diff --git a/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MyCubeGrid.cs b/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MyCubeGrid.cs
index f82257645..44041dd09 100644
--- a/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MyCubeGrid.cs
+++ b/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MyCubeGrid.cs
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ public bool ChangeColor(MySlimBlock block, Vector3 newHSV)
                 if (block.ColorMaskHSV == newHSV)
                     return false;
                 block.ColorMaskHSV = newHSV;
-                block.UpdateVisual();
+                block.UpdateVisual(false); //Physics wasn't affected by color change
                 return true;
             }
             finally
diff --git a/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MySlimBlock.cs b/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MySlimBlock.cs
index 8b01f2579..e08c3fcf0 100644
--- a/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MySlimBlock.cs
+++ b/Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Entities/Cube/MySlimBlock.cs
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ public void ApplyAccumulatedDamage(bool addDirtyParts = true, long attackerId =
             ProfilerShort.End();
         }
 
-        public void UpdateVisual()
+        public void UpdateVisual(bool physicsChanged = true)
         {
             UpdateShowParts();
 
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ public void UpdateVisual()
                 FatBlock = null;
             }
             CubeGrid.SetBlockDirty(this);
-            if (CubeGrid.Physics != null)
+            if (CubeGrid.Physics != null && physicsChanged)
             {
                 CubeGrid.Physics.AddDirtyArea(Min, Max);
             }