diff --git a/source/game/StarCollisionBlock.hpp b/source/game/StarCollisionBlock.hpp
index 40234c9..7346fc6 100644
--- a/source/game/StarCollisionBlock.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarCollisionBlock.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@ enum class CollisionKind : uint8_t {
   Block
 };
 
+enum class TileCollisionOverride : uint8_t {
+  None,
+  Empty,
+  Platform,
+  Dynamic
+};
+
+inline CollisionKind collisionKindFromOverride(TileCollisionOverride const& over) {
+  switch (over) {
+    case TileCollisionOverride::Empty:
+      return CollisionKind::None;
+    case TileCollisionOverride::Platform:
+      return CollisionKind::Platform;
+    case TileCollisionOverride::Dynamic:
+      return CollisionKind::Dynamic;
+    default:
+      return CollisionKind::Null;
+  }
+}
+
 class CollisionSet {
 public:
   CollisionSet();
diff --git a/source/game/StarTileModification.cpp b/source/game/StarTileModification.cpp
index a20ae1e..0bcb4dc 100644
--- a/source/game/StarTileModification.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarTileModification.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
 namespace Star {
 
 DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, PlaceMaterial& tileMaterialPlacement) {
-  ds.read(tileMaterialPlacement.layer);
+  uint8_t layer;
+  ds.read(layer);
+  if (layer > 1) {
+    tileMaterialPlacement.layer = TileLayer::Foreground;
+    tileMaterialPlacement.collisionOverride = (TileCollisionOverride)(layer - 1);
+  }
+  else {
+    tileMaterialPlacement.layer = (TileLayer)layer;
+    tileMaterialPlacement.collisionOverride = TileCollisionOverride::None;
+  }
+
   ds.read(tileMaterialPlacement.material);
   ds.read(tileMaterialPlacement.materialHueShift);
 
@@ -12,7 +22,14 @@ DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, PlaceMaterial& tileMaterialPlacement) {
 }
 
 DataStream& operator<<(DataStream& ds, PlaceMaterial const& tileMaterialPlacement) {
-  ds.write(tileMaterialPlacement.layer);
+  if (tileMaterialPlacement.collisionOverride != TileCollisionOverride::None
+    && tileMaterialPlacement.layer == TileLayer::Foreground) {
+    uint8_t layer = (uint8_t)tileMaterialPlacement.collisionOverride;
+    ds.write(++layer);
+  }
+  else
+    ds.write(tileMaterialPlacement.layer);
+
   ds.write(tileMaterialPlacement.material);
   ds.write(tileMaterialPlacement.materialHueShift);
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarTileModification.hpp b/source/game/StarTileModification.hpp
index bd30386..311a529 100644
--- a/source/game/StarTileModification.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarTileModification.hpp
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 #include "StarDataStream.hpp"
 #include "StarVariant.hpp"
 #include "StarGameTypes.hpp"
+#include "StarCollisionBlock.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
 struct PlaceMaterial {
   TileLayer layer;
   MaterialId material;
-
   // If the material hue shift is not set it will get the natural hue shift for
   // the environment.
   Maybe<MaterialHue> materialHueShift;
+  TileCollisionOverride collisionOverride = TileCollisionOverride::None;
 };
 DataStream& operator>>(DataStream& ds, PlaceMaterial& tileMaterialPlacement);
 DataStream& operator<<(DataStream& ds, PlaceMaterial const& tileMaterialPlacement);
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
index cfc0827..753cbd5 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
@@ -2224,7 +2224,10 @@ void WorldClient::informTilePrediction(Vec2I const& pos, TileModification const&
     if (placeMaterial->layer == TileLayer::Foreground) {
       p.foreground = placeMaterial->material;
       p.foregroundHueShift = placeMaterial->materialHueShift;
-      p.collision = Root::singleton().materialDatabase()->materialCollisionKind(placeMaterial->material);
+      if (placeMaterial->collisionOverride != TileCollisionOverride::None)
+        p.collision = collisionKindFromOverride(placeMaterial->collisionOverride);
+      else
+        p.collision = Root::singleton().materialDatabase()->materialCollisionKind(placeMaterial->material);
       dirtyCollision(RectI::withSize(pos, { 1, 1 }));
     } else {
       p.background = placeMaterial->material;
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
index 492ea81..6579c91 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
@@ -1378,7 +1378,10 @@ TileModificationList WorldServer::doApplyTileModifications(TileModificationList
           tile->foregroundHueShift = m_worldTemplate->biomeMaterialHueShift(tile->blockBiomeIndex, placeMaterial->material);
 
         tile->foregroundColorVariant = DefaultMaterialColorVariant;
-        tile->updateCollision(materialDatabase->materialCollisionKind(tile->foreground));
+        if (placeMaterial->collisionOverride != TileCollisionOverride::None)
+          tile->updateCollision(collisionKindFromOverride(placeMaterial->collisionOverride));
+        else
+          tile->updateCollision(materialDatabase->materialCollisionKind(tile->foreground));
         if (tile->foreground == EmptyMaterialId) {
           // Remove the foreground mod if removing the foreground.
           tile->foregroundMod = NoModId;
diff --git a/source/game/scripting/StarWorldLuaBindings.cpp b/source/game/scripting/StarWorldLuaBindings.cpp
index 4645eb7..e1c8822 100644
--- a/source/game/scripting/StarWorldLuaBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/game/scripting/StarWorldLuaBindings.cpp
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ namespace LuaBindings {
     } else if (layerName == "background") {
       layer = TileLayer::Background;
     } else {
-      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported damageTile layer {}", layerName));
+      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported tile layer {}", layerName));
     }
 
     unsigned harvestLevel = 999;
@@ -1942,15 +1942,28 @@ namespace LuaBindings {
 
     PlaceMaterial placeMaterial;
 
-    auto layerName = arg2;
-    if (layerName == "foreground") {
-      placeMaterial.layer = TileLayer::Foreground;
-    } else if (layerName == "background") {
-      placeMaterial.layer = TileLayer::Background;
-    } else {
-      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported damageTile layer {}", layerName));
+    std::string layerName = arg2.utf8();
+    auto split = layerName.find_first_of('+');
+    if (split != NPos) {
+      auto overrideName = layerName.substr(split + 1);
+      layerName = layerName.substr(0, split);
+      if (overrideName == "empty" || overrideName == "none")
+        placeMaterial.collisionOverride = TileCollisionOverride::Empty;
+      else if (overrideName == "dynamic" || overrideName == "block")
+        placeMaterial.collisionOverride = TileCollisionOverride::Dynamic;
+      else if (overrideName == "platform")
+        placeMaterial.collisionOverride = TileCollisionOverride::Platform;
+      else
+        throw StarException(strf("Unsupported collision override {}", overrideName));
     }
 
+    if (layerName == "foreground")
+      placeMaterial.layer = TileLayer::Foreground;
+    else if (layerName == "background")
+      placeMaterial.layer = TileLayer::Background;
+    else
+      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported tile layer {}", layerName));
+
     auto materialName = arg3;
     auto materialDatabase = Root::singleton().materialDatabase();
     if (!materialDatabase->materialNames().contains(materialName))
@@ -1976,7 +1989,7 @@ namespace LuaBindings {
     } else if (layerName == "background") {
       placeMod.layer = TileLayer::Background;
     } else {
-      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported damageTile layer {}", layerName));
+      throw StarException(strf("Unsupported tile layer {}", layerName));
     }
 
     auto modName = arg3;