diff --git a/builtin/game/item.lua b/builtin/game/item.lua
index 5dd5312aa..4d68f1136 100644
--- a/builtin/game/item.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/item.lua
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ function core.node_dig(pos, node, digger)
 		.. node.name .. " at " .. core.pos_to_string(pos))
 
 	local wielded = digger and digger:get_wielded_item()
-	local drops = core.get_node_drops(node, wielded and wielded:get_name())
+	local drops = core.get_node_drops(node, wielded and wielded:get_name(),
+				wielded and ItemStack(wielded), digger, vector.copy(pos))
 
 	if wielded then
 		local wdef = wielded:get_definition()
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.md b/doc/lua_api.md
index d8e58fcde..e2a55b7e1 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.md
+++ b/doc/lua_api.md
@@ -6910,11 +6910,16 @@ Item handling
       given `param2` value.
     * Returns `nil` if the given `paramtype2` does not contain color
       information.
-* `core.get_node_drops(node, toolname)`
-    * Returns list of itemstrings that are dropped by `node` when dug
-      with the item `toolname` (not limited to tools).
+* `core.get_node_drops(node, toolname[, tool, digger, pos])`
+    * Returns list of itemstrings that are dropped by `node` when dug with the
+      item `toolname` (not limited to tools). The default implementation doesn't
+      use `tool`, `digger`, and `pos`, but these are provided by `core.node_dig`
+      since 5.12.0 for games/mods implementing customized drops.
     * `node`: node as table or node name
     * `toolname`: name of the item used to dig (can be `nil`)
+    * `tool`: `ItemStack` used to dig (can be `nil`)
+    * `digger`: the ObjectRef that digs the node (can be `nil`)
+    * `pos`: the pos of the dug node (can be `nil`)
 * `core.get_craft_result(input)`: returns `output, decremented_input`
     * `input.method` = `"normal"` or `"cooking"` or `"fuel"`
     * `input.width` = for example `3`