diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a7d7bf9b3f..cd2309158b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ message(STATUS "Configuring OpenMW...")
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 50)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
-set(OPENMW_LUA_API_REVISION 76)
+set(OPENMW_LUA_API_REVISION 77)
 set(OPENMW_POSTPROCESSING_API_REVISION 2)
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH "")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e0c162cf8..605fc95bcc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwscript
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwlua
     luamanagerimp object objectlists userdataserializer luaevents engineevents objectvariant
-    context menuscripts globalscripts localscripts playerscripts luabindings objectbindings cellbindings
+    context menuscripts globalscripts localscripts playerscripts luabindings objectbindings cellbindings coremwscriptbindings
     mwscriptbindings camerabindings vfsbindings uibindings soundbindings inputbindings nearbybindings dialoguebindings
     postprocessingbindings stats recordstore debugbindings corebindings worldbindings worker magicbindings factionbindings
     classbindings itemdata inputprocessor animationbindings birthsignbindings racebindings markupbindings
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/corebindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/corebindings.cpp
index 9df435c00d..c4fec99458 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/corebindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/corebindings.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/datetimemanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 
+#include "coremwscriptbindings.hpp"
 #include "dialoguebindings.hpp"
 #include "factionbindings.hpp"
 #include "luaevents.hpp"
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ namespace MWLua
         api["stats"]
             = context.cachePackage("openmw_core_stats", [context]() { return initCoreStatsBindings(context); });
 
+        api["mwscripts"]
+            = context.cachePackage("openmw_core_mwscripts", [context]() { return initCoreMwScriptBindings(context); });
+
         api["factions"]
             = context.cachePackage("openmw_core_factions", [context]() { return initCoreFactionBindings(context); });
         api["dialogue"]
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf01a4b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "coremwscriptbindings.hpp"
+
+#include <components/esm3/loadscpt.hpp>
+
+#include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+
+#include "context.hpp"
+#include "recordstore.hpp"
+
+namespace MWLua
+{
+    sol::table initCoreMwScriptBindings(const Context& context)
+    {
+        sol::state_view lua = context.sol();
+        sol::table api(lua, sol::create);
+
+        auto recordBindingsClass = lua.new_usertype<ESM::Script>("ESM3_Script");
+        recordBindingsClass[sol::meta_function::to_string]
+            = [](const ESM::Script& rec) { return "ESM3_Script[" + rec.mId.toDebugString() + "]"; };
+        recordBindingsClass["id"]
+            = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Script& rec) { return rec.mId.serializeText(); });
+        recordBindingsClass["text"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Script& rec) { return rec.mScriptText; });
+
+        addRecordFunctionBinding<ESM::Script>(api, context);
+
+        return LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(api);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f69b7dcb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/coremwscriptbindings.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef MWLUA_COREMWSCRIPTBINDINGS_H
+#define MWLUA_COREMWSCRIPTBINDINGS_H
+
+#include <sol/forward.hpp>
+
+namespace MWLua
+{
+    struct Context;
+
+    sol::table initCoreMwScriptBindings(const Context& context);
+}
+
+#endif // MWLUA_COREMWSCRIPTBINDINGS_H
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 3275d2eb82..1f93236457 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -1143,4 +1143,19 @@
 -- @field #number favouredSkillValue Secondary skill value required to get this rank.
 -- @field #number factionReaction Reaction of faction members if player is in this faction.
 
+--- @{#MWScripts}: MWScripts
+-- @field [parent=#core] #MWScript mwscripts
+
+---
+-- A read-only list of all @{#MWScriptRecord}s in the world database.
+-- @field [parent=#MWScripts] #list<#MWScriptRecord> records
+-- @usage local record = core.mwscripts.records['example_recordid']
+-- @usage local record = core.mwscripts.records[1]
+
+---
+-- MWScript data record
+-- @type MWScriptRecord
+-- @field #string id MWScript id
+-- @field #string text MWScript content
+
 return nil