diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/CKinetics.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/CKinetics.java
index dba8f3bb0..0875a6a17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/CKinetics.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/CKinetics.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class CKinetics extends ConfigBase {
 	public final ConfigInt maxCartCouplingLength = i(32, 1, "maxCartCouplingLength", Comments.maxCartCouplingLength);
 	public final ConfigEnum<ContraptionMovementSetting> spawnerMovement =
 			e(ContraptionMovementSetting.NO_PICKUP, "movableSpawners", Comments.spawnerMovement);
+	public final ConfigEnum<ContraptionMovementSetting> obsidianMovement =
+		e(ContraptionMovementSetting.UNMOVABLE, "movableObsidian", Comments.obsidianMovement);
 
 	public final CStress stressValues = nested(1, CStress::new, Comments.stress);
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ public class CKinetics extends ConfigBase {
 		static String ejectorScanInterval =
 			"Time in ticks until the next item launched by an ejector scans blocks for potential collisions";
 		static String spawnerMovement = "Configure how Spawner blocks can be moved by contraptions.";
+		static String obsidianMovement = "Configure how Obsidian blocks can be moved by contraptions.";
 	}
 
 	public enum DeployerAggroSetting {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ContraptionMovementSetting.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ContraptionMovementSetting.java
index 3a0c2528d..dfe76e50b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ContraptionMovementSetting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ContraptionMovementSetting.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.foundation.config;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.extensions.IForgeBlock;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
-
 public enum ContraptionMovementSetting {
 	MOVABLE, NO_PICKUP, UNMOVABLE;
 
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ public enum ContraptionMovementSetting {
 	}
 
 	static {
-		// config isnt registered at this point, so im using lambda instead of a method reference
 		register(Blocks.SPAWNER.getRegistryName(), () -> AllConfigs.SERVER.kinetics.spawnerMovement.get());
+		register(Blocks.OBSIDIAN.getRegistryName(), () -> AllConfigs.SERVER.kinetics.obsidianMovement.get());
+		register(Blocks.CRYING_OBSIDIAN.getRegistryName(), () -> AllConfigs.SERVER.kinetics.obsidianMovement.get());
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data/create/tags/blocks/non_movable.json b/src/main/resources/data/create/tags/blocks/non_movable.json
index 974dda4c5..1ded5b887 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/data/create/tags/blocks/non_movable.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/data/create/tags/blocks/non_movable.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "replace": false,
   "values": [
-    "minecraft:obsidian"
   ],
   "optional": [
     "immersiveengineering:connector_lv",