diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/GeyserSession.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/GeyserSession.java
index 5225632c..1a0bbfb2 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/GeyserSession.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/session/GeyserSession.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
 import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException;
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 @Getter
@@ -210,6 +211,13 @@ public class GeyserSession implements CommandSender {
     @Setter
     private long lastInteractionTime;
 
+    /**
+     * Stores a future interaction to place a bucket. Will be cancelled if the client instead intended to
+     * interact with a block.
+     */
+    @Setter
+    private ScheduledFuture<?> bucketScheduledFuture;
+
     private boolean reducedDebugInfo = false;
 
     @Setter
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator.java
index b92a84eb..b81025be 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ import org.geysermc.connector.network.translators.world.block.BlockTranslator;
 import org.geysermc.connector.utils.BlockUtils;
 import org.geysermc.connector.utils.InventoryUtils;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 @Translator(packet = InventoryTransactionPacket.class)
 public class BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator extends PacketTranslator<InventoryTransactionPacket> {
 
@@ -120,18 +122,19 @@ public class BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator extends PacketTranslator<Inve
                             session.sendDownstreamPacket(itemPacket);
                         }
                         // Check actions, otherwise buckets may be activated when block inventories are accessed
-                        // But don't check actions if the item damage is 0
-                        else if (packet.getItemInHand() != null && packet.getItemInHand().getId() == ItemRegistry.BUCKET.getBedrockId() &&
-                                (packet.getItemInHand().getDamage() == 0 || !packet.getActions().isEmpty())) {
-                            ClientPlayerUseItemPacket itemPacket = new ClientPlayerUseItemPacket(Hand.MAIN_HAND);
-                            session.sendDownstreamPacket(itemPacket);
-
+                        else if (packet.getItemInHand() != null && packet.getItemInHand().getId() == ItemRegistry.BUCKET.getBedrockId()) {
                             // Let the server decide if the bucket item should change, not the client, and revert the changes the client made
                             InventorySlotPacket slotPacket = new InventorySlotPacket();
                             slotPacket.setContainerId(ContainerId.INVENTORY);
                             slotPacket.setSlot(packet.getHotbarSlot());
                             slotPacket.setItem(packet.getItemInHand());
                             session.sendUpstreamPacket(slotPacket);
+                            // Delay the interaction in case the client doesn't intend to actually use the bucket
+                            // See BedrockActionTranslator.java
+                            session.setBucketScheduledFuture(session.getConnector().getGeneralThreadPool().schedule(() -> {
+                                ClientPlayerUseItemPacket itemPacket = new ClientPlayerUseItemPacket(Hand.MAIN_HAND);
+                                session.sendDownstreamPacket(itemPacket);
+                            }, 5, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
                         }
 
                         if (packet.getActions().isEmpty()) {
@@ -167,10 +170,9 @@ public class BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator extends PacketTranslator<Inve
                             break;
                         }
 
-                        // Handled in ITEM_USE
+                        // Handled in ITEM_USE if the item is not milk
                         if (packet.getItemInHand() != null && packet.getItemInHand().getId() == ItemRegistry.BUCKET.getBedrockId() &&
-                                // Normal bucket, water bucket, lava bucket
-                                (packet.getItemInHand().getDamage() == 0 || packet.getItemInHand().getDamage() == 8 || packet.getItemInHand().getDamage() == 10)) {
+                                packet.getItemInHand().getDamage() != 1) {
                             break;
                         }
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/entity/player/BedrockActionTranslator.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/entity/player/BedrockActionTranslator.java
index 149f9625..91caf8d1 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/entity/player/BedrockActionTranslator.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/bedrock/entity/player/BedrockActionTranslator.java
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ public class BedrockActionTranslator extends PacketTranslator<PlayerActionPacket
                 session.sendDownstreamPacket(stopSleepingPacket);
                 break;
             case BLOCK_INTERACT:
-                // Handled in BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator
+                // Client means to interact with a block; cancel bucket interaction, if any
+                if (session.getBucketScheduledFuture() != null) {
+                    session.getBucketScheduledFuture().cancel(true);
+                    session.setBucketScheduledFuture(null);
+                }
+                // Otherwise handled in BedrockInventoryTransactionTranslator
                 break;
             case START_BREAK:
                 if (session.getConnector().getConfig().isCacheChunks()) {
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/sound/block/BucketSoundInteractionHandler.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/sound/block/BucketSoundInteractionHandler.java
index ed51297e..15355b40 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/sound/block/BucketSoundInteractionHandler.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/network/translators/sound/block/BucketSoundInteractionHandler.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class BucketSoundInteractionHandler implements BlockSoundInteractionHandl
 
     @Override
     public void handleInteraction(GeyserSession session, Vector3f position, String identifier) {
+        if (session.getBucketScheduledFuture() == null) return; // No bucket was really interacted with
         String handItemIdentifier = ItemRegistry.getItem(session.getInventory().getItemInHand()).getJavaIdentifier();
         LevelSoundEventPacket soundEventPacket = new LevelSoundEventPacket();
         soundEventPacket.setPosition(position);
@@ -68,5 +69,6 @@ public class BucketSoundInteractionHandler implements BlockSoundInteractionHandl
             soundEventPacket.setSound(soundEvent);
             session.sendUpstreamPacket(soundEventPacket);
         }
+        session.setBucketScheduledFuture(null);
     }
 }