diff --git a/mods/blocks/building/structural.lua b/mods/blocks/building/structural.lua
index 1a12c23da..35554a51e 100644
--- a/mods/blocks/building/structural.lua
+++ b/mods/blocks/building/structural.lua
@@ -169,6 +169,21 @@ local blocks = {
         groups = {building_blocks = 1, pickaxey = 1, stonecuttable = 1},
         sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_stone_defaults()
     },
+    ["purpur_block"] = {
+        _mcl_blast_resistance = 6,
+        _mcl_hardness = 1.5,
+        groups = {building_blocks = 1, pickaxey = 1, stonecuttable = 1},
+        sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_stone_defaults()
+    },
+    ["purpur_pillar"] = {
+        _mcl_blast_resistance = 6,
+        _mcl_hardness = 1.5,
+        groups = {building_blocks = 1, pickaxey = 1},
+        on_place = minetest.rotate_node,
+        paramtype2 = "facedir",
+        sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+        tiles = {type = "loglike"}
+    },
     ["red_nether_bricks"] = {
         _mcl_blast_resistance = 6,
         _mcl_hardness = 2,