diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/README.txt b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/README.txt
index 7dcab32d82..54eeab60ea 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/README.txt
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/README.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Voxelands project <http://www.voxelands.com/> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
 (Note: Artists from the Voxelands project include: sdzen, darkrose, sapier,
       Tom Peter, Telaron, juskiddink)
 
+Michel Baradari <https://opengameart.org/content/lava-splash> (CC BY 3.0)
+
+  default_place_node_lava.ogg
+
 Adam_N (CC0 1.0):
   player_falling_damage.ogg
     Source: <https://www.freesound.org/people/Adam_N/sounds/346692/>
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
index a428e3326a..cd3ca96f8a 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ function mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(table)
 	return table
 end
 
+function mcl_sounds.node_sound_lava_defaults(table)
+	table = table or {}
+	-- TODO: Footstep
+	table.place = table.place or
+			{name = "default_place_node_lava", gain = 1.0}
+	table.dug = table.dug or
+			{name = "default_place_node_lava", gain = 1.0}
+	-- TODO: Different dug sound
+	mcl_sounds.node_sound_defaults(table)
+	return table
+end
 
 -- Player death sound
 minetest.register_on_dieplayer(function(player)
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/sounds/default_place_node_lava.ogg b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/sounds/default_place_node_lava.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef7ff6a10
Binary files /dev/null and b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/sounds/default_place_node_lava.ogg differ
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
index 2fa6c38663..5846109353 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:water_flowing", {
 			animation={type="vertical_frames", aspect_w=16, aspect_h=16, length=4.0}
 		},
 	},
-	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(table),
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(),
 	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Water interacts with lava in various ways:
 			backface_culling = false,
 		}
 	},
-	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(table),
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(),
 	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = false,
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:lava_flowing", {
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
 	-- Real light level: 15 (but Minetest caps at 14)
 	light_source = 14,
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_lava_defaults(),
 	walkable = false,
 	pointable = false,
 	diggable = false,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ Lava interacts with water various ways:
 	sunlight_propagates = true,
 	-- Real light level: 15 (but Minetest caps at 14)
 	light_source = 14,
+	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_lava_defaults(),
 	walkable = false,
 	pointable = false,
 	diggable = false,