diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_armor/armor.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_armor/armor.lua
index 1a24b15499..a59811b8e2 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_armor/armor.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_armor/armor.lua
@@ -369,6 +369,33 @@ mcl_player.player_register_model("mcl_armor_character.b3d", {
 	},
 })
 
+mcl_player.player_register_model("mcl_armor_character_female.b3d", {
+	animation_speed = 30,
+	textures = {
+		armor.default_skin..".png",
+		"blank.png",
+		"blank.png",
+	},
+	animations = {
+		stand = {x=0, y=79},
+		lay = {x=162, y=166},
+		walk = {x=168, y=187},
+		mine = {x=189, y=198},
+		walk_mine = {x=200, y=219},
+		sit = {x=81, y=160},
+		sneak_stand = {x=222, y=302},
+		sneak_mine = {x=346, y=365},
+		sneak_walk = {x=304, y=323},
+		sneak_walk_mine = {x=325, y=344},
+		swim_walk = {x=368, y=387},
+		swim_walk_mine = {x=389, y=408},
+		swim_stand = {x=434, y=434},
+		swim_mine = {x=411, y=430},
+		run_walk	= {x=440, y=459},
+		run_walk_mine	= {x=461, y=480},
+	},
+})
+
 -- Register Callbacks
 
 minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/init.lua
index 0bff9cb184..0ca8bab452 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/init.lua
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ while true do
 	mcl_skins.meta[skin] = {
 		name = data and data.name or "",
 		author = data and data.author or "",
+		gender = data and data.gender or "",
 	}
 
 	if id > 0 then
@@ -93,8 +94,16 @@ mcl_skins.set_player_skin = function(player, skin_id)
 	elseif skin_id == 0 then
 		skin = "character"
 		preview = "player"
+		mcl_player.player_set_model(player, "mcl_armor_character.b3d")
 	else
 		skin = "mcl_skins_character_" .. tostring(skin_id)
+		local meta = mcl_skins.meta[skin]
+		minetest.chat_send_all(meta.gender)
+		if meta.gender == "female" then
+			mcl_player.player_set_model(player, "mcl_armor_character_female.b3d")
+		else
+			mcl_player.player_set_model(player, "mcl_armor_character.b3d")
+		end
 		if mcl_skins.has_preview[skin_id] then
 			preview = "mcl_skins_player_" .. tostring(skin_id)
 		else
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character.txt
index 00061a654e..c31bd71688 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 name = "Steve",
 author = "%TEXTURE_PACK_AUTHOR%",
+gender = "male",
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character_1.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character_1.txt
index f96b13f681..e6c90dc0fc 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character_1.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_skins/meta/mcl_skins_character_1.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 name = "Alex",
 author = "%TEXTURE_PACK_AUTHOR%",
+gender = "female",