diff --git a/lib/plugins/bed.js b/lib/plugins/bed.js
index 9b526f698..4e7287e99 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/bed.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/bed.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const enumValue = require('../protocol_enum')
 const { Vec3 } = require('vec3')
 
 module.exports = inject
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ function inject (bot) {
     } else {
       bot._client.write('entity_action', {
         entityId: bot.entity.id,
-        actionId: 2,
+        actionId: enumValue(bot, 'entity_action', 'actionId', 'leave_bed', 2),
         jumpBoost: 0
       })
     }
diff --git a/lib/plugins/creative.js b/lib/plugins/creative.js
index 2b894e4c6..d416a9562 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/creative.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/creative.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 const { Vec3 } = require('vec3')
 const { sleep, onceWithCleanup } = require('../promise_utils')
 const { once } = require('../promise_utils')
+const enumValue = require('../protocol_enum')
 
 module.exports = inject
 
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ function inject (bot) {
         resolve()
       }, timeoutMs)
       pendingStatsRequests.push(request)
-      bot._client.write('client_command', bot.supportFeature('respawnIsPayload') ? { payload: 1 } : { actionId: 1 })
+      bot._client.write('client_command', bot.supportFeature('respawnIsPayload')
+        ? { payload: 1 }
+        : { actionId: enumValue(bot, 'client_command', 'actionId', 'request_stats', 1) })
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/game.js b/lib/plugins/game.js
index d3291b06e..92a3d366a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/game.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/game.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const enumValue = require('../protocol_enum')
 const nbt = require('prismarine-nbt')
 module.exports = inject
 
@@ -123,7 +124,9 @@ function inject (bot, options) {
 
   bot._client.on('game_state_change', (packet) => {
     if ((packet.reason === 4 || packet.reason === 'win_game') && packet.gameMode === 1) {
-      bot._client.write('client_command', { action: 0 })
+      bot._client.write('client_command', bot.supportFeature('respawnIsPayload')
+        ? { payload: 0 }
+        : { actionId: enumValue(bot, 'client_command', 'actionId', 'perform_respawn', 0) })
     }
     if ((packet.reason === 3) || (packet.reason === 'change_game_mode')) {
       bot.game.gameMode = parseGameMode(packet.gameMode)
diff --git a/lib/plugins/health.js b/lib/plugins/health.js
index 94ff32590..89687805b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/health.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/health.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const enumValue = require('../protocol_enum')
 module.exports = inject
 
 function inject (bot, options) {
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ function inject (bot, options) {
 
   const respawn = () => {
     if (bot.isAlive) return
-    bot._client.write('client_command', bot.supportFeature('respawnIsPayload') ? { payload: 0 } : { actionId: 0 })
+    bot._client.write('client_command', bot.supportFeature('respawnIsPayload')
+      ? { payload: 0 }
+      : { actionId: enumValue(bot, 'client_command', 'actionId', 'perform_respawn', 0) })
   }
 
   bot.respawn = respawn
diff --git a/lib/protocol_enum.js b/lib/protocol_enum.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cf25cadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/protocol_enum.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Some enum fields are a string mapper in newer protocols and a plain id in older ones
+// (entity_action.actionId from 1.21.6, client_command.actionId from 26.1). protodef only
+// writes the form the loaded version declares.
+module.exports = function enumValue (bot, packetName, fieldName, name, id) {
+  const field = bot.registry.protocol.play.toServer.types[`packet_${packetName}`][1]
+    .find(f => f.name === fieldName)
+  return Array.isArray(field?.type) && field.type[0] === 'mapper' ? name : id
+}
diff --git a/test/internalTest.js b/test/internalTest.js
index 068368f4d..d66fbba85 100644
--- a/test/internalTest.js
+++ b/test/internalTest.js
@@ -592,6 +592,56 @@ for (const supportedVersion of mineflayer.testedVersions) {
     })
 
     describe('game', () => {
+      it('respawns with the action id or name this version declares', (done) => {
+        server.on('playerJoin', async (client) => {
+          await bot.test.pluginsLoaded
+          const loggedIn = once(bot, 'login')
+          await client.write('login', bot.test.generateLoginPacket())
+          await loggedIn
+          const writes = []
+          // Every write must match this version's packet shape.
+          bot._client.write = (name, params) => {
+            bot._client.serializer.createPacketBuffer({ name, params })
+            if (name === 'client_command') writes.push(params)
+          }
+          bot.isAlive = false
+          bot.respawn()
+          try {
+            const field = registry.protocol.play.toServer.types.packet_client_command[1][0]
+            const usesNames = Array.isArray(field.type) && field.type[0] === 'mapper'
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(writes, [{ [field.name]: usesNames ? 'perform_respawn' : 0 }])
+            done()
+          } catch (err) {
+            done(err)
+          }
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('wakes with the action id or name this version declares', (done) => {
+        server.on('playerJoin', async (client) => {
+          await bot.test.pluginsLoaded
+          const loggedIn = once(bot, 'login')
+          await client.write('login', bot.test.generateLoginPacket())
+          await loggedIn
+          const writes = []
+          bot._client.write = (name, params) => {
+            bot._client.serializer.createPacketBuffer({ name, params })
+            if (name === 'entity_action') writes.push(params.actionId)
+          }
+          bot.isSleeping = true
+          bot.wake().then(() => {
+            try {
+              const field = registry.protocol.play.toServer.types.packet_entity_action[1][1]
+              const usesNames = Array.isArray(field.type) && field.type[0] === 'mapper'
+              assert.deepStrictEqual(writes, [usesNames ? 'leave_bed' : 2])
+              done()
+            } catch (err) {
+              done(err)
+            }
+          }, done)
+        })
+      })
+
       it('responds to ping / transaction packets', (done) => { // only on 1.17
         server.on('playerJoin', async (client) => {
           if (bot.supportFeature('transactionPacketExists')) {