diff --git a/minetest.lua b/minetest.lua
index 30cd012..a52b2d1 100644
--- a/minetest.lua
+++ b/minetest.lua
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ for filename, comps in pairs{
 		"named_colors",
 		"colorspec_to_colorstring"
 	},
-	collisionboxes = {
-		"get_node_collisionboxes"
+	boxes = {
+		"get_node_boxes",
+		"get_node_collisionboxes",
+		"get_node_selectionboxes",
 	},
 	png = {
 		"decode_png",
diff --git a/minetest/boxes.lua b/minetest/boxes.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7595350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minetest/boxes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+-- Localize globals
+local assert, ipairs, math, minetest, pairs, table, type, vector
+	= assert, ipairs, math, minetest, pairs, table, type, vector
+
+-- Set environment
+local _ENV = ...
+setfenv(1, _ENV)
+
+-- Minetest allows shorthand box = {...} instead of {{...}}
+local function get_boxes(box_or_boxes)
+	return type(box_or_boxes[1]) == "number" and {box_or_boxes} or box_or_boxes
+end
+
+--> list of collisionboxes in Minetest format
+local function get_node_boxes(pos, type)
+	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
+	local node_def = minetest.registered_nodes[node.name]
+	if (not node_def) or node_def.walkable == false then
+		return {}
+	end
+	local boxes = {{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5}}
+	local def_node_box = node_def.drawtype == "nodebox" and node_def.node_box
+	local def_box = node_def[type] or def_node_box -- will evaluate to def_node_box for type = nil
+	if not def_box then
+		return boxes -- default to regular box
+	end
+	local box_type = def_box.type
+	if box_type == "regular" then
+		return boxes
+	end
+	local fixed = def_box.fixed
+	boxes = get_boxes(fixed or {})
+	local paramtype2 = node_def.paramtype2
+	if box_type == "leveled" then
+		boxes = table.copy(boxes)
+		local level = (paramtype2 == "leveled" and node.param2 or node_def.leveled or 0) / 255 - 0.5
+		for _, box in pairs(boxes) do
+			box[5] = level
+		end
+	elseif box_type == "wallmounted" then
+		-- TODO complete if only wall_top is given
+		local dir = minetest.wallmounted_to_dir((paramtype2 == "colorwallmounted" and node.param2 % 8 or node.param2) or 0)
+		local box
+		if dir.y > 0 then
+			box = def_box.wall_top
+		elseif dir.y < 0 then
+			box = def_box.wall_bottom
+		else
+			box = def_box.wall_side
+			if dir.z > 0 then
+				box = {box[3], box[2], -box[4], box[6], box[5], -box[1]}
+			elseif dir.z < 0 then
+				box = {-box[6], box[2], box[1], -box[3], box[5], box[4]}
+			elseif dir.x > 0 then
+				box = {-box[4], box[2], box[3], -box[1], box[5], box[6]}
+			else
+				box = {box[1], box[2], -box[6], box[4], box[5], -box[3]}
+			end
+		end
+		return {assert(box, "incomplete wallmounted collisionbox definition of " .. node.name)}
+	end
+	if box_type == "connected" then
+		boxes = table.copy(boxes)
+		local connect_sides = {
+			top = {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0},
+			bottom = {x = 0, y = -1, z = 0},
+			front = {x = 0, y = 0, z = -1},
+			left = {x = -1, y = 0, z = 0},
+			back = {x = 0, y = 0, z = 1},
+			right = {x = 1, y = 0, z = 0}
+		}
+		if node_def.connect_sides then
+			for side in pairs(connect_sides) do
+				if not node_def.connect_sides[side] then
+					connect_sides[side] = nil
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		local function add_collisionbox(key)
+			for _, box in ipairs(get_boxes(def_box[key] or {})) do
+				table.insert(boxes, box)
+			end
+		end
+		local matchers = {}
+		for _, nodename_or_group in pairs(node_def.connects_to or {}) do
+			table.insert(matchers, nodename_matcher(nodename_or_group))
+		end
+		local function connects_to(nodename)
+			for _, matcher in pairs(matchers) do
+				if matcher(nodename) then
+					return true
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		local connected, connected_sides
+		for side, direction in pairs(connect_sides) do
+			local neighbor = minetest.get_node(vector.add(pos, direction))
+			local connects = connects_to(neighbor.name)
+			connected = connected or connects
+			connected_sides = connected_sides or (side ~= "top" and side ~= "bottom")
+			add_collisionbox((connects and "connect_" or "disconnected_") .. side)
+		end
+		if not connected then
+			add_collisionbox("disconnected")
+		end
+		if not connected_sides then
+			add_collisionbox("disconnected_sides")
+		end
+		return boxes
+	end
+	if box_type == "fixed" and paramtype2 == "facedir" or paramtype2 == "colorfacedir" then
+		local param2 = paramtype2 == "colorfacedir" and node.param2 % 32 or node.param2 or 0
+		if param2 ~= 0 then
+			boxes = table.copy(boxes)
+			local axis = ({5, 6, 3, 4, 1, 2})[math.floor(param2 / 4) + 1]
+			local other_axis_1, other_axis_2 = (axis % 3) + 1, ((axis + 1) % 3) + 1
+			local rotation = (param2 % 4) / 2 * math.pi
+			local flip = axis > 3
+			if flip then axis = axis - 3; rotation = -rotation end
+			local sin, cos = math.sin(rotation), math.cos(rotation)
+			if axis == 2 then
+				sin = -sin
+			end
+			for _, box in pairs(boxes) do
+				for off = 0, 3, 3 do
+					local axis_1, axis_2 = other_axis_1 + off, other_axis_2 + off
+					local value_1, value_2 = box[axis_1], box[axis_2]
+					box[axis_1] = value_1 * cos - value_2 * sin
+					box[axis_2] = value_1 * sin + value_2 * cos
+				end
+				if not flip then
+					box[axis], box[axis + 3] = -box[axis + 3], -box[axis]
+				end
+				local function fix(coord)
+					if box[coord] > box[coord + 3] then
+						box[coord], box[coord + 3] = box[coord + 3], box[coord]
+					end
+				end
+				fix(other_axis_1)
+				fix(other_axis_2)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return boxes
+end
+
+function _ENV.get_node_boxes(pos)
+	return get_node_boxes(pos, nil)
+end
+
+function get_node_selectionboxes(pos)
+	return get_node_boxes(pos, "selection_box")
+end
+
+function get_node_collisionboxes(pos)
+	return get_node_boxes(pos, "collision_box")
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/minetest/collisionboxes.lua b/minetest/collisionboxes.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ac1d17..0000000
--- a/minetest/collisionboxes.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
--- Localize globals
-local assert, ipairs, math, minetest, pairs, table, type, vector = assert, ipairs, math, minetest, pairs, table, type, vector
-
--- Set environment
-local _ENV = ...
-setfenv(1, _ENV)
-
--- Minetest allows shorthand collisionbox = {...} instead of {{...}}
-local function get_collisionboxes(box_or_boxes)
-	return type(box_or_boxes[1]) == "number" and {box_or_boxes} or box_or_boxes
-end
-
---> list of collisionboxes in Minetest format
-function get_node_collisionboxes(pos)
-	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
-	local node_def = minetest.registered_nodes[node.name]
-	if (not node_def) or node_def.walkable == false then
-		return {}
-	end
-	local boxes = {{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5}}
-	local def_collision_box = node_def.collision_box or (node_def.drawtype == "nodebox" and node_def.node_box)
-	if def_collision_box then
-		local box_type = def_collision_box.type
-		if box_type == "regular" then
-			return boxes
-		end
-		local fixed = def_collision_box.fixed
-		boxes = get_collisionboxes(fixed or {})
-		local paramtype2 = node_def.paramtype2
-		if box_type == "leveled" then
-			boxes = table.copy(boxes)
-			local level = (paramtype2 == "leveled" and node.param2 or node_def.leveled or 0) / 255 - 0.5
-			for _, box in pairs(boxes) do
-				box[5] = level
-			end
-		elseif box_type == "wallmounted" then
-			-- TODO complete if only wall_top is given
-			local dir = minetest.wallmounted_to_dir((paramtype2 == "colorwallmounted" and node.param2 % 8 or node.param2) or 0)
-			local box
-			if dir.y > 0 then
-				box = def_collision_box.wall_top
-			elseif dir.y < 0 then
-				box = def_collision_box.wall_bottom
-			else
-				box = def_collision_box.wall_side
-				if dir.z > 0 then
-					box = {box[3], box[2], -box[4], box[6], box[5], -box[1]}
-				elseif dir.z < 0 then
-					box = {-box[6], box[2], box[1], -box[3], box[5], box[4]}
-				elseif dir.x > 0 then
-					box = {-box[4], box[2], box[3], -box[1], box[5], box[6]}
-				else
-					box = {box[1], box[2], -box[6], box[4], box[5], -box[3]}
-				end
-			end
-			return {assert(box, "incomplete wallmounted collisionbox definition of " .. node.name)}
-		end
-		if box_type == "connected" then
-			boxes = table.copy(boxes)
-			local connect_sides = {
-				top = {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0},
-				bottom = {x = 0, y = -1, z = 0},
-				front = {x = 0, y = 0, z = -1},
-				left = {x = -1, y = 0, z = 0},
-				back = {x = 0, y = 0, z = 1},
-				right = {x = 1, y = 0, z = 0}
-			}
-			if node_def.connect_sides then
-				for side in pairs(connect_sides) do
-					if not node_def.connect_sides[side] then
-						connect_sides[side] = nil
-					end
-				end
-			end
-			local function add_collisionbox(key)
-				for _, box in ipairs(get_collisionboxes(def_collision_box[key] or {})) do
-					table.insert(boxes, box)
-				end
-			end
-			local matchers = {}
-			for _, nodename_or_group in pairs(node_def.connects_to or {}) do
-				table.insert(matchers, nodename_matcher(nodename_or_group))
-			end
-			local function connects_to(nodename)
-				for _, matcher in pairs(matchers) do
-					if matcher(nodename) then
-						return true
-					end
-				end
-			end
-			local connected, connected_sides
-			for side, direction in pairs(connect_sides) do
-				local neighbor = minetest.get_node(vector.add(pos, direction))
-				local connects = connects_to(neighbor.name)
-				connected = connected or connects
-				connected_sides = connected_sides or (side ~= "top" and side ~= "bottom")
-				add_collisionbox((connects and "connect_" or "disconnected_") .. side)
-			end
-			if not connected then
-				add_collisionbox("disconnected")
-			end
-			if not connected_sides then
-				add_collisionbox("disconnected_sides")
-			end
-			return boxes
-		end
-		if box_type == "fixed" and paramtype2 == "facedir" or paramtype2 == "colorfacedir" then
-			local param2 = paramtype2 == "colorfacedir" and node.param2 % 32 or node.param2 or 0
-			if param2 ~= 0 then
-				boxes = table.copy(boxes)
-				local axis = ({5, 6, 3, 4, 1, 2})[math.floor(param2 / 4) + 1]
-				local other_axis_1, other_axis_2 = (axis % 3) + 1, ((axis + 1) % 3) + 1
-				local rotation = (param2 % 4) / 2 * math.pi
-				local flip = axis > 3
-				if flip then axis = axis - 3; rotation = -rotation end
-				local sin, cos = math.sin(rotation), math.cos(rotation)
-				if axis == 2 then
-					sin = -sin
-				end
-				for _, box in pairs(boxes) do
-					for off = 0, 3, 3 do
-						local axis_1, axis_2 = other_axis_1 + off, other_axis_2 + off
-						local value_1, value_2 = box[axis_1], box[axis_2]
-						box[axis_1] = value_1 * cos - value_2 * sin
-						box[axis_2] = value_1 * sin + value_2 * cos
-					end
-					if not flip then
-						box[axis], box[axis + 3] = -box[axis + 3], -box[axis]
-					end
-					local function fix(coord)
-						if box[coord] > box[coord + 3] then
-							box[coord], box[coord + 3] = box[coord + 3], box[coord]
-						end
-					end
-					fix(other_axis_1)
-					fix(other_axis_2)
-				end
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	return boxes
-end