diff --git a/client/src/input/client_inputs.rs b/client/src/input/client_inputs.rs
index 7e28a63..3e25314 100644
--- a/client/src/input/client_inputs.rs
+++ b/client/src/input/client_inputs.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Handles client-side input using [`lightyear`], updating the
-//! [`ActionState`] of the affected entities, such as the `Player`.
+//! [`ActionState`] of the affected entities, such as the [`Player`].
 
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use common::prelude::*;
@@ -9,10 +9,55 @@ use lightyear::prelude::input::native::*;
 use bevy::window::{CursorGrabMode, CursorOptions};
 
 pub fn plugin(app: &mut App) {
+    app.init_resource::<CurrentAction>();
     app.add_systems(
         FixedPreUpdate,
         (buffer_input, buffer_action).in_set(InputSystems::WriteClientInputs),
     );
+    app.add_observer(insert_block_pickable);
+    app.add_observer(place_or_break_blocks);
+}
+
+fn insert_block_pickable(event: On<Add, Block>, mut commands: Commands) {
+    let mut block = commands.entity(event.entity);
+    block.insert(Pickable::default());
+}
+
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct CurrentAction(Action);
+
+fn place_or_break_blocks(
+    mut event: On<Pointer<Press>>,
+    mut current_action: ResMut<CurrentAction>,
+    cursor: Single<&CursorOptions>,
+    blocks: Blocks,
+) {
+    let is_place = match event.button {
+        PointerButton::Primary => false,  // left-click
+        PointerButton::Secondary => true, // right-click
+        PointerButton::Middle => return,  // not handled
+    };
+    if cursor.grab_mode != CursorGrabMode::Locked {
+        return; // Cursor is not grabbed.
+    }
+    let Some(block_pos) = blocks.position(event.entity) else {
+        return; // Clicked entity is not a block.
+    };
+    let Some(normal) = event.hit.normal else {
+        return; // Picking system didn't return a normal.
+    };
+
+    current_action.0 = if is_place {
+        // FIXME: This only works for axis-aligned normals.
+        let offset = normal.normalize().round().as_ivec3();
+        // TODO: Don't hardcode block type.
+        Action::PlaceBlock(block_pos + offset, Block::DEFAULT)
+    } else {
+        Action::BreakBlock(block_pos)
+    };
+
+    // Handle the event.
+    event.propagate(false);
 }
 
 fn buffer_input(
@@ -44,50 +89,10 @@ fn buffer_input(
     }
 }
 
-// TODO: Use picking system instead of manually raycasting.
-pub fn buffer_action(
-    buttons: Res<ButtonInput<MouseButton>>,
+fn buffer_action(
     mut player: Single<&mut ActionState<Action>, With<InputMarker<Action>>>,
-    cursor: Single<&CursorOptions>,
-    window: Single<(&Window, &CursorOptions)>,
-    camera: Single<(&GlobalTransform, &Camera)>,
-    mut ray_cast: MeshRayCast,
-    blocks: Blocks,
+    mut current_action: ResMut<CurrentAction>,
 ) {
-    player.0 = Action::None;
-
-    if cursor.grab_mode == CursorGrabMode::None {
-        return;
-    }
-    if !buttons.any_just_pressed([MouseButton::Right, MouseButton::Left]) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let (window, cursor) = window.into_inner();
-    let (cam_transform, camera) = camera.into_inner();
-
-    let ray = if cursor.grab_mode == CursorGrabMode::Locked {
-        Ray3d::new(cam_transform.translation(), cam_transform.forward())
-    } else if let Some(cursor_pos) = window.cursor_position() {
-        camera.viewport_to_world(cam_transform, cursor_pos).unwrap()
-    } else {
-        return; // cursor outside window area
-    };
-
-    let settings = MeshRayCastSettings::default();
-    let Some((block, hit)) = ray_cast.cast_ray(ray, &settings).first() else {
-        return; // ray didn't hit anything
-    };
-    let Some(block_pos) = blocks.position(*block) else {
-        return; // entity hit is not a block
-    };
-
-    player.0 = if buttons.just_pressed(MouseButton::Right) {
-        // FIXME: This only works for axis-aligned normals.
-        let offset = hit.normal.normalize().round().as_ivec3();
-        // TODO: Don't hardcode block type.
-        Action::PlaceBlock(block_pos + offset, Block::DEFAULT)
-    } else {
-        Action::BreakBlock(block_pos)
-    };
+    player.0 = current_action.0.clone();
+    current_action.0 = Action::None;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/main.rs b/client/src/main.rs
index 4869d43..5023c49 100644
--- a/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/client/src/main.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fn main() -> Result {
                 meta_check: AssetMetaCheck::Never,
                 ..default()
             }),
+        MeshPickingPlugin, // allow Mesh entities to be "picked" (ray-traced against)
         bevy_fix_cursor_unlock_web::FixPointerUnlockPlugin,
     ));
 
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ fn main() -> Result {
     app.insert_resource(UiPickingSettings {
         require_markers: true,
     });
+    app.insert_resource(MeshPickingSettings {
+        require_markers: true,
+        ..default()
+    });
 
     app.add_plugins((
         common::assets::plugin,
@@ -119,12 +124,13 @@ fn spawn_initial_blocks(_event: On<Add, Started>, mut blocks: Blocks) {
 
 /// When the `Predicted` player we control is being spawned, insert necessary components.
 fn handle_predicted_player_spawn(event: On<Add, Predicted>, mut commands: Commands) {
-    let player = event.entity;
-    commands.entity(player).insert((
+    let mut player = commands.entity(event.entity);
+    player.insert((
         // Handle inputs on this entity.
         InputMarker::<Inputs>::default(),
         InputMarker::<Action>::default(),
         // TODO: Attach camera to player head eventually.
         Camera3d::default(),
+        MeshPickingCamera,
     ));
 }