diff --git a/game_api.txt b/game_api.txt
index 6f4af4a8..a204492f 100644
--- a/game_api.txt
+++ b/game_api.txt
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ farming.register_plant(name, Plant definition)
 Fire API
 ----------
 Add group flammable when registering a node to make fire seek for it.
+Add on_burn to nodedef to do sth different than simply removing the flammable node:
+If on_burn is a string, then the node gets replaced with on_burn,
+else on_burn is a function with the params pos and node, if it returns false, the node will be removed.
 
 Screwdriver API
 ---------------
diff --git a/mods/fire/init.lua b/mods/fire/init.lua
index cc49ae70..1ec2a94c 100644
--- a/mods/fire/init.lua
+++ b/mods/fire/init.lua
@@ -207,6 +207,19 @@ else
 			if not p then
 				return
 			end
+			local node = minetest.get_node(p)
+			local on_burn = minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_burn
+			if on_burn then
+				if type(on_burn) == "string" then
+					node.name = on_burn
+					minetest.set_node(p, node)
+					nodeupdate(p)
+					return
+				end
+				if on_burn(p, node) ~= false then
+					return
+				end
+			end
 			minetest.remove_node(p)
 			nodeupdate(p)
 		end,