diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
index 01de997d5..f36d5cabd 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ mcl_core.register_snowed_node("mcl_core:dirt_with_grass_snow", "mcl_core:dirt_wi
 minetest.register_node("mcl_core:grass_path", {
 	tiles = {"mcl_core_grass_path_top.png", "default_dirt.png", "mcl_core_grass_path_side.png"},
 	description = S("Grass Path"),
-	_doc_items_longdesc = S("Grass paths are a decorative variant of grass blocks. Their top has a different color and they are a bit lower than grass blocks, making them useful to build footpaths. Grass paths can be created with a shovel. A grass path turns into dirt when it is below a solid block."),
+	_doc_items_longdesc = S("Grass paths are a decorative variant of grass blocks. Their top has a different color and they are a bit lower than grass blocks, making them useful to build footpaths. Grass paths can be created by right clicking with a shovel. A grass path turns into dirt when it is below a solid block or when shift+right clicked with a shovel."),
 	drop = "mcl_core:dirt",
 	is_ground_content = true,
 	use_texture_alpha = minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes and "opaque" or false,
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:grass_path", {
 			{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0.4375, 0.5},
 		}
 	},
-	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, cultivatable=2, dirtifies_below_solid=1, dirtifier=1, deco_block=1 },
+	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, cultivatable=2, dirtifies_below_solid=1, dirtifier=1, deco_block=1, path_remove_possible=1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
 		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.1},
 	}),
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_tools/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_tools/init.lua
index e60fd11b2..6282da5c3 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_tools/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_tools/init.lua
@@ -165,12 +165,36 @@ local make_grass_path = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 		end
 	end
 
-	-- Only make grass path if tool used on side or top of target node
+	-- Only make or remove grass path if tool used on side or top of target node
 	if pointed_thing.above.y < pointed_thing.under.y then
 		return itemstack
 	end
 
-	if (minetest.get_item_group(node.name, "path_creation_possible") == 1) then
+-- Remove grass paths
+	if (minetest.get_item_group(node.name, "path_remove_possible") == 1) and placer:get_player_control().sneak then
+		local above = table.copy(pointed_thing.under)
+		above.y = above.y + 1
+		if minetest.get_node(above).name == "air" then
+			if minetest.is_protected(pointed_thing.under, placer:get_player_name()) then
+				minetest.record_protection_violation(pointed_thing.under, placer:get_player_name())
+				return itemstack
+			end
+
+			if not minetest.is_creative_enabled(placer:get_player_name()) then
+				-- Add wear (as if digging a shovely node)
+				local toolname = itemstack:get_name()
+				local wear = mcl_autogroup.get_wear(toolname, "shovely")
+				if wear then
+					itemstack:add_wear(wear)
+				end
+			end
+			minetest.sound_play({name="default_grass_footstep", gain=1}, {pos = above, max_hear_distance = 16}, true)
+			minetest.swap_node(pointed_thing.under, {name="mcl_core:dirt"})
+		end
+	end
+
+-- Make grass paths
+	if (minetest.get_item_group(node.name, "path_creation_possible") == 1) and not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
 		local above = table.copy(pointed_thing.under)
 		above.y = above.y + 1
 		if minetest.get_node(above).name == "air" then