diff --git a/mods/nether/depends.txt b/mods/nether/depends.txt
index c5f1f379..371fa16b 100755
--- a/mods/nether/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/nether/depends.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 default
-stairs?
+hud
+stairs?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/nether/nether/items.lua b/mods/nether/nether/items.lua
index 7125f77a..9a5a0874 100644
--- a/mods/nether/nether/items.lua
+++ b/mods/nether/nether/items.lua
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ minetest.register_node("nether:apple", {
 			return itemstack
 		end
 		local amount = math.random(4, 6)
+    local p_hunger = tonumber(hud.hunger[user:get_player_name()])
+    if not p_hunger then return end
+    p_hunger = p_hunger+3
+    if p_hunger > 30 then p_hunger = 30 end
+    hud.hunger[user:get_player_name()] = p_hunger
+    hud.set_hunger(user)
 		inv:add_item("main", {name="nether:blood_extracted", count=math.floor(amount/3)})
 		user:set_hp(user:get_hp()-amount)
 		return itemstack