diff --git a/azalea-client/src/client.rs b/azalea-client/src/client.rs
index 5863690e..ae94c773 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/client.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/client.rs
@@ -815,11 +815,17 @@ pub struct JoinedClientBundle {
 
     pub mining: mining::MineBundle,
     pub attack: attack::AttackBundle,
+
+    pub in_game_state: InGameState,
 }
 
+/// A marker component for local players that are currently in the
+/// `game` state.
+#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct InGameState;
 /// A marker component for local players that are currently in the
 /// `configuration` state.
-#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct InConfigState;
 
 pub struct AzaleaPlugin;
diff --git a/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/events.rs b/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/events.rs
index 19f2a571..9e7f88fa 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/events.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/events.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::{
 
 use azalea_chat::FormattedText;
 use azalea_core::resource_location::ResourceLocation;
-use azalea_entity::LocalEntity;
 use azalea_protocol::{
     packets::{
         Packet,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use tracing::{debug, error};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::{PlayerInfo, raw_connection::RawConnection};
+use crate::{PlayerInfo, client::InGameState, raw_connection::RawConnection};
 
 /// An event that's sent when we receive a packet.
 /// ```
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn handle_outgoing_packets(
 }
 
 pub fn send_receivepacketevent(
-    query: Query<(Entity, &RawConnection), With<LocalEntity>>,
+    query: Query<(Entity, &RawConnection), With<InGameState>>,
     mut packet_events: ResMut<Events<ReceivePacketEvent>>,
 ) {
     // we manually clear and send the events at the beginning of each update
diff --git a/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/mod.rs b/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/mod.rs
index 2826295d..c3381e59 100644
--- a/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/mod.rs
+++ b/azalea-client/src/plugins/packet/game/mod.rs
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ impl GamePacketHandler<'_> {
                 );
                 return;
             };
-            let entity_kind = *entity_kind;
+            let entity_kind = **entity_kind;
 
             debug!("Got set entity data packet {p:?} for entity of kind {entity_kind:?}");
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ impl GamePacketHandler<'_> {
                         let mut commands = commands_system_state.get_mut(world);
                         let mut entity_commands = commands.entity(entity_id);
                         if let Err(e) =
-                            apply_metadata(&mut entity_commands, *entity_kind, packed_items)
+                            apply_metadata(&mut entity_commands, entity_kind, packed_items)
                         {
                             warn!("{e}");
                         }
diff --git a/azalea-entity/src/lib.rs b/azalea-entity/src/lib.rs
index 770afc50..49e42017 100644
--- a/azalea-entity/src/lib.rs
+++ b/azalea-entity/src/lib.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ impl EntityBundle {
 /// be updated by other clients.
 ///
 /// If this is for a client then all of our clients will have this.
+///
+/// This component is not removed from clients when they disconnect.
 #[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct LocalEntity;