diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_9.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_9.java
index 4963eacfe..b64962eb2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_9.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/rewriter/BlockItemPacketRewriter1_9.java
@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ protected void registerPackets() {
         protocol.registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_9.OPEN_SCREEN, wrapper -> {
             final short windowId = wrapper.passthrough(Types.UNSIGNED_BYTE);
             final String windowType = wrapper.passthrough(Types.STRING);
+            wrapper.passthrough(Types.COMPONENT); // title
+            final short slotCount = wrapper.passthrough(Types.UNSIGNED_BYTE);
 
-            wrapper.user().get(WindowTracker.class).put(windowId, windowType);
+            final WindowTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(WindowTracker.class);
+            tracker.put(windowId, windowType);
+            // 1.8 brewing has no fuel slot; ViaRewind drops it, so the client sees one fewer.
+            final boolean brewing = windowType.equalsIgnoreCase("minecraft:brewing_stand");
+            tracker.openWindow(windowId, brewing ? slotCount - 1 : slotCount);
         });
 
         protocol.registerClientbound(ClientboundPackets1_9.CONTAINER_SET_CONTENT, wrapper -> {
@@ -116,6 +122,37 @@ protected void registerPackets() {
             final Item item = wrapper.passthrough(Types.ITEM1_8);
 
             handleItemToClient(wrapper.user(), item);
+            if (windowId == -2) {
+                // 1.8 has no window -2 (set a player-inv slot by raw index, ignoring the open container) — retarget it.
+                final WindowTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(WindowTracker.class);
+                final short openWindow = tracker.openWindowId();
+                if (openWindow != 0) {
+                    // Foreign container open: 1.8 only applies player-inv changes through it (main=size.., hotbar=size+27..).
+                    final int size = tracker.openWindowSize();
+                    final int containerSlot;
+                    if (slot >= 0 && slot <= 8) containerSlot = size + 27 + slot;
+                    else if (slot >= 9 && slot <= 35) containerSlot = size + slot - 9;
+                    else { // armor/offhand: no slot in a foreign container
+                        wrapper.cancel();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    wrapper.set(Types.BYTE, 0, (byte) openWindow);
+                    wrapper.set(Types.SHORT, 0, (short) containerSlot);
+                    return;
+                }
+                // Otherwise window 0 with the menu slot.
+                final int windowSlot;
+                if (slot >= 0 && slot <= 8) windowSlot = slot + 36;
+                else if (slot >= 9 && slot <= 35) windowSlot = slot;
+                else if (slot >= 36 && slot <= 39) windowSlot = 44 - slot;
+                else { // offhand/body/saddle: no 1.8 equivalent
+                    wrapper.cancel();
+                    return;
+                }
+                wrapper.set(Types.BYTE, 0, (byte) 0);
+                wrapper.set(Types.SHORT, 0, (short) windowSlot);
+                return;
+            }
             if (windowId == 0 && slot == 45) {
                 wrapper.cancel();
                 return;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/storage/WindowTracker.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/storage/WindowTracker.java
index e95f180b7..9286b64a3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/storage/WindowTracker.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viarewind/protocol/v1_9to1_8/storage/WindowTracker.java
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ public class WindowTracker extends StoredObject {
     private final HashMap<Short, Item[]> brewingItems = new HashMap<>();
     private final Map<Short, Short> enchantmentProperties = new HashMap<>();
 
+    private short openWindowId = 0; // 0 = none open
+    private int openWindowSize = 0; // open window's container slots, excluding the player inventory
+
     public WindowTracker(UserConnection user) {
         super(user);
     }
@@ -83,6 +86,23 @@ public void put(short windowId, String type) {
     public void remove(short windowId) {
         types.remove(windowId);
         brewingItems.remove(windowId);
+        if (windowId == openWindowId) {
+            openWindowId = 0;
+            openWindowSize = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void openWindow(short windowId, int slotCount) {
+        openWindowId = windowId;
+        openWindowSize = slotCount;
+    }
+
+    public short openWindowId() {
+        return openWindowId;
+    }
+
+    public int openWindowSize() {
+        return openWindowSize;
     }
 
     public Item[] getBrewingItems(short windowId) {