diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index f9f4905421..2da93de653 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwscript
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwlua
-    luamanagerimp object worldview userdataserializer eventqueue objectvariant
+    luamanagerimp object worldview userdataserializer luaevents objectvariant
     luabindings localscripts playerscripts objectbindings cellbindings
     camerabindings uibindings inputbindings nearbybindings postprocessingbindings stats debugbindings
     types/types types/door types/actor types/container types/weapon types/npc types/creature types/activator types/book types/lockpick types/probe types/apparatus types/potion types/ingredient types/misc types/repair types/armor types/light types/static types/clothing
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/context.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/context.hpp
index b3e3703a46..e743bfa50a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/context.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/context.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef MWLUA_CONTEXT_H
 #define MWLUA_CONTEXT_H
 
-#include "eventqueue.hpp"
-
 namespace LuaUtil
 {
     class LuaState;
@@ -11,6 +9,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
 
 namespace MWLua
 {
+    class LuaEvents;
     class LuaManager;
     class WorldView;
 
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         LuaUtil::LuaState* mLua;
         LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer* mSerializer;
         WorldView* mWorldView;
-        LocalEventQueue* mLocalEventQueue;
-        GlobalEventQueue* mGlobalEventQueue;
+        LuaEvents* mLuaEvents;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ebd4a82802..0000000000
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#include "eventqueue.hpp"
-
-#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
-
-#include <components/esm/luascripts.hpp>
-#include <components/esm3/esmreader.hpp>
-#include <components/esm3/esmwriter.hpp>
-
-#include <components/lua/serialization.hpp>
-
-namespace MWLua
-{
-
-    template <typename Event>
-    void saveEvent(ESM::ESMWriter& esm, const ObjectId& dest, const Event& event)
-    {
-        esm.writeHNString("LUAE", event.mEventName);
-        dest.save(esm, true);
-        if (!event.mEventData.empty())
-            saveLuaBinaryData(esm, event.mEventData);
-    }
-
-    void loadEvents(sol::state_view& lua, ESM::ESMReader& esm, GlobalEventQueue& globalEvents,
-        LocalEventQueue& localEvents, const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMapping,
-        const LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer* serializer)
-    {
-        while (esm.isNextSub("LUAE"))
-        {
-            std::string name = esm.getHString();
-            ObjectId dest;
-            dest.load(esm, true);
-            std::string data = loadLuaBinaryData(esm);
-            try
-            {
-                data = LuaUtil::serialize(LuaUtil::deserialize(lua, data, serializer), serializer);
-            }
-            catch (std::exception& e)
-            {
-                Log(Debug::Error) << "loadEvent: invalid event data: " << e.what();
-            }
-            if (dest.isSet())
-            {
-                auto it = contentFileMapping.find(dest.mContentFile);
-                if (it != contentFileMapping.end())
-                    dest.mContentFile = it->second;
-                localEvents.push_back({ dest, std::move(name), std::move(data) });
-            }
-            else
-                globalEvents.push_back({ std::move(name), std::move(data) });
-        }
-    }
-
-    void saveEvents(ESM::ESMWriter& esm, const GlobalEventQueue& globalEvents, const LocalEventQueue& localEvents)
-    {
-        // Used as a marker of a global event.
-        constexpr ObjectId globalId;
-
-        for (const GlobalEvent& e : globalEvents)
-            saveEvent(esm, globalId, e);
-        for (const LocalEvent& e : localEvents)
-            saveEvent(esm, e.mDest, e);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8854aa12a5..0000000000
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/eventqueue.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef MWLUA_EVENTQUEUE_H
-#define MWLUA_EVENTQUEUE_H
-
-#include "object.hpp"
-
-namespace ESM
-{
-    class ESMReader;
-    class ESMWriter;
-}
-
-namespace LuaUtil
-{
-    class UserdataSerializer;
-}
-
-namespace sol
-{
-    class state;
-}
-
-namespace MWLua
-{
-    struct GlobalEvent
-    {
-        std::string mEventName;
-        std::string mEventData;
-    };
-    struct LocalEvent
-    {
-        ObjectId mDest;
-        std::string mEventName;
-        std::string mEventData;
-    };
-    using GlobalEventQueue = std::vector<GlobalEvent>;
-    using LocalEventQueue = std::vector<LocalEvent>;
-
-    void loadEvents(sol::state_view& lua, ESM::ESMReader& esm, GlobalEventQueue&, LocalEventQueue&,
-        const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMapping, const LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer* serializer);
-    void saveEvents(ESM::ESMWriter& esm, const GlobalEventQueue&, const LocalEventQueue&);
-}
-
-#endif // MWLUA_EVENTQUEUE_H
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
index 24b47481b0..7c9691e6d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "../mwworld/scene.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/store.hpp"
 
-#include "eventqueue.hpp"
+#include "luaevents.hpp"
 #include "luamanagerimp.hpp"
 #include "worldview.hpp"
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->requestQuit();
         };
         api["sendGlobalEvent"] = [context](std::string eventName, const sol::object& eventData) {
-            context.mGlobalEventQueue->push_back(
+            context.mLuaEvents->addGlobalEvent(
                 { std::move(eventName), LuaUtil::serialize(eventData, context.mSerializer) });
         };
         addTimeBindings(api, context, false);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2013bfe6b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#include "luaevents.hpp"
+
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
+#include <components/esm/luascripts.hpp>
+#include <components/esm3/esmreader.hpp>
+#include <components/esm3/esmwriter.hpp>
+
+#include <components/lua/serialization.hpp>
+
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/worldmodel.hpp"
+
+#include "globalscripts.hpp"
+#include "localscripts.hpp"
+
+namespace MWLua
+{
+
+    void LuaEvents::clear()
+    {
+        mGlobalEventBatch.clear();
+        mLocalEventBatch.clear();
+        mNewGlobalEventBatch.clear();
+        mNewLocalEventBatch.clear();
+    }
+
+    void LuaEvents::finalizeEventBatch()
+    {
+        mNewGlobalEventBatch.swap(mGlobalEventBatch);
+        mNewLocalEventBatch.swap(mLocalEventBatch);
+        mNewGlobalEventBatch.clear();
+        mNewLocalEventBatch.clear();
+    }
+
+    void LuaEvents::callEventHandlers()
+    {
+        for (Global& e : mGlobalEventBatch)
+            mGlobalScripts->receiveEvent(e.mEventName, e.mEventData);
+        mGlobalEventBatch.clear();
+        for (Local& e : mLocalEventBatch)
+        {
+            MWWorld::Ptr ptr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorldModel()->getPtr(e.mDest);
+            LocalScripts* scripts = ptr.isEmpty() ? nullptr : ptr.getRefData().getLuaScripts();
+            if (scripts)
+                scripts->receiveEvent(e.mEventName, e.mEventData);
+            else
+                Log(Debug::Debug) << "Ignored event " << e.mEventName << " to L" << e.mDest.toString()
+                                  << ". Object not found or has no attached scripts";
+        }
+        mLocalEventBatch.clear();
+    }
+
+    template <typename Event>
+    static void saveEvent(ESM::ESMWriter& esm, const ESM::RefNum& dest, const Event& event)
+    {
+        esm.writeHNString("LUAE", event.mEventName);
+        dest.save(esm, true);
+        if (!event.mEventData.empty())
+            saveLuaBinaryData(esm, event.mEventData);
+    }
+
+    void LuaEvents::load(lua_State* lua, ESM::ESMReader& esm, const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMapping,
+        const LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer* serializer)
+    {
+        clear();
+        while (esm.isNextSub("LUAE"))
+        {
+            std::string name = esm.getHString();
+            ESM::RefNum dest;
+            dest.load(esm, true);
+            std::string data = loadLuaBinaryData(esm);
+            try
+            {
+                data = LuaUtil::serialize(LuaUtil::deserialize(lua, data, serializer), serializer);
+            }
+            catch (std::exception& e)
+            {
+                Log(Debug::Error) << "loadEvent: invalid event data: " << e.what();
+            }
+            if (dest.isSet())
+            {
+                auto it = contentFileMapping.find(dest.mContentFile);
+                if (it != contentFileMapping.end())
+                    dest.mContentFile = it->second;
+                mLocalEventBatch.push_back({ dest, std::move(name), std::move(data) });
+            }
+            else
+                mGlobalEventBatch.push_back({ std::move(name), std::move(data) });
+        }
+    }
+
+    void LuaEvents::save(ESM::ESMWriter& esm) const
+    {
+        // Used as a marker of a global event.
+        constexpr ESM::RefNum globalId;
+
+        for (const Global& e : mGlobalEventBatch)
+            saveEvent(esm, globalId, e);
+        for (const Global& e : mNewGlobalEventBatch)
+            saveEvent(esm, globalId, e);
+        for (const Local& e : mLocalEventBatch)
+            saveEvent(esm, e.mDest, e);
+        for (const Local& e : mNewLocalEventBatch)
+            saveEvent(esm, e.mDest, e);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cc9d5b399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luaevents.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#ifndef MWLUA_LUAEVENTS_H
+#define MWLUA_LUAEVENTS_H
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <components/esm3/cellref.hpp> // defines RefNum that is used as a unique id
+
+struct lua_State;
+
+namespace ESM
+{
+    class ESMReader;
+    class ESMWriter;
+}
+
+namespace LuaUtil
+{
+    class UserdataSerializer;
+}
+
+namespace MWLua
+{
+
+    class GlobalScripts;
+
+    class LuaEvents
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit LuaEvents(GlobalScripts* globalScripts)
+            : mGlobalScripts(globalScripts)
+        {
+        }
+
+        struct Global
+        {
+            std::string mEventName;
+            std::string mEventData;
+        };
+        struct Local
+        {
+            ESM::RefNum mDest;
+            std::string mEventName;
+            std::string mEventData;
+        };
+
+        void addGlobalEvent(Global event) { mNewGlobalEventBatch.push_back(std::move(event)); }
+        void addLocalEvent(Local event) { mNewLocalEventBatch.push_back(std::move(event)); }
+
+        void clear();
+        void finalizeEventBatch();
+        void callEventHandlers();
+
+        void load(lua_State* lua, ESM::ESMReader& esm, const std::map<int, int>& contentFileMapping,
+            const LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer* serializer);
+        void save(ESM::ESMWriter& esm) const;
+
+    private:
+        GlobalScripts* mGlobalScripts;
+        std::vector<Global> mNewGlobalEventBatch;
+        std::vector<Local> mNewLocalEventBatch;
+        std::vector<Global> mGlobalEventBatch;
+        std::vector<Local> mLocalEventBatch;
+    };
+
+}
+
+#endif // MWLUA_LUAEVENTS_H
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index 4c1a7ab35b..2b3c900959 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         context.mLuaManager = this;
         context.mLua = &mLua;
         context.mWorldView = &mWorldView;
-        context.mLocalEventQueue = &mLocalEvents;
-        context.mGlobalEventQueue = &mGlobalEvents;
+        context.mLuaEvents = &mLuaEvents;
         context.mSerializer = mGlobalSerializer.get();
 
         Context localContext = context;
@@ -165,10 +164,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         for (LocalScripts* scripts : mActiveLocalScripts)
             scripts->statsNextFrame();
 
-        std::vector<GlobalEvent> globalEvents = std::move(mGlobalEvents);
-        std::vector<LocalEvent> localEvents = std::move(mLocalEvents);
-        mGlobalEvents = std::vector<GlobalEvent>();
-        mLocalEvents = std::vector<LocalEvent>();
+        mLuaEvents.finalizeEventBatch();
 
         if (!mWorldView.isPaused())
         { // Update time and process timers
@@ -181,20 +177,7 @@ namespace MWLua
                 scripts->processTimers(simulationTime, gameTime);
         }
 
-        // Receive events
-        for (GlobalEvent& e : globalEvents)
-            mGlobalScripts.receiveEvent(e.mEventName, e.mEventData);
-        for (LocalEvent& e : localEvents)
-        {
-            LObject obj(e.mDest);
-            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = obj.ptrOrNull();
-            LocalScripts* scripts = ptr.isEmpty() ? nullptr : ptr.getRefData().getLuaScripts();
-            if (scripts)
-                scripts->receiveEvent(e.mEventName, e.mEventData);
-            else
-                Log(Debug::Debug) << "Ignored event " << e.mEventName << " to L" << e.mDest.toString()
-                                  << ". Object not found or has no attached scripts";
-        }
+        mLuaEvents.callEventHandlers();
 
         // Run queued callbacks
         for (CallbackWithData& c : mQueuedCallbacks)
@@ -302,8 +285,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setConsoleMode("");
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPostProcessor()->disableDynamicShaders();
         mActiveLocalScripts.clear();
-        mLocalEvents.clear();
-        mGlobalEvents.clear();
+        mLuaEvents.clear();
         mInputEvents.clear();
         mObjectAddedEvents.clear();
         mLocalEngineEvents.clear();
@@ -470,7 +452,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         ESM::LuaScripts globalScripts;
         mGlobalScripts.save(globalScripts);
         globalScripts.save(writer);
-        saveEvents(writer, mGlobalEvents, mLocalEvents);
+        mLuaEvents.save(writer);
 
         writer.endRecord(ESM::REC_LUAM);
     }
@@ -483,7 +465,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         mWorldView.load(reader);
         ESM::LuaScripts globalScripts;
         globalScripts.load(reader);
-        loadEvents(mLua.sol(), reader, mGlobalEvents, mLocalEvents, mContentFileMapping, mGlobalLoader.get());
+        mLuaEvents.load(mLua.sol(), reader, mContentFileMapping, mGlobalLoader.get());
 
         mGlobalScripts.setSavedDataDeserializer(mGlobalLoader.get());
         mGlobalScripts.load(globalScripts);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index 3ed8d8b213..3adf97ab6f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/luamanager.hpp"
 
-#include "eventqueue.hpp"
 #include "globalscripts.hpp"
 #include "localscripts.hpp"
+#include "luaevents.hpp"
 #include "object.hpp"
 #include "worldview.hpp"
 
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace MWLua
     {
     public:
         LuaManager(const VFS::Manager* vfs, const std::filesystem::path& libsDir);
+        LuaManager(const LuaManager&) = delete;
+        LuaManager(LuaManager&&) = delete;
 
         // Called by engine.cpp when the environment is fully initialized.
         void init();
@@ -165,8 +167,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         bool mNewGameStarted = false;
         MWWorld::Ptr mPlayer;
 
-        GlobalEventQueue mGlobalEvents;
-        LocalEventQueue mLocalEvents;
+        LuaEvents mLuaEvents{ &mGlobalScripts };
 
         std::unique_ptr<LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer> mGlobalSerializer;
         std::unique_ptr<LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer> mLocalSerializer;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
index 5a7791c635..45a51306a1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp"
 
-#include "eventqueue.hpp"
+#include "luaevents.hpp"
 #include "luamanagerimp.hpp"
 #include "types/types.hpp"
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             objectT[sol::meta_function::equal_to] = [](const ObjectT& a, const ObjectT& b) { return a.id() == b.id(); };
             objectT[sol::meta_function::to_string] = &ObjectT::toString;
             objectT["sendEvent"] = [context](const ObjectT& dest, std::string eventName, const sol::object& eventData) {
-                context.mLocalEventQueue->push_back(
+                context.mLuaEvents->addLocalEvent(
                     { dest.id(), std::move(eventName), LuaUtil::serialize(eventData, context.mSerializer) });
             };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/types.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/types.hpp
index 2ce6d3e9a2..c71edfa24a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/types.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/types.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <components/esm/defs.hpp>
 
 #include "../context.hpp"
+#include "../object.hpp"
 
 namespace MWLua
 {