diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index cd9e27b7..b8ad99ce 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -1818,6 +1818,13 @@ methods:
 - set_lighting(light):  Set the lighting within the VoxelManip
   ^ light is a table, {day=<0...15>, night=<0...15>}
   ^ To be used only by a VoxelManip object from minetest.get_mapgen_object
+
+- get_light_data(): Gets the light data read into the VoxelManip object
+  ^ Returns an array (indicies 1 to volume) of integers ranging from 0 to 255
+  ^ Each value is the bitwise combination of day and night light values (0..15 each)
+  ^ light = day + (night * 16)
+- set_light_data(light_data):  Sets the param1 (light) contents of each node in the VoxelManip
+  ^ expects lighting data in the same format that get_light_data() returns
 - calc_lighting():  Calculate lighting within the VoxelManip
   ^ To be used only by a VoxelManip object from minetest.get_mapgen_object
 - update_liquids():  Update liquid flow
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.cpp
index db8884e1..5228b7c0 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,48 @@ int LuaVoxelManip::l_set_lighting(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int LuaVoxelManip::l_get_light_data(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+
+	LuaVoxelManip *o = checkobject(L, 1);
+	ManualMapVoxelManipulator *vm = o->vm;
+
+	int volume = vm->m_area.getVolume();
+
+	lua_newtable(L);
+	for (int i = 0; i != volume; i++) {
+		lua_Integer light = vm->m_data[i].param1;
+		lua_pushinteger(L, light);
+		lua_rawseti(L, -2, i + 1);
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int LuaVoxelManip::l_set_light_data(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+
+	LuaVoxelManip *o = checkobject(L, 1);
+	ManualMapVoxelManipulator *vm = o->vm;
+
+	if (!lua_istable(L, 2))
+		return 0;
+
+	int volume = vm->m_area.getVolume();
+	for (int i = 0; i != volume; i++) {
+		lua_rawgeti(L, 2, i + 1);
+		u8 light = lua_tointeger(L, -1);
+
+		vm->m_data[i].param1 = light;
+
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int LuaVoxelManip::l_update_map(lua_State *L)
 {
 	LuaVoxelManip *o = checkobject(L, 1);
@@ -299,5 +341,7 @@ const luaL_reg LuaVoxelManip::methods[] = {
 	luamethod(LuaVoxelManip, update_liquids),
 	luamethod(LuaVoxelManip, calc_lighting),
 	luamethod(LuaVoxelManip, set_lighting),
+	luamethod(LuaVoxelManip, get_light_data),
+	luamethod(LuaVoxelManip, set_light_data),
 	{0,0}
 };
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.h
index d2f035a3..b3393e09 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_vmanip.h
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ private:
 
 	static int l_update_map(lua_State *L);
 	static int l_update_liquids(lua_State *L);
+
 	static int l_calc_lighting(lua_State *L);
 	static int l_set_lighting(lua_State *L);
+	static int l_get_light_data(lua_State *L);
+	static int l_set_light_data(lua_State *L);
 
 public:
 	LuaVoxelManip(ManualMapVoxelManipulator *mmvm, bool is_mapgen_vm);