diff --git a/mods/default/chat.lua b/mods/default/chat.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..996973a412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/default/chat.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-- mods/default/chat.lua
+
+local function match_old(privs)
+	local ok = false
+	for k, v in pairs(privs) do
+		if k == "give" and v then
+			ok = true
+		elseif v then
+			return false
+		end
+	end
+	return ok
+end
+
+-- Change /pulverize and /clearinv to not require give, like it used to be
+-- before Luanti 5.15
+for _, cmd in ipairs({"pulverize", "clearinv"}) do
+	local def = core.registered_chatcommands[cmd]
+	if def then
+		if match_old(def.privs) then
+			core.override_chatcommand(cmd, {
+				privs = {interact=true},
+			})
+		else
+			minetest.log("info", "Privileges of command /" .. cmd .. " look modified, not overriding them.")
+		end
+	end
+end
diff --git a/mods/default/init.lua b/mods/default/init.lua
index 649b5c00fd..e7c15097e9 100644
--- a/mods/default/init.lua
+++ b/mods/default/init.lua
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ dofile(default_path.."/item_entity.lua")
 dofile(default_path.."/craftitems.lua")
 dofile(default_path.."/crafting.lua")
 dofile(default_path.."/mapgen.lua")
+dofile(default_path.."/chat.lua")
 dofile(default_path.."/aliases.lua")
 dofile(default_path.."/legacy.lua")