diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ShearingListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ShearingListener.java
index e35c370ee..0118bac5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ShearingListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/listeners/flags/protection/ShearingListener.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerShearEntityEvent;
 
+import io.papermc.paper.event.block.PlayerShearBlockEvent;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.flags.FlagListener;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.lists.Flags;
 
@@ -20,4 +21,10 @@ public class ShearingListener extends FlagListener {
         checkIsland(e, e.getPlayer(), e.getEntity().getLocation(), Flags.SHEARING);
     }
 
+    // Block shearing - paper only
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.LOW)
+    public void onShearBlock(final PlayerShearBlockEvent e) {
+        checkIsland(e, e.getPlayer(), e.getBlock().getLocation(), Flags.SHEARING);
+    }
+
 }