diff --git a/builtin/game/features.lua b/builtin/game/features.lua
index e6787a564..841a5d2ea 100644
--- a/builtin/game/features.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/features.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ core.features = {
 	add_entity_with_staticdata = true,
 	no_chat_message_prediction = true,
 	object_use_texture_alpha = true,
+	object_independent_selectionbox = true,
 }
 
 function core.has_feature(arg)
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index c9e6e485a..f03145fb8 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -3287,7 +3287,9 @@ Utilities
           no_chat_message_prediction = true,
           -- The transparency channel of textures can optionally be used on
           -- objects (ie: players and lua entities)
-          object_use_texture_alpha = true
+          object_use_texture_alpha = true,
+          -- Object selectionbox is settable independently from collisionbox
+          object_independent_selectionbox = true,
       }
 
 * `minetest.has_feature(arg)`: returns `boolean, missing_features`