diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/services.lua b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/services.lua
index 6ea036aa96..9addda8bde 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/services.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/services.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ mesecon.on_dignode = function(pos, node)
 	mesecon.execute_autoconnect_hooks_queue(pos, node)
 end
 
+mesecon.on_blastnode = function(pos, node)
+	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
+	minetest.remove_node(pos)
+	mesecon.on_dignode(pos, node)
+	return minetest.get_node_drops(node.name, "")
+end
+
 minetest.register_on_placenode(mesecon.on_placenode)
 minetest.register_on_dignode(mesecon.on_dignode)
 
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/util.lua b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/util.lua
index 7fd1f6fd31..91da1e951a 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/util.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons/util.lua
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ end
 
 function mesecon.register_node(name, spec_common, spec_off, spec_on)
 	spec_common.drop = spec_common.drop or name .. "_off"
+	spec_common.on_blast = spec_common.on_blast or mesecon.on_blastnode
 	spec_common.__mesecon_basename = name
 	spec_on.__mesecon_state = "on"
 	spec_off.__mesecon_state = "off"