diff --git a/kubi/src/world/queue.rs b/kubi/src/world/queue.rs
index 51adede..bfcaa63 100644
--- a/kubi/src/world/queue.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/world/queue.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use glam::IVec3;
-use kubi_shared::blocks::Block;
+use glam::{IVec3, ivec3};
+use kubi_shared::{blocks::Block, chunk::CHUNK_SIZE};
 use shipyard::{UniqueViewMut, Unique};
 
 use super::ChunkStorage;
@@ -27,14 +27,33 @@ pub fn apply_queued_blocks(
   mut queue: UniqueViewMut<BlockUpdateQueue>,
   mut world: UniqueViewMut<ChunkStorage>
 ) {
+  //maybe i need to check for desired/current state here before marking as  dirty?
   queue.queue.retain(|&event| {
     if let Some(block) = world.get_block_mut(event.position) {
       *block = event.value;
       //mark chunk as dirty
-      //maybe i need to check for desired/current state here?
-      let (chunk_pos, _) = ChunkStorage::to_chunk_coords(event.position);
+      let (chunk_pos, block_pos) = ChunkStorage::to_chunk_coords(event.position);
       let chunk = world.chunks.get_mut(&chunk_pos).expect("This error should never happen, if it does then something is super fucked up and the whole project needs to be burnt down.");
       chunk.mesh_dirty = true;
+      //If block pos is close to the border, some neighbors may be dirty!
+      const DIRECTIONS: [IVec3; 6] = [
+        ivec3(1,  0,  0),
+        ivec3(-1, 0,  0),
+        ivec3(0,  1,  0),
+        ivec3(0, -1,  0),
+        ivec3(0,  0,  1),
+        ivec3(0,  0, -1),
+      ];
+      for direction in DIRECTIONS {
+        let outside_chunk = |x| !(0..CHUNK_SIZE as i32).contains(x);
+        let chunk_dirty = (block_pos + direction).to_array().iter().any(outside_chunk);
+        if chunk_dirty {
+          let dir_chunk_pos = chunk_pos + direction;
+          if let Some(dir_chunk) = world.chunks.get_mut(&dir_chunk_pos) {
+            dir_chunk.mesh_dirty = true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
       return false
     }
     true