diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/npc.cpp
index 29147a826b..9b500dff4f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/npc.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ namespace
             throw std::runtime_error("Faction '" + std::string(faction) + "' does not exist");
         return id;
     }
+
+    void verifyPlayer(const MWLua::Object& o)
+    {
+        if (o.ptr() != MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr())
+            throw std::runtime_error("The argument must be a player!");
+    }
+
+    void verifyNpc(const MWWorld::Class& cls)
+    {
+        if (!cls.isNpc())
+            throw std::runtime_error("The argument must be a NPC!");
+    }
 }
 
 namespace MWLua
@@ -99,14 +111,40 @@ namespace MWLua
         };
 
         npc["getDisposition"] = [](const Object& o, const Object& player) -> int {
-            if (player.ptr() != MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr())
-                throw std::runtime_error("The argument must be a player!");
             const MWWorld::Class& cls = o.ptr().getClass();
-            if (!cls.isNpc())
-                throw std::runtime_error("NPC expected");
+            verifyPlayer(player);
+            verifyNpc(cls);
             return MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getDerivedDisposition(o.ptr());
         };
 
+        npc["getBaseDisposition"] = [](const Object& o, const Object& player) -> int {
+            const MWWorld::Class& cls = o.ptr().getClass();
+            verifyPlayer(player);
+            verifyNpc(cls);
+            return cls.getNpcStats(o.ptr()).getBaseDisposition();
+        };
+
+        npc["setBaseDisposition"] = [](Object& o, const Object& player, int value) {
+            if (dynamic_cast<LObject*>(&o) && !dynamic_cast<SelfObject*>(&o))
+                throw std::runtime_error("Local scripts can modify only self");
+
+            const MWWorld::Class& cls = o.ptr().getClass();
+            verifyPlayer(player);
+            verifyNpc(cls);
+            cls.getNpcStats(o.ptr()).setBaseDisposition(value);
+        };
+
+        npc["modifyBaseDisposition"] = [](Object& o, const Object& player, int value) {
+            if (dynamic_cast<LObject*>(&o) && !dynamic_cast<SelfObject*>(&o))
+                throw std::runtime_error("Local scripts can modify only self");
+
+            const MWWorld::Class& cls = o.ptr().getClass();
+            verifyPlayer(player);
+            verifyNpc(cls);
+            auto& stats = cls.getNpcStats(o.ptr());
+            stats.setBaseDisposition(stats.getBaseDisposition() + value);
+        };
+
         npc["getFactionRank"] = [](const Object& actor, std::string_view faction) {
             const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = actor.ptr();
             ESM::RefId factionId = parseFactionId(faction);
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
index 0bfafb17c8..9efdeeb018 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
@@ -1003,6 +1003,27 @@
 -- @param openmw.core#GameObject player The player that you want to check the disposition for.
 -- @return #number
 
+---
+-- Returns the current base disposition of the provided NPC. This is their base disposition, before modifiers such as personality and faction relations are taken into account.
+-- @function [parent=#NPC] getBaseDisposition
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject player The player that you want to check the disposition for.
+-- @return #number
+
+---
+-- Set the base disposition of the provided NPC (only in global scripts or on self).
+-- @function [parent=#NPC] setBaseDisposition
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject player The player that you want to set the disposition for.
+-- @param #number value Base disposition is set to this value
+
+---
+-- Modify the base disposition of the provided NPC by a certain amount (only in global scripts or on self).
+-- @function [parent=#NPC] modifyBaseDisposition
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject player The player that you want to modify the disposition for.
+-- @param #number value Base disposition modification value
+
 ---
 -- Get the total weight that the actor can carry.
 -- @function [parent=#NPC] getCapacity