diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 68fbcee8..a8386406 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -504,8 +504,9 @@ Class reference
 ----------------
 EnvRef: basically ServerEnvironment and ServerMap combined.
 methods:
-- add_node(pos, node)
-- remove_node(pos)
+- set_node(pos, node)
+- add_node(pos, node): alias set_node(pos, node)
+- remove_node(pos): equivalent to set_node(pos, "air")
 - get_node(pos)
   ^ Returns {name="ignore", ...} for unloaded area
 - get_node_or_nil(pos)
diff --git a/src/scriptapi.cpp b/src/scriptapi.cpp
index 70ca6c86..38d681e9 100644
--- a/src/scriptapi.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptapi.cpp
@@ -2791,11 +2791,11 @@ private:
 	
 	// Exported functions
 
-	// EnvRef:add_node(pos, node)
+	// EnvRef:set_node(pos, node)
 	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
-	static int l_add_node(lua_State *L)
+	static int l_set_node(lua_State *L)
 	{
-		//infostream<<"EnvRef::l_add_node()"<<std::endl;
+		//infostream<<"EnvRef::l_set_node()"<<std::endl;
 		EnvRef *o = checkobject(L, 1);
 		ServerEnvironment *env = o->m_env;
 		if(env == NULL) return 0;
@@ -2809,6 +2809,11 @@ private:
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	static int l_add_node(lua_State *L)
+	{
+		return l_set_node(L);
+	}
+
 	// EnvRef:remove_node(pos)
 	// pos = {x=num, y=num, z=num}
 	static int l_remove_node(lua_State *L)
@@ -3118,6 +3123,7 @@ public:
 };
 const char EnvRef::className[] = "EnvRef";
 const luaL_reg EnvRef::methods[] = {
+	method(EnvRef, set_node),
 	method(EnvRef, add_node),
 	method(EnvRef, remove_node),
 	method(EnvRef, get_node),