diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Guard.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Guard.cs
index 9014c2baf2..7fc5e7e9ee 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Guard.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Guard.cs
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			if (order.OrderString == "Guard")
 			{
 				var target = Target.FromActor(order.TargetActor);
-				self.SetTargetLine(target, Color.Yellow);
 
-				var range = WRange.FromCells(target.Actor.Info.Traits.Get<GuardableInfo>().Range);
-				self.QueueActivity(false, new AttackMove.AttackMoveActivity(self, self.Trait<IMove>().MoveFollow(self, target, range)));
+				GuardTarget(self, target);
 			}
 		}
 
+		public void GuardTarget(Actor self, Target target)
+		{
+			self.SetTargetLine(target, Color.Yellow);
+
+			var range = WRange.FromCells(target.Actor.Info.Traits.Get<GuardableInfo>().Range);
+			self.QueueActivity(false, new AttackMove.AttackMoveActivity(self, self.Trait<IMove>().MoveFollow(self, target, range)));
+		}
+
 		public string VoicePhraseForOrder(Actor self, Order order)
 		{
 			return order.OrderString == "Guard" ? "Move" : null;
@@ -100,4 +106,4 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 	}
 
 	class Guardable { }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptEvents.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptEvents.cs
index f321920777..40b2778583 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptEvents.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptEvents.cs
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 {
 	public class LuaScriptEventsInfo : TraitInfo<LuaScriptEvents> { }
 
-	public class LuaScriptEvents : INotifyKilled, INotifyAddedToWorld, INotifyRemovedFromWorld, INotifyCapture
+	public class LuaScriptEvents : INotifyKilled, INotifyAddedToWorld, INotifyRemovedFromWorld, INotifyCapture, INotifyDamage
 	{
 		public event Action<Actor, AttackInfo> OnKilled = (self, e) => { };
 		public event Action<Actor> OnAddedToWorld = self => { };
 		public event Action<Actor> OnRemovedFromWorld = self => { };
 		public event Action<Actor, Actor, Player, Player> OnCaptured = (self, captor, oldOwner, newOwner) => { };
+		public event Action<Actor, AttackInfo> OnDamaged = (self, e) => { };
 
 		public void Killed(Actor self, AttackInfo e)
 		{
@@ -41,5 +42,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 		{
 			OnCaptured(self, captor, oldOwner, newOwner);
 		}
+
+		public void Damaged(Actor self, AttackInfo e)
+		{
+			OnDamaged(self, e);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
index 1861c770cb..10fab7b688 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
@@ -372,5 +372,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 
 			factory.Trait<ProductionQueue>().ResolveOrder(factory, Order.StartProduction(factory, unit, (int)amount));
 		}
+
+		[LuaGlobal]
+		public void Guard(Actor guard, Actor target)
+		{
+			if (target.HasTrait<Guardable>())
+			{
+				var gt = guard.TraitOrDefault<Guard>();
+
+				if (gt != null)
+					gt.GuardTarget(guard, Target.FromActor(target));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index 82a28d7449..15e6a85a68 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -181,3 +181,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
 	mods/common/lua/production.lua
+	mods/common/lua/facing.lua
diff --git a/mods/common/lua/actor.lua b/mods/common/lua/actor.lua
index 1eb1922ab1..a0aca22213 100644
--- a/mods/common/lua/actor.lua
+++ b/mods/common/lua/actor.lua
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ Actor.SetStance = function(actor, stance)
 	Internal.SetUnitStance(actor, stance)
 end
 
+Actor.OnDamaged = function(actor, eh)
+	Actor.Trait(actor, "LuaScriptEvents").OnDamaged:Add(eh)
+end
+
 Actor.OnKilled = function(actor, eh)
 	Actor.Trait(actor, "LuaScriptEvents").OnKilled:Add(eh)
 end
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@ Actor.ReturnToBase = function(actor, airfield)
 	actor:QueueActivity(OpenRA.New("ReturnToBase", { actor, airfield }))
 end
 
+Actor.Guard = function(actor, target)
+	Internal.Guard(actor, target)
+end
+
 Actor.Patrol = function(actor, waypoints, wait, loop)
 	Utils.Do(waypoints, function(wpt)
 		Actor.AttackMove(actor, wpt.Location, 3)
diff --git a/mods/common/lua/facing.lua b/mods/common/lua/facing.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..827d3c6890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/common/lua/facing.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Facing = { }
+
+Facing.North     = {   0, "Int32" }
+Facing.NorthWest = {  32, "Int32" }
+Facing.West      = {  64, "Int32" }
+Facing.SouthWest = {  96, "Int32" }
+Facing.South     = { 128, "Int32" }
+Facing.SouthEast = { 160, "Int32" }
+Facing.East      = { 192, "Int32" }
+Facing.NorthEast = { 224, "Int32" }
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index 2173f2b60a..0f03ded15d 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -162,3 +162,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
 	mods/common/lua/production.lua
+	mods/common/lua/facing.lua
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index acf490c4e3..2ece64366a 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -178,3 +178,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
 	mods/common/lua/production.lua
+	mods/common/lua/facing.lua
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 6d339fdc35..07c4d5f72f 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -200,3 +200,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
 	mods/common/lua/production.lua
+	mods/common/lua/facing.lua