diff --git a/src/Chunk.cpp b/src/Chunk.cpp
index e4a4dd661..2140bf7f1 100644
--- a/src/Chunk.cpp
+++ b/src/Chunk.cpp
@@ -812,23 +812,21 @@ void cChunk::BroadcastPendingBlockChanges(void)
 
 void cChunk::CheckBlocks()
 {
-	if (m_ToTickBlocks.empty())
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-	std::vector<Vector3i> ToTickBlocks;
-	std::swap(m_ToTickBlocks, ToTickBlocks);
-
 	cChunkInterface ChunkInterface(m_World->GetChunkMap());
 	cBlockInServerPluginInterface PluginInterface(*m_World);
 
-	for (std::vector<Vector3i>::const_iterator itr = ToTickBlocks.begin(), end = ToTickBlocks.end(); itr != end; ++itr)
+	// Process a limited number of blocks since cBlockHandler::Check may queue more to tick
+	auto Count = m_ToTickBlocks.size();
+
+	while (Count != 0)
 	{
-		Vector3i Pos = (*itr);
+		Vector3i Pos = m_ToTickBlocks.front();
+		m_ToTickBlocks.pop();
+		Count--;
 
 		cBlockHandler * Handler = BlockHandler(GetBlock(Pos));
 		Handler->Check(ChunkInterface, PluginInterface, Pos, *this);
-	}  // for itr - ToTickBlocks[]
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Chunk.h b/src/Chunk.h
index 0965f1997..7e09ce8b6 100644
--- a/src/Chunk.h
+++ b/src/Chunk.h
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ private:
 	bool m_IsSaving;       // True if the chunk is being saved
 	bool m_HasLoadFailed;  // True if chunk failed to load and hasn't been generated yet since then
 
-	std::vector<Vector3i> m_ToTickBlocks;
+	std::queue<Vector3i>  m_ToTickBlocks;
 	sSetBlockVector       m_PendingSendBlocks;  ///< Blocks that have changed and need to be sent to all clients
 
 	// A critical section is not needed, because all chunk access is protected by its parent ChunkMap's csLayers