diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockItemInterfaceHopping.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockItemInterfaceHopping.java
index d14ac8a22..cc4b3244c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockItemInterfaceHopping.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockItemInterfaceHopping.java
@@ -12,20 +12,30 @@ package de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.blocks;
 
 import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.tile.TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.context.BlockPlaceContext;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.BlockGetter;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Mirror;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Rotation;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityTicker;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.StateDefinition;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.DirectionProperty;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.CollisionContext;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.shapes.VoxelShape;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public class BlockItemInterfaceHopping extends BlockItemInterface {
+    public static final DirectionProperty FACING = BlockStateProperties.FACING_HOPPER;
     public BlockItemInterfaceHopping() {
         super();
+        this.registerDefaultState(this.stateDefinition.any().setValue(FACING, Direction.DOWN));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,4 +54,26 @@ public class BlockItemInterfaceHopping extends BlockItemInterface {
     public <T extends BlockEntity> BlockEntityTicker<T> getTicker(Level level, BlockState blockState, BlockEntityType<T> entityType) {
         return level.isClientSide? TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping::clientTick : TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping::serverTick;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public BlockState getStateForPlacement(BlockPlaceContext pContext) {
+        Direction direction = pContext.getClickedFace().getOpposite();
+        return this.defaultBlockState()
+                .setValue(FACING, direction.getAxis() == Direction.Axis.Y ? Direction.DOWN : direction);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BlockState rotate(BlockState pState, Rotation pRotation) {
+        return pState.setValue(FACING, pRotation.rotate(pState.getValue(FACING)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BlockState mirror(BlockState pState, Mirror pMirror) {
+        return pState.rotate(pMirror.getRotation(pState.getValue(FACING)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<Block, BlockState> pBuilder) {
+        pBuilder.add(FACING);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/tile/TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/tile/TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping.java
index c09dec95a..799247186 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/tile/TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/tile/TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.AABB;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.capabilities.Capabilities;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.items.IItemHandler;
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping extends TileEntityItemInterface {
                         List<ItemEntity> items = level.getEntities(EntityType.ITEM, axisAlignedBB, EntitySelector.ENTITY_STILL_ALIVE);
                         if (items != null && !items.isEmpty()) {
                             for (ItemEntity item : items) {
-                                if (item != null && item.isAlive()) {
+                                if (item != null) {
                                     if (ActuallyAdditions.commonCapsLoaded) {
                                         Object slotless = tile.itemHandler.getSlotlessHandler();
                                         // TODO: [port] add back?
@@ -78,11 +79,12 @@ public class TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping extends TileEntityItemInterface {
 
                                     Optional<IItemHandler> handler = Optional.ofNullable(tile.itemHandler.getNormalHandler());
                                     handler.ifPresent(cap -> {
+                                        System.out.println(cap.getSlots());
                                         for (int i = 0; i < cap.getSlots(); i++) {
                                             ItemStack left = cap.insertItem(i, item.getItem(), false);
                                             item.setItem(left);
 
-                                            if (!StackUtil.isValid(left)) {
+                                            if (left.isEmpty()) {
                                                 item.discard();
                                                 break;
                                             }
@@ -125,8 +127,7 @@ public class TileEntityItemInterfaceHopping extends TileEntityItemInterface {
         }
 
         BlockState state = this.level.getBlockState(this.getBlockPos());
-        //Direction facing = state.getValue(BlockStateProperties.FACING);
-        Direction facing = Direction.DOWN; //TODO temp, facing missing
+        Direction facing = state.getValue(BlockStateProperties.FACING_HOPPER);
 
         BlockPos toPos = this.getBlockPos().relative(facing);
         if (this.level.isLoaded(toPos)) {