diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/enchantments.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/enchantments.lua
index 7056ba13..893ce58d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/enchantments.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_enchanting/enchantments.lua
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ mcl_enchanting.enchantments.curse_of_vanishing = {
 	inv_tool_tab = true,
 }
 
--- unimplemented
---[[mcl_enchanting.enchantments.depth_strider = {
+-- implemented in mcl_playerplus
+mcl_enchanting.enchantments.depth_strider = {
 	name = S("Depth Strider"),
 	max_level = 3,
 	primary = {},
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ mcl_enchanting.enchantments.curse_of_vanishing = {
 	power_range_table = {{10, 25}, {20, 35}, {30, 45}},
 	inv_combat_tab = true,
 	inv_tool_tab = false,
-}]]--
+}
 
 -- implemented via on_enchant
 mcl_enchanting.enchantments.efficiency = {
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
index e12f73fc..73e799a3 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 			playerphysics.remove_physics_factor(player, "speed", "mcl_playerplus:surface")
 		end
 
+		-- Swimming? Check if boots are enchanted with depth strider
+		if minetest.get_item_group(node_feet, "liquid") ~= 0 and mcl_enchanting.get_enchantment(player:get_inventory():get_stack("armor", 5), "depth_strider") then
+			local boots = player:get_inventory():get_stack("armor", 5)
+			local depth_strider = mcl_enchanting.get_enchantment(boots, "depth_strider")
+			
+			if depth_strider > 0 then
+				playerphysics.add_physics_factor(player, "speed", "mcl_playerplus:surface", (depth_strider / 3) + 0.75)
+			end
+		else
+			playerphysics.remove_physics_factor(player, "speed", "mcl_playerplus:surface")
+		end
+
 		-- Is player suffocating inside node? (Only for solid full opaque cube type nodes
 		-- without group disable_suffocation=1)
 		local ndef = minetest.registered_nodes[node_head]