diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
index 47edacdec..0faa9c53f 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 						hud_elem_type = "image",
 						text = "mcl_playerplus_water.png",
 						position = {x = 0.5, y = 0.5},
-						scale = {x = 8, y = 4},
+						scale = {x = 32, y = 16},
 						offset = {x = 0, y = 0},
 						z_index = -1002,
 					}))
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/textures/mcl_playerplus_water.png b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/textures/mcl_playerplus_water.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0524ce8d6
Binary files /dev/null and b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/textures/mcl_playerplus_water.png differ