diff --git a/nms-patches/Block.patch b/nms-patches/Block.patch
index 1c99929a7c..ee6badf7da 100644
--- a/nms-patches/Block.patch
+++ b/nms-patches/Block.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 --- a/net/minecraft/server/Block.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/server/Block.java
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+     public static final RegistryBlocks<MinecraftKey, Block> REGISTRY = new RegistryBlocks(Block.a);
+     public static final RegistryBlockID<IBlockData> REGISTRY_ID = new RegistryBlockID();
+     protected final int g;
+-    protected final float strength;
++    public final float strength; // PAIL: private -> public
+     protected final float durability;
+     protected final boolean j;
+     protected final SoundEffectType stepSound;
 @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
      }
  
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/bukkit/PerMaterialTest.java b/src/test/java/org/bukkit/PerMaterialTest.java
index 98bd2fbbbf..57e779ec53 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/bukkit/PerMaterialTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/bukkit/PerMaterialTest.java
@@ -215,4 +215,18 @@ public class PerMaterialTest extends AbstractTestingBase {
             assertFalse(material.isInteractable());
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBlockHardness() {
+        if (material.isBlock()) {
+            assertThat(material.getHardness(), is(CraftMagicNumbers.getBlock(material).strength));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBlastResistance() {
+        if (material.isBlock()) {
+            assertThat(material.getBlastResistance(), is(CraftMagicNumbers.getBlock(material).k())); // PAIL getDurability
+        }
+    }
 }