diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
index 4e7b171ff0..1230c6fa91 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ namespace MWLua
         });
 
         aiPackage["isRepeat"] = sol::readonly_property([](const AiPackage& p) { return p.getRepeat(); });
+
+        selfAPI["_isFleeing"] = [](SelfObject& self) -> bool {
+            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = self.ptr();
+            MWMechanics::AiSequence& ai = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).getAiSequence();
+            if (ai.isEmpty())
+                return false;
+            else
+                return ai.isFleeing();
+        };
         selfAPI["_getActiveAiPackage"] = [](SelfObject& self) -> sol::optional<std::shared_ptr<AiPackage>> {
             const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = self.ptr();
             MWMechanics::AiSequence& ai = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr).getAiSequence();
diff --git a/files/data/scripts/omw/ai.lua b/files/data/scripts/omw/ai.lua
index e875e9f616..16a420cca1 100644
--- a/files/data/scripts/omw/ai.lua
+++ b/files/data/scripts/omw/ai.lua
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ return {
         -- @return #Package
         getActivePackage = function() return self:_getActiveAiPackage() end,
 
+        --- Return whether the actor is fleeing.
+        -- @function [parent=#AI] isFleeing
+        -- @return #boolean
+        isFleeing = function() return self:_isFleeing() end,
+
         --- Start new AI package.
         -- @function [parent=#AI] startPackage
         -- @param #table options See the "Built-in AI packages" page.