diff --git a/src/ClientHandle.cpp b/src/ClientHandle.cpp
index 1edd612b1..eac73e4ab 100644
--- a/src/ClientHandle.cpp
+++ b/src/ClientHandle.cpp
@@ -2173,13 +2173,23 @@ void cClientHandle::SendBlockChanges(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, const sSetBlock
 	ASSERT(!a_Changes.empty());  // We don't want to be sending empty change packets!
 
 	// Do not send block changes in chunks that weren't sent to the client yet:
-	cChunkCoords ChunkCoords = cChunkCoords(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkZ);
-	cCSLock Lock(m_CSChunkLists);
-	if (std::find(m_SentChunks.begin(), m_SentChunks.end(), ChunkCoords) != m_SentChunks.end())
 	{
-		Lock.Unlock();
-		m_Protocol->SendBlockChanges(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkZ, a_Changes);
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CSChunkLists);
+		if (std::find(m_SentChunks.begin(), m_SentChunks.end(), cChunkCoords(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkZ)) == m_SentChunks.end())
+		{
+			return;
+		}
 	}
+
+	// Use a dedicated packet for single changes:
+	if (a_Changes.size() == 1)
+	{
+		const auto & Change = a_Changes[0];
+		m_Protocol->SendBlockChange(Change.GetX(), Change.GetY(), Change.GetZ(), Change.m_BlockType, Change.m_BlockMeta);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	m_Protocol->SendBlockChanges(a_ChunkX, a_ChunkZ, a_Changes);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_13.cpp b/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_13.cpp
index 336f3c339..5662fc45e 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_13.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_13.cpp
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ void cProtocol_1_13::SendBlockChanges(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, const sSetBloc
 	Pkt.WriteBEInt32(a_ChunkX);
 	Pkt.WriteBEInt32(a_ChunkZ);
 	Pkt.WriteVarInt32(static_cast<UInt32>(a_Changes.size()));
+
 	for (const auto & Change : a_Changes)
 	{
 		Int16 Coords = static_cast<Int16>(Change.m_RelY | (Change.m_RelZ << 8) | (Change.m_RelX << 12));
 		Pkt.WriteBEInt16(Coords);
 		Pkt.WriteVarInt32(GetProtocolBlockType(Change.m_BlockType, Change.m_BlockMeta));
-	}  // for itr - a_Changes[]
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_8.cpp b/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_8.cpp
index 980348887..5c8ffd5df 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_8.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Protocol_1_8.cpp
@@ -252,12 +252,13 @@ void cProtocol_1_8_0::SendBlockChanges(int a_ChunkX, int a_ChunkZ, const sSetBlo
 	Pkt.WriteBEInt32(a_ChunkX);
 	Pkt.WriteBEInt32(a_ChunkZ);
 	Pkt.WriteVarInt32(static_cast<UInt32>(a_Changes.size()));
-	for (sSetBlockVector::const_iterator itr = a_Changes.begin(), end = a_Changes.end(); itr != end; ++itr)
+
+	for (const auto & Change : a_Changes)
 	{
-		Int16 Coords = static_cast<Int16>(itr->m_RelY | (itr->m_RelZ << 8) | (itr->m_RelX << 12));
+		Int16 Coords = static_cast<Int16>(Change.m_RelY | (Change.m_RelZ << 8) | (Change.m_RelX << 12));
 		Pkt.WriteBEInt16(Coords);
-		Pkt.WriteVarInt32(static_cast<UInt32>(itr->m_BlockType & 0xFFF) << 4 | (itr->m_BlockMeta & 0xF));
-	}  // for itr - a_Changes[]
+		Pkt.WriteVarInt32(static_cast<UInt32>(Change.m_BlockType & 0xFFF) << 4 | (Change.m_BlockMeta & 0xF));
+	}
 }