diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
index 1fe07dd98b..f7e14524df 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ function mcl_sounds.node_sound_sand_defaults(table)
 	return table
 end
 
+function mcl_sounds.node_sound_snow_defaults(table)
+	table = table or {}
+	table.footstep = table.footstep or
+			{name="default_snow_footstep", gain=0.5}
+	table.dug = table.dug or
+			{name="default_snow_footstep", gain=1.0}
+	table.place = table.place or
+			{name="default_place_node", gain=1.0}
+	mcl_sounds.node_sound_defaults(table)
+	return table
+end
+
 function mcl_sounds.node_sound_wood_defaults(table)
 	table = table or {}
 	table.footstep = table.footstep or
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
index bba5d59186..012744a3f2 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
@@ -1418,9 +1418,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:snow", {
 		},
 	},
 	groups = {crumbly=3,falling_node=1,deco_block=1},
-	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
-		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
-	}),
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_snow_defaults(),
 	drop = "mcl_throwing:snowball 2",
 })
 
@@ -1430,9 +1428,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:snowblock", {
 	is_ground_content = true,
 	stack_max = 64,
 	groups = {crumbly=3,building_block=1},
-	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
-		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
-	}),
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_snow_defaults(),
 	drop = "mcl_throwing:snowball 4",
 })