diff --git a/src/Bindings/AllToLua.pkg b/src/Bindings/AllToLua.pkg
index 179e9742f..1bff26b0e 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/AllToLua.pkg
+++ b/src/Bindings/AllToLua.pkg
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ $cfile "../Entities/FireChargeEntity.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/FireworkEntity.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/Floater.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/GhastFireballEntity.h"
+$cfile "../Entities/HangingEntity.h"
+$cfile "../Entities/ItemFrame.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/Pawn.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/Player.h"
 $cfile "../Entities/Painting.h"
diff --git a/src/Bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Bindings/CMakeLists.txt
index 6880a51dd..d47579cd6 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ set(BINDING_DEPENDENCIES
 	../Entities/FireworkEntity.h
 	../Entities/Floater.h
 	../Entities/GhastFireballEntity.h
+	../Entities/HangingEntity.h
+	../Entities/ItemFrame.h
 	../Entities/Pawn.h
 	../Entities/Player.h
 	../Entities/Painting.h
diff --git a/src/Entities/HangingEntity.cpp b/src/Entities/HangingEntity.cpp
index 3276bc4a0..a6b9c40c8 100644
--- a/src/Entities/HangingEntity.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/HangingEntity.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 
 
-cHangingEntity::cHangingEntity(eEntityType a_EntityType, eBlockFace a_BlockFace, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z)
-	: cEntity(a_EntityType, a_X, a_Y, a_Z, 0.8, 0.8)
-	, m_BlockFace(a_BlockFace)
+cHangingEntity::cHangingEntity(eEntityType a_EntityType, eBlockFace a_Facing, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z) :
+	cEntity(a_EntityType, a_X, a_Y, a_Z, 0.8, 0.8),
+	m_Facing(a_Facing)
 {
 	SetMaxHealth(1);
 	SetHealth(1);
@@ -21,15 +21,23 @@ cHangingEntity::cHangingEntity(eEntityType a_EntityType, eBlockFace a_BlockFace,
 
 
 
-void cHangingEntity::SetDirection(eBlockFace a_BlockFace)
+void cHangingEntity::SetFacing(eBlockFace a_Facing)
 {
-	if ((a_BlockFace < 2) || (a_BlockFace > 5))
+	// Y-based faces are not allowed:
+	switch (a_Facing)
 	{
-		ASSERT(!"Tried to set a bad direction!");
-		return;
+		case BLOCK_FACE_NONE:
+		case BLOCK_FACE_YM:
+		case BLOCK_FACE_YP:
+		{
+			LOGWARNING("%s: Invalid facing: %d. Ignoring.", __FUNCTION__, a_Facing);
+			ASSERT(!"Tried to set a bad facing!");
+			return;
+		}
+		default: break;
 	}
 
-	m_BlockFace = a_BlockFace;
+	m_Facing = a_Facing;
 }
 
 
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ void cHangingEntity::SpawnOn(cClientHandle & a_ClientHandle)
 	int Dir = 0;
 
 	// The client uses different values for item frame directions and block faces. Our constants are for the block faces, so we convert them here to item frame faces
-	switch (m_BlockFace)
+	switch (m_Facing)
 	{
 		case BLOCK_FACE_ZP: Dir = 0; break;
 		case BLOCK_FACE_ZM: Dir = 2; break;
@@ -49,8 +57,8 @@ void cHangingEntity::SpawnOn(cClientHandle & a_ClientHandle)
 		case BLOCK_FACE_XP: Dir = 3; break;
 		default:
 		{
-			LOGINFO("Invalid face (%d) in a cHangingEntity at {%d, %d, %d}, adjusting to BLOCK_FACE_XP.",
-				m_BlockFace, (int)GetPosX(), (int)GetPosY(), (int)GetPosZ()
+			LOGINFO("Invalid facing (%d) in a cHangingEntity at {%d, %d, %d}, adjusting to BLOCK_FACE_XP.",
+				m_Facing, (int)GetPosX(), (int)GetPosY(), (int)GetPosZ()
 			);
 			Dir = 3;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Entities/HangingEntity.h b/src/Entities/HangingEntity.h
index 1cc0034e1..67146a20b 100644
--- a/src/Entities/HangingEntity.h
+++ b/src/Entities/HangingEntity.h
@@ -11,36 +11,41 @@
 class cHangingEntity :
 	public cEntity
 {
-	// tolua_end
 	typedef cEntity super;
 
 public:
 
+	// tolua_end
+
 	CLASS_PROTODEF(cHangingEntity)
 
 	cHangingEntity(eEntityType a_EntityType, eBlockFace a_BlockFace, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z);
 	
-	/** Returns the orientation from the hanging entity */
-	eBlockFace GetDirection() const { return m_BlockFace; }  // tolua_export
+	// tolua_begin
+
+	/** Returns the direction in which the entity is facing. */
+	eBlockFace GetFacing() const { return m_Facing; }
 	
-	/** Set the orientation from the hanging entity */
-	void SetDirection(eBlockFace a_BlockFace);  // tolua_export
+	/** Set the direction in which the entity is facing. */
+	void SetFacing(eBlockFace a_Facing);
 	
-	/** Returns the X coord. */
-	int GetTileX() const { return POSX_TOINT; }  // tolua_export
+	/** Returns the X coord of the block in which the entity resides. */
+	int GetBlockX() const { return POSX_TOINT; }
 	
-	/** Returns the Y coord. */
-	int GetTileY() const { return POSY_TOINT; }  // tolua_export
+	/** Returns the Y coord of the block in which the entity resides. */
+	int GetBlockY() const { return POSY_TOINT; }
 	
-	/** Returns the Z coord. */
-	int GetTileZ() const { return POSZ_TOINT; }  // tolua_export
+	/** Returns the Z coord of the block in which the entity resides. */
+	int GetBlockZ() const { return POSZ_TOINT; }
+
+	// tolua_end
 
 private:
 
 	virtual void SpawnOn(cClientHandle & a_ClientHandle) override;
 	virtual void Tick(float a_Dt, cChunk & a_Chunk) override {}
 
-	eBlockFace m_BlockFace;
+	eBlockFace m_Facing;
 
 };  // tolua_export
 
diff --git a/src/Entities/ItemFrame.cpp b/src/Entities/ItemFrame.cpp
index f512324eb..6704c05b4 100644
--- a/src/Entities/ItemFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/ItemFrame.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
 
 
-cItemFrame::cItemFrame(eBlockFace a_BlockFace, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z)
-	: cHangingEntity(etItemFrame, a_BlockFace, a_X, a_Y, a_Z)
-	, m_Item(E_BLOCK_AIR)
-	, m_Rotation(0)
+cItemFrame::cItemFrame(eBlockFace a_BlockFace, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z) :
+	cHangingEntity(etItemFrame, a_BlockFace, a_X, a_Y, a_Z),
+	m_Item(E_BLOCK_AIR),
+	m_ItemRotation(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ void cItemFrame::OnRightClicked(cPlayer & a_Player)
 	if (!m_Item.IsEmpty())
 	{
 		// Item not empty, rotate, clipping values to zero to three inclusive
-		m_Rotation++;
-		if (m_Rotation >= 8)
+		m_ItemRotation++;
+		if (m_ItemRotation >= 8)
 		{
-			m_Rotation = 0;
+			m_ItemRotation = 0;
 		}
 	}
 	else if (!a_Player.GetEquippedItem().IsEmpty())
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void cItemFrame::KilledBy(TakeDamageInfo & a_TDI)
 
 	SetHealth(GetMaxHealth());
 	m_Item.Empty();
-	m_Rotation = 0;
+	m_ItemRotation = 0;
 	SetInvulnerableTicks(0);
 	GetWorld()->BroadcastEntityMetadata(*this);
 }
diff --git a/src/Entities/ItemFrame.h b/src/Entities/ItemFrame.h
index a63b78b70..3642662f9 100644
--- a/src/Entities/ItemFrame.h
+++ b/src/Entities/ItemFrame.h
@@ -11,26 +11,31 @@
 class cItemFrame :
 	public cHangingEntity
 {
-	// tolua_end
 	typedef cHangingEntity super;
 
 public:
 
+	// tolua_end
+
 	CLASS_PROTODEF(cItemFrame)
 
 	cItemFrame(eBlockFace a_BlockFace, double a_X, double a_Y, double a_Z);
 
+	// tolua_begin
+
 	/** Returns the item in the frame */
-	const cItem & GetItem(void) { return m_Item; }                  // tolua_export
+	const cItem & GetItem(void) { return m_Item; }
 
 	/** Set the item in the frame */
-	void SetItem(cItem & a_Item) { m_Item = a_Item; }               // tolua_export
+	void SetItem(cItem & a_Item) { m_Item = a_Item; }
 
 	/** Returns the rotation from the item in the frame */
-	Byte GetRotation(void) const { return m_Rotation; }             // tolua_export
+	Byte GetItemRotation(void) const { return m_ItemRotation; }
 
 	/** Set the rotation from the item in the frame */
-	void SetRotation(Byte a_Rotation) { m_Rotation = a_Rotation; }  // tolua_export
+	void SetRotation(Byte a_ItemRotation) { m_ItemRotation = a_ItemRotation; }
+
+	// tolua_end
 
 private:
 
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ private:
 	virtual void GetDrops(cItems & a_Items, cEntity * a_Killer) override;
 
 	cItem m_Item;
-	Byte m_Rotation;
+	Byte m_ItemRotation;
 
 };  // tolua_export
 
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp b/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
index 204691ede..f4779d83b 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Protocol17x.cpp
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ void cProtocol172::cPacketizer::WriteEntityMetadata(const cEntity & a_Entity)
 			WriteByte(0xA2);
 			WriteItem(Frame.GetItem());
 			WriteByte(0x3);
-			WriteByte(Frame.GetRotation() / 2);
+			WriteByte(Frame.GetItemRotation() / 2);
 			break;
 		}
 		default: break;
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Protocol18x.cpp b/src/Protocol/Protocol18x.cpp
index c9118c239..39046e2ed 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Protocol18x.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Protocol18x.cpp
@@ -3109,7 +3109,7 @@ void cProtocol180::cPacketizer::WriteEntityMetadata(const cEntity & a_Entity)
 			WriteByte(0xA8);
 			WriteItem(Frame.GetItem());
 			WriteByte(0x09);
-			WriteByte(Frame.GetRotation());
+			WriteByte(Frame.GetItemRotation());
 			break;
 		}
 		default: break;
diff --git a/src/WorldStorage/NBTChunkSerializer.cpp b/src/WorldStorage/NBTChunkSerializer.cpp
index 28b9dd042..80d9ab6d2 100644
--- a/src/WorldStorage/NBTChunkSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/WorldStorage/NBTChunkSerializer.cpp
@@ -685,21 +685,21 @@ void cNBTChunkSerializer::AddProjectileEntity(cProjectileEntity * a_Projectile)
 
 void cNBTChunkSerializer::AddHangingEntity(cHangingEntity * a_Hanging)
 {
-	m_Writer.AddByte("Direction", (unsigned char)a_Hanging->GetDirection());
-	m_Writer.AddInt("TileX", a_Hanging->GetTileX());
-	m_Writer.AddInt("TileY", a_Hanging->GetTileY());
-	m_Writer.AddInt("TileZ", a_Hanging->GetTileZ());
-	switch (a_Hanging->GetDirection())
+	m_Writer.AddInt("TileX", a_Hanging->GetBlockX());
+	m_Writer.AddInt("TileY", a_Hanging->GetBlockY());
+	m_Writer.AddInt("TileZ", a_Hanging->GetBlockZ());
+	switch (a_Hanging->GetFacing())
 	{
-		case BLOCK_FACE_YM: m_Writer.AddByte("Dir", (unsigned char)2); break;
-		case BLOCK_FACE_YP: m_Writer.AddByte("Dir", (unsigned char)1); break;
-		case BLOCK_FACE_ZM: m_Writer.AddByte("Dir", (unsigned char)0); break;
-		case BLOCK_FACE_ZP: m_Writer.AddByte("Dir", (unsigned char)3); break;
+		case BLOCK_FACE_XM: m_Writer.AddByte("Facing", 1); break;
+		case BLOCK_FACE_XP: m_Writer.AddByte("Facing", 3); break;
+		case BLOCK_FACE_ZM: m_Writer.AddByte("Facing", 2); break;
+		case BLOCK_FACE_ZP: m_Writer.AddByte("Facing", 0); break;
 		
-		case BLOCK_FACE_XM:
-		case BLOCK_FACE_XP:
+		case BLOCK_FACE_YM:
+		case BLOCK_FACE_YP:
 		case BLOCK_FACE_NONE:
 		{
+			// These directions are invalid, but they may have been previously loaded, so keep them.
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ void cNBTChunkSerializer::AddItemFrameEntity(cItemFrame * a_ItemFrame)
 		AddBasicEntity(a_ItemFrame, "ItemFrame");
 		AddHangingEntity(a_ItemFrame);
 		AddItem(a_ItemFrame->GetItem(), -1, "Item");
-		m_Writer.AddByte("ItemRotation", (unsigned char)a_ItemFrame->GetRotation());
+		m_Writer.AddByte("ItemRotation", (unsigned char)a_ItemFrame->GetItemRotation());
 		m_Writer.AddFloat("ItemDropChance", 1.0F);
 	m_Writer.EndCompound();
 }
diff --git a/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp b/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
index 092b9514c..eba21c659 100644
--- a/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
+++ b/src/WorldStorage/WSSAnvil.cpp
@@ -1660,30 +1660,41 @@ void cWSSAnvil::LoadExpOrbFromNBT(cEntityList & a_Entities, const cParsedNBT & a
 
 void cWSSAnvil::LoadHangingFromNBT(cHangingEntity & a_Hanging, const cParsedNBT & a_NBT, int a_TagIdx)
 {
-	int Direction = a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Direction");
-	if (Direction > 0)
+	// "Facing" tag is the prime source of the Facing; if not available, translate from older "Direction" or "Dir"
+	int Facing = a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Facing");
+	if (Facing > 0)
 	{
-		Direction = (int)a_NBT.GetByte(Direction);
-		if ((Direction < 2) || (Direction > 5))
+		Facing = (int)a_NBT.GetByte(Facing);
+		if ((Facing >= 2) && (Facing <= 5))
 		{
-			a_Hanging.SetDirection(BLOCK_FACE_NORTH);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			a_Hanging.SetDirection(static_cast<eBlockFace>(Direction));
+			a_Hanging.SetFacing(static_cast<eBlockFace>(Facing));
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		Direction = a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Dir");
-		if (Direction > 0)
+		Facing = a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Direction");
+		if (Facing > 0)
 		{
-			switch ((int)a_NBT.GetByte(Direction))
+			switch ((int)a_NBT.GetByte(Facing))
 			{
-				case 0:   a_Hanging.SetDirection(BLOCK_FACE_NORTH);  break;
-				case 1:   a_Hanging.SetDirection(BLOCK_FACE_TOP);    break;
-				case 2:   a_Hanging.SetDirection(BLOCK_FACE_BOTTOM); break;
-				case 3:   a_Hanging.SetDirection(BLOCK_FACE_SOUTH);  break;
+				case 0: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_ZM); break;
+				case 1: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_XM); break;
+				case 2: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_ZP); break;
+				case 3: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_XP); break;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Facing = a_NBT.FindChildByName(a_TagIdx, "Dir");  // Has values 0 and 2 swapped
+			if (Facing > 0)
+			{
+				switch ((int)a_NBT.GetByte(Facing))
+				{
+					case 0: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_ZP); break;
+					case 1: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_XM); break;
+					case 2: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_ZM); break;
+					case 3: a_Hanging.SetFacing(BLOCK_FACE_XP); break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}