diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60685d8690..6c89414392 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL) -m755
 INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m644
 
 # program targets
-CORE = fileformats rcg rgl rsdl rnull game utility geoip irc
+CORE = fileformats rcg rgl rsdl rnull game utility geoip irc lua
 TOOLS = editor tsbuild ralint
 
 VERSION     = $(shell git name-rev --name-only --tags --no-undefined HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo git-`git rev-parse --short HEAD`)
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ irc_LIBS			= $(COMMON_LIBS) $(irc_DEPS)
 PROGRAMS			+= irc
 irc: $(irc_TARGET)
 
+lua_SRCS			:= $(shell find LuaInterface/ -name '*.cs')
+lua_TARGET			= LuaInterface.dll
+lua_KIND			= library
+lua_DEPS			= $(fileformats_TARGET)
+lua_LIBS			= $(COMMON_LIBS) $(lua_DEPS)
+PROGRAMS			+= lua
+lua: $(lua_TARGET)
+
 # Renderer dlls
 rsdl_SRCS			:= $(shell find OpenRA.Renderer.SdlCommon/ -iname '*.cs')
 rsdl_TARGET			= OpenRA.Renderer.SdlCommon.dll
@@ -149,8 +157,8 @@ STD_MOD_DEPS	= $(STD_MOD_LIBS) $(ralint_TARGET)
 mod_ra_SRCS			:= $(shell find OpenRA.Mods.RA/ -iname '*.cs')
 mod_ra_TARGET			= mods/ra/OpenRA.Mods.RA.dll
 mod_ra_KIND			= library
-mod_ra_DEPS			= $(STD_MOD_DEPS) $(utility_TARGET) $(geoip_TARGET) $(irc_TARGET)
-mod_ra_LIBS			= $(COMMON_LIBS) $(STD_MOD_LIBS) $(utility_TARGET) $(geoip_TARGET) $(irc_TARGET)
+mod_ra_DEPS			= $(STD_MOD_DEPS) $(utility_TARGET) $(geoip_TARGET) $(irc_TARGET) $(lua_TARGET)
+mod_ra_LIBS			= $(COMMON_LIBS) $(STD_MOD_LIBS) $(utility_TARGET) $(geoip_TARGET) $(irc_TARGET) $(lua_TARGET)
 PROGRAMS 			+= mod_ra
 mod_ra: $(mod_ra_TARGET)
 
@@ -293,6 +301,8 @@ distclean: clean
 
 dependencies:
 	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/*.dl* .
+	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/*.dylib .
+	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/*.so .
 	@ $(CP_R) thirdparty/Tao/* .
 
 version: mods/ra/mod.yaml mods/cnc/mod.yaml mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -336,6 +346,10 @@ install-core: default
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/SharpFont.dll "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
 	@$(CP) thirdparty/SharpFont.dll.config "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/Mono.Nat.dll "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
+	@$(CP) thirdparty/LuaInterface.dll.config "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
+	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/liblua-linux32.so "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
+	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/liblua-linux64.so "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
+	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) thirdparty/liblua-osx.dylib "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)"
 
 	@echo "#!/bin/sh" 				>  openra
 	@echo 'BINDIR=$$(dirname $$(readlink -f $$0))'	>> openra
diff --git a/packaging/package-all.sh b/packaging/package-all.sh
index cd6df0f1fe..2f4e802596 100755
--- a/packaging/package-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/package-all.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ FILES=('OpenRA.Game.exe' 'OpenRA.Editor.exe' 'OpenRA.Utility.exe' \
 'cg' 'glsl' 'mods/ra' 'mods/cnc' 'mods/d2k' \
 'AUTHORS' 'CHANGELOG' 'COPYING' \
 'README.html' 'CONTRIBUTING.html' 'DOCUMENTATION.html' \
-'global mix database.dat' 'GeoIP.dll' 'GeoIP.dat')
+'global mix database.dat' 'GeoIP.dll' 'GeoIP.dat' 'LuaInterface.dll')
 
 echo "Copying files..."
 for i in "${FILES[@]}"; do
diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index b87371864f..2c5d64629a 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Section "Game" GAME
 	File "${SRCDIR}\global mix database.dat"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\GeoIP.dll"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\GeoIP.dat"
+	File "${SRCDIR}\LuaInterface.dll"
+	File lua51.dll
 	File OpenAL32.dll
 	File SDL.dll
 	File freetype6.dll
@@ -201,6 +203,8 @@ Function ${UN}Clean
 	Delete "$INSTDIR\global mix database.dat"
 	Delete $INSTDIR\GeoIP.dat
 	Delete $INSTDIR\GeoIP.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\LuaInterface.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\lua51.dll
 	Delete $INSTDIR\OpenAL32.dll
 	Delete $INSTDIR\SDL.dll
 	Delete $INSTDIR\freetype6.dll