diff --git a/builtin/client/register.lua b/builtin/client/register.lua
index c932fb9f8..c8a5ddbda 100644
--- a/builtin/client/register.lua
+++ b/builtin/client/register.lua
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ core.registered_on_death, core.register_on_death = make_registration()
 core.registered_on_hp_modification, core.register_on_hp_modification = make_registration()
 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()
 
 
diff --git a/clientmods/preview/init.lua b/clientmods/preview/init.lua
index f03e8e112..3085eda24 100644
--- a/clientmods/preview/init.lua
+++ b/clientmods/preview/init.lua
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ core.register_chatcommand("dump", {
 core.after(2, function()
 	print("[PREVIEW] loaded " .. modname .. " mod")
 end)
+
+core.register_on_dignode(function(pos, node)
+	print("pos:" .. dump(pos))
+	print("node:" .. dump(node))
+	return false
+end)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/client_lua_api.txt b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
index 3170f4c84..886dbc6e1 100644
--- a/doc/client_lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/client_lua_api.txt
@@ -703,6 +703,10 @@ Call these functions only at load time!
     * Called when a button is pressed in 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
+    * Newest functions are called first
+    * If any function returns true, the node isn't dug
 ### Sounds
 * `minetest.sound_play(spec, parameters)`: returns a handle
     * `spec` is a `SimpleSoundSpec`
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index c84e08b01..66c8859c8 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -3967,20 +3967,8 @@ void Game::handleDigging(GameRunData *runData,
 		client->setCrack(runData->dig_index, nodepos);
 	} else {
 		infostream << "Digging completed" << std::endl;
-		client->interact(2, pointed);
 		client->setCrack(-1, v3s16(0, 0, 0));
-		bool is_valid_position;
-		MapNode wasnode = map.getNodeNoEx(nodepos, &is_valid_position);
-		if (is_valid_position)
-			client->removeNode(nodepos);
-
-		if (m_cache_enable_particles) {
-			const ContentFeatures &features =
-				client->getNodeDefManager()->get(wasnode);
-			client->getParticleManager()->addDiggingParticles(client, smgr,
-					player, nodepos, wasnode, features);
-		}
-
+	
 		runData->dig_time = 0;
 		runData->digging = false;
 
@@ -3999,6 +3987,26 @@ void Game::handleDigging(GameRunData *runData,
 		if (runData->nodig_delay_timer < mindelay)
 			runData->nodig_delay_timer = mindelay;
 
+		bool is_valid_position;
+		MapNode wasnode = map.getNodeNoEx(nodepos, &is_valid_position);
+		if (is_valid_position) {
+			bool block = client->getScript()->on_dignode(nodepos, wasnode);
+			if (block) {
+				return;
+			}
+			client->removeNode(nodepos);
+		}
+
+		client->interact(2, pointed);
+
+		if (m_cache_enable_particles) {
+			const ContentFeatures &features =
+				client->getNodeDefManager()->get(wasnode);
+			client->getParticleManager()->addDiggingParticles(client, smgr,
+				player, nodepos, wasnode, features);
+		}
+
+
 		// Send event to trigger sound
 		MtEvent *e = new NodeDugEvent(nodepos, wasnode);
 		client->event()->put(e);
diff --git a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
index 1827d483b..2c8fee334 100644
--- a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
+++ b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "s_client.h"
 #include "s_internal.h"
 #include "client.h"
+#include "common/c_converter.h"
+#include "common/c_content.h"
 
 void ScriptApiClient::on_shutdown()
 {
@@ -136,3 +138,23 @@ void ScriptApiClient::on_formspec_input(const std::string &formname,
 	}
 	runCallbacks(2, RUN_CALLBACKS_MODE_OR_SC);
 }
+
+bool ScriptApiClient::on_dignode(v3s16 p, MapNode node)
+{
+	SCRIPTAPI_PRECHECKHEADER
+
+	INodeDefManager *ndef = getClient()->ndef();
+
+	// Get core.registered_on_dignode
+	lua_getglobal(L, "core");
+	lua_getfield(L, -1, "registered_on_dignode");
+
+	// 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;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
index 42c41f8a4..09fd3a691 100644
--- a/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
+++ b/src/script/cpp_api/s_client.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "cpp_api/s_base.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
+#include "mapnode.h"
 
 #ifdef _CRT_MSVCP_CURRENT
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -43,5 +44,7 @@ public:
 	void on_death();
 	void environment_step(float dtime);
 	void on_formspec_input(const std::string &formname, const StringMap &fields);
+
+	bool on_dignode(v3s16 p, MapNode node);
 };
 #endif