diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e1a672b..b5f67c0 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dofile(MP.."/octagon_panes.lua")
 dofile(MP.."/octagon_glass.lua")
 dofile(MP.."/forcefield.lua")
 dofile(MP.."/crafts.lua")
+dofile(MP.."/tiles.lua")
 
 if minetest.get_modpath("letters") then
 	-- register letter nodes
diff --git a/textures/scifi_nodes_truchet_tile.png b/textures/scifi_nodes_truchet_tile.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac8e342
Binary files /dev/null and b/textures/scifi_nodes_truchet_tile.png differ
diff --git a/tiles.lua b/tiles.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5f93e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiles.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+for _, color in ipairs({"purple", "greenmetal", "bluemetal", "grey"}) do
+    minetest.register_node("scifi_nodes:" .. color .. "_tile", {
+        description = color .. " tile",
+        groups = {
+            cracky = 1
+        },
+        is_ground_content = false,
+        sounds = scifi_nodes.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
+        paramtype2 = "facedir",
+        use_texture_alpha = "blend",
+        tiles = {"scifi_nodes_" .. color .. ".png^scifi_nodes_truchet_tile.png"}
+    })
+end