diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/respawn_anchor.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/respawn_anchor.lua
index 469a8ba4f..a19a986ce 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/respawn_anchor.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_beds/respawn_anchor.lua
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ for i=0,4 do
  end
 
 
-minetest.register_craft({ --TODO: Please change this crafting recipe once crying obsidian is implemented!
+minetest.register_craft({
 	output = "mcl_beds:respawn_anchor",
 	recipe = {
-			{"mcl_core:obsidian", "mcl_core:obsidian", "mcl_core:obsidian"},
+			{"mcl_core:crying_obsidian", "mcl_core:crying_obsidian", "mcl_core:crying_obsidian"},
 			{"mcl_nether:glowstone", "mcl_nether:glowstone", "mcl_nether:glowstone"},
-			{"mcl_core:obsidian", "mcl_core:obsidian", "mcl_core:obsidian"}
+			{"mcl_core:crying_obsidian", "mcl_core:crying_obsidian", "mcl_core:crying_obsidian"}
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
index fc08a0957..48719d96e 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/functions.lua
@@ -1698,3 +1698,44 @@ function mcl_core.after_snow_destruct(pos)
 	local node = minetest.get_node(npos)
 	mcl_core.clear_snow_dirt(npos, node)
 end
+
+
+-- Obsidian crying
+
+local crying_obsidian_tears = {
+	"mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear.png",
+	"mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear2.png",
+	"mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear3.png"
+}
+
+local psdef = {
+			amount = 10,
+			time = 0.9, --everything longer than 1 is a coord exploit
+			minvel = vector.new(0,-0.15,0),
+			maxvel = vector.new(0,-0.001,0),
+			minacc = vector.new(0,-0.1,0),
+			maxacc = vector.new(0,-0.001,0),
+			minexptime = 1,
+			maxexptime = 6,
+			minsize = 0.1,
+			maxsize = 0.25,
+			collisiondetection = true,
+			collision_removal = true,
+			object_collision = true,
+			vertical = true,
+}
+
+minetest.register_abm({
+	label = "Obsidian cries",
+	nodenames = {"mcl_core:crying_obsidian"},
+	interval = 60,
+	chance = 10,
+	action = function(pos, node)
+		psdef.minpos = vector.offset(pos,-0.6,-0.51,-0.6)
+		psdef.maxpos = vector.offset(pos,0.6,-0.51,0.6)
+		for _,t in pairs(crying_obsidian_tears) do
+			psdef.texture = t
+			minetest.add_particlespawner(psdef)
+		end
+	end
+})
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
index 005b00525..957b1f24a 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
@@ -831,6 +831,19 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:obsidian", {
 	end,
 })
 
+minetest.register_node("mcl_core:crying_obsidian", {
+	description = S("Crying Obsidian"),
+	_doc_items_longdesc = S("Crying obsidian is a luminous obsidian that can generate as part of ruined portals."),
+	tiles = {"default_obsidian.png^mcl_core_crying_obsidian.png"},
+	is_ground_content = false,
+	light_source = 10,
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+	stack_max = 64,
+	groups = {pickaxey=5, building_block=1, material_stone=1},
+	_mcl_blast_resistance = 1200,
+	_mcl_hardness = 50,
+})
+
 minetest.register_node("mcl_core:ice", {
 	description = S("Ice"),
 	_doc_items_longdesc = S("Ice is a solid block usually found in cold areas. It melts near block light sources at a light level of 12 or higher. When it melts or is broken while resting on top of another block, it will turn into a water source."),
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian.png b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian.png
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diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear.png b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear.png
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diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear2.png b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear2.png
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diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear3.png b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/textures/mcl_core_crying_obsidian_tear3.png
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