diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_wither_spawning/init.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_wither_spawning/init.lua
index a8f7f108d1..74cd1e6e27 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_wither_spawning/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_wither_spawning/init.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ local function wither_spawn(pos)
 			if check_schem(p, schem) then
 				remove_schem(p, schem)
 				minetest.add_entity(vector.add(p, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0, [d] = 1}), "mobs_mc:wither")
+				local objects = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 20)
+				for _, players in ipairs(objects) do
+					if players:is_player() then
+						awards.unlock(players:get_player_name(), "mcl:witheringHeights")
+					end
+				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
diff --git a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
index 55e64b9b75..a70ee5b403 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ awards.register_achievement("mcl:tacticalFishing", {
 	icon = "pufferfish_bucket.png",
 })
 
+awards.register_achievement("mcl:witheringHeights", {
+	title = S("Withering Heights"),
+	description = S("Summon the wither from the dead."),
+	icon = "mcl_mobitems_nether_star.png",
+})
+
 -- Triggered in mcl_fishing
 awards.register_achievement("mcl:fishyBusiness", {
 	title = S("Fishy Business"),
diff --git a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/locale/template.txt b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/locale/template.txt
index cb97e5d000..4bbe5db3e9 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/locale/template.txt
+++ b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/locale/template.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ Not Quite "Nine" Lives=
 Charge a Respawn Anchor to the maximum.=
 What A Deal!=
 Successfully trade with a Villager.=
+Withering Heights=
+Summon the wither from the dead.=
 Fishy Business=
 Catch a fish.@nHint: Catch a fish, salmon, clownfish, or pufferfish.=
 Country Lode,@nTake Me Home=