3 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
index 774b6a326..147f6e3ed 100644
--- a/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
+++ b/src/script/common/c_content.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void read_item_definition(lua_State* L, int index,
 			es_ItemType, ITEM_NONE);
 	getstringfield(L, index, "name", def.name);
 	getstringfield(L, index, "description", def.description);
+	getstringfield(L, index, "short_description", def.short_description);
 	getstringfield(L, index, "inventory_image", def.inventory_image);
 	getstringfield(L, index, "inventory_overlay", def.inventory_overlay);
 	getstringfield(L, index, "wield_image", def.wield_image);
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ void push_item_definition_full(lua_State *L, const ItemDefinition &i)
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "name");
 	lua_pushstring(L, i.description.c_str());
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "description");
+	lua_pushstring(L, i.short_description.c_str());
+	lua_setfield(L, -2, "short_description");
 	lua_pushstring(L, type.c_str());
 	lua_setfield(L, -2, "type");
 	lua_pushstring(L, i.inventory_image.c_str());
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_item.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_item.cpp
index d67cab76f..2d1124a4d 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_item.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_item.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ int LuaItemStack::l_get_description(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// get_short_description(self)
+int LuaItemStack::l_get_short_description(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+	LuaItemStack *o = checkobject(L, 1);
+	std::string desc = o->m_stack.getShortDescription(getGameDef(L)->idef());
+	lua_pushstring(L, desc.c_str());
+	return 1;
+}
+
 // clear(self) -> true
 int LuaItemStack::l_clear(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -493,6 +503,7 @@ const luaL_Reg LuaItemStack::methods[] = {
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, get_metadata),
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, set_metadata),
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, get_description),
+	luamethod(LuaItemStack, get_short_description),
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, clear),
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, replace),
 	luamethod(LuaItemStack, to_string),
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_item.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_item.h
index 98744c071..16878c101 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_item.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_item.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ private:
 	// get_description(self)
 	static int l_get_description(lua_State *L);
 
+	// get_short_description(self)
+	static int l_get_short_description(lua_State *L);
+
 	// clear(self) -> true
 	static int l_clear(lua_State *L);