diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/SchematicProcessor.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/SchematicProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6d1a61d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/SchematicProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.content.schematics;
+
+import com.mojang.datafixers.Dynamic;
+import com.mojang.datafixers.types.DynamicOps;
+import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IWorldReader;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.IStructureProcessorType;
+import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.PlacementSettings;
+import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.StructureProcessor;
+import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class SchematicProcessor extends StructureProcessor {
+	public static final SchematicProcessor INSTANCE = new SchematicProcessor();
+
+	@Nullable
+    @Override
+    public Template.BlockInfo process(IWorldReader world, BlockPos pos, Template.BlockInfo rawInfo, Template.BlockInfo info, PlacementSettings settings, @Nullable Template template) {
+		if (info.nbt != null) {
+			TileEntity te = info.state.createTileEntity(world);
+			if (te != null && te.onlyOpsCanSetNbt()) {
+				return new Template.BlockInfo(info.pos, info.state, null);
+			}
+		}
+        return info;
+    }
+
+	@Nullable
+    @Override
+    public Template.EntityInfo processEntity(IWorldReader world, BlockPos pos, Template.EntityInfo rawInfo, Template.EntityInfo info, PlacementSettings settings, Template template) {
+		return EntityType.readEntityType(info.nbt)
+			.flatMap(type -> {
+				if (world instanceof World) {
+					Entity e = type.create((World) world);
+					if (e != null && !e.ignoreItemEntityData()) {
+						return Optional.of(info);
+					}
+				}
+				return Optional.empty();
+			})
+			.orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+	protected IStructureProcessorType getType() {
+		return dynamic -> INSTANCE;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected <T> Dynamic<T> serialize0(DynamicOps<T> ops) {
+		return new Dynamic<>(ops, ops.emptyMap());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/item/SchematicItem.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/item/SchematicItem.java
index 2ddf14b10..ac7771002 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/item/SchematicItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/schematics/item/SchematicItem.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.AllItems;
+import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.SchematicProcessor;
 import com.simibubi.create.content.schematics.client.SchematicEditScreen;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.ScreenOpener;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.Lang;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public class SchematicItem extends Item {
 		PlacementSettings settings = new PlacementSettings();
 		settings.setRotation(Rotation.valueOf(tag.getString("Rotation")));
 		settings.setMirror(Mirror.valueOf(tag.getString("Mirror")));
+		settings.addProcessor(SchematicProcessor.INSTANCE);
 		return settings;
 	}