diff --git a/builtin/client/register.lua b/builtin/client/register.lua
index c8a5ddbda..1c3966eda 100644
--- a/builtin/client/register.lua
+++ b/builtin/client/register.lua
@@ -67,5 +67,4 @@ core.registered_on_hp_modification, core.register_on_hp_modification = make_regi
 core.registered_on_damage_taken, core.register_on_damage_taken = make_registration()
 core.registered_on_formspec_input, core.register_on_formspec_input = make_registration()
 core.registered_on_dignode, core.register_on_dignode = make_registration()
-
-
+core.registered_on_punchnode, core.register_on_punchnode = make_registration()
diff --git a/clientmods/preview/init.lua b/clientmods/preview/init.lua
index 91b12d810..db4f28350 100644
--- a/clientmods/preview/init.lua
+++ b/clientmods/preview/init.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ core.after(2, function()
 end)
 
 core.register_on_dignode(function(pos, node)
+	print("The local player dug a node!")
+	print("pos:" .. dump(pos))
+	print("node:" .. dump(node))
+	return false
+end)
+
+core.register_on_punchnode(function(pos, node)
+	print("The local player punched a node!")
 	print("pos:" .. dump(pos))
 	print("node:" .. dump(node))
 	return false
diff --git a/doc/client_lua_api.txt b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
index 7b24452e8..5ffffe938 100644
--- a/doc/client_lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
@@ -694,19 +694,23 @@ Call these functions only at load time!
 * `minetest.register_chatcommand(cmd, chatcommand definition)`
     * Adds definition to minetest.registered_chatcommands
 * `minetest.register_on_death(func())`
-    * Called when player die
+    * Called when the local player dies
 * `minetest.register_on_hp_modification(func(hp))`
     * Called when server modified player's HP
 * `minetest.register_on_damage_taken(func(hp))`
-    * Called when player take damages
+    * Called when the local player take damages
 * `minetest.register_on_formspec_input(func(formname, fields))`
-    * Called when a button is pressed in player's inventory form
+    * Called when a button is pressed in the local player's inventory form
     * Newest functions are called first
     * If function returns `true`, remaining functions are not called
 * `minetest.register_on_dignode(func(pos, node))`
-    * Called when a player digs a node
+    * Called when the local player digs a node
     * Newest functions are called first
     * If any function returns true, the node isn't dug
+* `minetest.register_on_punchnode(func(pos, node))`
+    * Called when the local player punches a node
+    * Newest functions are called first
+    * If any function returns true, the punch is ignored
 ### Sounds
 * `minetest.sound_play(spec, parameters)`: returns a handle
     * `spec` is a `SimpleSoundSpec`
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 66c8859c8..612bd2536 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -3895,17 +3895,20 @@ void Game::handleDigging(GameRunData *runData,
 		const PointedThing &pointed, const v3s16 &nodepos,
 		const ToolCapabilities &playeritem_toolcap, f32 dtime)
 {
-	if (!runData->digging) {
-		infostream << "Started digging" << std::endl;
-		client->interact(0, pointed);
-		runData->digging = true;
-		runData->ldown_for_dig = true;
-	}
 
 	LocalPlayer *player = client->getEnv().getLocalPlayer();
 	ClientMap &map = client->getEnv().getClientMap();
 	MapNode n = client->getEnv().getClientMap().getNodeNoEx(nodepos);
 
+	if (!runData->digging) {
+		infostream << "Started digging" << std::endl;
+		if (client->getScript()->on_punchnode(nodepos, n))
+			return;
+		client->interact(0, pointed);
+		runData->digging = true;
+		runData->ldown_for_dig = true;
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: Similar piece of code exists on the server side for
 	// cheat detection.
 	// Get digging parameters
diff --git a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
index 2c8fee334..8c5e3796b 100644
--- a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
+++ b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
@@ -157,4 +157,24 @@ bool ScriptApiClient::on_dignode(v3s16 p, MapNode node)
 	runCallbacks(2, RUN_CALLBACKS_MODE_OR);
 	bool blocked = lua_toboolean(L, -1);
 	return blocked;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+bool ScriptApiClient::on_punchnode(v3s16 p, MapNode node)
+{
+	SCRIPTAPI_PRECHECKHEADER
+
+	INodeDefManager *ndef = getClient()->ndef();
+
+	// Get core.registered_on_punchgnode
+	lua_getglobal(L, "core");
+	lua_getfield(L, -1, "registered_on_punchnode");
+
+	// Push data
+	push_v3s16(L, p);
+	pushnode(L, node, ndef);
+
+	// Call functions
+	runCallbacks(2, RUN_CALLBACKS_MODE_OR);
+	bool blocked = lua_toboolean(L, -1);
+	return blocked;
+}
diff --git a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
index 09fd3a691..93e9558f2 100644
--- a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
+++ b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ public:
 	void on_formspec_input(const std::string &formname, const StringMap &fields);
 
 	bool on_dignode(v3s16 p, MapNode node);
+	bool on_punchnode(v3s16 p, MapNode node);
 };
 #endif