diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/PlantType.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/PlantType.java
index b0820e84a..7f628e5d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/PlantType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/PlantType.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ package net.minecraftforge.common;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.IWorldReader;
 
-public enum PlantType
+// TODO 1.16: This should not be an enum. Change it to something that functions similarly to ToolType
+public enum PlantType implements IExtensibleEnum
 {
     Plains,
     Desert,
@@ -45,5 +46,9 @@ public enum PlantType
      * @param name the name of the type of plant, you had better follow the style above
      * @return the acquired {@link PlantType}, a new one if not found.
      */
-    public static PlantType create(String name){ return null; }
+    public static PlantType create(String name)
+    {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Enum not extended");
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/block/CustomPlantTypeTest.java b/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/block/CustomPlantTypeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f283180fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/block/CustomPlantTypeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Minecraft Forge
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1
+ * of the License.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+package net.minecraftforge.debug.block;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.block.FlowerBlock;
+import net.minecraft.block.SoundType;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.item.BlockItem;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.potion.Effects;
+import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockReader;
+import net.minecraft.world.IWorldReader;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.IPlantable;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.PlantType;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.RegistryEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod.EventBusSubscriber.Bus;
+import net.minecraftforge.registries.ObjectHolder;
+
+@Mod(CustomPlantTypeTest.MODID)
+@Mod.EventBusSubscriber(bus = Bus.MOD)
+public class CustomPlantTypeTest
+{
+    static final String MODID = "custom_plant_type_test";
+    private static final String CUSTOM_SOIL_BLOCK = "test_custom_block";
+    private static final String CUSTOM_PLANT_BLOCK = "test_custom_plant";
+
+    @ObjectHolder(CUSTOM_SOIL_BLOCK)
+    public static Block CUSTOM_SOIL;
+    @ObjectHolder(CUSTOM_PLANT_BLOCK)
+    public static Block CUSTOM_PLANT;
+
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public static void registerBlocks(RegistryEvent.Register<Block> event)
+    {
+        event.getRegistry().registerAll(new CustomBlock(), new CustomPlantBlock());
+    }
+
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public static void registerItems(RegistryEvent.Register<Item> event)
+    {
+        event.getRegistry().registerAll(new BlockItem(CUSTOM_SOIL, (new Item.Properties())).setRegistryName(MODID, CUSTOM_SOIL_BLOCK),
+                new BlockItem(CUSTOM_PLANT, (new Item.Properties())).setRegistryName(MODID, CUSTOM_PLANT_BLOCK));
+    }
+
+    public static class CustomBlock extends Block
+    {
+        public CustomBlock()
+        {
+            super(Block.Properties.create(Material.ROCK));
+            this.setRegistryName(MODID, CUSTOM_SOIL_BLOCK);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean canSustainPlant(BlockState state, IBlockReader world, BlockPos pos, Direction facing, IPlantable plantable)
+        {
+            PlantType type = plantable.getPlantType(world, pos.offset(facing));
+            if (type != null && type == CustomPlantBlock.pt)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return super.canSustainPlant(state, world, pos, facing, plantable);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class CustomPlantBlock extends FlowerBlock implements IPlantable
+    {
+        public static PlantType pt = PlantType.create("CustomPlantType");
+
+        public CustomPlantBlock()
+        {
+            super(Effects.WEAKNESS, 9, Block.Properties.create(Material.PLANTS).doesNotBlockMovement().sound(SoundType.PLANT));
+            this.setRegistryName(MODID, CUSTOM_PLANT_BLOCK);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PlantType getPlantType(IBlockReader world, BlockPos pos)
+        {
+            return pt;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public BlockState getPlant(IBlockReader world, BlockPos pos)
+        {
+            return getDefaultState();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValidPosition(BlockState state, IWorldReader world, BlockPos pos)
+        {
+            BlockState soil = world.getBlockState(pos.down());
+            return soil.canSustainPlant(world, pos, Direction.UP, this);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValidGround(BlockState state, IBlockReader worldIn, BlockPos pos)
+        {
+            Block block = state.getBlock();
+            return block == CUSTOM_SOIL;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/META-INF/mods.toml b/src/test/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
index 206b36dc1..0c1c0ac1c 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
+++ b/src/test/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ loaderVersion="[28,)"
 [[mods]]
     modId="nameplate_render_test"
 [[mods]]
-    modId="global_loot_test"
\ No newline at end of file
+    modId="global_loot_test"
+[[mods]]
+    modId="custom_plant_type_test"