diff --git a/mods/default/README.txt b/mods/default/README.txt
index 382b2f76..4d7744f7 100644
--- a/mods/default/README.txt
+++ b/mods/default/README.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ paramat (CC BY-SA 3.0):
   default_grass.png
   default_grass_side.png
   default_mese_block.png
+  default_silver_sand.png
 
 brunob.santos (CC BY-SA 4.0):
   default_desert_cobble.png
diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index c5d05232..b6ae52cb 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ default:dirt_with_snow
 
 default:sand
 default:desert_sand
+default:silver_sand
 
 default:gravel
 
@@ -390,6 +391,13 @@ minetest.register_node("default:desert_sand", {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_sand_defaults(),
 })
 
+minetest.register_node("default:silver_sand", {
+	description = "Silver Sand",
+	tiles = {"default_silver_sand.png"},
+	groups = {crumbly = 3, falling_node = 1, sand = 1},
+	sounds = default.node_sound_sand_defaults(),
+})
+
 
 minetest.register_node("default:gravel", {
 	description = "Gravel",
diff --git a/mods/default/textures/default_silver_sand.png b/mods/default/textures/default_silver_sand.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d381e883
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