diff --git a/mods/nc_scaling/displace.lua b/mods/nc_scaling/displace.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79ef9632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/nc_scaling/displace.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+-- LUALOCALS < ---------------------------------------------------------
+local ItemStack, minetest, nodecore, pairs
+    = ItemStack, minetest, nodecore, pairs
+-- LUALOCALS > ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+local modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
+
+local nodename = modname .. ":displaced"
+minetest.register_node(nodename, {
+		description = "Displaced Node",
+		drawtype = "airlike",
+		paramtype = "light",
+		sunlight_propagates = true,
+		walkable = false,
+		pointable = false,
+		climbable = true,
+		groups = {
+			visinv = 1,
+			[modname .. "_fx"] = 1,
+			support_falling = 1
+		},
+		light_source = 1,
+	})
+
+local olddig = minetest.node_dig
+function minetest.node_dig(pos, node, digger, ...)
+	local def = node and node.name and minetest.registered_nodes[node.name]
+	if def then
+		local tool = digger and digger:is_player()
+		and digger:get_wielded_item()
+
+		if (not tool) or nodecore.tool_digs(tool, def.groups) then
+			return olddig(pos, node, digger, ...)
+		end
+
+		local mock = ItemStack(node.name)
+		mock:set_count(def.stack_max or 99)
+
+		local stack = nodecore.stack_get(pos)
+		nodecore.stack_set(pos, "")
+
+		minetest.set_node(pos, {name = nodename})
+		nodecore.stack_set(pos, mock)
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		meta:set_string("dstack", stack:to_string())
+		meta:set_string("dnode", minetest.serialize(node))
+
+		return nodecore.scaling_particles(pos, {
+				time = 0.1,
+				amount = 40,
+				minexptime = 0.02
+			})
+	end
+end
+
+nodecore.register_limited_abm({
+		label = "node displacement decay",
+		interval = 1,
+		chance = 1,
+		limited_max = 100,
+		nodenames = {nodename},
+		ignore_stasis = true,
+		action = function(pos)
+			for _, p in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+				if nodecore.scaling_closenough(pos, p) then return end
+			end
+			local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+			local stack = meta:get_string("dstack")
+			local node = meta:get_string("dnode")
+			minetest.set_node(pos, minetest.deserialize(node))
+			nodecore.stack_set(pos, stack)
+		end
+	})
diff --git a/mods/nc_scaling/init.lua b/mods/nc_scaling/init.lua
index ade4c03c..607903f4 100644
--- a/mods/nc_scaling/init.lua
+++ b/mods/nc_scaling/init.lua
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ include("api")
 include("node")
 include("abm")
 include("placement")
+include("displace")
 include("hints")