diff --git a/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md b/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md
index 03976a7f8..12a190daa 100644
--- a/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/filesystem.md
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ xml.tostring(data: XML, multiline: bool = true) -> str
 xml.parse(code: str) -> XML
 
 -- Parses the VCD (VoxelCore Declaration) format used by the VCM format.
--- root_tag - root element tag (the format does not require an explicit root)
-xml.parse(code: str, root_tag: str = "root") -> XML
+-- root_tag - a root element with the specified tag will be implicitly created,
+-- containing all root elements
+xml.parse_vcd(code: str, root_tag: str = "root") -> XML
 ```
 
 ## *bjson* library
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md b/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md
index 6334b5e90..a3bee78a6 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/filesystem.md
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ xml.tostring(data: XML, multiline: bool = true) -> str
 xml.parse(code: str) -> XML
 
 -- Парсит формат VCD (VoxelCore Declaration), используемый форматом VCM.
--- root_tag - тег корневого элемента (формат не требует наличия явного)
-xml.parse(code: str, root_tag: str = "root") -> XML
+-- root_tag - будет неявно создан корневой элемент с указанным тегом,
+-- содержащий все корневые элементы
+xml.parse_vcd(code: str, root_tag: str | nil = nil) -> XML
 ```
 
 ## Библиотека bjson
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libxml.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libxml.cpp
index ff52b6321..70ccc36bb 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libxml.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libxml.cpp
@@ -82,9 +82,19 @@ static int l_parse_vcd(lua::State* L) {
     auto string = lua::require_string(L, 1);
     auto rootTag = lua::tostring(L, 2);
     auto document = xml::parse_vcm(
-        "[string]", string, rootTag ? rootTag : DEFAULT_ROOT_TAG
+        "[string]", string, rootTag ? rootTag : ""
     );
-    return push_xml(L, *document->getRoot());
+    const auto& root = *document->getRoot();
+    if (rootTag != nullptr) {
+        return push_xml(L, root);
+    }
+    int rootElements = root.size();
+    if (rootElements != 1) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "one root element expected, got " + std::to_string(rootElements)
+        );
+    }
+    return push_xml(L, *root.getElements()[0]);
 }
 
 const luaL_Reg xmllib[] = {