diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/cache/WorldCache.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/cache/WorldCache.java
index dd166358d..6be57670c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/cache/WorldCache.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/cache/WorldCache.java
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ public final class WorldCache {
     private int currentSequence;
     private final Object2IntMap<Vector3i> unverifiedPredictions = new Object2IntOpenHashMap<>(1);
 
+    @Getter
+    @Setter
+    private boolean editingSignOnFront;
+
     public WorldCache(GeyserSession session) {
         this.session = session;
         this.scoreboard = new Scoreboard(session);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/level/block/entity/SignBlockEntityTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/level/block/entity/SignBlockEntityTranslator.java
index f9c228f5f..76d4bfdf4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/level/block/entity/SignBlockEntityTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/level/block/entity/SignBlockEntityTranslator.java
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ public class SignBlockEntityTranslator extends BlockEntityTranslator {
         StringBuilder signText = new StringBuilder();
         Tag messages = signData.get("messages");
         if (messages instanceof ListTag listTag) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < listTag.size(); i++) {
-                String signLine = (String) listTag.get(i).getValue();
+            var it = listTag.iterator();
+            while (it.hasNext()) {
+                String signLine = (String) it.next().getValue();
                 signLine = MessageTranslator.convertMessageLenient(signLine);
 
                 // Check the character width on the sign to ensure there is no overflow that is usually hidden
@@ -114,10 +115,18 @@ public class SignBlockEntityTranslator extends BlockEntityTranslator {
                 }
 
                 signText.append(finalSignLine);
-                signText.append("\n");
+                if (it.hasNext()) {
+                    signText.append("\n");
+                }
             }
         }
 
+        // Trim extra newlines - this makes editing difficult if preserved because the cursor starts at the bottom,
+        // Which can easily go over the screen
+        while (!signText.isEmpty() && signText.charAt(signText.length() - 1) == '\n') {
+            signText.deleteCharAt(signText.length() - 1);
+        }
+
         builder.putString("Text", signText.toString());
 
         // Java Edition 1.14 added the ability to change the text color of the whole sign using dye
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/bedrock/BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/bedrock/BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator.java
index 60f14b230..3a04513e5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/bedrock/BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/bedrock/BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator.java
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ public class BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator extends PacketTranslator<BlockEnti
         NbtMap tag = packet.getData();
         String id = tag.getString("id");
         if (id.equals("Sign")) {
-            // The other side is called... you guessed it... BackText
             String text = MessageTranslator.convertToPlainText(
-                tag.getCompound("FrontText").getString("Text"));
+                tag.getCompound(session.getWorldCache().isEditingSignOnFront() ? "FrontText" : "BackText").getString("Text"));
             // Note: as of 1.18.30, only one packet is sent from Bedrock when the sign is finished.
             // Previous versions did not have this behavior.
             StringBuilder newMessage = new StringBuilder();
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ public class BedrockBlockEntityDataTranslator extends PacketTranslator<BlockEnti
             // Put the final line on since it isn't done in the for loop
             if (iterator < lines.length) lines[iterator] = newMessage.toString();
             Vector3i pos = Vector3i.from(tag.getInt("x"), tag.getInt("y"), tag.getInt("z"));
-            ServerboundSignUpdatePacket signUpdatePacket = new ServerboundSignUpdatePacket(pos, lines, true);
+            ServerboundSignUpdatePacket signUpdatePacket = new ServerboundSignUpdatePacket(pos, lines, session.getWorldCache().isEditingSignOnFront());
             session.sendDownstreamPacket(signUpdatePacket);
 
         } else if (id.equals("JigsawBlock")) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/level/JavaOpenSignEditorTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/level/JavaOpenSignEditorTranslator.java
index 0427c9dfc..d044ac034 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/level/JavaOpenSignEditorTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/level/JavaOpenSignEditorTranslator.java
@@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ public class JavaOpenSignEditorTranslator extends PacketTranslator<ClientboundOp
         openSignPacket.setPosition(packet.getPosition());
         openSignPacket.setFrontSide(packet.isFrontText());
         session.sendUpstreamPacket(openSignPacket);
+
+        session.getWorldCache().setEditingSignOnFront(packet.isFrontText());
     }
 }