diff --git a/Xplat/src/generated/resources/.cache/bfa01a6ca2555c100103725bf5c9e6da285f29c3 b/Xplat/src/generated/resources/.cache/bfa01a6ca2555c100103725bf5c9e6da285f29c3
index 5132fcce37..10a6e0b90a 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/generated/resources/.cache/bfa01a6ca2555c100103725bf5c9e6da285f29c3
+++ b/Xplat/src/generated/resources/.cache/bfa01a6ca2555c100103725bf5c9e6da285f29c3
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ c9a0fa2b480198219c3eaf0a6232213c6a8fed16 data/botania/tags/blocks/horn_of_the_ca
 5b7ef7e84e647b2340b20105a638d804a739b213 data/botania/tags/blocks/horn_of_the_covering_breakable.json
 7d84bfb33c08ac8a946d43d59675844ff8efa5a1 data/botania/tags/blocks/horn_of_the_wild_breakable.json
 8a23702b05296c8af5014d6aa6e9265ded85c7d9 data/botania/tags/blocks/laputa_immobile.json
+8a23702b05296c8af5014d6aa6e9265ded85c7d9 data/botania/tags/blocks/laputa_no_double_block.json
 bbb827430199d1a6f3b27fc25e2df941f22dc660 data/botania/tags/blocks/livingwood_logs.json
 687fe87bd07caccd697ec50eee72fa5b48d3fd37 data/botania/tags/blocks/magnet_ring_blacklist.json
 444e88940a9f3d04dab84f48217946488d34141a data/botania/tags/blocks/manasteel_blocks.json
diff --git a/Xplat/src/generated/resources/data/botania/tags/blocks/laputa_no_double_block.json b/Xplat/src/generated/resources/data/botania/tags/blocks/laputa_no_double_block.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e8aecc986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Xplat/src/generated/resources/data/botania/tags/blocks/laputa_no_double_block.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "replace": false,
+  "values": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/LaputaShardItem.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/LaputaShardItem.java
index 379082eb95..44dc60f5f5 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/LaputaShardItem.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/LaputaShardItem.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.DoubleBlockHalf;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.material.FluidState;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.HitResult;
 
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ private static boolean canMove(BlockState state, Level world, BlockPos pos) {
 		return !state.isAir()
 				&& !isFlowingFluid
 				&& !(block instanceof FallingBlock)
+				&& (!state.hasProperty(BlockStateProperties.DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF)
+						|| state.is(BotaniaTags.Blocks.LAPUTA_NO_DOUBLE_BLOCK)
+						|| state.getValue(BlockStateProperties.DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF) == DoubleBlockHalf.LOWER)
 				&& !state.is(BotaniaTags.Blocks.LAPUTA_IMMOBILE)
 				&& state.getDestroySpeed(world, pos) != -1;
 	}
@@ -301,6 +305,14 @@ public void updateBurst(ManaBurst burst, ItemStack stack) {
 						tile = BlockEntity.loadStatic(pos, placeState, tilecmp);
 					}
 
+					if (placeState.hasProperty(BlockStateProperties.DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF)
+							&& !placeState.is(BotaniaTags.Blocks.LAPUTA_NO_DOUBLE_BLOCK)
+							&& placeState.getValue(BlockStateProperties.DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF) == DoubleBlockHalf.LOWER) {
+						// place upper half, which was previously broken implicitly when the bottom was picked up
+						entity.level().setBlock(pos.above(),
+								placeState.setValue(BlockStateProperties.DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF, DoubleBlockHalf.UPPER),
+								Block.UPDATE_CLIENTS);
+					}
 					entity.level().setBlockAndUpdate(pos, placeState);
 					entity.level().levelEvent(LevelEvent.PARTICLES_DESTROY_BLOCK, pos, Block.getId(placeState));
 					if (tile != null) {
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/lib/BotaniaTags.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/lib/BotaniaTags.java
index 0ca18abd17..fb9b5337a9 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/lib/BotaniaTags.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/lib/BotaniaTags.java
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ public static class Blocks {
 		 * Blocks in this tag cannot be moved by the Laputa Shard
 		 */
 		public static final TagKey<Block> LAPUTA_IMMOBILE = tag("laputa_immobile");
+		/**
+		 * Blocks in this tag should not be treated like a 2-high double block by the Laputa Shard, even though they
+		 * have the {@link net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties#DOUBLE_BLOCK_HALF}
+		 * property.
+		 */
+		public static final TagKey<Block> LAPUTA_NO_DOUBLE_BLOCK = tag("laputa_no_double_block");
 
 		/**
 		 * Blocks in this tag can be removed by the Rod of Terra Firma
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/data/BlockTagProvider.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/data/BlockTagProvider.java
index 976e86544a..748afc50f9 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/data/BlockTagProvider.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/data/BlockTagProvider.java
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ protected void addTags(HolderLookup.Provider provider) {
 		tag(BotaniaTags.Blocks.MAGNET_RING_BLACKLIST).add(BotaniaBlocks.manaPool, BotaniaBlocks.creativePool, BotaniaBlocks.dilutedPool,
 				BotaniaBlocks.fabulousPool, BotaniaBlocks.terraPlate, BotaniaBlocks.runeAltar);
 		tag(BotaniaTags.Blocks.LAPUTA_IMMOBILE);
+		tag(BotaniaTags.Blocks.LAPUTA_NO_DOUBLE_BLOCK);
 
 		tag(BotaniaTags.Blocks.TERRA_PLATE_BASE).add(BotaniaBlocks.livingrock, BotaniaBlocks.shimmerrock);