diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 9b5c56365..bc1a7f05c 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -665,6 +665,23 @@ Create and return an instance of the class bot.
 
 A sync representation of the world. Check the doc at http://github.com/PrismarineJS/prismarine-world
 
+#### Events:
+
+#### "blockUpdate" (oldBlock, newBlock)
+
+Fires when a block updates. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
+comparison.
+
+Note that `oldBlock` may be `null`.
+
+#### "blockUpdate:(x, y, z)" (oldBlock, newBlock)
+
+Fires for a specific point. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
+comparison.
+
+Note that `oldBlock` may be `null`.
+
+
 #### bot.entity
 
 Your own entity. See `Entity`.
@@ -1036,14 +1053,14 @@ or boat.
 
 #### "blockUpdate" (oldBlock, newBlock)
 
-Fires when a block updates. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
+(It is better to use this event from bot.world instead of bot directly) Fires when a block updates. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
 comparison.
 
 Note that `oldBlock` may be `null`.
 
 #### "blockUpdate:(x, y, z)" (oldBlock, newBlock)
 
-Fires for a specific point. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
+(It is better to use this event from bot.world instead of bot directly) Fires for a specific point. Both `oldBlock` and `newBlock` provided for
 comparison.
 
 Note that `oldBlock` may be `null`.
diff --git a/lib/plugins/blocks.js b/lib/plugins/blocks.js
index 22fc69193..385c012c3 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/blocks.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/blocks.js
@@ -80,13 +80,10 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
   }
 
   function delColumn (chunkX, chunkZ) {
-    const columnCorner = new Vec3(chunkX * 16, 0, chunkZ * 16)
     bot.world.unloadColumn(chunkX, chunkZ)
-    bot.emit('chunkColumnUnload', columnCorner)
   }
 
   function addColumn (args) {
-    const columnCorner = new Vec3(args.x * 16, 0, args.z * 16)
     if (!args.bitMap && args.groundUp) {
       // stop storing the chunk column
       delColumn(args.x, args.z)
@@ -95,7 +92,6 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
     let column = bot.world.getColumn(args.x, args.z)
     if (!column) {
       column = new Chunk()
-      bot.world.setColumn(args.x, args.z, column)
     }
 
     try {
@@ -103,12 +99,10 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
       if (args.biomes !== undefined) {
         column.loadBiomes(args.biomes)
       }
+      bot.world.setColumn(args.x, args.z, column)
     } catch (e) {
       bot.emit('error', e)
-      return
     }
-
-    bot.emit('chunkColumnLoad', columnCorner)
   }
 
   async function waitForChunksToLoad () {
@@ -253,14 +247,6 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
     return blockAtCursor && blockAtCursor.position.equals(block.position)
   }
 
-  function emitBlockUpdate (oldBlock, newBlock) {
-    bot.emit('blockUpdate', oldBlock, newBlock)
-    const position = oldBlock
-      ? oldBlock.position
-      : (newBlock ? newBlock.position : null)
-    if (position) bot.emit(`blockUpdate:${newBlock.position}`, oldBlock, newBlock)
-  }
-
   bot._client.on('unload_chunk', (packet) => {
     delColumn(packet.chunkX, packet.chunkZ)
   })
@@ -283,8 +269,6 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
       const painting = paintingsByPos[loc.floored]
       if (painting) deletePainting(painting)
     }
-
-    emitBlockUpdate(oldBlock, newBlock)
   }
 
   bot._client.on('update_light', (packet) => {
@@ -406,7 +390,6 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
 
   bot._client.on('update_sign', (packet) => {
     const pos = new Vec3(packet.location.x, packet.location.y, packet.location.z)
-    const oldBlock = blockAt(pos)
 
     const prepareString = (i) => {
       let text = packet[`text${i}`]
@@ -429,8 +412,6 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
       prepareString(3),
       prepareString(4)
     ].join('\n')
-
-    emitBlockUpdate(oldBlock, blockAt(pos))
   })
 
   bot._client.on('tile_entity_data', (packet) => {
@@ -473,13 +454,35 @@ function inject (bot, { version, storageBuilder }) {
   bot._client.on('login', (packet) => {
     dimension = packet.dimension
     bot.world = new World(null, storageBuilder ? storageBuilder({ version: bot.version, worldName: dimensionToFolderName(packet.dimension) }) : null).sync
+    startListenerProxy()
   })
   bot._client.on('respawn', (packet) => {
     if (dimension === packet.dimension) return
     dimension = packet.dimension
     bot.world = new World(null, storageBuilder ? storageBuilder({ version: bot.version, worldName: dimensionToFolderName(packet.dimension) }) : null).sync
+    startListenerProxy()
   })
 
+  function startListenerProxy () {
+    // standardized forwarding
+    const forwardedEvents = ['blockUpdate', 'chunkColumnLoad', 'chunkColumnUnload']
+    for (const event of forwardedEvents) {
+      bot.world.on(event, (...args) => bot.emit(event, ...args))
+    }
+    // custom forwarder for custom events
+    const blockUpdateRegex = /blockUpdate:\(-?\d+, -?\d+, -?\d+\)/
+    bot.on('newListener', (event, listener) => {
+      if (blockUpdateRegex.test(event)) {
+        bot.world.on(event, listener)
+      }
+    })
+    bot.on('removeListener', (event, listener) => {
+      if (blockUpdateRegex.test(event)) {
+        bot.world.on(event, listener)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   bot.findBlock = findBlock
   bot.canSeeBlock = canSeeBlock
   bot.blockAt = blockAt
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7b066784..7ff7267cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "prismarine-physics": "^1.0.4",
     "prismarine-recipe": "^1.1.0",
     "prismarine-windows": "^2.0.0",
-    "prismarine-world": "^3.3.1",
+    "prismarine-world": "^3.4.0",
     "protodef": "^1.8.0",
     "typed-emitter": "^1.2.0",
     "vec3": "^0.1.6"