diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaClientboundRecipesTranslator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaClientboundRecipesTranslator.java
index fbf4c6f7b54..3fe5abff801 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaClientboundRecipesTranslator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/translator/protocol/java/JavaClientboundRecipesTranslator.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 import com.github.steveice10.mc.protocol.packet.ingame.clientbound.ClientboundRecipePacket;
 import org.cloudburstmc.protocol.bedrock.packet.UnlockedRecipesPacket;
-import org.geysermc.geyser.network.GameProtocol;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.session.GeyserSession;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.translator.protocol.PacketTranslator;
 import org.geysermc.geyser.translator.protocol.Translator;
@@ -47,12 +46,22 @@ public void translate(GeyserSession session, ClientboundRecipePacket packet) {
                 recipesPacket.getUnlockedRecipes().addAll(getBedrockRecipes(session, packet.getAlreadyKnownRecipes()));
             }
             case ADD -> {
+                List<String> recipes = getBedrockRecipes(session, packet.getRecipes());
+                if (recipes.isEmpty()) {
+                    // Sending an empty list here packet will crash the client as of 1.20.60
+                    return;
+                }
                 recipesPacket.setAction(UnlockedRecipesPacket.ActionType.NEWLY_UNLOCKED);
-                recipesPacket.getUnlockedRecipes().addAll(getBedrockRecipes(session, packet.getRecipes()));
+                recipesPacket.getUnlockedRecipes().addAll(recipes);
             }
             case REMOVE -> {
+                List<String> recipes = getBedrockRecipes(session, packet.getRecipes());
+                if (recipes.isEmpty()) {
+                    // Sending an empty list here will crash the client as of 1.20.60
+                    return;
+                }
                 recipesPacket.setAction(UnlockedRecipesPacket.ActionType.REMOVE_UNLOCKED);
-                recipesPacket.getUnlockedRecipes().addAll(getBedrockRecipes(session, packet.getRecipes()));
+                recipesPacket.getUnlockedRecipes().addAll(recipes);
             }
         }
         session.sendUpstreamPacket(recipesPacket);
@@ -70,5 +79,4 @@ private List<String> getBedrockRecipes(GeyserSession session, String[] javaRecip
         }
         return recipes;
     }
-}
-
+}
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