diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
index 153b753790..46fb613233 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         addTimeBindings(api, context, true);
         addCellGetters(api, context);
         api["activeActors"] = GObjectList{ worldView->getActorsInScene() };
+        api["players"] = GObjectList{ worldView->getPlayers() };
         api["createObject"] = [](std::string_view recordId, sol::optional<int> count) -> GObject {
             // Doesn't matter which cell to use because the new object will be in disabled state.
             MWWorld::CellStore* cell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorldScene()->getCurrentCell();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index 9bd8138206..74bd678005 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             return;
         if (!mPlayer.isEmpty())
             throw std::logic_error("Player is initialized twice");
+        mWorldView.setPlayer(ptr);
         mWorldView.objectAddedToScene(ptr);
         mPlayer = ptr;
         LocalScripts* localScripts = ptr.getRefData().getLuaScripts();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/nearbybindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/nearbybindings.cpp
index 88c4907d81..876cffb3d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/nearbybindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/nearbybindings.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         api["containers"] = LObjectList{ worldView->getContainersInScene() };
         api["doors"] = LObjectList{ worldView->getDoorsInScene() };
         api["items"] = LObjectList{ worldView->getItemsInScene() };
+        api["players"] = LObjectList{ worldView->getPlayers() };
 
         api["NAVIGATOR_FLAGS"]
             = LuaUtil::makeStrictReadOnly(context.mLua->tableFromPairs<std::string_view, DetourNavigator::Flag>({
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldview.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldview.hpp
index 5929429409..7efb7c0f01 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldview.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/worldview.hpp
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ namespace MWLua
         ObjectIdList getContainersInScene() const { return mContainersInScene.mList; }
         ObjectIdList getDoorsInScene() const { return mDoorsInScene.mList; }
         ObjectIdList getItemsInScene() const { return mItemsInScene.mList; }
+        ObjectIdList getPlayers() const { return mPlayers; }
 
         void objectAddedToScene(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
         void objectRemovedFromScene(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
 
+        void setPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr& player) { *mPlayers = { getId(player) }; }
+
         void load(ESM::ESMReader& esm);
         void save(ESM::ESMWriter& esm) const;
 
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         ObjectGroup mContainersInScene;
         ObjectGroup mDoorsInScene;
         ObjectGroup mItemsInScene;
+        ObjectIdList mPlayers = std::make_shared<std::vector<ObjectId>>();
 
         double mSimulationTime = 0;
         bool mPaused = false;
diff --git a/files/data/scripts/omw/cellhandlers.lua b/files/data/scripts/omw/cellhandlers.lua
index dc93af7e05..03dbc55e34 100644
--- a/files/data/scripts/omw/cellhandlers.lua
+++ b/files/data/scripts/omw/cellhandlers.lua
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ local function getRandomOffset()
 end
 
 local function getPlayerLevel()
-    for i, actor in pairs(world.activeActors) do
-        if (types.Player.objectIsInstance(actor)) then
-            return types.Player.stats.level(actor).current
-        end
-    end
+    return types.Player.stats.level(world.players[1]).current
 end
 
 local function spawnFish(cell)
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/nearby.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/nearby.lua
index bec284a10b..6f99418a07 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/nearby.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/nearby.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 -- Everything that can be picked up in the nearby.
 -- @field [parent=#nearby] openmw.core#ObjectList items
 
+---
+-- List of nearby players. Currently (since multiplayer is not yet implemented) always has one element.
+-- @field [parent=#nearby] openmw.core#ObjectList players
+
 ---
 -- Return an object by RefNum/FormId.
 -- Note: the function always returns @{openmw.core#GameObject} and doesn't validate that
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
index 5f7a46f284..494d0e9353 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 -- List of currently active actors.
 -- @field [parent=#world] openmw.core#ObjectList activeActors
 
+---
+-- List of players. Currently (since multiplayer is not yet implemented) always has one element.
+-- @field [parent=#world] openmw.core#ObjectList players
+
 ---
 -- Loads a named cell
 -- @function [parent=#world] getCellByName