diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/falling_anvil.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/falling_anvil.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bf559d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/falling_anvil.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+-- Hurt players hit by an anvil
+
+local falling_node = minetest.registered_entities["__builtin:falling_node"]
+local on_step_old = falling_node.on_step
+local on_step_add = function(self, dtime)
+	if minetest.get_item_group(self.node.name, "anvil") == 0 then
+		return
+	end
+	local kill
+	local pos = self.object:getpos()
+	if not self._startpos then
+		self._startpos = pos
+	end
+	local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 1)
+	for _,v in ipairs(objs) do
+		local hp = v:get_hp()
+		if v:is_player() and hp ~= 0 then
+			if not self.hit_players then
+				self.hit_players = {}
+			end
+			local name = v:get_player_name()
+			local hit = false
+			for _,v in ipairs(self.hit_players) do
+				if name == v then
+					hit = true
+				end
+			end
+			if not hit then
+				table.insert(self.hit_players, name)
+				local way = self._startpos.y - pos.y
+				local damage = (way - 1) * 2
+				damage = math.min(40, math.max(0, damage))
+				if damage >= 1 then
+					hp = hp - damage
+					if hp < 0 then
+						hp = 0
+					end
+					v:set_hp(hp)
+					if hp == 0 then
+						kill = true
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	if kill then
+		local pos = self.object:getpos()
+		local pos = {x = pos.x, y = pos.y + 0.3, z = pos.z}
+		if minetest.registered_nodes[self.node.name] then
+			minetest.add_node(pos, self.node)
+		end
+		self.object:remove()
+		core.check_for_falling(pos)
+	end
+end
+local on_step_table = {on_step_old, on_step_add}
+local on_step_new = table.copy(on_step_table)
+falling_node.on_step = function(self, dtime)
+	for _,v in ipairs(on_step_new) do
+		v(self, dtime)
+	end
+end
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/init.lua
index eae860c3d..75b620823 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_anvils/init.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 local anvildef = {
-	groups = {cracky=1, falling_node=1, deco_block=1},
+	groups = {cracky=1, falling_node=1, deco_block=1, anvil=1},
 	tiles = {"mcl_anvils_anvil_top_damaged_0.png^[transformR90", "mcl_anvils_anvil_base.png"},
 	paramtype = "light",
 	sunlight_propagates = true,
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 		{ "mcl_core:iron_ingot", "mcl_core:iron_ingot", "mcl_core:iron_ingot" },
 	}
 })
+
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()).."/falling_anvil.lua")
diff --git a/mods/MISC/mcl_wip/depends.txt b/mods/MISC/mcl_wip/depends.txt
index b639ba5d1..3b569aaf2 100644
--- a/mods/MISC/mcl_wip/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/MISC/mcl_wip/depends.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ mcl_minecarts
 mcl_sponges
 gemalde
 signs
-mesecons_observers
+mcl_observers