diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/postprocessorhud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/postprocessorhud.cpp
index 777468e8b0..2fa4760867 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/postprocessorhud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/postprocessorhud.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace
         {
             auto technique = processor->getTechniques()[i];
 
-            if (!technique)
+            if (!technique || technique->getDynamic())
                 continue;
 
             chain << technique->getName();
@@ -140,10 +140,15 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             auto* processor = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor();
             mOverrideHint = list->getItemNameAt(selected);
+
+            auto technique = *list->getItemDataAt<std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>>(selected);
+            if (technique->getDynamic())
+                return;
+
             if (enabled)
-                processor->enableTechnique(*list->getItemDataAt<std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>>(selected));
+                processor->enableTechnique(technique);
             else
-                processor->disableTechnique(*list->getItemDataAt<std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>>(selected));
+                processor->disableTechnique(technique);
             saveChain();
         }
     }
@@ -172,7 +177,11 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (static_cast<size_t>(index) != selected)
         {
-            if (processor->enableTechnique(*mActiveList->getItemDataAt<std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>>(selected), index))
+            auto technique = *mActiveList->getItemDataAt<std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>>(selected);
+            if (technique->getDynamic())
+                return;
+
+            if (processor->enableTechnique(technique, index) != MWRender::PostProcessor::Status_Error)
                 saveChain();
         }
     }
@@ -330,6 +339,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             case fx::Technique::Status::Success:
             case fx::Technique::Status::Uncompiled:
+            {
+                if (technique->getDynamic())
+                    ss  << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}Locked:      #{fontcolourhtml=normal} Cannot be toggled or moved, controlled by external Lua script" << endl << endl;
                 ss  << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}Author:      #{fontcolourhtml=normal} " << author << endl << endl
                     << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}Version:     #{fontcolourhtml=normal} " << version << endl << endl
                     << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}Description: #{fontcolourhtml=normal} " << description << endl << endl
@@ -338,6 +350,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                     << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}   Underwater: #{fontcolourhtml=normal} " << flag_underwater
                     << "#{fontcolourhtml=header}   Abovewater: #{fontcolourhtml=normal} " << flag_abovewater;
                 break;
+            }
             case fx::Technique::Status::Parse_Error:
                 ss  << "#{fontcolourhtml=negative}Shader Compile Error: #{fontcolourhtml=normal} <" << std::string(technique->getName()) << "> failed to compile." << endl << endl
                     << technique->getLastError();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index 6894208c07..3525906aac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwrender/postprocessor.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         LuaUi::clearUserInterface();
         mUiResourceManager.clear();
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setConsoleMode("");
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->disableDynamicShaders();
         mActiveLocalScripts.clear();
         mLocalEvents.clear();
         mGlobalEvents.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/postprocessingbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/postprocessingbindings.cpp
index 8699c5654a..8ae9cd10a8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/postprocessingbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/postprocessingbindings.cpp
@@ -117,10 +117,9 @@ namespace MWLua
                 [=, &shader] {
                     shader.mQueuedAction = Shader::Action_None;
 
-                    if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->enableTechnique(shader.mShader, pos))
+                    if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->enableTechnique(shader.mShader, pos) == MWRender::PostProcessor::Status_Error)
                         throw std::runtime_error("Failed enabling shader '" + shader.mShader->getName() + "'");
-                },
-                "Enable shader " + (shader.mShader ? shader.mShader->getName() : "nil")
+                }
             );
         };
 
@@ -132,10 +131,9 @@ namespace MWLua
                 [&] {
                     shader.mQueuedAction = Shader::Action_None;
 
-                    if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->disableTechnique(shader.mShader))
+                    if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->disableTechnique(shader.mShader) == MWRender::PostProcessor::Status_Error)
                         throw std::runtime_error("Failed disabling shader '" + shader.mShader->getName() + "'");
-                },
-                "Disable shader " + (shader.mShader ? shader.mShader->getName() : "nil")
+                }
             );
         };
 
@@ -168,6 +166,9 @@ namespace MWLua
             if (!shader.mShader || !shader.mShader->isValid())
                 throw std::runtime_error(Misc::StringUtils::format("Failed loading shader '%s'", name));
 
+            if (!shader.mShader->getDynamic())
+                throw std::runtime_error(Misc::StringUtils::format("Shader '%s' is not marked as dynamic", name));
+
             return shader;
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.cpp
index 61468df7da..38ee13831c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ namespace MWRender
             if (!path.parent_path().has_parent_path() && fileExt == fx::Technique::sExt)
             {
                 auto absolutePath = std::filesystem::path(mVFS->getAbsoluteFileName(name));
-
                 mTechniqueFileMap[absolutePath.stem().string()] = absolutePath;
             }
         }
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (mUsePostProcessing && mTechniqueFileMap.empty())
         {
             populateTechniqueFiles();
-
         }
 
         mMainTemplate->setFilter(osg::Texture::MIN_FILTER, osg::Texture::LINEAR);
@@ -648,16 +646,16 @@ namespace MWRender
         mRendering.getSkyManager()->setSunglare(sunglare);
     }
 
-    bool PostProcessor::enableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, std::optional<int> location)
+    PostProcessor::Status PostProcessor::enableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, std::optional<int> location)
     {
         if (!isEnabled())
         {
             Log(Debug::Warning) << "PostProcessing disabled, cannot load technique '" << technique->getName() << "'";
-            return false;
+            return Status_Error;
         }
 
         if (!technique || Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(technique->getName(), "main") || (location.has_value() && location.value() <= 0))
-            return false;
+            return Status_Error;
 
         disableTechnique(technique, false);
 
@@ -666,23 +664,23 @@ namespace MWRender
         mTechniques.insert(mTechniques.begin() + pos, technique);
         dirtyTechniques();
 
-        return true;
+        return Status_Toggled;
     }
 
-    bool PostProcessor::disableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, bool dirty)
+    PostProcessor::Status PostProcessor::disableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, bool dirty)
     {
         if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(technique->getName(), "main"))
-            return false;
+            return Status_Error;
 
         auto it = std::find(mTechniques.begin(), mTechniques.end(), technique);
         if (it == std::end(mTechniques))
-            return false;
+            return Status_Unchanged;
 
         mTechniques.erase(it);
         if (dirty)
             dirtyTechniques();
 
-        return true;
+        return Status_Toggled;
     }
 
     bool PostProcessor::isTechniqueEnabled(const std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique>& technique) const
@@ -792,7 +790,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         if (technique->getStatus() != fx::Technique::Status::File_Not_exists)
             technique->setLastModificationTime(std::filesystem::last_write_time(mTechniqueFileMap[technique->getName()]));
 
-        if (!loadNextFrame)
+        if (loadNextFrame)
         {
             mQueuedTemplates.push_back(technique);
             return technique;
@@ -853,5 +851,12 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         dirtyTechniques();
     }
+
+    void PostProcessor::disableDynamicShaders()
+    {
+        for (auto& technique : mTechniques)
+            if (technique->getDynamic())
+                disableTechnique(technique);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.hpp
index 6663710ced..1229d4da88 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/postprocessor.hpp
@@ -110,9 +110,16 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void resize();
 
-        bool enableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, std::optional<int> location = std::nullopt);
+        enum Status
+        {
+            Status_Error,
+            Status_Toggled,
+            Status_Unchanged
+        };
 
-        bool disableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, bool dirty = true);
+        Status enableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, std::optional<int> location = std::nullopt);
+
+        Status disableTechnique(std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> technique, bool dirty = true);
 
         bool getSupportsNormalsRT() const { return mNormalsSupported; }
 
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void toggleMode();
 
-        std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> loadTechnique(const std::string& name, bool loadNextFrame=true);
+        std::shared_ptr<fx::Technique> loadTechnique(const std::string& name, bool loadNextFrame=false);
 
         bool isEnabled() const { return mUsePostProcessing && mEnabled; }
 
@@ -168,6 +175,8 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void setRenderTargetSize(int width, int height) { mWidth = width; mHeight = height; }
 
+        void disableDynamicShaders();
+
     private:
 
         void populateTechniqueFiles();
diff --git a/components/fx/technique.cpp b/components/fx/technique.cpp
index 2b8f37c96f..69999f1aa9 100644
--- a/components/fx/technique.cpp
+++ b/components/fx/technique.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace fx
         mGLSLExtensions.clear();
         mGLSLVersion = mUBO ? 330 : 120;
         mGLSLProfile.clear();
+        mDynamic = false;
     }
 
     std::string Technique::getBlockWithLineDirective()
@@ -249,11 +250,13 @@ namespace fx
                 for (const auto& ext : parseLiteralList<Lexer::Comma>())
                     mGLSLExtensions.emplace(ext);
             }
+            else if (key == "dynamic")
+                mDynamic = parseBool();
             else
                 error(Misc::StringUtils::format("unexpected key '%s'", std::string{key}));
 
             expect<Lexer::SemiColon>();
-        }
+    }
 
         if (mPassKeys.empty())
             error("pass list in 'technique' block cannot be empty.");
diff --git a/components/fx/technique.hpp b/components/fx/technique.hpp
index 577c592ad0..057738e952 100644
--- a/components/fx/technique.hpp
+++ b/components/fx/technique.hpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ namespace fx
 
         UniformMap::iterator findUniform(const std::string& name);
 
+        bool getDynamic() const { return mDynamic; }
+
     private:
         [[noreturn]] void error(const std::string& msg);
 
@@ -275,6 +277,8 @@ namespace fx
         std::string mBuffer;
 
         std::string mLastError;
+
+        bool mDynamic = false;
     };
 
     template<> void Technique::parseBlockImp<Lexer::Shared>();
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/lua.rst b/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/lua.rst
index cdc6dd93d0..45ccdd3631 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/lua.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/lua.rst
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Connecting With Lua
 Overview
 ########
 
-Every shader can be controlled through the Lua scripting system. While shaders can be disabled and enabled,
-shader uniforms can also be controlled. For details reference the API documentation, found :doc:`here<../lua-scripting/openmw_postprocessing>`.
+Every shader that is marked as ``dynamic`` can be controlled through the Lua scripting system. Shaders can be disabled and enabled,
+and their uniforms can be controlled via scripts. For details, reference the API documentation :doc:`here<../lua-scripting/openmw_postprocessing>`.
 
 Toggling Shaders With a Keybind
 ###############################
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ It is assumed the shader has the filename ``desaturate.omwfx`` in this example.
 
     technique {
         description = "Desaturates scene";
-        passes = desaturate;
         version = "1.0";
         author = "Fargoth";
         passes = desaturate;
+        dynamic = true;
     }
 
+.. note::
+    The ``dynamic`` flag here is very important, otherwise Lua will not be able to interact with this shader.
 
 Next, a script that is attached to the player is needed. The shader is loaded first, then toggled on and off in response to key presses.
 Below is a working example to illustrate this.
@@ -83,11 +85,11 @@ hidden in this HUD, this can done by adding the ``hidden`` flag to the main tech
 
     technique {
         description = "Desaturates scene";
-        passes = desaturate;
         version = "1.0";
         author = "Fargoth";
         passes = desaturate;
         flags = hidden;
+        dynamic = true;
     }
 
 This flag is usually used when the shader is associated with something special, like special weather, spell, or alcohol effects.
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/omwfx.rst b/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/omwfx.rst
index 8e8cab2c5a..7b5c6d2e79 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/omwfx.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/postprocessing/omwfx.rst
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ Exactly one ``technique`` block is required for every shader file. In this we de
 +------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
 | flags            | `SHADER_FLAG`_     | ``,`` separated list of shader flags              |
 +------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+| dynamic          | boolean            | Whether shader is exposed to Lua                  |
++------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
+
+When ``dynamic`` is set to ``true``, the shaders order cannot be manually moved, enabled, or disabled. The shaders state
+can only be controlled via a Lua script.
 
 In the code snippet below, a shader is defined that requires GLSL `330`, HDR capatiblities, and is only enabled underwater in exteriors.