diff --git a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
index cc79db4550..ca807e0b22 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/mcl_achievements/init.lua
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ awards.register_achievement("mcl:makeBread", {
 		target = 1
 	}
 })
-awards.register_achievement("mcl:cookFish", {
-	title = S("Delicious Fish"),
-	description = S("Catch a fish, cook it in the furnace and eat it."),
-	icon = "mcl_fishing_fish_cooked.png",
-	trigger = {
-		type = "eat",
-		item = "mcl_fishing:fish_cooked",
-		target = 1
-	}
-})
 
 awards.register_achievement("mcl:bakeCake", {
 	title = S("The Lie"),
@@ -131,6 +121,19 @@ awards.register_achievement("mcl:mineWood", {
 	icon = "default_tree.png",
 })
 
+-- Smelting achivements: These are awarded when picking up an item from a furnace
+-- output. They are given in mcl_furnaces.
+awards.register_achievement("mcl:acquireIron", {
+	title = S("Aquire Hardware"),
+	description = S("Take an iron ingot from a furnace's output slot.\nHint: To smelt an iron ingot, put a fuel (like coal) and iron ore into a furnace."),
+	icon = "default_steel_ingot.png",
+})
+awards.register_achievement("mcl:cookFish", {
+	title = S("Delicious Fish"),
+	description = S("Take a cooked fish from a furnace.\nHint: Use a fishing rod to catch a fish and cook it in a furnace."),
+	icon = "mcl_fishing_fish_cooked.png",
+})
+
 -- NON-PC ACHIEVEMENTS (XBox, Pocket Edition, etc.)
 
 awards.register_achievement("mcl:n_placeDispenser", {
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/depends.txt b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/depends.txt
index b264f4824b..ac2cde5ca8 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/depends.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ mcl_init
 mcl_core
 mcl_sounds
 mcl_craftguide
+mcl_achievements
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
index a0772ca571..501346bae6 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_furnaces/init.lua
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ local function allow_metadata_inventory_take(pos, listname, index, stack, player
 	return stack:get_count()
 end
 
+local function on_metadata_inventory_take(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
+	-- Award smelting achievements
+	if listname == "dst" then
+		if stack:get_name() == "mcl_core:iron_ingot" then
+			awards.unlock(player:get_player_name(), "mcl:acquireIron")
+		elseif stack:get_name() == "mcl_fishing:fish_cooked" then
+			awards.unlock(player:get_player_name(), "mcl:cookFish")
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 local function swap_node(pos, name)
 	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	if node.name == name then
@@ -296,6 +307,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_furnaces:furnace", {
 	allow_metadata_inventory_put = allow_metadata_inventory_put,
 	allow_metadata_inventory_move = allow_metadata_inventory_move,
 	allow_metadata_inventory_take = allow_metadata_inventory_take,
+	on_metadata_inventory_take = on_metadata_inventory_take,
 	on_receive_fields = craftguide,
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 17.5,
 	_mcl_hardness = 3.5,
@@ -336,6 +348,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_furnaces:furnace_active", {
 	allow_metadata_inventory_put = allow_metadata_inventory_put,
 	allow_metadata_inventory_move = allow_metadata_inventory_move,
 	allow_metadata_inventory_take = allow_metadata_inventory_take,
+	on_metadata_inventory_take = on_metadata_inventory_take,
 	on_receive_fields = craftguide,
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 17.5,
 	_mcl_hardness = 3.5,