diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index a70fd1777..faf6824e1 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -352,6 +352,46 @@ typedef enum
 	NUMKARTSTUFF
 } kartstufftype_t;
 
+// Player powers. (don't edit this comment)
+// What are you gonna do about it :^) - Nep
+typedef enum
+{
+	pw_invulnerability,
+	pw_sneakers,
+	pw_flashing,
+	pw_shield,
+	pw_tailsfly, // tails flying
+	pw_underwater, // underwater timer
+	pw_spacetime, // In space, no one can hear you spin!
+	pw_extralife, // Extra Life timer
+
+	pw_super, // Are you super?
+	pw_gravityboots, // gravity boots
+
+	// Weapon ammunition
+	pw_infinityring,
+	pw_automaticring,
+	pw_bouncering,
+	pw_scatterring,
+	pw_grenadering,
+	pw_explosionring,
+	pw_railring,
+
+	// Power Stones
+	pw_emeralds, // stored like global 'emeralds' variable
+
+	// NiGHTS powerups
+	pw_nights_superloop,
+	pw_nights_helper,
+	pw_nights_linkfreeze,
+
+	//for linedef exec 427
+	pw_nocontrol,
+	pw_ingoop, // In goop
+
+	NUMPOWERS
+} powertype_t;
+
 // QUICKLY GET RING TOTAL, INCLUDING RINGS CURRENTLY IN THE PICKUP ANIMATION
 #define RINGTOTAL(p) (p->rings + p->pickuprings)
 
@@ -492,6 +532,9 @@ struct player_t
 	UINT8 carry;
 	UINT16 dye;
 
+	// Power ups. invinc and invis are tic counters.
+	UINT16 powers[NUMPOWERS];
+
 	// SRB2kart stuff
 	INT32 kartstuff[NUMKARTSTUFF];
 	INT32 karthud[NUMKARTHUD];
diff --git a/src/deh_lua.c b/src/deh_lua.c
index 082a8e459..5ca784e61 100644
--- a/src/deh_lua.c
+++ b/src/deh_lua.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 /// \brief Lua SOC library
 
 #include "deh_lua.h"
+#include "deh_tables.h"
 
 // freeslot takes a name (string only!)
 // and allocates it to the appropriate free slot.
@@ -513,6 +514,24 @@ static int ScanConstants(lua_State *L, boolean mathlib, const char *word)
 		if (mathlib) return luaL_error(L, "sfx '%s' could not be found.\n", word);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	else if (!mathlib && fastncmp("pw_",word,3)) {
+		p = word+3;
+		for (i = 0; i < NUMPOWERS; i++)
+			if (fasticmp(p, POWERS_LIST[i])) {
+				lua_pushinteger(L, i);
+				return 1;
+			}
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else if (mathlib && fastncmp("PW_",word,3)) { // SOCs are ALL CAPS!
+		p = word+3;
+		for (i = 0; i < NUMPOWERS; i++)
+			if (fastcmp(p, POWERS_LIST[i])) {
+				lua_pushinteger(L, i);
+				return 1;
+			}
+		return luaL_error(L, "powers '%s' could not be found.\n", word);
+	}
 	else if (!mathlib && fastncmp("k_",word,2)) {
 		p = word+2;
 		for (i = 0; i < NUMKARTSTUFF; i++)
diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 0db778aa7..d23751f32 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -6182,6 +6182,41 @@ const char *COLOR_ENUMS[] = {
 	"CSUPER5"		// SKINCOLOR_CSUPER5,
 };
 
+const char *const POWERS_LIST[] = {
+	"INVULNERABILITY",
+	"SNEAKERS",
+	"FLASHING",
+	"SHIELD",
+	"TAILSFLY", // tails flying
+	"UNDERWATER", // underwater timer
+	"SPACETIME", // In space, no one can hear you spin!
+	"EXTRALIFE", // Extra Life timer
+
+	"SUPER", // Are you super?
+	"GRAVITYBOOTS", // gravity boots
+
+	// Weapon ammunition
+	"INFINITYRING",
+	"AUTOMATICRING",
+	"BOUNCERING",
+	"SCATTERRING",
+	"GRENADERING",
+	"EXPLOSIONRING",
+	"RAILRING",
+
+	// Power Stones
+	"EMERALDS", // stored like global 'emeralds' variable
+
+	// NiGHTS powerups
+	"NIGHTS_SUPERLOOP",
+	"NIGHTS_HELPER",
+	"NIGHTS_LINKFREEZE",
+
+	//for linedef exec 427
+	"NOCONTROL",
+	"INGOOP" // In goop
+};
+
 const char *const KARTSTUFF_LIST[] = {
 	"POSITION",
 	"OLDPOSITION",
diff --git a/src/lua_libs.h b/src/lua_libs.h
index 070f812de..90cd514a4 100644
--- a/src/lua_libs.h
+++ b/src/lua_libs.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern lua_State *gL;
 #define META_PLAYER "PLAYER_T*"
 #define META_TICCMD "TICCMD_T*"
 #define META_SKIN "SKIN_T*"
+#define META_POWERS "PLAYER_T*POWERS"
 #define META_KARTHUD "PLAYER_T*KARTHUD"
 #define META_KARTSTUFF "PLAYER_T*KARTSTUFF"
 #define META_RESPAWN "PLAYER_T*RESPAWN"
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 1d692704d..27dbdb2b9 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushangle(L, plr->drawangle);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"frameangle"))
 		lua_pushangle(L, plr->drawangle);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"powers"))
+		LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->powers, META_POWERS);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"kartstuff"))
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->kartstuff, META_KARTSTUFF);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"karthud"))
@@ -896,6 +898,75 @@ static int player_num(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// powers, p -> powers[p]
+static int power_get(lua_State *L)
+{
+	UINT16 *powers = *((UINT16 **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_POWERS));
+	powertype_t p = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+	player_t *plr = (player_t*)((void*)powers - offsetof(player_t, powers));
+	if (p >= NUMPOWERS)
+		return luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("powertype_t") " cannot be %u", p);
+	switch (p)
+	{
+		case pw_flashing:
+			lua_pushinteger(L, plr->flashing);
+			return 1;
+		case pw_nocontrol:
+			lua_pushinteger(L, plr->nocontrol);
+			return 1;
+		case pw_ingoop:
+			if (plr->mo)
+				lua_pushinteger(L, P_IsObjectInGoop(plr->mo));
+			else
+				lua_pushinteger(L, 0);
+			return 1;
+		default:
+			lua_pushinteger(L, powers[p]);
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#define NOSET luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("powertype_t") " field " LUA_QS " should not be set directly.", p)
+// powers, p, value -> powers[p] = value
+static int power_set(lua_State *L)
+{
+	UINT16 *powers = *((UINT16 **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_POWERS));
+	powertype_t p = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+	player_t *plr = (player_t*)((void*)powers - offsetof(player_t, powers));
+	UINT16 i = (UINT16)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	if (p >= NUMPOWERS)
+		return luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("powertype_t") " cannot be %u", p);
+	if (hud_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter player_t in HUD rendering code!");
+	if (hook_cmd_running)
+		return luaL_error(L, "Do not alter player_t in BuildCMD code!");
+	switch (p)
+	{
+		case pw_flashing:
+			plr->flashing = i;
+			break;
+		case pw_nocontrol:
+			plr->nocontrol = i;
+			break;
+		case pw_ingoop:
+			return NOSET;
+		default:
+			powers[p] = i;
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+#undef NOSET
+
+// #powers -> NUMPOWERS
+static int power_len(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_pushinteger(L, NUMPOWERS);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 // ???, ks -> kartstuff[ks]
 static int kartstuff_get(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -1545,6 +1616,17 @@ int LUA_PlayerLib(lua_State *L)
 		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__len");
 	lua_pop(L,1);
 
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, META_POWERS);
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, power_get);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
+
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, power_set);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__newindex");
+
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, power_len);
+		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__len");
+	lua_pop(L,1);
+
 	luaL_newmetatable(L, META_KARTSTUFF);
 		lua_pushcfunction(L, kartstuff_get);
 		lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");