diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
index a31526a80..288d7cf48 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ object Cable {
 
   private def canConnectFromSideIM(tileEntity: TileEntity, side: ForgeDirection) =
     tileEntity match {
-      case cable: tileentity.Cable => cable.ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side.ordinal)
+      case im: tileentity.traits.ImmibisMicroblock => im.ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side.ordinal)
       case _ => true
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Cable.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Cable.scala
index 7e2f19a09..7896eac14 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Cable.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Cable.scala
@@ -3,21 +3,10 @@ package li.cil.oc.common.tileentity
 import li.cil.oc.api.network.Visibility
 import li.cil.oc.{api, common}
 
-class Cable extends traits.Environment with traits.NotAnalyzable {
+class Cable extends traits.Environment with traits.NotAnalyzable with traits.ImmibisMicroblock {
   val node = api.Network.newNode(this, Visibility.None).create()
 
   override def canUpdate = false
 
   override def getRenderBoundingBox = common.block.Cable.bounds(world, x, y, z).offset(x, y, z)
-
-  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
-  // Immibis Microblock support.
-
-  val ImmibisMicroblocks_TransformableTileEntityMarker = null
-
-  def ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side: Int) = true
-
-  def ImmibisMicroblocks_onMicroblocksChanged() {
-    api.Network.joinOrCreateNetwork(this)
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Keyboard.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Keyboard.scala
index 047b717c5..6884a6d14 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Keyboard.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Keyboard.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection
 
-class Keyboard extends traits.Environment with traits.Rotatable with SidedEnvironment with Analyzable {
+class Keyboard extends traits.Environment with traits.Rotatable with traits.ImmibisMicroblock with SidedEnvironment with Analyzable {
   override def validFacings = ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS
 
   val keyboard = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/traits/ImmibisMicroblock.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/traits/ImmibisMicroblock.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48bcae2f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/traits/ImmibisMicroblock.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package li.cil.oc.common.tileentity.traits
+
+import li.cil.oc.api
+
+trait ImmibisMicroblock extends TileEntity {
+  val ImmibisMicroblocks_TransformableTileEntityMarker = null
+
+  def ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side: Int) = true
+
+  def ImmibisMicroblocks_onMicroblocksChanged() {
+    api.Network.joinOrCreateNetwork(this)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
index b49370621..b26da6cbf 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ object Network extends api.detail.NetworkAPI {
 
   private def canConnectFromSideIM(tileEntity: TileEntity, side: ForgeDirection) =
     tileEntity match {
-      case cable: tileentity.Cable => cable.ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side.ordinal)
+      case im: tileentity.traits.ImmibisMicroblock => im.ImmibisMicroblocks_isSideOpen(side.ordinal)
       case _ => true
     }