diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaClasses.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaClasses.cs
index d9f9be6ff..5b30c980a 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaClasses.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaClasses.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Barotrauma.Networking;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Barotrauma.Items.Components;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace Barotrauma
 {
@@ -397,6 +398,26 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
 		}
 
+		private class LuaFile
+		{
+			// TODO: SANDBOXING
+
+			public static string Read(string path)
+			{
+				return File.ReadAllText(path);
+			}
+
+			public static void Write(string path, string text)
+			{
+				File.WriteAllText(path, text);
+			}
+
+			public static bool Exists(string path)
+			{
+				return File.Exists(path);
+			}
+		}
+
 		// hooks:
 		// chatMessage
 		// think
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaSetup.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaSetup.cs
index f50fb1966..f5853193c 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaSetup.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Lua/LuaSetup.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using MoonSharp.Interpreter;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Barotrauma.Items.Components;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Barotrauma
 {
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			
 		}
 
+
 		public LuaSetup()
 		{
 			PrintMessage("Lua!");
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			UserData.RegisterType<LuaGame>();
 			UserData.RegisterType<LuaRandom>();
 			UserData.RegisterType<LuaTimer>();
+			UserData.RegisterType<LuaFile>();
 			UserData.RegisterType<Vector2>();
 			UserData.RegisterType<Vector3>();
 			UserData.RegisterType<Vector4>();
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 			lua.Globals["Hook"] = hook;
 			lua.Globals["Random"] = new LuaRandom();
 			lua.Globals["Timer"] = new LuaTimer(this);
+			lua.Globals["File"] = UserData.CreateStatic<LuaFile>();
 			lua.Globals["WayPoint"] = UserData.CreateStatic<WayPoint>();
 			lua.Globals["SpawnType"] = UserData.CreateStatic<SpawnType>();
 			lua.Globals["ChatMessageType"] = UserData.CreateStatic<ChatMessageType>();