diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78c53232d..5fd7f86db 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 ### Changed
 
 - Improved Performance for grid updates
+- Improved waterlogging to behave more like vanilla
 
 ## [v1.10.2] - 2022-03-26
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/block/CableBlock.java b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/block/CableBlock.java
index d2b5374a7..3ee9af354 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/block/CableBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/refinedmods/refinedstorage/block/CableBlock.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.api.network.node.INetworkNodeProxy;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.apiimpl.network.node.cover.Cover;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.apiimpl.network.node.cover.CoverType;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.block.shape.ShapeCache;
+import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.blockentity.CableBlockEntity;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.capability.NetworkNodeProxyCapability;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.render.ConstantsCable;
-import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.blockentity.CableBlockEntity;
 import com.refinedmods.refinedstorage.util.BlockUtils;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ public class CableBlock extends NetworkNodeBlock implements SimpleWaterloggedBlo
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public BlockState getStateForPlacement(BlockPlaceContext ctx) {
-        return getState(defaultBlockState(), ctx.getLevel(), ctx.getClickedPos());
+        FluidState fluidState = ctx.getLevel().getFluidState(ctx.getClickedPos());
+        return getState(defaultBlockState().setValue(WATERLOGGED, fluidState.getType() == Fluids.WATER), ctx.getLevel(), ctx.getClickedPos());
     }
 
     @Override