diff --git a/src/com/dre/dungeonsxl/signs/SIGNBlock.java b/src/com/dre/dungeonsxl/signs/SIGNBlock.java
index 33e81b80..bd8ee7da 100644
--- a/src/com/dre/dungeonsxl/signs/SIGNBlock.java
+++ b/src/com/dre/dungeonsxl/signs/SIGNBlock.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.dre.dungeonsxl.signs;
 
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
 import com.dre.dungeonsxl.game.GameWorld;
 
 public class SIGNBlock extends DSign {
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ public class SIGNBlock extends DSign {
 	private boolean active;
 	private int offBlockId = 0;
 	private int onBlockId = 0;
+	private byte offBlockData = 0x0;
+	private byte onBlockData = 0x0;
 
 	public SIGNBlock(Sign sign, GameWorld gworld) {
 		super(sign, gworld);
@@ -29,16 +32,40 @@ public class SIGNBlock extends DSign {
 	@Override
 	public void onInit() {
 		String lines[] = sign.getLines();
-		offBlockId = p.parseInt(lines[1]);
-		onBlockId = p.parseInt(lines[2]);
-		sign.getBlock().setTypeId(offBlockId);
+		if (!lines[1].equals("")) {
+			String line1[] = lines[1].split(",");
+			Material offBlock = Material.matchMaterial(line1[0]);
+			if (offBlock != null) {
+				offBlockId = offBlock.getId();
+			} else {
+				offBlockId = p.parseInt(line1[0]);
+			}
+			if (line1.length > 1) {
+				offBlockData = (byte) p.parseInt(line1[1]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!lines[2].equals("")) {
+			String line2[] = lines[2].split(",");
+			Material onBlock = Material.matchMaterial(line2[0]);
+			if (onBlock != null) {
+				onBlockId = onBlock.getId();
+			} else {
+				onBlockId = p.parseInt(line2[0]);
+			}
+			if (line2.length > 1) {
+				onBlockData = (byte) p.parseInt(line2[1]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		sign.getBlock().setTypeIdAndData(offBlockId, offBlockData, true);
 		initialized = true;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onTrigger() {
 		if (initialized && !active) {
-			sign.getBlock().setTypeId(onBlockId);
+			sign.getBlock().setTypeIdAndData(onBlockId, onBlockData, true);
 			active = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -46,7 +73,7 @@ public class SIGNBlock extends DSign {
 	@Override
 	public void onDisable() {
 		if (initialized && active) {
-			sign.getBlock().setTypeId(offBlockId);
+			sign.getBlock().setTypeIdAndData(offBlockId, offBlockData, true);
 			active = false;
 		}
 	}