diff --git a/doc/menu_lua_api.txt b/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
index 7d46c6526..d1e209187 100644
--- a/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ core.get_game(index)
 	addon_mods_paths = {[1] = <path>,},
 }
 core.get_games() -> table of all games in upper format (possible in async calls)
-core.get_mapgen_names() -> table of all map generator algorithms registered in
-                           the core (possible in async calls)
+core.get_mapgen_names([include_hidden=false]) -> table of map generator algorithms
+    registered in the core (possible in async calls)
 
 Favorites:
 core.get_favorites(location) -> list of favorites (possible in async calls)
diff --git a/src/emerge.cpp b/src/emerge.cpp
index 15f264c1a..bb2590641 100644
--- a/src/emerge.cpp
+++ b/src/emerge.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 struct MapgenDesc {
 	const char *name;
 	MapgenFactory *factory;
+	bool is_user_visible;
 };
 
 class EmergeThread : public Thread {
@@ -100,10 +101,10 @@ private:
 ////
 
 MapgenDesc g_reg_mapgens[] = {
-	{"v5",         new MapgenFactoryV5},
-	{"v6",         new MapgenFactoryV6},
-	{"v7",         new MapgenFactoryV7},
-	{"singlenode", new MapgenFactorySinglenode},
+	{"v5",         new MapgenFactoryV5,         true},
+	{"v6",         new MapgenFactoryV6,         true},
+	{"v7",         new MapgenFactoryV7,         true},
+	{"singlenode", new MapgenFactorySinglenode, false},
 };
 
 ////
@@ -343,10 +344,13 @@ bool EmergeManager::isBlockUnderground(v3s16 blockpos)
 }
 
 
-void EmergeManager::getMapgenNames(std::vector<const char *> *mgnames)
+void EmergeManager::getMapgenNames(
+	std::vector<const char *> *mgnames, bool include_hidden)
 {
-	for (u32 i = 0; i != ARRLEN(g_reg_mapgens); i++)
-		mgnames->push_back(g_reg_mapgens[i].name);
+	for (u32 i = 0; i != ARRLEN(g_reg_mapgens); i++) {
+		if (include_hidden || g_reg_mapgens[i].is_user_visible)
+			mgnames->push_back(g_reg_mapgens[i].name);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/emerge.h b/src/emerge.h
index 5526a4c91..b72b2a2c3 100644
--- a/src/emerge.h
+++ b/src/emerge.h
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ public:
 	bool isBlockUnderground(v3s16 blockpos);
 
 	static MapgenFactory *getMapgenFactory(const std::string &mgname);
-	static void getMapgenNames(std::vector<const char *> *mgnames);
+	static void getMapgenNames(
+		std::vector<const char *> *mgnames, bool include_hidden);
 	static v3s16 getContainingChunk(v3s16 blockpos, s16 chunksize);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
index d28925d5c..8478cf48a 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ int ModApiMainMenu::l_set_topleft_text(lua_State *L)
 int ModApiMainMenu::l_get_mapgen_names(lua_State *L)
 {
 	std::vector<const char *> names;
-	EmergeManager::getMapgenNames(&names);
+	EmergeManager::getMapgenNames(&names, lua_toboolean(L, 1));
 
 	lua_newtable(L);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i != names.size(); i++) {