diff --git a/projects/common/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/turtle/blocks/TurtleBlock.java b/projects/common/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/turtle/blocks/TurtleBlock.java
index 3718f7f60..f879fe3dd 100644
--- a/projects/common/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/turtle/blocks/TurtleBlock.java
+++ b/projects/common/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/shared/turtle/blocks/TurtleBlock.java
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ protected final void onRemove(BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos, Block
         if (turtle != null) Containers.dropContents(level, pos, turtle);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setPlacedBy(Level level, BlockPos pos, BlockState state, @Nullable LivingEntity entity, ItemStack stack) {
+        super.setPlacedBy(level, pos, state, entity, stack);
+
+        if (!level.isClientSide && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof TurtleBlockEntity turtle && entity instanceof Player player) {
+            turtle.setOwningPlayer(player.getGameProfile());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected ItemInteractionResult useItemOn(ItemStack currentItem, BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos, Player player, InteractionHand hand, BlockHitResult hit) {
         if (currentItem.getItem() == Items.NAME_TAG && currentItem.has(DataComponents.CUSTOM_NAME) && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof AbstractComputerBlockEntity computer) {