diff --git a/doc/lua_api.md b/doc/lua_api.md
index f60575044..6afbce1ac 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.md
+++ b/doc/lua_api.md
@@ -8418,6 +8418,13 @@ child will follow movement and rotation of that bone.
 
 * `get_lighting()`: returns the current state of lighting for the player.
     * Result is a table with the same fields as `light_definition` in `set_lighting`.
+* `set_node_visual(node_name, node_visual)`: sets `node_visual` of `node_name` for the player
+    * `node_name` is a name of registered node.
+    * `node_visual` is a table with the following optional fields:
+      * `variant_offset` this value is added to variant from node param2 value (default: `0`).
+
+* `get_node_visual(node_name)`: returns the current `node_visual` of `node_name` for the player.
+    * Result is a table with the same fields as `node_visual` in `set_node_visual`.
 * `respawn()`: Respawns the player using the same mechanism as the death screen,
   including calling `on_respawnplayer` callbacks.
 
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/init.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/init.lua
index 51adf58fb..79b557a58 100644
--- a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/init.lua
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/init.lua
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ dofile(path.."/textures.lua")
 dofile(path.."/overlays.lua")
 dofile(path.."/variants.lua")
 dofile(path.."/commands.lua")
+dofile(path.."/node_visual.lua")
diff --git a/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/node_visual.lua b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/node_visual.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55915eaa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/devtest/mods/testnodes/node_visual.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+-- add command to change node_visual
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("node_visual", {
+	params = "nodename field [value]",
+	description = "Change node_visual field of actual player to value or show value of field.",
+	func = function(name, param)
+		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
+		if not player then
+			return false, "No player."
+		end
+
+		local splits = string.split(param, " ", false, 3)
+
+		if #splits < 2 then
+			return false, "Expected node name and node_visual field as parameters."
+		end
+
+		local node_name = splits[1]
+		local field_name = splits[2]
+
+		if not minetest.registered_nodes[node_name] then
+			return false, "Unknown node "..node_name
+		end
+
+		local node_visual = player:get_node_visual(node_name)
+		
+		if rawequal(node_visual[field_name], nil) then
+			return false, "Field "..field_name.." not found in node_visual."
+		end
+		
+		if #splits > 2 then
+			if type(node_visual[field_name]) == "number" then
+				node_visual[field_name] = tonumber(splits[3])
+			elseif type(node_visual[field_name]) == "table" then
+				node_visual[field_name] = minetest.parse_json(splits[3])
+				if type(node_visual[field_name]) ~= "table" then
+					return false, "Table in json format is expected as value."
+				end
+			else
+				node_visual[field_name] = splits[3]
+			end
+			player:set_node_visual(node_name, node_visual)
+			return true, "Node "..node_name.." node_visual field "..field_name.." set to value: "..dump(node_visual[field_name])
+		else
+			return true, "Node "..node_name.." node_visual field "..field_name.." have value: "..dump(node_visual[field_name])
+		end
+	end
+})
diff --git a/src/client/client.h b/src/client/client.h
index 42049791f..ef32a7c00 100644
--- a/src/client/client.h
+++ b/src/client/client.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public:
 	void handleCommand_MediaPush(NetworkPacket *pkt);
 	void handleCommand_MinimapModes(NetworkPacket *pkt);
 	void handleCommand_SetLighting(NetworkPacket *pkt);
+	void handleCommand_SetNodeVisual(NetworkPacket *pkt);
 
 	void ProcessData(NetworkPacket *pkt);
 
diff --git a/src/database/database-files.cpp b/src/database/database-files.cpp
index 518c776ea..eb3c354e6 100644
--- a/src/database/database-files.cpp
+++ b/src/database/database-files.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void PlayerDatabaseFiles::savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player)
 	std::string savedir = m_savedir + DIR_DELIM;
 	std::string path = savedir + player->getName();
 	bool path_found = false;
-	RemotePlayer testplayer("", NULL);
+	RemotePlayer testplayer("", NULL, NULL);
 
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < PLAYER_FILE_ALTERNATE_TRIES && !path_found; i++) {
 		if (!fs::PathExists(path)) {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bool PlayerDatabaseFiles::removePlayer(const std::string &name)
 	std::string players_path = m_savedir + DIR_DELIM;
 	std::string path = players_path + name;
 
-	RemotePlayer temp_player("", NULL);
+	RemotePlayer temp_player("", NULL, NULL);
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < PLAYER_FILE_ALTERNATE_TRIES; i++) {
 		// Open file and deserialize
 		std::ifstream is(path.c_str(), std::ios_base::binary);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void PlayerDatabaseFiles::listPlayers(std::vector<std::string> &res)
 		if (!is.good())
 			continue;
 
-		RemotePlayer player(filename.c_str(), NULL);
+		RemotePlayer player(filename.c_str(), NULL, NULL);
 		// Null env & dummy peer_id
 		PlayerSAO playerSAO(NULL, &player, 15789, false);
 
diff --git a/src/mapnode.cpp b/src/mapnode.cpp
index 4c3f1a815..9f0ef201e 100644
--- a/src/mapnode.cpp
+++ b/src/mapnode.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ void MapNode::getColor(const ContentFeatures &f, video::SColor *color) const
 
 u16 MapNode::getVariant(const ContentFeatures &f) const
 {
-	return f.variant_count > 1 ? f.param2_variant.get(param2) % f.variant_count : 0;
+	if (f.variant_count > 1)
+		return (f.param2_variant.get(param2) + f.variant_offset) % f.variant_count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 u8 MapNode::getFaceDir(const NodeDefManager *nodemgr,
diff --git a/src/network/clientopcodes.cpp b/src/network/clientopcodes.cpp
index d426d3fe7..9baa414c2 100644
--- a/src/network/clientopcodes.cpp
+++ b/src/network/clientopcodes.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const ToClientCommandHandler toClientCommandTable[TOCLIENT_NUM_MSG_TYPES] =
 	{ "TOCLIENT_SET_MOON",                 TOCLIENT_STATE_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_HudSetMoon }, // 0x5b
 	{ "TOCLIENT_SET_STARS",                TOCLIENT_STATE_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_HudSetStars }, // 0x5c
 	{ "TOCLIENT_MOVE_PLAYER_REL",          TOCLIENT_STATE_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_MovePlayerRel }, // 0x5d,
-	null_command_handler,
+	{ "TOCLIENT_SET_NODE_VISUAL",          TOCLIENT_STATE_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_SetNodeVisual }, // 0x5e
 	null_command_handler,
 	{ "TOCLIENT_SRP_BYTES_S_B",            TOCLIENT_STATE_NOT_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_SrpBytesSandB }, // 0x60
 	{ "TOCLIENT_FORMSPEC_PREPEND",         TOCLIENT_STATE_CONNECTED, &Client::handleCommand_FormspecPrepend }, // 0x61,
diff --git a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
index 90f2bed5b..57258b27c 100644
--- a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
@@ -1816,3 +1816,16 @@ void Client::handleCommand_SetLighting(NetworkPacket *pkt)
 	if (pkt->getRemainingBytes() >= 4)
 		*pkt >> lighting.volumetric_light_strength;
 }
+
+void Client::handleCommand_SetNodeVisual(NetworkPacket *pkt)
+{
+	std::string node_name;
+	NodeVisual node_visual;
+
+	*pkt >> node_name;
+
+	if (pkt->getRemainingBytes() >= 2)
+		*pkt >> node_visual.variant_offset;
+
+	m_nodedef->applyNodeVisual(node_name, node_visual);
+}
diff --git a/src/network/networkprotocol.h b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
index add80b3b2..16d7bca51 100644
--- a/src/network/networkprotocol.h
+++ b/src/network/networkprotocol.h
@@ -811,6 +811,12 @@ enum ToClientCommand : u16
 		v3f added_pos
 	*/
 
+	TOCLIENT_SET_NODE_VISUAL = 0x5e,
+	/*
+		std::string nodename
+		u16 variant_offset
+	*/
+
 	TOCLIENT_SRP_BYTES_S_B = 0x60,
 	/*
 		Belonging to AUTH_MECHANISM_SRP.
diff --git a/src/nodedef.cpp b/src/nodedef.cpp
index 464f5d54b..fd928c6b0 100644
--- a/src/nodedef.cpp
+++ b/src/nodedef.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ void ContentFeatures::reset()
 	param_type = CPT_NONE;
 	param_type_2 = CPT2_NONE;
 	variant_count = 1;
+	variant_offset = 0;
 	param2_variant = BitField<u8>();
 	is_ground_content = false;
 	light_propagates = false;
@@ -1098,6 +1099,22 @@ void ContentFeatures::updateTextures(ITextureSource *tsrc, IShaderSource *shdsrc
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+	NodeVisual
+*/
+
+NodeVisual::NodeVisual() : variant_offset(0)
+{
+}
+NodeVisual::NodeVisual(const ContentFeatures &f)
+{
+	from_contentFeature(f);
+}
+void NodeVisual::from_contentFeature(const ContentFeatures &f)
+{
+	variant_offset = f.variant_offset;
+}
+
 /*
 	NodeDefManager
 */
@@ -1249,6 +1266,21 @@ const ContentFeatures& NodeDefManager::get(const std::string &name) const
 	return get(id);
 }
 
+void NodeDefManager::getNodeVisual(const std::string &name, NodeVisual &node_visual) const
+{
+	const ContentFeatures &f = get(name);
+	node_visual.from_contentFeature(f);
+}
+
+void NodeDefManager::applyNodeVisual(const std::string &name, const NodeVisual &node_visual)
+{
+	content_t c = getId(name);
+	if (c < m_content_features.size() && !m_content_features[c].name.empty()) {
+		ContentFeatures& f = m_content_features[c];
+
+		f.variant_offset = node_visual.variant_offset;
+	}
+}
 
 // returns CONTENT_IGNORE if no free ID found
 content_t NodeDefManager::allocateId()
diff --git a/src/nodedef.h b/src/nodedef.h
index 2d18f96fe..2fa2bb2ed 100644
--- a/src/nodedef.h
+++ b/src/nodedef.h
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ struct ContentFeatures
 	ContentParamType2 param_type_2;
 	// Number of node variants
 	u16 variant_count = 1;
+	// Node variant offset
+	u16 variant_offset = 0;
 	// Bit field for variant in param2
 	BitField<u8> param2_variant;
 
@@ -547,6 +549,15 @@ private:
 	u8 getAlphaForLegacy() const;
 };
 
+struct NodeVisual {
+	u16 variant_offset = 0;
+	
+	NodeVisual();
+	NodeVisual(const ContentFeatures &f);
+
+	void from_contentFeature(const ContentFeatures &f);
+};
+
 /*!
  * @brief This class is for getting the actual properties of nodes from their
  * content ID.
@@ -642,6 +653,20 @@ public:
 		return m_selection_box_int_union;
 	}
 
+	/*!
+	 * Get NodeVisual object of node
+	 * @param name a node name
+	 * @param node_visual NodeVisual object to be set
+	 */
+	void getNodeVisual(const std::string &name, NodeVisual &node_visual) const;
+
+	/*!
+	 * Apply NodeVisual object to node
+	 * @param name a node name
+	 * @param node_visual NodeVisual object to be applied to node
+	 */
+	void applyNodeVisual(const std::string &name, const NodeVisual &node_visual);
+
 	/*!
 	 * Checks whether a node connects to an adjacent node.
 	 * @param from the node to be checked
diff --git a/src/remoteplayer.cpp b/src/remoteplayer.cpp
index 9658dca06..d9ecfbcd3 100644
--- a/src/remoteplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/remoteplayer.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ bool RemotePlayer::m_setting_cache_loaded = false;
 float RemotePlayer::m_setting_chat_message_limit_per_10sec = 0.0f;
 u16 RemotePlayer::m_setting_chat_message_limit_trigger_kick = 0;
 
-RemotePlayer::RemotePlayer(const char *name, IItemDefManager *idef):
+RemotePlayer::RemotePlayer(const char *name, IItemDefManager *idef, NodeDefManager *ndef):
 	Player(name, idef)
 {
 	if (!RemotePlayer::m_setting_cache_loaded) {
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ RemotePlayer::RemotePlayer(const char *name, IItemDefManager *idef):
 	m_sun_params    = SkyboxDefaults::getSunDefaults();
 	m_moon_params   = SkyboxDefaults::getMoonDefaults();
 	m_star_params   = SkyboxDefaults::getStarDefaults();
+
+	// NodeDefManager forNodeDefManager for  NodeVisual
+	m_ndef = ndef;
 }
 
 RemotePlayer::~RemotePlayer()
@@ -114,6 +117,23 @@ RemotePlayerChatResult RemotePlayer::canSendChatMessage()
 	return RPLAYER_CHATRESULT_OK;
 }
 
+void RemotePlayer::setNodeVisual(const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual)
+{
+	content_t c = m_ndef->getId(node_name);
+
+	m_node_visuals[c] = node_visual;
+}
+
+void RemotePlayer::getNodeVisual(const std::string &node_name, NodeVisual &node_visual)
+{
+	content_t c = m_ndef->getId(node_name);
+
+	if (m_node_visuals.find(c) != m_node_visuals.end())
+		node_visual = m_node_visuals[c];
+	else
+		node_visual.from_contentFeature(m_ndef->get(c));
+}
+
 void RemotePlayer::onSuccessfulSave()
 {
 	setModified(false);
diff --git a/src/remoteplayer.h b/src/remoteplayer.h
index a38f31731..d3b4ef966 100644
--- a/src/remoteplayer.h
+++ b/src/remoteplayer.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "player.h"
 #include "skyparams.h"
 #include "lighting.h"
+#include "nodedef.h"
 
 class PlayerSAO;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class RemotePlayer : public Player
 	friend class PlayerDatabaseFiles;
 
 public:
-	RemotePlayer(const char *name, IItemDefManager *idef);
+	RemotePlayer(const char *name, IItemDefManager *idef, NodeDefManager *ndef);
 	virtual ~RemotePlayer();
 
 	PlayerSAO *getPlayerSAO() { return m_sao; }
@@ -130,6 +131,10 @@ public:
 
 	const Lighting& getLighting() const { return m_lighting; }
 
+	void setNodeVisual(const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual);
+
+	void getNodeVisual(const std::string &node_name, NodeVisual &node_visual);
+
 	void setDirty(bool dirty) { m_dirty = true; }
 
 	u16 protocol_version = 0;
@@ -168,5 +173,8 @@ private:
 
 	Lighting m_lighting;
 
+	NodeDefManager *m_ndef;
+	std::map<content_t, NodeVisual> m_node_visuals;
+
 	session_t m_peer_id = PEER_ID_INEXISTENT;
 };
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
index ad4b7af41..6767ab28a 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "remoteplayer.h"
 #include "server.h"
 #include "hud.h"
+#include "nodedef.h"
 #include "scripting_server.h"
 #include "server/luaentity_sao.h"
 #include "server/player_sao.h"
@@ -2584,6 +2585,50 @@ int ObjectRef::l_get_lighting(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// set_node_visual(self, node_name, node_visual)
+int ObjectRef::l_set_node_visual(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+	ObjectRef *ref = checkObject<ObjectRef>(L, 1);
+	RemotePlayer *player = getplayer(ref);
+	if (player == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+
+	std::string node_name = readParam<std::string>(L, 2);
+
+	NodeVisual node_visual;
+	player->getNodeVisual(node_name, node_visual);
+	NodeVisual new_visual = node_visual;
+
+	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 3)) {
+		luaL_checktype(L, 3, LUA_TTABLE);
+		new_visual.variant_offset = getfloatfield_default(L, -1, "variant_offset", node_visual.variant_offset);
+	}
+
+	getServer(L)->setNodeVisual(player, node_name, new_visual);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// get_node_visual(self, node_name)
+int ObjectRef::l_get_node_visual(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+	ObjectRef *ref = checkObject<ObjectRef>(L, 1);
+	RemotePlayer *player = getplayer(ref);
+	if (player == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+
+	std::string node_name = readParam<std::string>(L, 2);
+
+	NodeVisual node_visual;
+	player->getNodeVisual(node_name, node_visual);
+
+	lua_newtable(L); // result
+	lua_pushnumber(L, node_visual.variant_offset);
+	lua_setfield(L, -2, "variant_offset");
+	return 1;
+}
+
 // respawn(self)
 int ObjectRef::l_respawn(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -2743,6 +2788,8 @@ luaL_Reg ObjectRef::methods[] = {
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, set_minimap_modes),
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, set_lighting),
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, get_lighting),
+	luamethod(ObjectRef, set_node_visual),
+	luamethod(ObjectRef, get_node_visual),
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, respawn),
 
 	{0,0}
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
index 73264db10..d619ddbe6 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
@@ -397,6 +397,12 @@ private:
 	// get_lighting(self)
 	static int l_get_lighting(lua_State *L);
 
+	// set_node_visual(self, node_name, node_visual)
+	static int l_set_node_visual(lua_State *L);
+
+	// get_node_visual(self, node_name)
+	static int l_get_node_visual(lua_State *L);
+
 	// respawn(self)
 	static int l_respawn(lua_State *L);
 };
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 5dd2d4691..d9221b382 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1900,6 +1900,17 @@ void Server::SendSetLighting(session_t peer_id, const Lighting &lighting)
 	Send(&pkt);
 }
 
+void Server::SendSetNodeVisual(session_t peer_id, const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual)
+{
+	NetworkPacket pkt(TOCLIENT_SET_NODE_VISUAL,
+			4, peer_id);
+
+	pkt << node_name;
+	pkt << node_visual.variant_offset;
+
+	Send(&pkt);
+}
+
 void Server::SendTimeOfDay(session_t peer_id, u16 time, f32 time_speed)
 {
 	NetworkPacket pkt(TOCLIENT_TIME_OF_DAY, 0, peer_id);
@@ -3542,6 +3553,13 @@ void Server::setLighting(RemotePlayer *player, const Lighting &lighting)
 	SendSetLighting(player->getPeerId(), lighting);
 }
 
+void Server::setNodeVisual(RemotePlayer *player, const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual)
+{
+	sanity_check(player);
+	player->setNodeVisual(node_name, node_visual);
+	SendSetNodeVisual(player->getPeerId(), node_name, node_visual);
+}
+
 void Server::notifyPlayers(const std::wstring &msg)
 {
 	SendChatMessage(PEER_ID_INEXISTENT, ChatMessage(msg));
@@ -4047,7 +4065,7 @@ PlayerSAO* Server::emergePlayer(const char *name, session_t peer_id, u16 proto_v
 	*/
 
 	if (!player) {
-		player = new RemotePlayer(name, idef());
+		player = new RemotePlayer(name, idef(), m_nodedef);
 	}
 
 	bool newplayer = false;
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 16c1ea4cc..c44c4847d 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "chatmessage.h"
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "translation.h"
+#include "nodedef.h"
 #include <atomic>
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
@@ -359,6 +360,8 @@ public:
 
 	void setLighting(RemotePlayer *player, const Lighting &lighting);
 
+	void setNodeVisual(RemotePlayer *player, const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual);
+
 	void RespawnPlayer(session_t peer_id);
 
 	/* con::PeerHandler implementation. */
@@ -519,6 +522,7 @@ private:
 	void SendCloudParams(session_t peer_id, const CloudParams &params);
 	void SendOverrideDayNightRatio(session_t peer_id, bool do_override, float ratio);
 	void SendSetLighting(session_t peer_id, const Lighting &lighting);
+	void SendSetNodeVisual(session_t peer_id, const std::string &node_name, const NodeVisual &node_visual);
 	void broadcastModChannelMessage(const std::string &channel,
 			const std::string &message, session_t from_peer);
 
diff --git a/src/serverenvironment.cpp b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
index 8a7b568eb..daca69f04 100644
--- a/src/serverenvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ bool ServerEnvironment::migratePlayersDatabase(const GameParams &game_params,
 		for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it = player_list.begin();
 			it != player_list.end(); ++it) {
 			actionstream << "Migrating player " << it->c_str() << std::endl;
-			RemotePlayer player(it->c_str(), NULL);
+			RemotePlayer player(it->c_str(), NULL, NULL);
 			PlayerSAO playerSAO(NULL, &player, 15000, false);
 
 			srcdb->loadPlayer(&player, &playerSAO);