diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index b1858765e0..e59f04cd76 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@ minetest.register_node("default:dirt_with_grass", {
 	}),
 })
 
+minetest.register_node("default:mycelium", {
+	description = "Mycelium",
+	tiles = {"default_mycelium_top.png", "default_dirt.png", "default_mycelium_side.png"},
+	is_ground_content = true,
+	stack_max = 64,
+	groups = {crumbly=3, soil=1},
+	drop = 'default:dirt',
+	sounds = default.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
+		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
+	}),
+})
+
 minetest.register_node("default:dirt_with_snow", {
 	description = "Dirt with Snow",
 	tiles = {"default_snow.png", "default_dirt.png", "default_dirt.png^default_snow_side.png"},
diff --git a/mods/default/textures/default_mycelium_side.png b/mods/default/textures/default_mycelium_side.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9e49be318
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diff --git a/mods/default/textures/default_mycelium_top.png b/mods/default/textures/default_mycelium_top.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2727625d08
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diff --git a/mods/farming/hoes.lua b/mods/farming/hoes.lua
index f448e29747..d14e29d11b 100644
--- a/mods/farming/hoes.lua
+++ b/mods/farming/hoes.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local function create_soil(pos, inv)
 	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	local name = node.name
 	local above = minetest.get_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y+1, z=pos.z})
-	if name == "default:dirt" or name == "default:dirt_with_grass" then
+	if name == "default:dirt" or name == "default:dirt_with_grass" or name == "default:mycelium" then
 		if above.name == "air" then
 			node.name = "farming:soil"
 			minetest.set_node(pos, node)