diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockCoalGenerator.java b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockCoalGenerator.java
index 1c644c1e5..87501deaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockCoalGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ellpeck/actuallyadditions/mod/blocks/BlockCoalGenerator.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.proxy.ClientProxy;
 import de.ellpeck.actuallyadditions.mod.tile.TileEntityCoalGenerator;
 import net.minecraft.block.SoundType;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyInteger;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.EnumRarity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumParticleTypes;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 public class BlockCoalGenerator extends BlockContainerBase{
 
+    private static final PropertyInteger META = PropertyInteger.create("meta", 0, 3);
+
     public BlockCoalGenerator(String name){
         super(Material.ROCK, name);
         this.setHarvestLevel("pickaxe", 0);
@@ -75,6 +80,26 @@ public class BlockCoalGenerator extends BlockContainerBase{
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onBlockPlacedBy(World world, BlockPos pos, IBlockState state, EntityLivingBase player, ItemStack stack){
+        int rotation = MathHelper.floor_double((double)(player.rotationYaw*4.0F/360.0F)+0.5D) & 3;
+
+        if(rotation == 0){
+            world.setBlockState(pos, this.getStateFromMeta(0), 2);
+        }
+        if(rotation == 1){
+            world.setBlockState(pos, this.getStateFromMeta(3), 2);
+        }
+        if(rotation == 2){
+            world.setBlockState(pos, this.getStateFromMeta(1), 2);
+        }
+        if(rotation == 3){
+            world.setBlockState(pos, this.getStateFromMeta(2), 2);
+        }
+
+        super.onBlockPlacedBy(world, pos, state, player, stack);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public EnumRarity getRarity(ItemStack stack){
         return EnumRarity.RARE;
@@ -85,4 +110,9 @@ public class BlockCoalGenerator extends BlockContainerBase{
         this.dropInventory(world, pos);
         super.breakBlock(world, pos, state);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected PropertyInteger getMetaProperty(){
+        return META;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/actuallyadditions/blockstates/blockCoalGenerator.json b/src/main/resources/assets/actuallyadditions/blockstates/blockCoalGenerator.json
index d2c0683a5..506064340 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/actuallyadditions/blockstates/blockCoalGenerator.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/actuallyadditions/blockstates/blockCoalGenerator.json
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@
   "defaults": {
     "model": "minecraft:cube_bottom_top",
     "textures": {
-      "side": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGenerator",
+      "side": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGeneratorSide",
       "bottom": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGeneratorBottom",
-      "top": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGeneratorTop"
+      "top": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGeneratorTop",
+      "north": "actuallyadditions:blocks/blockCoalGenerator"
     },
     "transform": "forge:default-block"
   },
   "variants": {
     "normal": [{}],
-    "inventory": [{}]
+    "inventory": [{}],
+    "meta": {
+      "0": { "y" : 0 },
+      "1": { "y" : 180 },
+      "2": { "y" : 270 },
+      "3": { "y" : 90 }
+    }
   }
 }
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