diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_climb.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_climb.lua
index 1e94a37dc..ca45a39f5 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_climb.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_climb.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,59 @@ local function rotate_climbable(pos, node, user, mode)
 	return false
 end
 
+---Checks the direction (param2) of a ladder and a trapdoor and determine if they are
+---facing the same direction.
+---
+---@param ladder integer The param2 value of the ladder.
+---@param trapdoor integer The param2 value of the trapdoor.
+---@return boolean If the ladder and trapdoor are in the same direction.
+local function check_direction(ladder, trapdoor)
+	local convert_table = {};
+	convert_table[2] = { 1, 23 }
+	convert_table[3] = { 3, 21 }
+	convert_table[4] = { 0, 20 }
+	convert_table[5] = { 2, 22 }
+
+	local conversion = convert_table[ladder];
+	if conversion == nil then
+		return false
+	elseif conversion[1] == trapdoor or conversion[2] == trapdoor then
+		return true
+	end
+
+	return false
+end
+
+---Updates the trapdoor above (if any).
+---
+---@param pos mt.Vector The position of the ladder.
+---@param ladder integer The param2 value of the ladder.
+---@param event "place" | "destruct" The place or destruct event.
+local function update_trapdoor(pos, ladder, event)
+	local top_pos = vector.add(pos, { x = 0, y = 1, z = 0 })
+	local top_node = minetest.get_node_or_nil(top_pos)
+	if top_node then
+		local new_name = top_node.name
+		if event == "place" then
+			new_name = string.gsub(new_name, "open$", "ladder")
+		elseif event == "destruct" then
+			new_name = string.gsub(new_name, "ladder$", "open")
+		end
+
+		local is_trapdoor = minetest.get_item_group(top_node.name, "trapdoor")
+
+		-- If node above is an opened trapdoor
+		if is_trapdoor == 2 and check_direction(ladder, top_node.param2) then
+			minetest.swap_node(top_pos, {
+				name = new_name,
+				param1 = top_node.param1,
+				param2 = top_node.param2,
+			})
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+-- TODO: Move ladders into their own API.
 minetest.register_node("mcl_core:ladder", {
 	description = S("Ladder"),
 	_doc_items_longdesc = S("A piece of ladder which allows you to climb vertically. Ladders can only be placed on the side of solid blocks and not on glass, leaves, ice, slabs, glowstone, nor sea lanterns."),
@@ -87,45 +140,12 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:ladder", {
 		end
 		return itemstack
 	end,
-	after_destruct = function(pos, oldnode)
-		local pos_above = vector.add(pos, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0 })
-		local node_above = minetest.get_node_or_nil(pos_above)
-
-		if node_above then
-			local is_trapdoor = minetest.get_item_group(node_above.name, "trapdoor")
-
-			-- If node above is an opened trapdoor
-			if is_trapdoor == 2 then
-				local above_def = minetest.registered_nodes[node_above.name]
-				if above_def._other then
-					minetest.swap_node(pos_above, {
-										   name = above_def._other,
-										   param1 = node_above.param1,
-										   param2 = node_above.param2,
-					})
-				end
-			end
-		end
+	after_destruct = function(pos, old)
+		update_trapdoor(pos, old.param2, "destruct")
 	end,
-	after_place_node = function(pos, oldnode)
-		local pos_above = vector.add(pos, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0 })
-		local node_above = minetest.get_node_or_nil(pos_above)
-
-		if node_above then
-			local is_trapdoor = minetest.get_item_group(node_above.name, "trapdoor")
-
-			-- If node above is an opened trapdoor
-			if is_trapdoor == 2 then
-				local above_def = minetest.registered_nodes[node_above.name]
-				if above_def._other then
-					minetest.swap_node(pos_above, {
-										   name = above_def._other,
-										   param1 = node_above.param1,
-										   param2 = node_above.param2,
-					})
-				end
-			end
-		end
+	after_place_node = function(pos)
+		local me = minetest.get_node(pos)
+		update_trapdoor(pos, me.param2, "place")
 	end,
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 0.4,
 	_mcl_hardness = 0.4,
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_doors/api_trapdoors.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_doors/api_trapdoors.lua
index c42ffd7c3..455534878 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_doors/api_trapdoors.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_doors/api_trapdoors.lua
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("screwdriver") then
 	end
 end
 
+---Checks the direction (param2) of a ladder and a trapdoor and determine if they are
+---facing the same direction.
+---
+---@param ladder integer The param2 value of the ladder.
+---@param trapdoor integer The param2 value of the trapdoor.
+---@return boolean If the ladder and trapdoor are in the same direction.
+function check_direction(ladder, trapdoor)
+	local convert_table = {};
+	convert_table[2] = { 1, 23 }
+	convert_table[3] = { 3, 21 }
+	convert_table[4] = { 0, 20 }
+	convert_table[5] = { 2, 22 }
+
+	local conversion = convert_table[ladder];
+	if conversion == nil then
+		return false
+	elseif conversion[1] == trapdoor or conversion[2] == trapdoor then
+		return true
+	end
+
+	return false
+end
+
 function mcl_doors:register_trapdoor(name, def)
 	local groups = table.copy(def.groups)
 	if groups == nil then
@@ -67,26 +90,24 @@ function mcl_doors:register_trapdoor(name, def)
 		local tmp_node
 		-- Close
 		if minetest.get_item_group(me.name, "trapdoor") == 2 then
-			minetest.sound_play(def.sound_close, {pos = pos, gain = 0.3, max_hear_distance = 16}, true)
-			tmp_node = {name=name, param1=me.param1, param2=me.param2}
-		-- Open
+			minetest.sound_play(def.sound_close, { pos = pos, gain = 0.3, max_hear_distance = 16 }, true)
+			tmp_node = { name = name, param1 = me.param1, param2 = me.param2 }
+			-- Open
 		else
-			minetest.sound_play(def.sound_open, {pos = pos, gain = 0.3, max_hear_distance = 16}, true)
+			minetest.sound_play(def.sound_open, { pos = pos, gain = 0.3, max_hear_distance = 16 }, true)
 
 			local bottom_node = minetest.get_node_or_nil(vector.subtract(pos, { x = 0, y = 1, z = 0 }))
 			local name_end = "_open"
 
 			-- Checking if there is something underneath the trapdoor
 			if bottom_node then
-				local bottom_def = minetest.registered_nodes[bottom_node.name]
-				local trapdoor = minetest.get_item_group(bottom_node.name, "trapdoor")
-
-				-- Changing trapdoor into a ladder if bottom node is climbable and not a trapdoor
-				if trapdoor ~= 2 and bottom_def.climbable then
+				local is_ladder = minetest.get_item_group(bottom_node.name, "ladder")
+				local same_direction = check_direction(bottom_node.param2, me.param2)
+				if is_ladder > 0 and same_direction then
 					name_end = "_ladder"
 				end
 			end
-			tmp_node = {name=name..name_end, param1=me.param1, param2=me.param2}
+			tmp_node = { name = name .. name_end, param1 = me.param1, param2 = me.param2 }
 		end
 		minetest.set_node(pos, tmp_node)
 	end