diff --git a/src/content_cao.cpp b/src/content_cao.cpp
index 49c2049eb..2cc675573 100644
--- a/src/content_cao.cpp
+++ b/src/content_cao.cpp
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ void GenericCAO::step(float dtime, ClientEnvironment *env)
 		if (m_is_visible) {
 			int old_anim = player->last_animation;
 			float old_anim_speed = player->last_animation_speed;
-			m_position = player->getPosition() + v3f(0,BS,0);
+			m_position = player->getPosition();
 			m_velocity = v3f(0,0,0);
 			m_acceleration = v3f(0,0,0);
 			pos_translator.vect_show = m_position;
@@ -1512,6 +1512,7 @@ void GenericCAO::processMessage(const std::string &data)
 		if (m_is_local_player) {
 			LocalPlayer *player = m_env->getLocalPlayer();
 			player->makes_footstep_sound = m_prop.makes_footstep_sound;
+			player->setCollisionbox(m_selection_box);
 		}
 
 		if ((m_is_player && !m_is_local_player) && m_prop.nametag == "")
diff --git a/src/content_sao.cpp b/src/content_sao.cpp
index 5bbbd154d..df5cae34f 100644
--- a/src/content_sao.cpp
+++ b/src/content_sao.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ PlayerSAO::PlayerSAO(ServerEnvironment *env_, RemotePlayer *player_, u16 peer_id
 	m_prop.hp_max = PLAYER_MAX_HP;
 	m_prop.physical = false;
 	m_prop.weight = 75;
-	m_prop.collisionbox = aabb3f(-0.3f, -1.0f, -0.3f, 0.3f, 0.75f, 0.3f);
+	m_prop.collisionbox = aabb3f(-0.3f, 0.0f, -0.3f, 0.3f, 1.77f, 0.3f);
 	// start of default appearance, this should be overwritten by LUA
 	m_prop.visual = "upright_sprite";
 	m_prop.visual_size = v2f(1, 2);
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ std::string PlayerSAO::getClientInitializationData(u16 protocol_version)
 	os << serializeString(m_player->getName()); // name
 	writeU8(os, 1); // is_player
 	writeS16(os, getId()); //id
-	writeV3F1000(os, m_base_position + v3f(0,BS*1,0));
+	writeV3F1000(os, m_base_position);
 	writeF1000(os, m_yaw);
 	writeS16(os, getHP());
 
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ void PlayerSAO::step(float dtime, bool send_recommended)
 		if(isAttached()) // Just in case we ever do send attachment position too
 			pos = m_env->getActiveObject(m_attachment_parent_id)->getBasePosition();
 		else
-			pos = m_base_position + v3f(0,BS*1,0);
+			pos = m_base_position;
 		std::string str = gob_cmd_update_position(
 			pos,
 			v3f(0,0,0),
@@ -1414,7 +1414,9 @@ bool PlayerSAO::checkMovementCheat()
 
 bool PlayerSAO::getCollisionBox(aabb3f *toset) const
 {
-	*toset = aabb3f(-0.3f * BS, 0.0f, -0.3f * BS, 0.3f * BS, 1.75f * BS, 0.3f * BS);
+	//update collision box
+	toset->MinEdge = m_prop.collisionbox.MinEdge * BS;
+	toset->MaxEdge = m_prop.collisionbox.MaxEdge * BS;
 
 	toset->MinEdge += m_base_position;
 	toset->MaxEdge += m_base_position;
diff --git a/src/inventorymanager.cpp b/src/inventorymanager.cpp
index fe37bcd83..0d44e9cda 100644
--- a/src/inventorymanager.cpp
+++ b/src/inventorymanager.cpp
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ void IDropAction::apply(InventoryManager *mgr, ServerActiveObject *player, IGame
 	// Drop the item
 	ItemStack item1 = list_from->getItem(from_i);
 	item1.count = take_count;
-	if (PLAYER_TO_SA(player)->item_OnDrop(item1, player,
-				player->getBasePosition() + v3f(0,1,0))) {
+	if(PLAYER_TO_SA(player)->item_OnDrop(item1, player,
+				player->getBasePosition())) {
 		actually_dropped_count = take_count - item1.count;
 
 		if (actually_dropped_count == 0) {
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ void ICraftAction::apply(InventoryManager *mgr,
 		u16 count = it->count;
 		do {
 			PLAYER_TO_SA(player)->item_OnDrop(*it, player,
-				player->getBasePosition() + v3f(0,1,0));
+				player->getBasePosition());
 			if (count >= it->count) {
 				errorstream << "Couldn't drop replacement stack " <<
 					it->getItemString() << " because drop loop didn't "
diff --git a/src/localplayer.h b/src/localplayer.h
index 32714ff32..9f7e92128 100644
--- a/src/localplayer.h
+++ b/src/localplayer.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public:
 	v3f getEyePosition() const { return m_position + getEyeOffset(); }
 	v3f getEyeOffset() const;
 
+	void setCollisionbox(const aabb3f &box) { m_collisionbox = box; }
+
 private:
 	void accelerateHorizontal(const v3f &target_speed, const f32 max_increase);
 	void accelerateVertical(const v3f &target_speed, const f32 max_increase);