diff --git a/src/compiler/blocks/compiler_pen.js b/src/compiler/blocks/compiler_pen.js
index dee767a6..0d090c3f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/blocks/compiler_pen.js
+++ b/src/compiler/blocks/compiler_pen.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module.exports.getStatements = () => {
         pen_changePenColorParamBy: changePenColorParamBy,
         pen_setPenColorParamTo: setPenColorParamTo,
         // Legacy blocks
+        pen_setPenHueToNumber: setPenHueToNumber,
         pen_changePenHueBy: changePenHueBy,
         pen_setPenShadeToNumber: setPenShade,
     };
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ const changePenSize = /** @param {StatementUtil} util */ (util) => {
     util.writeLn(`${pen}._changePenSizeBy(${SIZE.asNumber()}, target);`);
 };
 
+const setPenHueToNumber = /** @param {StatementUtil} util */ (util) => {
+    const HUE = util.input('HUE');
+    util.writeLn(`${pen}._setPenHueToNumber(${HUE.asNumber()}, target);`);
+};
+
 const changePenHueBy = /** @param {StatementUtil} util */ (util) => {
     const HUE = util.input('HUE');
     util.writeLn(`${pen}._changePenHueBy(${HUE.asNumber()}, target);`);
diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_pen/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_pen/index.js
index 0be750ae..ccd314b4 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_pen/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_pen/index.js
@@ -698,12 +698,14 @@ class Scratch3PenBlocks {
      * @param {object} util - utility object provided by the runtime.
      */
     setPenHueToNumber (args, util) {
-        const penState = this._getPenState(util.target);
-        const hueValue = Cast.toNumber(args.HUE);
+        this._setPenHueToNumber(Cast.toNumber(args.HUE), util.target);
+    }
+    _setPenHueToNumber (hueValue, target) {
+        const penState = this._getPenState(target);
         const colorValue = hueValue / 2;
         this._setOrChangeColorParam(ColorParam.COLOR, colorValue, penState, false);
         this._setOrChangeColorParam(ColorParam.TRANSPARENCY, 0, penState, false);
-        this._legacyUpdatePenColor(penState);
+        this._legacyUpdatePenColor(penState);        
     }
 
     /**