diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
index 5c1e536dd6..127d8e79d9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ namespace MWLua
                 return nullptr;
             return &*rec.mSchool;
         });
+        skillT["attribute"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Skill& rec) -> std::string {
+            return ESM::Attribute::indexToRefId(rec.mData.mAttribute).serializeText();
+        });
 
         auto schoolT = context.mLua->sol().new_usertype<ESM::MagicSchool>("MagicSchool");
         schoolT[sol::meta_function::to_string]
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index abdb099ed7..44ab4473fa 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@
 -- @field #string description Human-readable description
 -- @field #string icon VFS path to the icon
 -- @field #MagicSchoolData school Optional magic school
+-- @field #string attribute The id of the skill's governing attribute
 
 -- @type MagicSchoolData
 -- @field #string name Human-readable name