diff --git a/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/immediate/DirectionMixin.java b/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/immediate/DirectionMixin.java
index 39a2981c84..5d05122d1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/immediate/DirectionMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/jellysquid/mods/sodium/mixin/features/render/immediate/DirectionMixin.java
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ public class DirectionMixin {
     @SuppressWarnings({ "StatementWithEmptyBody", "JavadocReference" })
     @Overwrite
     public static Direction getFacing(float x, float y, float z) {
+        // Vanilla quirk: return NORTH if all coordinates are zero
+        if (x == 0 && y == 0 && z == 0)
+            return Direction.NORTH;
+
         // First choice in ties: negative, positive; Y, Z, X
         var yM = Math.abs(y);
         var zM = Math.abs(z);