diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SpongeBlock.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SpongeBlock.java.patch
index c77182c079..d0c197c400 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SpongeBlock.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/block/SpongeBlock.java.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  
                  if (!fluid.is(FluidTags.WATER)) {
                      return BlockPos.TraversalNodeStatus.SKIP;
-@@ -78,27 +88,64 @@
+@@ -78,27 +88,68 @@
                      if (block instanceof BucketPickup) {
                          BucketPickup ifluidsource = (BucketPickup) block;
  
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@
 +                    } else if (iblockdata.is(Blocks.KELP) || iblockdata.is(Blocks.KELP_PLANT) || iblockdata.is(Blocks.SEAGRASS) || iblockdata.is(Blocks.TALL_SEAGRASS)) {
 +                        BlockEntity tileentity = iblockdata.hasBlockEntity() ? world.getBlockEntity(blockposition1) : null;
 +
++                        // Paper start - Fix SpongeAbsortEvent handling
++                        if (block.getHandle().isAir()) {
 +                        dropResources(iblockdata, world, blockposition1, tileentity);
++                        }
++                        // Paper end - Fix SpongeAbsortEvent handling
 +                    }
 +                }
 +                world.setBlock(blockposition1, block.getHandle(), block.getFlag());