diff --git a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/config/WarpDriveConfig.java b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/config/WarpDriveConfig.java
index cb477aae..61477591 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/config/WarpDriveConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/config/WarpDriveConfig.java
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public class WarpDriveConfig {
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_REGISTRY_NAME = EnumTooltipCondition.ADVANCED_TOOLTIPS;
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_ORE_DICTIONARY_NAME = EnumTooltipCondition.ALWAYS;
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_ARMOR_POINTS = EnumTooltipCondition.NEVER;
+	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_BLOCK_MATERIAL = EnumTooltipCondition.ADVANCED_TOOLTIPS;
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_BURN_TIME = EnumTooltipCondition.ADVANCED_TOOLTIPS;
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_DURABILITY = EnumTooltipCondition.ALWAYS;
 	public static EnumTooltipCondition TOOLTIP_ADD_ENCHANTABILITY = EnumTooltipCondition.ON_SNEAK;
@@ -822,6 +823,8 @@ public class WarpDriveConfig {
 		                                                                           String.format(commentTooltip, "ore dictionary names")).getString());
 		TOOLTIP_ADD_ARMOR_POINTS = EnumTooltipCondition.valueOf(config.get("tooltip", "add_armor_points", TOOLTIP_ADD_ARMOR_POINTS.name(),
 		                                                                    String.format(commentTooltip, "armor points")).getString());
+		TOOLTIP_ADD_BLOCK_MATERIAL = EnumTooltipCondition.valueOf(config.get("tooltip", "add_block_material", TOOLTIP_ADD_BLOCK_MATERIAL.name(),
+		                                                                      String.format(commentTooltip, "block material")).getString());
 		TOOLTIP_ADD_BURN_TIME = EnumTooltipCondition.valueOf(config.get("tooltip", "add_burn_time", TOOLTIP_ADD_BURN_TIME.name(),
 		                                                                 String.format(commentTooltip, "burn time")).getString());
 		TOOLTIP_ADD_DURABILITY = EnumTooltipCondition.valueOf(config.get("tooltip", "add_durability", TOOLTIP_ADD_DURABILITY.name(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/TooltipHandler.java b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/TooltipHandler.java
index 87c7f1f1..0a09f6a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/TooltipHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cr0s/warpdrive/event/TooltipHandler.java
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import cr0s.warpdrive.config.WarpDriveConfig;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
@@ -205,11 +207,29 @@ public class TooltipHandler {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		// tool related stats
+		// material stats
 		final IBlockState blockState = getStateForPlacement(block,
 		                                                    null, null,
 		                                                    EnumFacing.DOWN, 0.0F, 0.0F, 0.0F, event.getItemStack().getMetadata(),
 		                                                    null, EnumHand.MAIN_HAND);
+		if (WarpDriveConfig.TOOLTIP_ADD_BLOCK_MATERIAL.isEnabled(isSneaking, isCreativeMode)) {
+			try {
+				final Material material = blockState.getMaterial();
+				String name = material.toString();
+				for (final Field field : Material.class.getDeclaredFields()) {
+					if (field.get(null) == material) {
+						name = field.getName();
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				Commons.addTooltip(event.getToolTip(), String.format("§8Material is %s",
+				                                                     name ));
+			} catch (final Exception exception) {
+				// no operation
+			}
+		}
+		
+		// tool related stats
 		if (WarpDriveConfig.TOOLTIP_ADD_HARVESTING.isEnabled(isSneaking, isCreativeMode)) {
 			try {
 				final String harvestTool = block.getHarvestTool(blockState);