diff --git a/patches/net/minecraft/world/level/chunk/LevelChunkSection.java.patch b/patches/net/minecraft/world/level/chunk/LevelChunkSection.java.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..382d1bc347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/net/minecraft/world/level/chunk/LevelChunkSection.java.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/chunk/LevelChunkSection.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/chunk/LevelChunkSection.java
+@@ -65,7 +_,7 @@
+ 
+         FluidState fluidstate = blockstate.getFluidState();
+         FluidState fluidstate1 = p_62995_.getFluidState();
+-        if (!blockstate.isAir()) {
++        if (!blockstate.isEmpty()) { // Neo: Fix MC-232360 for modded blocks (Makes modded isAir blocks not be replaced with Blocks.AIR in all-air chunk sections)
+             --this.nonEmptyBlockCount;
+             if (blockstate.isRandomlyTicking()) {
+                 --this.tickingBlockCount;
+@@ -76,7 +_,7 @@
+             --this.tickingFluidCount;
+         }
+ 
+-        if (!p_62995_.isAir()) {
++        if (!p_62995_.isEmpty()) { // Neo: Fix MC-232360 for modded blocks (Makes modded isAir blocks not be replaced with Blocks.AIR in all-air chunk sections)
+             ++this.nonEmptyBlockCount;
+             if (p_62995_.isRandomlyTicking()) {
+                 ++this.tickingBlockCount;
+@@ -114,7 +_,7 @@
+ 
+             public void accept(BlockState p_204444_, int p_204445_) {
+                 FluidState fluidstate = p_204444_.getFluidState();
+-                if (!p_204444_.isAir()) {
++                if (!p_204444_.isEmpty()) { // Neo: Fix MC-232360 for modded blocks (Makes modded isAir blocks not be replaced with Blocks.AIR in all-air chunk sections)
+                     this.nonEmptyBlockCount += p_204445_;
+                     if (p_204444_.isRandomlyTicking()) {
+                         this.tickingBlockCount += p_204445_;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockExtension.java
index 1925c00a7c..723eb43383 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockExtension.java
@@ -947,4 +947,14 @@ default BlockState getAppearance(BlockState state, BlockAndTintGetter level, Blo
     default PushReaction getPistonPushReaction(BlockState state) {
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if the state is able to be replaced with Blocks.AIR in chunk sections that is entirely made of blocks that return true for isEmpty
+     *
+     * @param state The current state
+     * @return True if the block should be allowed to be optimized away into Blocks.AIR
+     */
+    default boolean isEmpty(BlockState state) {
+        return state.is(Blocks.AIR) || state.is(Blocks.CAVE_AIR) || state.is(Blocks.VOID_AIR);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockStateExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockStateExtension.java
index b6860119e0..c137c40677 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockStateExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/extensions/IBlockStateExtension.java
@@ -721,4 +721,13 @@ default boolean canBeHydrated(BlockGetter getter, BlockPos pos, FluidState fluid
     default BlockState getAppearance(BlockAndTintGetter level, BlockPos pos, Direction side, @Nullable BlockState queryState, @Nullable BlockPos queryPos) {
         return self().getBlock().getAppearance(self(), level, pos, side, queryState, queryPos);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if the state is able to be replaced with Blocks.AIR in chunk sections that is entirely made of blocks that return true for isEmpty
+     *
+     * @return True if the block should be allowed to be optimized away into Blocks.AIR
+     */
+    default boolean isEmpty() {
+        return self().getBlock().isEmpty(self());
+    }
 }