diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
index 496740b5bc..39af9a21cb 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_chests")
+local mod_doc = minetest.get_modpath("doc")
 
 local no_rotate, simple_rotate
 if minetest.get_modpath("screwdriver") then
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right", {
 	on_rotate = no_rotate,
 })
 
-if minetest.get_modpath("doc") then
+if mod_doc then
 	doc.add_entry_alias("nodes", "mcl_chests:"..basename, "nodes", "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_left")
 	doc.add_entry_alias("nodes", "mcl_chests:"..basename, "nodes", "mcl_chests:"..basename.."_right")
 end
@@ -737,13 +738,28 @@ local shulker_mob_textures = {
 	dark_grey = "mobs_mc_shulker_gray.png",
 	black = "mobs_mc_shulker_black.png",
 }
+local canonical_shulker_color = "violet"
 
 for color, desc in pairs(boxtypes) do
 	local mob_texture = shulker_mob_textures[color]
+	local is_canonical = color == canonical_shulker_color
+	local longdesc, usagehelp, create_entry, entry_name
+	if mod_doc then
+		if is_canonical then
+			longdesc = S("A shulker box is a portable container which provides 27 inventory slots for any item except shulker boxes. Shulker boxes keep their inventory when broken, so shulker boxes as well as their contents can be taken as a single item. Shulker boxes come in many different colors.")
+			usagehelp = S("To access the inventory of a shulker box, place and right-click it. To take a shulker box and its contents with you, just break and collect it, the items will not fall out.")
+			entry_name = S("Shulker Box")
+		else
+			create_entry = false
+		end
+	end
+
 	minetest.register_node("mcl_chests:"..color.."_shulker_box", {
 		description = desc,
-		_doc_items_longdesc = S("A shulker box is a portable container which provides 27 inventory slots for any item except shulker boxes. Shulker boxes keep their inventory when broken, so shulker boxes as well as their contents can be taken as a single item. Shulker boxes come in many different colors."),
-		_doc_items_usagehelp = S("To access the inventory of a shulker box, place and right-click it. To take a shulker box and its contents with you, just break and collect it, the items will not fall out."),
+		_doc_items_create_entry = create_entry,
+		_doc_items_entry_name = entry_name,
+		_doc_items_longdesc = longdesc,
+		_doc_items_usagehelp = usagehelp,
 		tiles = {
 			"mcl_chests_"..color.."_shulker_box_top.png", -- top
 			"[combine:16x16:-32,-28="..mob_texture, -- bottom
@@ -847,6 +863,10 @@ for color, desc in pairs(boxtypes) do
 		_mcl_hardness = 6,
 	})
 
+	if mod_doc and not is_canonical then
+		doc.add_entry_alias("nodes", "mcl_chests:"..canonical_shulker_color.."_shulker_box", "nodes", "mcl_chests:"..color.."_shulker_box")
+	end
+
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		type = "shapeless",
 		output = 'mcl_chests:'..color..'_shulker_box',
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/locale/mcl_chests.de.tr b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/locale/mcl_chests.de.tr
index 9a3d363f88..6141c96a67 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/locale/mcl_chests.de.tr
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/locale/mcl_chests.de.tr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Pink Shulker Box=Rosa Schulkerkiste
 Red Shulker Box=Rote Schulkerkiste
 Grey Shulker Box=Graue Schulkerkiste
 Black Shulker Box=Schwarze Schulkerkiste
-A shulker box is a portable container which provides 27 inventory slots for any item except shulker boxes. Shulker boxes keep their inventory when broken, so shulker boxes as well as their contents can be taken as a single item. Shulker boxes come in many different colors.=Eine Schulkerkiste ist ein tragbarer Behälter der 27 Inventarplätze für alle Gegenstände außer Schulkerkisten bietet. Schulkerkisten behalten ihr Inventar, wenn sie abgebaut werden, also können Schulkerkisten so wie ihr Inhalt als einzelne Gegenstände mitgenommen werden. Schulkerkisten gibt es in vielen verschiedenen Farben.
+A shulker box is a portable container which provides 27 inventory slots for any item except shulker boxes. Shulker boxes keep their inventory when broken, so shulker boxes as well as their contents can be taken as a single item. Shulker boxes come in many different colors.=Eine Schulkerkiste ist ein tragbarer Behälter, der 27 Inventarplätze für alle Gegenstände außer Schulkerkisten bietet. Schulkerkisten behalten ihr Inventar, wenn sie abgebaut werden, also können Schulkerkisten so wie ihr Inhalt als einzelne Gegenstände mitgenommen werden. Schulkerkisten gibt es in vielen verschiedenen Farben.
 To access the inventory of a shulker box, place and right-click it. To take a shulker box and its contents with you, just break and collect it, the items will not fall out.=Um auf das Inventar einer Schulkerkiste zuzugreifen, platzieren Sie sie und rechtsklicken sie auf ihr. Um eine Schulkerkiste und ihren Inhalt mitzunehmen, bauen Sie sie einfach ab und sammeln Sie sie auf, der Inhalt will nicht hinausfallen.
 Shulker Box=Schulkerkiste
 Large Chest=Große Truhe