diff --git a/builtin/game/features.lua b/builtin/game/features.lua
index 36ff1f0b0..8f0604448 100644
--- a/builtin/game/features.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/features.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ core.features = {
 	object_step_has_moveresult = true,
 	direct_velocity_on_players = true,
 	use_texture_alpha_string_modes = true,
+	degrotate_240_steps = true,
 }
 
 function core.has_feature(arg)
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 8804c9e7f..66363be77 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -4397,6 +4397,9 @@ Utilities
           direct_velocity_on_players = true,
           -- nodedef's use_texture_alpha accepts new string modes (5.4.0)
           use_texture_alpha_string_modes = true,
+          -- degrotate param2 rotates in units of 1.5° instead of 2°
+          -- thus changing the range of values from 0-179 to 0-240 (5.5.0)
+          degrotate_240_steps = true,
       }
 
 * `minetest.has_feature(arg)`: returns `boolean, missing_features`