BLOCK, WATER
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * The player which the overlay will apply to
+     */
+    public final EntityPlayer player;
+    public final float renderPartialTicks;
+    /**
+     * The type of overlay to occur
+     */
+    public final OverlayType overlayType;
+    /**
+     * If the overlay type is BLOCK, then this is the block which the overlay is getting it's icon from
+     */
+    public final Block blockForOverlay;
+    public final int blockX;
+    public final int blockY;
+    public final int blockZ;
+    
+    public RenderBlockOverlayEvent(EntityPlayer player, float renderPartialTicks, OverlayType type, Block block, int blockX, int blockY, int blockZ)
+    {
+        this.player = player;
+        this.renderPartialTicks = renderPartialTicks;
+        this.overlayType = type;
+        if (this.overlayType == OverlayType.BLOCK)
+            this.blockForOverlay = block;
+        else
+            this.blockForOverlay = null;
+        this.blockX = blockX;
+        this.blockY = blockY;
+        this.blockZ = blockZ;
+        
+    }
+
+}