diff --git a/games/minimal/mods/default/textures/crack.png b/games/minimal/mods/default/textures/crack.png
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diff --git a/games/minimal/mods/default/textures/crack_anylength.png b/games/minimal/mods/default/textures/crack_anylength.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index ac6d13af1..83e853b93 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -1225,6 +1225,16 @@ void the_game(
 	*/
 	Inventory local_inventory(itemdef);
 
+	/*
+		Find out size of crack animation
+	*/
+	int crack_animation_length = 5;
+	{
+		video::ITexture *t = tsrc->getTextureRaw("crack_anylength.png");
+		v2u32 size = t->getOriginalSize();
+		crack_animation_length = size.Y / size.X;
+	}
+
 	/*
 		Add some gui stuff
 	*/
@@ -2271,20 +2281,20 @@ void the_game(
 
 				if(dig_time_complete >= 0.001)
 				{
-					dig_index = (u16)((float)CRACK_ANIMATION_LENGTH
+					dig_index = (u16)((float)crack_animation_length
 							* dig_time/dig_time_complete);
 				}
 				// This is for torches
 				else
 				{
-					dig_index = CRACK_ANIMATION_LENGTH;
+					dig_index = crack_animation_length;
 				}
 				
 				// Don't show cracks if not diggable
 				if(dig_time_complete >= 100000.0)
 				{
 				}
-				else if(dig_index < CRACK_ANIMATION_LENGTH)
+				else if(dig_index < crack_animation_length)
 				{
 					//TimeTaker timer("client.setTempMod");
 					//infostream<<"dig_index="<<dig_index<<std::endl;
@@ -2302,7 +2312,7 @@ void the_game(
 					digging = false;
 
 					nodig_delay_timer = dig_time_complete
-							/ (float)CRACK_ANIMATION_LENGTH;
+							/ (float)crack_animation_length;
 
 					// We don't want a corresponding delay to
 					// very time consuming nodes
diff --git a/src/tile.cpp b/src/tile.cpp
index 92c56c277..f0b905c4a 100644
--- a/src/tile.cpp
+++ b/src/tile.cpp
@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ u32 TextureSource::getTextureId(const std::string &name)
 // Overlay image on top of another image (used for cracks)
 void overlay(video::IImage *image, video::IImage *overlay);
 
+// Draw an image on top of an another one, using the alpha channel of the
+// source image
+static void blit_with_alpha(video::IImage *src, video::IImage *dst,
+		v2s32 src_pos, v2s32 dst_pos, v2u32 size);
+
 // Brighten image
 void brighten(video::IImage *image);
 // Parse a transform name
@@ -1266,7 +1271,8 @@ bool generate_image(std::string part_of_name, video::IImage *& baseimg,
 				It is an image with a number of cracking stages
 				horizontally tiled.
 			*/
-			video::IImage *img_crack = sourcecache->getOrLoad("crack.png", device);
+			video::IImage *img_crack = sourcecache->getOrLoad(
+					"crack_anylength.png", device);
 		
 			if(img_crack && progression >= 0)
 			{
@@ -1305,11 +1311,13 @@ bool generate_image(std::string part_of_name, video::IImage *& baseimg,
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						img_crack_scaled->copyToWithAlpha(
+						/*img_crack_scaled->copyToWithAlpha(
 								baseimg,
 								v2s32(0,0),
 								core::rect<s32>(v2s32(0,0), dim_base),
-								video::SColor(255,255,255,255));
+								video::SColor(255,255,255,255));*/
+						blit_with_alpha(img_crack_scaled, baseimg,
+								v2s32(0,0), v2s32(0,0), dim_base);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -1721,6 +1729,30 @@ void overlay(video::IImage *image, video::IImage *overlay)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+	Draw an image on top of an another one, using the alpha channel of the
+	source image
+
+	This exists because IImage::copyToWithAlpha() doesn't seem to always
+	work.
+*/
+static void blit_with_alpha(video::IImage *src, video::IImage *dst,
+		v2s32 src_pos, v2s32 dst_pos, v2u32 size)
+{
+	for(u32 y0=0; y0<size.Y; y0++)
+	for(u32 x0=0; x0<size.X; x0++)
+	{
+		s32 src_x = src_pos.X + x0;
+		s32 src_y = src_pos.Y + y0;
+		s32 dst_x = dst_pos.X + x0;
+		s32 dst_y = dst_pos.Y + y0;
+		video::SColor src_c = src->getPixel(src_x, src_y);
+		video::SColor dst_c = dst->getPixel(dst_x, dst_y);
+		dst_c = src_c.getInterpolated(dst_c, (float)src_c.getAlpha()/255.0f);
+		dst->setPixel(dst_x, dst_y, dst_c);
+	}
+}
+
 void brighten(video::IImage *image)
 {
 	if(image == NULL)