diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
index 852a47fe..2aaab2ee 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
@@ -1401,6 +1401,22 @@ minetest.register_lbm({
 	end,
 })
 
+-- The following LBM allows the Ender chests from MineClone2 post-0.71
+-- (after commit 819dbc6224c3b96ad4094cccf3d9150f3ef61d45) to work in
+-- Mineclonia. It also ensures that any Ender chest formspec changes
+-- (even a removal of the formspec) get applied in future versions.
+minetest.register_lbm({
+	label = "Update ender chest formspecs (MineClone2 compatibility)",
+	name = "mcl_chests:update_ender_chest_formspecs_" ..
+		minetest.sha1(formspec_ender_chest),
+	nodenames = { "mcl_chests:ender_chest_small" },
+	run_at_every_load = false,
+	action = function(pos, node)
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		meta:set_string("formspec", formspec_ender_chest)
+	end,
+})
+
 minetest.register_lbm({
 	label = "Update shulker box formspecs (0.60.0)",
 	name = "mcl_chests:update_shulker_box_formspecs_0_60_0",