diff --git a/src/content_mapblock.cpp b/src/content_mapblock.cpp
index 3950c83c3..fd2a30baf 100644
--- a/src/content_mapblock.cpp
+++ b/src/content_mapblock.cpp
@@ -789,13 +789,15 @@ void mapblock_mesh_generate_special(MeshMakeData *data,
 			{
 				video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
 				{
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
+					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2*f.visual_scale,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
 						pa_papyrus.x0(), pa_papyrus.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
+					video::S3DVertex( BS/2*f.visual_scale,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
 						pa_papyrus.x1(), pa_papyrus.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
+					video::S3DVertex( BS/2*f.visual_scale,
+						-BS/2 + f.visual_scale*BS,0, 0,0,0, c,
 						pa_papyrus.x1(), pa_papyrus.y0()),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c,
+					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2*f.visual_scale,
+						-BS/2 + f.visual_scale*BS,0, 0,0,0, c,
 						pa_papyrus.x0(), pa_papyrus.y0()),
 				};
 
diff --git a/src/content_mapnode.cpp b/src/content_mapnode.cpp
index 1ef3fe0d1..e2cf57010 100644
--- a/src/content_mapnode.cpp
+++ b/src/content_mapnode.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void content_mapnode_init(IWritableNodeDefManager *nodemgr)
 	i = CONTENT_JUNGLEGRASS;
 	f = nodemgr->getModifiable(i);
 	f->drawtype = NDT_PLANTLIKE;
-	f->visual_scale = 1.6;
+	f->visual_scale = 1.3;
 	f->setAllTextures("junglegrass.png");
 	f->setInventoryTexture("junglegrass.png");
 	f->light_propagates = true;