diff --git a/src/content/Content.cpp b/src/content/Content.cpp
index ba1648cb..ca2ce3cf 100644
--- a/src/content/Content.cpp
+++ b/src/content/Content.cpp
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ Content* ContentBuilder::build() {
     std::vector<ItemDef*> itemDefsIndices;
     for (const std::string& name : itemIds) {
         ItemDef* def = itemDefs[name];
-
+        
         // Generating runtime info
         def->rt.id = itemDefsIndices.size();
+        def->rt.emissive = *((uint32_t*)def->emission);
         itemDefsIndices.push_back(def);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
index bb0ae016..2f7d7b22 100644
--- a/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/content/ContentLoader.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ void ContentLoader::loadItem(ItemDef* def, std::string name, fs::path file) {
     }
     root->str("icon", def->icon);
     root->str("placing-block", def->placingBlock);
+
+    // item light emission [r, g, b] where r,g,b in range [0..15]
+    json::JArray* emissionobj = root->arr("emission");
+    if (emissionobj) {
+        def->emission[0] = emissionobj->num(0);
+        def->emission[1] = emissionobj->num(1);
+        def->emission[2] = emissionobj->num(2);
+    }
 }
 
 void ContentLoader::loadBlock(Block* def, std::string full, std::string name) {
@@ -281,6 +289,10 @@ void ContentLoader::load(ContentBuilder* builder) {
                 item->iconType = item_icon_type::block;
                 item->icon = full;
                 item->placingBlock = full;
+                
+                for (uint j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+                    item->emission[j] = def->emission[j];
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend/WorldRenderer.cpp b/src/frontend/WorldRenderer.cpp
index 7779bc0b..9463dc6a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/WorldRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/WorldRenderer.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../maths/voxmaths.h"
 #include "../settings.h"
 #include "../engine.h"
+#include "../items/ItemDef.h"
 #include "LevelFrontend.h"
 #include "graphics/Skybox.h"
 
@@ -168,14 +169,14 @@ void WorldRenderer::draw(const GfxContext& pctx, Camera* camera){
 		shader->uniform3f("u_cameraPos", camera->position);
 		shader->uniform1i("u_cubemap", 1);
 		{
-			blockid_t id = level->player->getChosenItem();
-			Block* block = contentIds->getBlockDef(id);
-			assert(block != nullptr);
+			itemid_t id = level->player->getChosenItem();
+            ItemDef* item = contentIds->getItemDef(id);
+			assert(item != nullptr);
 			float multiplier = 0.5f;
-			shader->uniform3f("u_torchlightColor",
-					block->emission[0] / 15.0f * multiplier,
-					block->emission[1] / 15.0f * multiplier,
-					block->emission[2] / 15.0f * multiplier);
+			shader->uniform3f("u_torchlightColor",  
+					item->emission[0] / 15.0f * multiplier,
+					item->emission[1] / 15.0f * multiplier,
+					item->emission[2] / 15.0f * multiplier);
 			shader->uniform1f("u_torchlightDistance", 6.0f);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/items/ItemDef.h b/src/items/ItemDef.h
index 520b1099..1c5d8885 100644
--- a/src/items/ItemDef.h
+++ b/src/items/ItemDef.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
     std::string const name;
 
     bool generated = false;
+    uint8_t emission[4] {0, 0, 0, 0};
 
     item_icon_type iconType = item_icon_type::sprite;
     std::string icon = "block:notfound";
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public:
         itemid_t id;
         item_funcs_set funcsset {};
         blockid_t placingBlock;
+        bool emissive = false;
     } rt;
 
     ItemDef(std::string name);
diff --git a/src/voxels/Block.h b/src/voxels/Block.h
index 86534bfb..4bd0bf79 100644
--- a/src/voxels/Block.h
+++ b/src/voxels/Block.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<BoxModel> modelBoxes = {};
 	std::vector<glm::vec3> modelExtraPoints = {}; //initially made for tetragons
 	std::vector<UVRegion> modelUVs = {}; // boxes' tex-UVs also there
-	unsigned char emission[4] {0, 0, 0, 0};
+	uint8_t emission[4] {0, 0, 0, 0};
 	unsigned char drawGroup = 0;
 	BlockModel model = BlockModel::block;
 	bool lightPassing = false;