diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/LICENSE.txt b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/LICENSE.txt
index 4e8d524b81..e1552c0668 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 [mod] visible wielded items [wieldview]
 =======================================
 
-License Source Code: Copyright (C) 2013-2017 Stuart Jones - LGPL v2.1
+Copyright (C) 2012-2019 stujones11, Stuart Jones <stujones111@gmail.com>
 
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/README.txt b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/README.txt
index 66133c745a..183e8c6d5e 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/README.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/README.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 [mod] visible wielded items [wieldview]
 =======================================
 
-Depends on: mcl_armor
-
 Makes hand wielded items visible to other players.
 
 default settings: [minetest.conf]
@@ -13,3 +11,11 @@ wieldview_update_time = 2
 # Show nodes as tiles, disabled by default
 wieldview_node_tiles = false
 
+
+Info for modders
+################
+
+Wield image transformation: To apply a simple transformation to the item in
+hand, add the group “wieldview_transform” to the item definition. The group
+rating equals one of the numbers used for the [transform texture modifier
+of the Lua API.
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua
index 2824097d1f..ecbb2dc0b7 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/wieldview/init.lua
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ wieldview.get_item_texture = function(self, item)
 				texture = minetest.inventorycube(minetest.registered_items[item].tiles[1])
 			end
 		end
-		if wieldview.transform[item] then
-			texture = texture.."^[transform"..wieldview.transform[item]
+		-- Get item image transformation, first from group, then from transform.lua
+		local transform = minetest.get_item_group(item, "wieldview_transform")
+		if transform == 0 then
+			transform = wieldview.transform[item]
+		end
+		if transform then
+			-- This actually works with groups ratings because transform1, transform2, etc.
+			-- have meaning and transform0 is used for identidy, so it can be ignored
+			texture = texture.."^[transform"..tostring(transform)
 		end
 	end
 	return texture