diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/ItemFrameRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/ItemFrameRenderer.cpp
index be442176..8ac82dc0 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/ItemFrameRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/ItemFrameRenderer.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../Minecraft.World/net.minecraft.h"
 #include "CompassTexture.h"
 #include "Minimap.h"
+#include "../Minecraft.World/Level.h"
 
 ResourceLocation ItemFrameRenderer::MAP_BACKGROUND_LOCATION = ResourceLocation(TN_MISC_MAPBG);
 
@@ -41,7 +42,22 @@ void ItemFrameRenderer::render(shared_ptr<Entity>  _itemframe, double x, double
 	int yt = itemFrame->yTile;
 	int zt = itemFrame->zTile + Direction::STEP_Z[itemFrame->dir];
 
-	glTranslatef(static_cast<float>(xt) - xOffs, static_cast<float>(yt) - yOffs, static_cast<float>(zt) - zOffs);
+	float back = 0.0f;
+
+	// set offset to 1 if the item frame is not placed by the player (FIXME AS IT DOESNT WORK PROPERLY)
+	if (itemFrame->level->isClientSide && !itemFrame->placedByPlayer)
+	{
+		back = 1.0f;
+	}
+
+	int dx = Direction::STEP_X[itemFrame->dir];
+	int dz = Direction::STEP_Z[itemFrame->dir];
+
+	glTranslatef(
+		static_cast<float>(xt) - xOffs - dx * back,
+		static_cast<float>(yt) - yOffs,
+		static_cast<float>(zt) - zOffs - dz * back
+	);
 
 	drawFrame(itemFrame);
 	drawItem(itemFrame);
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Direction.cpp b/Minecraft.World/Direction.cpp
index c9ac93c7..f6e9fb1b 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Direction.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Direction.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ int Direction::getDirection(double xd, double zd)
 	}
 }
 
+int Direction::from2DDataValue(int param)
+{
+    return (param & 3);
+}
+
+int Direction::getOpposite(int dir)
+{
+    return DIRECTION_OPPOSITE[dir & 3];
+}
+
 int Direction::getDirection(int x0, int z0, int x1, int z1)
 {
 	int xd = x0 - x1;
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/Direction.h b/Minecraft.World/Direction.h
index 8b8b91bf..d327d4ab 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/Direction.h
+++ b/Minecraft.World/Direction.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
 	// for [direction][world-facing] it gives [tile-facing]
 	static int RELATIVE_DIRECTION_FACING[4][6];
 
+    static int getOpposite(int dir);
+    static int from2DDataValue(int param);
+
 	static int getDirection(double xd, double zd);
 	static int getDirection(int x0, int z0, int x1, int z1);
 
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.cpp b/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.cpp
index 9aa57e86..90c87dd0 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include "net.minecraft.world.damagesource.h"
 #include "com.mojang.nbt.h"
 #include "HangingEntity.h"
-
-
+#include "../Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.h"
+#include "Level.h"
 
 void HangingEntity::_init(Level *level)
 {
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void HangingEntity::setDir(int dir)
 	float x = xTile + 0.5f;
 	float y = yTile + 0.5f;
 	float z = zTile + 0.5f;
+	
     float originalX = x;
 	float originalZ = z;
 	float fOffs = 0.5f + 1.0f / 16.0f;
@@ -65,10 +66,18 @@ void HangingEntity::setDir(int dir)
 		fOffs = 0.5f + 1.0f / 32.0f;
 	}
 
-	if (dir == Direction::NORTH) z -= fOffs;
-	if (dir == Direction::WEST) x -= fOffs;
-	if (dir == Direction::SOUTH) z += fOffs;
-	if (dir == Direction::EAST) x += fOffs;
+	int offset = 0;
+
+	// set offset to 1 if player is stock world (not auto generated) (FIXME AS IT DOESNT WORK)
+	if (level->isClientSide && !placedByPlayer)
+	{
+		offset = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (dir == Direction::NORTH) z -= fOffs - offset;
+	if (dir == Direction::WEST) x -= fOffs - offset;
+	if (dir == Direction::SOUTH) z += fOffs - offset;
+	if (dir == Direction::EAST) x += fOffs - offset;
 
 	if (dir == Direction::NORTH) x -= offs(getWidth());
 	if (dir == Direction::WEST) z += offs(getWidth());
@@ -120,8 +129,9 @@ void HangingEntity::tick()
 		checkInterval = 0;
 		if (!removed && !survives())
 		{
-			remove();
-			dropItem(nullptr);
+			// TODO: apply same non-player placed checks here
+			// remove();
+			// dropItem(nullptr);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -252,6 +262,7 @@ void HangingEntity::push(double xa, double ya, double za)
 
 void HangingEntity::addAdditonalSaveData(CompoundTag *tag)
 {
+	tag->putByte(L"PlacedByPlayer", placedByPlayer ? 1 : 0);
 	tag->putByte(L"Direction", static_cast<byte>(dir));
 	tag->putInt(L"TileX", xTile);
 	tag->putInt(L"TileY", yTile);
@@ -277,34 +288,49 @@ void HangingEntity::addAdditonalSaveData(CompoundTag *tag)
 
 void HangingEntity::readAdditionalSaveData(CompoundTag *tag)
 {
-	if (tag->contains(L"Direction"))
+    if (tag->contains(L"TileX") && tag->contains(L"TileY") && tag->contains(L"TileZ"))
+    {
+        xTile = tag->getInt(L"TileX");
+        yTile = tag->getInt(L"TileY");
+        zTile = tag->getInt(L"TileZ");
+
+        setPos(xTile, yTile, zTile);
+    }
+
+    if (tag->contains(L"Direction"))
+    {
+        dir = tag->getByte(L"Direction");
+        setDir(dir);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (tag->contains(L"Facing"))
+    {
+        int f = tag->getByte(L"Facing");
+        dir = Direction::from2DDataValue(f);
+
+        setDir(dir);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // fallback for legacy system
+    if (tag->contains(L"Dir"))
+    {
+        switch (tag->getByte(L"Dir"))
+        {
+        case 0: dir = Direction::NORTH; break;
+        case 1: dir = Direction::WEST;  break;
+        case 2: dir = Direction::SOUTH; break;
+        case 3: dir = Direction::EAST;  break;
+        }
+
+        setDir(dir);
+    }
+
+	if (tag->contains(L"PlacedByPlayer"))
 	{
-		dir = tag->getByte(L"Direction");
+		placedByPlayer = tag->getByte(L"PlacedByPlayer") == 1;
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		switch (tag->getByte(L"Dir"))
-		{
-		case 0:
-			dir = Direction::NORTH;
-			break;
-		case 1:
-			dir = Direction::WEST;
-			break;
-		case 2:
-			dir = Direction::SOUTH;
-			break;
-		case 3:
-			dir = Direction::EAST;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	xTile = static_cast<int>(floor(x + 0.5f));
-	yTile = static_cast<int>(floor(y + 0.5f));
-	zTile = static_cast<int>(floor(z + 0.5f));
-	
-	setDir(dir);
 }
 
 bool HangingEntity::repositionEntityAfterLoad()
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.h b/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.h
index 30d0a1bd..e6aa8c8d 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.h
+++ b/Minecraft.World/HangingEntity.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 	int dir;
 	int xTile, yTile, zTile;
+	bool placedByPlayer = false;
 
 	HangingEntity(Level *level);
 	HangingEntity(Level *level, int xTile, int yTile, int zTile, int dir);
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void addAdditonalSaveData(CompoundTag *tag);
 	virtual void readAdditionalSaveData(CompoundTag *tag);
 
+	int getDirection();
+    void getPos(Vec3i& out);
 	virtual int getWidth()=0;
 	virtual int getHeight()=0;
 	virtual void dropItem(shared_ptr<Entity> causedBy)=0;