diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_boats/init.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_boats/init.lua
index d9f352439..cabce3315 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_boats/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_boats/init.lua
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ local cboat = table.copy(boat)
 cboat.mesh = "mcl_boats_boat_with_chest.b3d"
 cboat.textures = {"mcl_boats_texture_oak_chest_boat.png", "mcl_boats_texture_oak_chest_boat.png", "mcl_boats_texture_oak_chest_boat.png", "mcl_boats_texture_oak_chest_boat.png", "mcl_boats_texture_oak_chest_boat.png"}
 cboat._itemstring = "mcl_boats:chest_boat"
+cboat.collisionbox = {-0.5, -0.15, -0.5, 0.5, 0.75, 0.5}
+cboat.selectionbox = {-0.7, -0.15, -0.7, 0.7, 0.75, 0.7}
 
 minetest.register_entity("mcl_boats:chest_boat", cboat)
 mcl_entity_invs.register_inv("mcl_boats:chest_boat","Boat",27)