diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/item/WrenchItem.java b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/item/WrenchItem.java
index eb9083d1..7a05281d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/item/WrenchItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc2/common/item/WrenchItem.java
@@ -8,11 +8,32 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.player.ServerPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemUseContext;
 import net.minecraft.util.ActionResultType;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.Rotation;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.IWorldReader;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 public final class WrenchItem extends ModItem {
+    @Override
+    public ActionResultType onItemUseFirst(final ItemStack stack, final ItemUseContext context) {
+        final World level = context.getLevel();
+        final BlockPos pos = context.getClickedPos();
+        final Direction face = context.getClickedFace();
+        if (face == Direction.UP || face == Direction.DOWN) {
+            final BlockState blockState = level.getBlockState(pos);
+            final BlockState rotatedState = blockState.rotate(level, pos, face == Direction.UP ? Rotation.CLOCKWISE_90 : Rotation.COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90);
+            if (!Objects.equals(blockState, rotatedState)) {
+                level.setBlockAndUpdate(pos, rotatedState);
+                return ActionResultType.sidedSuccess(level.isClientSide());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return super.onItemUseFirst(stack, context);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ActionResultType useOn(final ItemUseContext context) {
         final PlayerEntity player = context.getPlayer();