The bug
In creative mode filling a cauldron from a water or lava bucket gives the player an empty bucket, provided they don't already have one in their inventory. This didn't happen in 1.16.5 so it's introduced in 1.17's first snapshot.
Video demonstrating the issue:
[media]How to reproduce
Place a cauldron
Get a water bucket
In creative mode, right click the cauldron with the water bucket
→❌ Notice an empty bucket is added to the hotbar
Related issues
is duplicated by
MC-203667
Filling Cauldron with liquids in Creative mode causes an empty bucket to be spawned in the players inventory.
MC-203684
Right-clicking on cauldron with lava bucket it gives you a bucket on creative
MC-204017
In creative mode, when filling a cauldron with lava, the game gives you an empty bucket.
MC-205039
Placing powder snow in a cauldron gives the player and empty bucket in creative mode
MC-205065
Filling cauldrons in creative gives buckets, while normally placing them doesn't
MC-205274
Cauldron buckets creative mode
MC-205337
Filling a cauldron in creative gives a empty bucket
MC-207570
duplicating a bucket using a cauldron
MC-232212
Creative cauldron bucket creation
MC-234369
In creative mode, using a water bucket for a cauldron refining pot will give you a bucket
MC-275762
Bucket issue
MC-275763
You get an empty bucket when you pour liquid into the cauldron
MC-276147
bucket duplicate when using on cauldron in creative
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galaxy_2alex
That is an intentional feature, added in 1.16, please read the changelog for more information.
migrated
That is not true, in 1.16.4, you don’t get an empty bucket in creative mode when putting water into a cauldron.
violine1101
Can confirm that this didn't happen in 1.16.4. Reopened.
Might still be intentional though – after filling a cauldron you might want to empty it again, and you need an empty bucket for that.
migrated
But you don't want your creative inventory full of buckets do you?
If you want to empty it, just get a bucket yourself!
violine1101
You only get one bucket in total, if you already have one, it won't give you another one.
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I feel like it's inconsistent with how buckets normally work though - you don't get an empty bucket when you place water in creative mode, why should the cauldron be different?
Avoma
Can confirm in 20w51a.
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w03a.
osfanbuff63
I feel like this is a Won't Fix since the MCPE version of this bug (MCPE-13798) was resolved that way so I would assume the Java Edition version (this one) would go the same way.
Jack McKalling
I also tested 1.16.5, in which this issue does not happen like in 1.16.4.
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w13a.
RobinDinVienna
But wasn't that a feature introduced in 1.15 or 1.16 together with getting filled food bowls from mooshrooms in creative. I thought that was WAI...
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w14a.
Avoma
Can confirm in 21w16a.
migrated
This behavior is not listed in the changelog for 1.16 pre-release 1 (https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-1-16-pre-release-1), if that's what you're talking about. The changelog talks about a different change:
"When you use an empty bucket on water in creative mode, you now get a bucket of water. If you have a bucket of water in your inventory already, no additional water buckets will be added when you use your empty bucket on water."
The change described here was the fix for MC-9856.
Avoma
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
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Confirmed in 1.18.2
Doesn't happend if you already have an empty bucket in your inventory or if your inventory is full.
Avoma
Can confirm in 1.19.
Avoma
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
Xyzzy_
Still in 1.19.4. I think this is a worthwhile fix to creative mode, as you can just break and place the cauldron again if you want to change its contents.
Lunarian
Can confirm from 1.19.4 to 23w13a.
migrated
Affects 1.20.6
Minecraft386882
Confirmed in 1.21.3
RicTheCoder
It seems to still happen in 1.21.4 and with water bottles as well! This makes me believe the issue is with the interaction itself, and makes this the same issue as MC-269237