diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d372d7225..571361d543 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ thirdparty/nunit*
 thirdparty/windows/SDL2.dll
 thirdparty/Mono.Nat.dll
 thirdparty/nuget.exe
+thirdparty/windows/lua51.dll
 
 # backup files by various editors
 *~
diff --git a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh
index e617b71073..e34339c7cd 100755
--- a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh
+++ b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps-windows.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ if [ ! -f windows/freetype6.dll ]; then
 	nuget install SharpFont -Version 2.5.0.1
 	cp ./SharpFont.2.5.0.1/Content/freetype6.dll ./windows/
 	rm -rf SharpFont.2.5.0.1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f windows/lua51.dll ]; then
+	echo "Fetching Lua 5.1 from nuget"
+	nuget install lua51.redist -Version 5.1.5
+	cp ./lua51.redist.5.1.5/build/native/bin/Win32/v120/Release/lua5.1.dll ./windows/lua51.dll
+	rm -rf lua51.redist.5.1.5
+fi
+
diff --git a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1 b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
index a8dc6e8720..49fb7ee931 100644
--- a/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
+++ b/thirdparty/fetch-thirdparty-deps.ps1
@@ -69,5 +69,13 @@ if (!(Test-Path "Mono.Nat.dll"))
 	echo "Fetching Mono.Nat from NuGet."
 	./nuget.exe install Mono.Nat -Version 1.2.21
 	cp Mono.Nat.1.2.21.0/lib/net40/Mono.Nat.dll .
-	rmdir  Mono.Nat.1.2.21.0 -Recurse
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	rmdir Mono.Nat.1.2.21.0 -Recurse
+}
+
+if (!(Test-Path "windows/lua51.dll"))
+{
+	echo "Fetching Lua 5.1 from NuGet."
+	./nuget.exe install lua51.redist -Version 5.1.5
+	cp lua51.redist.5.1.5/build/native/bin/Win32/v120/Release/lua5.1.dll ./windows/lua51.dll
+	rmdir lua51.redist.5.1.5 -Recurse
+}
diff --git a/thirdparty/windows/lua51.dll b/thirdparty/windows/lua51.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eb7113dff..0000000000
Binary files a/thirdparty/windows/lua51.dll and /dev/null differ