diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
index 0b94d2fae0..0871a94c50 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Global/MapGlobal.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Scripting
 			return option.Value;
 		}
 
+		[Desc("Returns the value of a `ScriptLobbyDropdown` selected in the game lobby or fallback to a default value.")]
+		public LuaValue LobbyOptionOrDefault(string id, string fallback)
+		{
+			var option = Context.World.WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<ScriptLobbyDropdown>()
+				.FirstOrDefault(sld => sld.Info.ID == id);
+
+			if (option == null)
+				return fallback;
+
+			return option.Value;
+		}
+
 		[Desc("Returns a table of all the actors that were specified in the map file.")]
 		public Actor[] NamedActors => sma.Actors.Values.ToArray();
 
diff --git a/mods/cnc/scripts/campaign.lua b/mods/cnc/scripts/campaign.lua
index f70ae4deb8..760b078af4 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/scripts/campaign.lua
+++ b/mods/cnc/scripts/campaign.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    information, see COPYING.
 ]]
 
-Difficulty = Map.LobbyOption("difficulty")
+Difficulty = Map.LobbyOptionOrDefault("difficulty", "normal")
 
 InitObjectives = function(player)
 	Trigger.OnObjectiveCompleted(player, function(p, id)
diff --git a/mods/d2k/scripts/campaign.lua b/mods/d2k/scripts/campaign.lua
index e62442abe3..e190873c7f 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/scripts/campaign.lua
+++ b/mods/d2k/scripts/campaign.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    information, see COPYING.
 ]]
 
-Difficulty = Map.LobbyOption("difficulty")
+Difficulty = Map.LobbyOptionOrDefault("difficulty", "normal")
 
 InitObjectives = function(player)
 	Trigger.OnObjectiveCompleted(player, function(p, id)
diff --git a/mods/ra/scripts/campaign.lua b/mods/ra/scripts/campaign.lua
index 54678698ae..a5a7f1785f 100644
--- a/mods/ra/scripts/campaign.lua
+++ b/mods/ra/scripts/campaign.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    information, see COPYING.
 ]]
 
-Difficulty = Map.LobbyOption("difficulty")
+Difficulty = Map.LobbyOptionOrDefault("difficulty", "normal")
 
 InitObjectives = function(player)
 	Trigger.OnObjectiveCompleted(player, function(p, id)