diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a46a08ed1..4b8264428 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### 1.5.19
 - Updated Forge to 2493 (MC 1.12.2) (raoulvdberge)
+- Fixed RS blocks requiring a pickaxe to be broken (raoulvdberge)
 
 ### 1.5.18
 - Added Project E integration for the External Storage on the Transmutation Table (raoulvdberge)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/proxy/ProxyCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/proxy/ProxyCommon.java
index 821f396f3..98e569692 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/proxy/ProxyCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/raoulvdberge/refinedstorage/proxy/ProxyCommon.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.crafting.CraftingHelper;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.crafting.IIngredientFactory;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.crafting.JsonContext;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.RegistryEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player.PlayerEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPostInitializationEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
@@ -295,6 +296,13 @@ public class ProxyCommon {
         }
     }
 
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public void onHarvestCheck(PlayerEvent.HarvestCheck e) {
+        if (e.getTargetBlock().getBlock() instanceof BlockBase) {
+            e.setCanHarvest(true); // Allow break without tool
+        }
+    }
+
     private void registerBlock(BlockBase block) {
         blocksToRegister.add(block);