diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
index cf20e6d650..1861c770cb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Scripting/LuaScriptInterface.cs
@@ -342,5 +342,35 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Scripting
 		{
 			return world.FindActorsInCircle(location, radius).ToArray();
 		}
+
+		[LuaGlobal]
+		public void BuildWithSharedQueue(Player player, string unit, double amount)
+		{
+			var ri = Rules.Info[unit];
+			if (ri == null || !ri.Traits.Contains<BuildableInfo>())
+				return;
+
+			var category = ri.Traits.Get<BuildableInfo>().Queue;
+
+			var queue = world.ActorsWithTrait<ClassicProductionQueue>()
+				.Where(a => a.Actor.Owner == player && a.Trait.Info.Type == category)
+				.Select(a => a.Trait).FirstOrDefault();
+
+			if (queue != null)
+				queue.ResolveOrder(queue.self, Order.StartProduction(queue.self, unit, (int)amount));
+		}
+
+		[LuaGlobal]
+		public void BuildWithPerFactoryQueue(Actor factory, string unit, double amount)
+		{
+			if (!factory.HasTrait<ProductionQueue>())
+				return;
+
+			var ri = Rules.Info[unit];
+			if (ri == null || !ri.Traits.Contains<BuildableInfo>())
+				return;
+
+			factory.Trait<ProductionQueue>().ResolveOrder(factory, Order.StartProduction(factory, unit, (int)amount));
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index d8deb3b629..82a28d7449 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/reinforcements.lua
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
+	mods/common/lua/production.lua
diff --git a/mods/common/lua/production.lua b/mods/common/lua/production.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9acef2b6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/common/lua/production.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Production = { }
+
+Production.BuildWithSharedQueue = function(player, unit, amount)
+	Internal.BuildWithSharedQueue(player, unit, amount or 1)
+end
+
+Production.BuildWithPerFactoryQueue = function(factory, unit, amount)
+	Internal.BuildWithPerFactoryQueue(factory, unit, amount or 1)
+end
+
+Production.SetRallyPoint = function(factory, location)
+	Actor.Trait(factory, "RallyPoint").rallyPoint = location.Location
+end
+
+Production.SetPrimaryBuilding = function(factory)
+	Actor.Trait(factory, "PrimaryBuilding"):SetPrimaryProducer(factory, true)
+end
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index 3615116d7e..2173f2b60a 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/reinforcements.lua
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
+	mods/common/lua/production.lua
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index 99105ce6fe..acf490c4e3 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -177,3 +177,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/reinforcements.lua
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
+	mods/common/lua/production.lua
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 09bc97b964..6d339fdc35 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -199,3 +199,4 @@ LuaScripts:
 	mods/common/lua/reinforcements.lua
 	mods/common/lua/supportpowers.lua
 	mods/common/lua/rules.lua
+	mods/common/lua/production.lua