diff --git a/lib/plugins/digging.js b/lib/plugins/digging.js
index 1c6bf3b4e..ea2763b05 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/digging.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/digging.js
@@ -12,29 +12,29 @@ function inject (bot) {
   let diggingTask = createDoneTask()
 
   bot.targetDigBlock = null
+  bot.targetDigFace = null
   bot.lastDigTime = null
 
   async function dig (block, forceLook, digFace) {
     if (block === null || block === undefined) {
       throw new Error('dig was called with an undefined or null block')
     }
+
     if (!digFace || typeof digFace === 'function') {
       digFace = 'auto'
     }
 
-    if (bot.targetDigBlock) bot.stopDigging()
-
-    let diggingFace = 1 // Default (top)
+    bot.targetDigFace = 1 // Default (top)
 
     if (forceLook !== 'ignore') {
       if (digFace?.x || digFace?.y || digFace?.z) {
         // Determine the block face the bot should mine
         if (digFace.x) {
-          diggingFace = digFace.x > 0 ? BlockFaces.EAST : BlockFaces.WEST
+          bot.targetDigFace = digFace.x > 0 ? BlockFaces.EAST : BlockFaces.WEST
         } else if (digFace.y) {
-          diggingFace = digFace.y > 0 ? BlockFaces.TOP : BlockFaces.BOTTOM
+          bot.targetDigFace = digFace.y > 0 ? BlockFaces.TOP : BlockFaces.BOTTOM
         } else if (digFace.z) {
-          diggingFace = digFace.z > 0 ? BlockFaces.SOUTH : BlockFaces.NORTH
+          bot.targetDigFace = digFace.z > 0 ? BlockFaces.SOUTH : BlockFaces.NORTH
         }
         await bot.lookAt(
           block.position.offset(0.5, 0.5, 0.5).offset(digFace.x * 0.5, digFace.y * 0.5, digFace.z * 0.5),
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ function inject (bot) {
             const rayPos = rayBlock.position
             if (
               rayPos.x === block.position.x &&
-                            rayPos.y === block.position.y &&
-                            rayPos.z === block.position.z
+              rayPos.y === block.position.y &&
+              rayPos.z === block.position.z
             ) {
               validFaces.push({
                 face: rayBlock.face,
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ function inject (bot) {
             }
           }
         }
+
         if (validFaces.length > 0) {
           // Chose closest valid face
           let closest
@@ -101,11 +102,11 @@ function inject (bot) {
             }
           }
           await bot.lookAt(closest.targetPos, forceLook)
-          diggingFace = closest.face
+          bot.targetDigFace = closest.face
         } else if (closerBlocks.length === 0 && block.shapes.length === 0) {
           // no other blocks were detected and the block has no shapes.
           // The block in question is replaceable (like tall grass) so we can just dig it
-          // TODO: do AABB + ray intercept check to this position for diggingFace.
+          // TODO: do AABB + ray intercept check to this position for digFace.
           await bot.lookAt(block.position.offset(0.5, 0.5, 0.5), forceLook)
         } else {
           // Block is obstructed return error?
@@ -116,11 +117,15 @@ function inject (bot) {
       }
     }
 
+    // In vanilla the client will cancel digging the current block once the other block is at the crosshair.
+    // Todo: don't wait until lookAt is at middle of the block, but at the edge of it.
+    if (bot.targetDigBlock) bot.stopDigging()
+
     diggingTask = createTask()
     bot._client.write('block_dig', {
       status: 0, // start digging
       location: block.position,
-      face: diggingFace // default face is 1 (top)
+      face: bot.targetDigFace // default face is 1 (top)
     })
     const waitTime = bot.digTime(block)
     waitTimeout = setTimeout(finishDigging, waitTime)
@@ -140,10 +145,11 @@ function inject (bot) {
         bot._client.write('block_dig', {
           status: 2, // finish digging
           location: bot.targetDigBlock.position,
-          face: diggingFace // hard coded to always dig from the top
+          face: bot.targetDigFace // always the same as the start face
         })
       }
       bot.targetDigBlock = null
+      bot.targetDigFace = null
       bot.lastDigTime = performance.now()
       bot._updateBlockState(block.position, 0)
     }
@@ -151,8 +157,15 @@ function inject (bot) {
     const eventName = `blockUpdate:${block.position}`
     bot.on(eventName, onBlockUpdate)
 
+    const currentBlock = block
     bot.stopDigging = () => {
       if (!bot.targetDigBlock) return
+
+      // Replicate the odd vanilla cancellation face value.
+      // When the cancellation is because of a new dig request on another block it's the same as the new dig start face. In all other cases it's 0.
+      const stoppedBecauseOfNewDigRequest = !currentBlock.position.equals(bot.targetDigBlock.position)
+      const cancellationDiggingFace = !stoppedBecauseOfNewDigRequest ? bot.targetDigFace : 0
+
       bot.removeListener(eventName, onBlockUpdate)
       clearInterval(swingInterval)
       clearTimeout(waitTimeout)
@@ -161,10 +174,11 @@ function inject (bot) {
       bot._client.write('block_dig', {
         status: 1, // cancel digging
         location: bot.targetDigBlock.position,
-        face: 1 // hard coded to always dig from the top
+        face: cancellationDiggingFace
       })
       const block = bot.targetDigBlock
       bot.targetDigBlock = null
+      bot.targetDigFace = null
       bot.lastDigTime = performance.now()
       bot.emit('diggingAborted', block)
       bot.stopDigging = noop
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ function inject (bot) {
       swingInterval = null
       waitTimeout = null
       bot.targetDigBlock = null
+      bot.targetDigFace = null
       bot.lastDigTime = performance.now()
       bot.emit('diggingCompleted', newBlock)
       diggingTask.finish()
@@ -199,8 +214,8 @@ function inject (bot) {
   function canDigBlock (block) {
     return (
       block &&
-            block.diggable &&
-            block.position.offset(0.5, 0.5, 0.5).distanceTo(bot.entity.position.offset(0, 1.65, 0)) <= 5.1
+      block.diggable &&
+      block.position.offset(0.5, 0.5, 0.5).distanceTo(bot.entity.position.offset(0, 1.65, 0)) <= 5.1
     )
   }