diff --git a/src/game.zig b/src/game.zig
index e7ac75b25..67cc4521e 100644
--- a/src/game.zig
+++ b/src/game.zig
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ pub fn pressBreak(_: main.Window.Key.Modifiers) void {
 }
 
 pub fn releaseBreak(_: main.Window.Key.Modifiers) void {
+	main.renderer.MeshSelection.stopBreakBlock(main.renderer.MeshSelection.lastSelectedBlockPos);
 	nextBlockBreakTime = null;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer.zig b/src/renderer.zig
index b4162a853..d867aad5f 100644
--- a/src/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer.zig
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ pub const MeshSelection = struct { // MARK: MeshSelection
 	var posBeforeBlock: Vec3i = undefined;
 	var neighborOfSelection: chunk.Neighbor = undefined;
 	pub var selectedBlockPos: ?Vec3i = null;
-	var lastSelectedBlockPos: Vec3i = undefined;
+	pub var lastSelectedBlockPos: Vec3i = undefined;
 	var currentBlockProgress: f32 = 0;
 	var currentSwingProgress: f32 = 0;
 	var currentSwingTime: f32 = 0;
@@ -1036,7 +1036,12 @@ pub const MeshSelection = struct { // MARK: MeshSelection
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	pub fn stopBreakBlock(pos: Vec3i) void {
+		if(@reduce(.And, lastSelectedBlockPos == pos)) {
+			mesh_storage.removeBreakingAnimation(lastSelectedBlockPos);
+			currentBlockProgress = 0;
+		}
+	}
 	pub fn breakBlock(inventory: main.items.Inventory, slot: u32, deltaTime: f64) void {
 		if(selectedBlockPos) |selectedPos| {
 			const stack = inventory.getStack(slot);
diff --git a/src/renderer/mesh_storage.zig b/src/renderer/mesh_storage.zig
index 5657f282e..85c5594e4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/mesh_storage.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/mesh_storage.zig
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ pub const MeshGenerationTask = struct { // MARK: MeshGenerationTask
 // MARK: updaters
 
 pub fn updateBlock(update: BlockUpdate) void {
+	main.renderer.MeshSelection.stopBreakBlock(.{update.x, update.y, update.z});
 	blockUpdateList.pushBack(BlockUpdate.initManaged(main.globalAllocator, update));
 }