diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eac859a..4f6433d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,3 +42,29 @@ chat type should be formatted and what the relevant parameters are.
 #### .dimensionsById, dimensionsByName (1.19+)
 
 Mapping to dimension data object containing dimension `name`, `minY` and `height`.
+
+### mcpe
+
+#### loadItemStates / writeItemStates
+
+* loads/writes data from an item states array inside the bedrock start game packet.
+
+```js
+// In a client
+const { createClient } = require('bedrock-protocol');
+const registry = require('prismarine-registry')('bedrock_1.19.50');
+
+const client = createClient({
+  'host': '127.0.0.1'
+})
+
+client.on('start_game', ({ itemstates }) => {
+  registry.loadItemStates(itemstates);
+})
+
+// In a server
+server.on('connect', (client) => {
+  const itemstates = registry.writeItemStates()
+  client.write('start_game', { ...startGamePacket, itemstates })
+})
+```
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diff --git a/lib/bedrock/index.js b/lib/bedrock/index.js
index 7cca41f..cf893e8 100644
--- a/lib/bedrock/index.js
+++ b/lib/bedrock/index.js
@@ -1 +1,32 @@
-module.exports = (data) => ({})
+const buildIndexFromArray = require('../indexer')
+
+module.exports = (data) => {
+  return {
+    loadItemStates (itemStates) {
+      const items = []
+      for (const item of itemStates) {
+        const name = item.name.replace('minecraft:', '')
+        items.push({ ...data.itemsByName[name], name, id: item.runtime_id })
+      }
+      data.itemsArray = items
+      data.items = buildIndexFromArray(data.itemsArray, 'id')
+      data.itemsByName = buildIndexFromArray(data.itemsArray, 'name')
+    },
+
+    writeItemStates () {
+      const itemstates = []
+      for (const item of data.itemsArray) {
+        // Custom items with different namespaces can also be in the palette
+        let [ns, name] = item.name.split(':')
+        if (!name) {
+          name = ns
+          ns = 'minecraft'
+        }
+
+        itemstates.push({ name: `${ns}:${name}`, runtime_id: item.id, component_based: ns !== 'minecraft' })
+      }
+
+      return itemstates
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/index.d.ts b/lib/index.d.ts
index 6e76fad..3c7c0f6 100644
--- a/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-import {IndexedData} from 'minecraft-data'
-import {NBT} from 'prismarine-nbt'
+import { IndexedData } from 'minecraft-data'
+import { NBT } from 'prismarine-nbt'
 
-interface PCRegistry extends IndexedData {
-  loadDimensionCodec(codec: NBT): void
-  writeDimensionCodec(): NBT
+declare function loader(mcVersion: string): loader.Registry
+declare namespace loader {
+  export interface RegistryPc extends IndexedData {
+    loadDimensionCodec(codec: NBT): void;
+    writeDimensionCodec(): NBT;
+  }
+  
+  export interface RegistryBedrock extends IndexedData {
+    loadItemStates(itemStates: ItemState[]): void;
+    writeItemStates(): ItemState[];
+  }
+  
+  export type Registry = RegistryBedrock | RegistryPc
+  export type ItemState = {
+    name: string
+    runtime_id: number
+    component_based: boolean
+  }
 }
 
-interface BedrockRegistry extends IndexedData {
-
-}
-export type Registry = PCRegistry & BedrockRegistry
-export default function loader(mcVersion: string): Registry
+export = loader
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diff --git a/lib/indexer.js b/lib/indexer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922d7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/indexer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = function buildIndexFromArray (array, fieldToIndex) {
+  if (array === undefined) { return undefined }
+  return array.reduce(function (index, element) {
+    index[element[fieldToIndex]] = element
+    return index
+  }, {})
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ded779b..b68c96c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/PrismarineJS/prismarine-registry#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "bedrock-protocol": "^3.22.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.3",
+    "minecraft-bedrock-server": "^1.1.2",
     "minecraft-protocol": "^1.30.0",
     "minecraft-wrap": "^1.4.0",
     "mocha": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/test/mcbedrock.js b/test/mcbedrock.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ca665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mcbedrock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const Registry = require('prismarine-registry')
+const collectPackets = require('./util/collectBedrockPackets')
+const assert = require('assert')
+
+async function main (version = '1.19.63') {
+  const registry = Registry(`bedrock_${version}`)
+  let loggedIn = false
+  const handlers = {
+    start_game (version, params) {
+      registry.loadItemStates(params.itemstates)
+      console.log('Loaded item palette', registry.items)
+
+      const reEncoded = registry.writeItemStates()
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        reEncoded.sort((a, b) => a.runtime_id - b.runtime_id),
+        params.itemstates.sort((a, b) => a.runtime_id - b.runtime_id)
+      )
+      console.log('Re-encoded item palette')
+
+      loggedIn = true
+    }
+  }
+
+  await collectPackets(version, Object.keys(handlers), (name, params) => handlers[name](version, params))
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 6000))
+  if (!loggedIn) {
+    throw new Error('Did not login')
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = main
diff --git a/test/mcbedrock.test.js b/test/mcbedrock.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eee688c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mcbedrock.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+
+const SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = ['1.17.10', '1.18.0', '1.18.11', '1.18.30', '1.19.1', '1.19.10']
+const test = require('./mcbedrock')
+
+describe('mcbedrock', function () {
+  this.timeout(9000 * 10)
+
+  for (const version of SUPPORTED_VERSIONS) {
+    it('works on ' + version, () => test(version))
+  }
+})
diff --git a/test/util/collectBedrockPackets.js b/test/util/collectBedrockPackets.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b8b3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/util/collectBedrockPackets.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const bedrock = require('bedrock-protocol')
+const { startServer } = require('minecraft-bedrock-server')
+const debug = require('debug')('prismarine-registry')
+const path = require('path')
+
+async function collectPackets (version, names = ['start_game'], cb) {
+  const collected = []
+  const server = await new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const server = startServer(version, () => resolve(server), {
+      'online-mode': false,
+      'server-port': 19130,
+      path: path.join(__dirname, `server_bedrock_${version}`)
+    })
+  })
+
+  console.log('Started server', version)
+
+  const client = bedrock.createClient({
+    version,
+    host: '127.0.0.1',
+    port: 19130,
+    username: 'test',
+    offline: true
+  })
+
+  let clientConnected = false
+
+  client.on('join', () => {
+    console.log('[client] Client connected')
+    clientConnected = true
+  })
+
+  for (const name of names) {
+    client.on(name, (packet) => {
+      cb(name, packet)
+      collected.push(packet)
+    })
+  }
+
+  client.on('packet', ({ name }) => debug('[client] -> ', name))
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    console.log('Stopping server', version)
+    server.kill()
+    client.close()
+    if (!clientConnected) {
+      throw new Error('Client never connected')
+    }
+  }, 9000)
+}
+
+module.exports = collectPackets