diff --git a/builtin/common/item_s.lua b/builtin/common/item_s.lua
index 72a722ed1210..e16152429144 100644
--- a/builtin/common/item_s.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/item_s.lua
@@ -239,3 +239,18 @@ if core.set_read_node and core.set_push_node then
 	core.set_push_node(push_node)
 	core.set_push_node = nil
 end
+
+if INIT == "game" then
+	local get_node_raw = core.get_node_raw
+	core.get_node_raw = nil
+
+	function core.get_node(pos)
+		local content, param1, param2 = get_node_raw(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z)
+		return {name = content2name[content], param1 = param1, param2 = param2}
+	end
+
+	function core.get_node_or_nil(pos)
+		local content, param1, param2, pos_ok = get_node_raw(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z)
+		return pos_ok and {name = content2name[content], param1 = param1, param2 = param2} or nil
+	end
+end
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
index 39f36a31a104..0715928a72f6 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
@@ -324,39 +324,25 @@ int ModApiEnv::l_swap_node(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-// get_node(pos)
-// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
-int ModApiEnv::l_get_node(lua_State *L)
-{
-	GET_ENV_PTR;
-
-	// pos
-	v3s16 pos = read_v3s16(L, 1);
-	// Do it
-	MapNode n = env->getMap().getNode(pos);
-	// Return node
-	pushnode(L, n);
-	return 1;
-}
-
-// get_node_or_nil(pos)
-// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
-int ModApiEnv::l_get_node_or_nil(lua_State *L)
+// get_node_raw(x, y, z) -> content, param1, param2, pos_ok
+int ModApiEnv::l_get_node_raw(lua_State *L)
 {
 	GET_ENV_PTR;
 
 	// pos
-	v3s16 pos = read_v3s16(L, 1);
+	double x = lua_tonumber(L, 1);
+	double y = lua_tonumber(L, 2);
+	double z = lua_tonumber(L, 3);
+	v3s16 pos = doubleToInt(v3d(x, y, z), 1.0);
 	// Do it
 	bool pos_ok;
 	MapNode n = env->getMap().getNode(pos, &pos_ok);
-	if (pos_ok) {
-		// Return node
-		pushnode(L, n);
-	} else {
-		lua_pushnil(L);
-	}
-	return 1;
+	// Return node and pos_ok
+	lua_pushinteger(L, n.getContent());
+	lua_pushinteger(L, n.getParam1());
+	lua_pushinteger(L, n.getParam2());
+	lua_pushboolean(L, pos_ok);
+	return 4;
 }
 
 // get_node_light(pos, timeofday)
@@ -1479,8 +1465,7 @@ void ModApiEnv::Initialize(lua_State *L, int top)
 	API_FCT(swap_node);
 	API_FCT(add_item);
 	API_FCT(remove_node);
-	API_FCT(get_node);
-	API_FCT(get_node_or_nil);
+	API_FCT(get_node_raw);
 	API_FCT(get_node_light);
 	API_FCT(get_natural_light);
 	API_FCT(place_node);
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.h
index 327cf9f75d3f..68be6e75138d 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.h
@@ -74,13 +74,9 @@ class ModApiEnv : public ModApiEnvBase {
 	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
 	static int l_swap_node(lua_State *L);
 
-	// get_node(pos)
-	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
-	static int l_get_node(lua_State *L);
-
-	// get_node_or_nil(pos)
-	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
-	static int l_get_node_or_nil(lua_State *L);
+	// get_node_raw(x, y, z) -> content, param1, param2, pos_ok
+	// Used to implement get_node and get_node_or_nil in lua.
+	static int l_get_node_raw(lua_State *L);
 
 	// get_node_light(pos, timeofday)
 	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
@@ -245,7 +241,7 @@ class ModApiEnv : public ModApiEnvBase {
 
 /*
  * Duplicates of certain env APIs that operate not on the global
- * map but on a VoxelManipulator. This is for emerge scripting. 
+ * map but on a VoxelManipulator. This is for emerge scripting.
  */
 class ModApiEnvVM : public ModApiEnvBase {
 private: