diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
index d2eb6d48..fd72e8c7 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void ScriptManager::init(World* world, GameCamera *gameCamera){
 	//register functions
 	luaScript.registerFunction(showMessage, "showMessage");
 	luaScript.registerFunction(setDisplayText, "setDisplayText");
+	luaScript.registerFunction(addConsoleText, "addConsoleText");
 	luaScript.registerFunction(DisplayFormattedText, "DisplayFormattedText");
 	luaScript.registerFunction(clearDisplayText, "clearDisplayText");
 	luaScript.registerFunction(setCameraPosition, "setCameraPosition");
@@ -390,6 +391,11 @@ void ScriptManager::setDisplayText(const string &text){
 	displayText= wrapString(Lang::getInstance().getScenarioString(text), displayTextWrapCount);
 }
 
+void ScriptManager::addConsoleText(const string &text){
+	ScriptManager_STREFLOP_Wrapper streflopWrapper;
+	world->addConsoleText(text);
+}
+
 void ScriptManager::DisplayFormattedText(const char *fmt, ...) {
 	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugLUA,"In [%s::%s Line: %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 
@@ -837,6 +843,12 @@ int ScriptManager::setDisplayText(LuaHandle* luaHandle){
 	return luaArguments.getReturnCount();
 }
 
+int ScriptManager::addConsoleText(LuaHandle* luaHandle){
+	LuaArguments luaArguments(luaHandle);
+	thisScriptManager->addConsoleText(luaArguments.getString(-1));
+	return luaArguments.getReturnCount();
+}
+
 int ScriptManager::clearDisplayText(LuaHandle* luaHandle){
 	LuaArguments luaArguments(luaHandle);
 	thisScriptManager->clearDisplayText();
diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.h b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.h
index 0ba437f4..5c85ac90 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/script_manager.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ private:
 	void showMessage(const string &text, const string &header);
 	void clearDisplayText();
 	void setDisplayText(const string &text);
+	void addConsoleText(const string &text);
 	void DisplayFormattedText(const char *fmt,...);
 	void setCameraPosition(const Vec2i &pos);
 	void createUnit(const string &unitName, int factionIndex, Vec2i pos);
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ private:
 	//callbacks, commands
 	static int showMessage(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
 	static int setDisplayText(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
+	static int addConsoleText(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
 	static int DisplayFormattedText(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
 	static int clearDisplayText(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
 	static int setCameraPosition(LuaHandle* luaHandle);
diff --git a/source/glest_game/world/world.cpp b/source/glest_game/world/world.cpp
index 3440845f..dc2c7f25 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/world/world.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/world/world.cpp
@@ -984,6 +984,10 @@ void World::togglePauseGame(bool pauseStatus) {
 	game->setPaused(pauseStatus);
 }
 
+void World::addConsoleText(const string &text) {
+	game->getConsole()->addLine(text);
+}
+
 void World::giveUpgradeCommand(int unitId, const string &upgradeName) {
 	Unit *unit= findUnitById(unitId);
 	if(unit != NULL) {
diff --git a/source/glest_game/world/world.h b/source/glest_game/world/world.h
index 3324c34e..8d4474f5 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/world/world.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/world/world.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public:
 	void stopAllSound();
 	void moveToUnit(int unitId, int destUnitId);
 	void togglePauseGame(bool pauseStatus);
+	void addConsoleText(const string &text);
 
 	void giveResource(const string &resourceName, int factionIndex, int amount);
 	int getResourceAmount(const string &resourceName, int factionIndex);