diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
index 37f70f6b6..dab9b5202 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
@@ -444,8 +444,26 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("mobstats",{
 	end
 })
 
-if mobs_spawn then
+minetest.register_chatcommand("spawn_mob",{
+	privs = { debug = true },
+	func = function(n,param)
+		local pos = minetest.get_player_by_name(n):get_pos()
+		if mcl_mobs.spawn(pos,param) then
+			return true, param.." spawned at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos)
+		end
+		return false, "Couldn't spawn "..param
+	end
+})
 
+function mcl_mobs.spawn(pos,id)
+	local def = minetest.registered_entities[id] or minetest.registered_entities["mobs_mc:"..id] or minetest.registered_entities["extra_mobs:"..id]
+	if not def or (def.can_spawn and not minetest.registered_entities[id].can_spawn(pos) ) or not def.is_mob then
+		return false
+	end
+	return minetest.add_entity(pos, def.name)
+end
+
+if mobs_spawn then
 	local perlin_noise
 
 	local function spawn_a_mob(pos, dimension, y_min, y_max)
@@ -541,10 +559,9 @@ if mobs_spawn then
 					local object
 					if spawn_in_group then
 						object = spawn_group(spawning_position,mob_def,{gotten_node},spawn_in_group,spawn_in_group_min)
-					else object = minetest.add_entity(spawning_position, mob_def.name)
+					else object = mcl_mobs.spawn(pos,mob_def.name)
 					end
 
-
 					if object then
 						return mob_def.on_spawn and mob_def.on_spawn(object, spawning_position)
 					end