diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/editor/EditorTool.java b/core/src/mindustry/editor/EditorTool.java
index d3b47efb65..d0f64dcdad 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/editor/EditorTool.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/editor/EditorTool.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public enum EditorTool{
 
             Tile tile = editor.tile(x, y);
             editor.drawBlock = tile.block() == Blocks.air || !tile.block().inEditor ? tile.overlay() == Blocks.air ? tile.floor() : tile.overlay() : tile.block();
+            editor.drawBlock.editorPicked(tile);
         }
     },
     line(KeyCode.l, "replace", "orthogonal"){
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/Block.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/Block.java
index 7850c56d7c..579f824646 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/Block.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/Block.java
@@ -963,6 +963,11 @@ public class Block extends UnlockableContent implements Senseable{
 
     }
 
+    /** Called when pick blocked in the editor. */
+    public void editorPicked(Tile tile){
+
+    }
+
     public boolean isFloor(){
         return this instanceof Floor;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/CharacterOverlay.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/CharacterOverlay.java
index d95afed719..3c02614d32 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/CharacterOverlay.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/CharacterOverlay.java
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public class CharacterOverlay extends OverlayFloor{
         tile.overlayData = CharOverlayData.get(data, (byte)rotation);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void editorPicked(Tile tile){
+        lastConfig = (int)CharOverlayData.character(tile.overlayData);
+    }
+
     public static byte charToData(char c){
         int index = chars.indexOf(Character.toUpperCase(c));
         return index == -1 ? 0 : (byte)index;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredFloor.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredFloor.java
index b9d00de91a..719fa37178 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredFloor.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredFloor.java
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ public class ColoredFloor extends Floor{
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void editorPicked(Tile tile){
+        lastConfig = tile.extraData;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void drawPlanRegion(BuildPlan plan, Eachable<BuildPlan> list){
         if(plan.config instanceof Integer i){
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredWall.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredWall.java
index 4f6fcc23e3..be62cf4f5b 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredWall.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/environment/ColoredWall.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class ColoredWall extends StaticWall{
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void editorPicked(Tile tile){
+        lastConfig = tile.extraData;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void drawPlanRegion(BuildPlan plan, Eachable<BuildPlan> list){
         if(plan.config instanceof Integer i){