diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
index 5ed751ffed..6c1ce6a27b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/luamanager.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ namespace MWBase
 
         // Drops script cache and reloads all scripts. Calls `onSave` and `onLoad` for every script.
         virtual void reloadAllScripts() = 0;
+
+        virtual void handleConsoleCommand(const std::string& consoleMode, const std::string& command, const MWWorld::Ptr& selectedPtr) = 0;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index eeb2d6a56b..04f21906a0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void updateSpellWindow() = 0;
 
             virtual void setConsoleSelectedObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& object) = 0;
+            virtual void setConsoleMode(const std::string& mode) = 0;
+
+            static constexpr std::string_view sConsoleColor_Default = "#FFFFFF";
+            static constexpr std::string_view sConsoleColor_Error = "#FF2222";
+            static constexpr std::string_view sConsoleColor_Success = "#FF00FF";
+            static constexpr std::string_view sConsoleColor_Info = "#AAAAAA";
+            virtual void printToConsole(const std::string& msg, std::string_view color) = 0;
 
             /// Set time left for the player to start drowning (update the drowning bar)
             /// @param time time left to start drowning
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index a3663b6b9f..aaf36aab59 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -162,25 +162,34 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::LayerManager::getInstance().upLayerItem(mMainWidget);
     }
 
-    void Console::print(const std::string &msg, const std::string& color)
+    void Console::print(const std::string &msg, std::string_view color)
     {
-        mHistory->addText(color + MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(msg));
+        mHistory->addText(std::string(color) + MyGUI::TextIterator::toTagsString(msg));
     }
 
     void Console::printOK(const std::string &msg)
     {
-        print(msg + "\n", "#FF00FF");
+        print(msg + "\n", MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Success);
     }
 
     void Console::printError(const std::string &msg)
     {
-        print(msg + "\n", "#FF2222");
+        print(msg + "\n", MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Error);
     }
 
     void Console::execute (const std::string& command)
     {
         // Log the command
-        print("> " + command + "\n");
+        if (mConsoleMode.empty())
+            print("> " + command + "\n");
+        else
+            print(mConsoleMode + " " + command + "\n");
+
+        if (!mConsoleMode.empty() || (command.size() >= 3 && std::string_view(command).substr(0, 3) == "lua"))
+        {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getLuaManager()->handleConsoleCommand(mConsoleMode, command, mPtr);
+            return;
+        }
 
         Compiler::Locals locals;
         if (!mPtr.isEmpty())
@@ -271,7 +280,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if(key == MyGUI::KeyCode::Tab)
+        else if(key == MyGUI::KeyCode::Tab && mConsoleMode.empty())
         {
             std::vector<std::string> matches;
             listNames();
@@ -475,7 +484,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void Console::onResChange(int width, int height)
     {
-        setCoord(10,10, width-10, height/2);
+        setCoord(10, 10, width-10, height/2);
     }
 
     void Console::updateSelectedObjectPtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& currentPtr, const MWWorld::Ptr& newPtr)
@@ -489,23 +498,31 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (!object.isEmpty())
         {
             if (object == mPtr)
-            {
-                setTitle("#{sConsoleTitle}");
-                mPtr=MWWorld::Ptr();
-            }
+                mPtr = MWWorld::Ptr();
             else
-            {
-                setTitle("#{sConsoleTitle} (" + object.getCellRef().getRefId() + ")");
                 mPtr = object;
-            }
             // User clicked on an object. Restore focus to the console command line.
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(mCommandLine);
         }
         else
-        {
-            setTitle("#{sConsoleTitle}");
             mPtr = MWWorld::Ptr();
-        }
+        updateConsoleTitle();
+    }
+
+    void Console::updateConsoleTitle()
+    {
+        std::string title = "#{sConsoleTitle}";
+        if (!mConsoleMode.empty())
+            title = mConsoleMode + " " + title;
+        if (!mPtr.isEmpty())
+            title.append(" (" + mPtr.getCellRef().getRefId() + ")");
+        setTitle(title);
+    }
+
+    void Console::setConsoleMode(std::string_view mode)
+    {
+        mConsoleMode = std::string(mode);
+        updateConsoleTitle();
     }
 
     void Console::onReferenceUnavailable()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
index 2b8cecbc01..891c4e0ac7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <components/compiler/output.hpp>
 #include <components/compiler/extensions.hpp>
 
+#include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwscript/compilercontext.hpp"
 #include "../mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             void onResChange(int width, int height) override;
 
             // Print a message to the console, in specified color.
-            void print(const std::string &msg, const std::string& color = "#FFFFFF");
+            void print(const std::string &msg, std::string_view color = MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Default);
 
             // These are pre-colored versions that you should use.
 
@@ -60,12 +62,19 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void resetReference () override;
 
+            const std::string& getConsoleMode() const { return mConsoleMode; }
+            void setConsoleMode(std::string_view mode);
+
         protected:
 
             void onReferenceUnavailable() override;
 
         private:
 
+            std::string mConsoleMode;
+
+            void updateConsoleTitle();
+
             void keyPress(MyGUI::Widget* _sender,
                           MyGUI::KeyCode key,
                           MyGUI::Char _char);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 0be8f2c751..23c16082b4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -2069,6 +2069,16 @@ namespace MWGui
         mConsole->setSelectedObject(object);
     }
 
+    void WindowManager::printToConsole(const std::string& msg, std::string_view color)
+    {
+        mConsole->print(msg, color);
+    }
+
+    void WindowManager::setConsoleMode(const std::string& mode)
+    {
+        mConsole->setConsoleMode(mode);
+    }
+
     std::string WindowManager::correctIconPath(const std::string& path)
     {
         return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(path, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 11d10ab45e..90e8d1b0d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     void updateSpellWindow() override;
 
     void setConsoleSelectedObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& object) override;
+    void printToConsole(const std::string& msg, std::string_view color) override;
+    void setConsoleMode(const std::string& mode) override;
 
     /// Set time left for the player to start drowning (update the drowning bar)
     /// @param time time left to start drowning
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index aa2d5baa6f..80dfef16cd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ namespace MWLua
         for (const std::string& message : mUIMessages)
             windowManager->messageBox(message);
         mUIMessages.clear();
+        for (auto& [msg, color] : mInGameConsoleMessages)
+            windowManager->printToConsole(msg, "#" + color.toHex());
+        mInGameConsoleMessages.clear();
 
         for (std::unique_ptr<Action>& action : mActionQueue)
             action->safeApply(mWorldView);
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ namespace MWLua
     {
         LuaUi::clearUserInterface();
         mUiResourceManager.clear();
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setConsoleMode("");
         mActiveLocalScripts.clear();
         mLocalEvents.clear();
         mGlobalEvents.clear();
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         Log(Debug::Info) << "Reload Lua";
 
         LuaUi::clearUserInterface();
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setConsoleMode("");
         mUiResourceManager.clear();
         mLua.dropScriptCache();
         initConfiguration();
@@ -503,6 +508,25 @@ namespace MWLua
             scripts->receiveEngineEvent(LocalScripts::OnActive());
     }
 
+    void LuaManager::handleConsoleCommand(const std::string& consoleMode, const std::string& command, const MWWorld::Ptr& selectedPtr)
+    {
+        PlayerScripts* playerScripts = nullptr;
+        if (!mPlayer.isEmpty())
+            playerScripts = dynamic_cast<PlayerScripts*>(mPlayer.getRefData().getLuaScripts());
+        if (!playerScripts)
+        {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->printToConsole("You must enter a game session to run Lua commands\n",
+                                                                          MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Error);
+            return;
+        }
+        sol::object selected = sol::nil;
+        if (!selectedPtr.isEmpty())
+            selected = sol::make_object(mLua.sol(), LObject(getId(selectedPtr), mWorldView.getObjectRegistry()));
+        if (!playerScripts->consoleCommand(consoleMode, command, selected))
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->printToConsole("No Lua handlers for console\n",
+                                                                          MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Error);
+    }
+
     LuaManager::Action::Action(LuaUtil::LuaState* state)
     {
         static const bool luaDebug = Settings::Manager::getBool("lua debug", "Lua");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index fd9ec8b172..a75cac2da9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <components/lua_ui/resources.hpp>
 
+#include <components/misc/color.hpp>
+
 #include "../mwbase/luamanager.hpp"
 
 #include "object.hpp"
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ namespace MWLua
         // Used only in Lua bindings
         void addCustomLocalScript(const MWWorld::Ptr&, int scriptId);
         void addUIMessage(std::string_view message) { mUIMessages.emplace_back(message); }
+        void addInGameConsoleMessage(const std::string& msg, const Misc::Color& color)
+        {
+            mInGameConsoleMessages.push_back({msg, color});
+        }
         
         // Some changes to the game world can not be done from the scripting thread (because it runs in parallel with OSG Cull),
         // so we need to queue it and apply from the main thread. All such changes should be implemented as classes inherited
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         // Drops script cache and reloads all scripts. Calls `onSave` and `onLoad` for every script.
         void reloadAllScripts() override;
 
+        void handleConsoleCommand(const std::string& consoleMode, const std::string& command, const MWWorld::Ptr& selectedPtr) override;
+
         // Used to call Lua callbacks from C++
         void queueCallback(LuaUtil::Callback callback, sol::object arg)
         {
@@ -172,6 +180,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Action>> mActionQueue;
         std::unique_ptr<Action> mTeleportPlayerAction;
         std::vector<std::string> mUIMessages;
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Misc::Color>> mInGameConsoleMessages;
 
         LuaUtil::LuaStorage mGlobalStorage{mLua.sol()};
         LuaUtil::LuaStorage mPlayerStorage{mLua.sol()};
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
index 15ab451792..1e909dc72c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         PlayerScripts(LuaUtil::LuaState* lua, const LObject& obj) : LocalScripts(lua, obj, ESM::LuaScriptCfg::sPlayer)
         {
             registerEngineHandlers({
-                &mKeyPressHandlers, &mKeyReleaseHandlers,
+                &mConsoleCommandHandlers, &mKeyPressHandlers, &mKeyReleaseHandlers,
                 &mControllerButtonPressHandlers, &mControllerButtonReleaseHandlers,
                 &mActionHandlers, &mInputUpdateHandlers,
                 &mTouchpadPressed, &mTouchpadReleased, &mTouchpadMoved
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ namespace MWLua
 
         void inputUpdate(float dt) { callEngineHandlers(mInputUpdateHandlers, dt); }
 
+        bool consoleCommand(const std::string& consoleMode, const std::string& command, const sol::object& selectedObject)
+        {
+            callEngineHandlers(mConsoleCommandHandlers, consoleMode, command, selectedObject);
+            return !mConsoleCommandHandlers.mList.empty();
+        }
+
     private:
+        EngineHandlerList mConsoleCommandHandlers{"onConsoleCommand"};
         EngineHandlerList mKeyPressHandlers{"onKeyPress"};
         EngineHandlerList mKeyReleaseHandlers{"onKeyRelease"};
         EngineHandlerList mControllerButtonPressHandlers{"onControllerButtonPress"};
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
index f82dd3db00..84ec98adfb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "context.hpp"
 #include "luamanagerimp.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
+
 namespace MWLua
 {
     namespace
@@ -213,6 +215,33 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             luaManager->addUIMessage(message);
         };
+        api["CONSOLE_COLOR"] = LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(context.mLua->tableFromPairs<std::string, Misc::Color>({
+            {"Default", Misc::Color::fromHex(MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Default.substr(1))},
+            {"Error", Misc::Color::fromHex(MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Error.substr(1))},
+            {"Success", Misc::Color::fromHex(MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Success.substr(1))},
+            {"Info", Misc::Color::fromHex(MWBase::WindowManager::sConsoleColor_Info.substr(1))},
+        }));
+        api["printToConsole"] = [luaManager=context.mLuaManager](const std::string& message, const Misc::Color& color)
+        {
+            luaManager->addInGameConsoleMessage(message + "\n", color);
+        };
+        api["setConsoleMode"] = [luaManager=context.mLuaManager](std::string_view mode)
+        {
+            luaManager->addAction(
+                [mode = std::string(mode)]{ MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setConsoleMode(mode); });
+        };
+        api["setConsoleSelectedObject"] = [luaManager=context.mLuaManager](const sol::object& obj)
+        {
+            auto* wm = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
+            if (obj == sol::nil)
+                luaManager->addAction([wm]{ wm->setConsoleSelectedObject(MWWorld::Ptr()); });
+            else
+            {
+                if (!obj.is<LObject>())
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Game object expected");
+                luaManager->addAction([wm, obj=obj.as<LObject>()]{ wm->setConsoleSelectedObject(obj.ptr()); });
+            }
+        };
         api["content"] = [](const sol::table& table)
         {
             return LuaUi::Content(table);
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
index adc07d25fe..6f24750736 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
@@ -70,23 +70,28 @@ Engine handler is a function defined by a script, that can be called by the engi
   :widths: 20 80
 
   * - onInputUpdate(dt)
-    - | Called every frame (if the game is not paused) right after processing
-      | user input. Use it only for latency-critical stuff.
+    - | Called every frame (if the game is not paused) right after
+      | processing user input. Use it only for latency-critical stuff.
   * - onKeyPress(key)
     - | `Key <openmw_input.html##(KeyboardEvent)>`_ is pressed.
-      | Usage example: ``if key.symbol == 'z' and key.withShift then ...``
+      | Usage example:
+      | ``if key.symbol == 'z' and key.withShift then ...``
   * - onKeyRelease(key)
     - | `Key <openmw_input.html##(KeyboardEvent)>`_ is released.
-      | Usage example: ``if key.symbol == 'z' and key.withShift then ...``
+      | Usage example:
+      | ``if key.symbol == 'z' and key.withShift then ...``
   * - onControllerButtonPress(id)
     - | A `button <openmw_input.html##(CONTROLLER_BUTTON)>`_ on a game controller is pressed.
-      | Usage example: ``if id == input.CONTROLLER_BUTTON.LeftStick then ...``
+      | Usage example:
+      | ``if id == input.CONTROLLER_BUTTON.LeftStick then ...``
   * - onControllerButtonRelease(id)
     - | A `button <openmw_input.html##(CONTROLLER_BUTTON)>`_ on a game controller is released.
-      | Usage example: ``if id == input.CONTROLLER_BUTTON.LeftStick then ...``
+      | Usage example:
+      | ``if id == input.CONTROLLER_BUTTON.LeftStick then ...``
   * - onInputAction(id)
     - | `Game control <openmw_input.html##(ACTION)>`_ is pressed.
-      | Usage example: ``if id == input.ACTION.ToggleWeapon then ...``
+      | Usage example:
+      | ``if id == input.ACTION.ToggleWeapon then ...``
   * - onTouchPress(touchEvent)
     - | A finger pressed on a touch device.
       | `Touch event <openmw_input.html##(TouchEvent)>`_.
@@ -95,4 +100,9 @@ Engine handler is a function defined by a script, that can be called by the engi
       | `Touch event <openmw_input.html##(TouchEvent)>`_.
   * - onTouchMove(touchEvent)
     - | A finger moved on a touch device.
-      | `Touch event <openmw_input.html##(TouchEvent)>`_.
\ No newline at end of file
+      | `Touch event <openmw_input.html##(TouchEvent)>`_.
+  * - | onConsoleCommand(
+      |     mode, command, selectedObject)
+    - | User entered `command` in in-game console. Called if either
+      | `mode` is not default or `command` starts with prefix `lua`.
+
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/files/builtin_scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index 7afcd7f529..1732270527 100644
--- a/files/builtin_scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ set(LUA_BUILTIN_FILES
     scripts/omw/camera.lua
     scripts/omw/head_bobbing.lua
     scripts/omw/third_person.lua
+    scripts/omw/console/player.lua
+    scripts/omw/console/global.lua
+    scripts/omw/console/local.lua
 
     l10n/Calendar/en.yaml
 )
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/builtin.omwscripts b/files/builtin_scripts/builtin.omwscripts
index 2ffe7007f2..e1fbbcdb7c 100644
--- a/files/builtin_scripts/builtin.omwscripts
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/builtin.omwscripts
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 PLAYER: scripts/omw/camera.lua
 NPC,CREATURE: scripts/omw/ai.lua
+PLAYER: scripts/omw/console/player.lua
+GLOBAL: scripts/omw/console/global.lua
+CUSTOM: scripts/omw/console/local.lua
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/openmw_aux/util.lua b/files/builtin_scripts/openmw_aux/util.lua
index c442178b5e..4832517418 100644
--- a/files/builtin_scripts/openmw_aux/util.lua
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/openmw_aux/util.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+---
 -- `openmw_aux.util` defines utility functions that are implemented in Lua rather than in C++.
 -- Implementation can be found in `resources/vfs/openmw_aux/util.lua`.
 -- @module util
@@ -6,6 +6,27 @@
 
 local aux_util = {}
 
+---
+-- Works like `tostring` but shows also content of tables.
+-- @function [parent=#util] deepToString
+-- @param #any value The value to conver to string
+-- @param #number maxDepth Max depth of tables unpacking (optional, 2 by default)
+function aux_util.deepToString(val, level, prefix)
+    level = (level or 1) - 1
+    local ok, iter, t = pcall(function() return pairs(val) end)
+    if level < 0 or not ok then
+        return tostring(val)
+    end
+    local prefix = prefix or ''
+    local newPrefix = prefix .. '  '
+    local strs = {tostring(val) .. ' {\n'}
+    for k, v in iter, t do
+        strs[#strs + 1] = newPrefix .. tostring(k) .. ' = ' .. aux_util.deepToString(v, level, newPrefix) .. ',\n'
+    end
+    strs[#strs + 1] = prefix .. '}'
+    return table.concat(strs)
+end
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Finds the nearest object to the given point in the given list.
 -- Ignores cells, uses only coordinates. Returns the nearest object,
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/global.lua b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/global.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3b4375b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/global.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+local util = require('openmw.util')
+
+local player = nil
+
+local function printToConsole(...)
+    local strs = {}
+    for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
+        strs[i] = tostring(select(i, ...))
+    end
+    player:sendEvent('OMWConsolePrint', table.concat(strs, '\t'))
+end
+
+local function printRes(...)
+    if select('#', ...) >= 0 then
+        printToConsole(...)
+    end
+end
+
+local env = {
+    I = require('openmw.interfaces'),
+    util = require('openmw.util'),
+    storage = require('openmw.storage'),
+    core = require('openmw.core'),
+    types = require('openmw.types'),
+    async = require('openmw.async'),
+    world = require('openmw.world'),
+    aux_util = require('openmw_aux.util'),
+    view = require('openmw_aux.util').deepToString,
+    print = printToConsole,
+    exit = function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleExit') end,
+    help = function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleHelp') end,
+}
+env._G = env
+setmetatable(env, {__index = _G, __metatable = false})
+_G = nil
+
+local function executeLuaCode(code)
+    local fn
+    local ok, err = pcall(function() fn = util.loadCode('return ' .. code, env) end)
+    if ok then
+        ok, err = pcall(function() printRes(fn()) end)
+    else
+        ok, err = pcall(function() util.loadCode(code, env)() end)
+    end
+    if not ok then
+        player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleError', err)
+    end
+end
+
+return {
+    eventHandlers = {
+        OMWConsoleEval = function(data)
+            player = data.player
+            env.selected = data.selected
+            executeLuaCode(data.code)
+            if env.selected ~= data.selected then
+                local ok, err = pcall(function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleSetSelected', env.selected) end)
+                if not ok then player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleError', err) end
+            end
+        end,
+        OMWConsoleStartLocal = function(data)
+            player = data.player
+            ok, err = pcall(function()
+                if not data.selected:hasScript('scripts/omw/console/local.lua') then
+                    data.selected:addScript('scripts/omw/console/local.lua')
+                end
+            end)
+            if ok then
+                player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleSetContext', data.selected)
+            else
+                player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleError', err)
+            end
+        end,
+        OMWConsoleStopLocal = function(obj)
+            if obj:hasScript('scripts/omw/console/local.lua') then
+                obj:removeScript('scripts/omw/console/local.lua')
+            end
+        end,
+    },
+}
+
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/local.lua b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/local.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adcad3d6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/local.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+local util = require('openmw.util')
+local core = require('openmw.core')
+local self = require('openmw.self')
+
+local player = nil
+
+local function printToConsole(...)
+    local strs = {}
+    for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
+        strs[i] = tostring(select(i, ...))
+    end
+    player:sendEvent('OMWConsolePrint', table.concat(strs, '\t'))
+end
+
+local function printRes(...)
+    if select('#', ...) >= 0 then
+        printToConsole(...)
+    end
+end
+
+local env = {
+    I = require('openmw.interfaces'),
+    util = require('openmw.util'),
+    storage = require('openmw.storage'),
+    core = require('openmw.core'),
+    types = require('openmw.types'),
+    async = require('openmw.async'),
+    nearby = require('openmw.nearby'),
+    self = require('openmw.self'),
+    aux_util = require('openmw_aux.util'),
+    view = require('openmw_aux.util').deepToString,
+    print = printToConsole,
+    exit = function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleExit') end,
+    help = function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleHelp') end,
+}
+env._G = env
+setmetatable(env, {__index = _G, __metatable = false})
+_G = nil
+
+local function executeLuaCode(code)
+    local fn
+    local ok, err = pcall(function() fn = util.loadCode('return ' .. code, env) end)
+    if ok then
+        ok, err = pcall(function() printRes(fn()) end)
+    else
+        ok, err = pcall(function() util.loadCode(code, env)() end)
+    end
+    if not ok then
+        player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleError', err)
+    end
+end
+
+return {
+    eventHandlers = {
+        OMWConsoleEval = function(data)
+            player = data.player
+            env.selected = data.selected
+            executeLuaCode(data.code)
+            if env.selected ~= data.selected then
+                local ok, err = pcall(function() player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleSetSelected', env.selected) end)
+                if not ok then player:sendEvent('OMWConsoleError', err) end
+            end
+        end,
+    },
+    engineHandlers = {
+        onLoad = function()
+            core.sendGlobalEvent('OMWConsoleStopLocal', self.object)
+        end,
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/player.lua b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/player.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd4309b610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/builtin_scripts/scripts/omw/console/player.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+local ui = require('openmw.ui')
+local util = require('openmw.util')
+local self = require('openmw.self')
+local core = require('openmw.core')
+
+local function printHelp()
+    local msg = [[
+This is the built-in Lua interpreter.
+help() - print this message
+exit() - exit Lua mode
+selected - currently selected object (click on any object to change)
+view(_G) - print content of the table `_G` (current environment)
+    standard libraries (math, string, etc.) are loaded by default but not visible in `_G`
+view(types, 2) - print table `types` (i.e. `openmw.types`) and its subtables (2 - traversal depth)]]
+    ui.printToConsole(msg, ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Info)
+end
+
+local function printToConsole(...)
+    local strs = {}
+    for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
+        strs[i] = tostring(select(i, ...))
+    end
+    return ui.printToConsole(table.concat(strs, '\t'), ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Info)
+end
+
+local function printRes(...)
+    if select('#', ...) >= 0 then
+        printToConsole(...)
+    end
+end
+
+local currentSelf = nil
+local currentMode = ''
+
+local function exitLuaMode()
+    currentSelf = nil
+    currentMode = ''
+    ui.setConsoleMode('')
+    ui.printToConsole('Lua mode OFF', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+end
+
+local function setContext(obj)
+    ui.printToConsole('Lua mode ON, use exit() to return, help() for more info', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+    if obj == self then
+        currentMode = 'Lua[Player]'
+        ui.printToConsole('Context: Player', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+    elseif obj then
+        if not obj:isValid() then error('Object not available') end
+        currentMode = 'Lua['..obj.recordId..']'
+        ui.printToConsole('Context: Local['..tostring(obj)..']', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+    else
+        currentMode = 'Lua[Global]'
+        ui.printToConsole('Context: Global', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+    end
+    currentSelf = obj
+    ui.setConsoleMode(currentMode)
+end
+
+local function setSelected(obj)
+    local ok, err = pcall(function() ui.setConsoleSelectedObject(obj) end)
+    if ok then
+        ui.printToConsole('Selected object changed', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Success)
+    else
+        ui.printToConsole(err, ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Error)
+    end
+end
+
+local env = {
+    I = require('openmw.interfaces'),
+    util = require('openmw.util'),
+    storage = require('openmw.storage'),
+    core = require('openmw.core'),
+    types = require('openmw.types'),
+    async = require('openmw.async'),
+    nearby = require('openmw.nearby'),
+    self = require('openmw.self'),
+    input = require('openmw.input'),
+    ui = require('openmw.ui'),
+    camera = require('openmw.camera'),
+    aux_util = require('openmw_aux.util'),
+    view = require('openmw_aux.util').deepToString,
+    print = printToConsole,
+    exit = exitLuaMode,
+    help = printHelp,
+}
+env._G = env
+setmetatable(env, {__index = _G, __metatable = false})
+_G = nil
+
+local function executeLuaCode(code)
+    local fn
+    local ok, err = pcall(function() fn = util.loadCode('return ' .. code, env) end)
+    if ok then
+        ok, err = pcall(function() printRes(fn()) end)
+    else
+        ok, err = pcall(function() util.loadCode(code, env)() end)
+    end
+    if not ok then
+        ui.printToConsole(err, ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Error)
+    end
+end
+
+local function onConsoleCommand(mode, cmd, selectedObject)
+    env.selected = selectedObject
+    if mode == '' then
+        cmd, arg = cmd:lower():match('(%w+) *(%w*)')
+        if cmd == 'lua' then
+            if arg == 'player' then
+                cmd = 'luap'
+            elseif arg == 'global' then
+                cmd = 'luag'
+            elseif arg == 'selected' then
+                cmd = 'luas'
+            else
+                local msg = [[
+Usage: 'lua player' or 'luap' - enter player context
+       'lua global' or 'luag' - enter global context
+       'lua selected' or 'luas' - enter local context on the selected object]]
+                ui.printToConsole(msg, ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Info)
+            end
+        end
+        if cmd == 'luap' or (cmd == 'luas' and selectedObject == self.object) then
+            setContext(self)
+        elseif cmd == 'luag' then
+            setContext()
+        elseif cmd == 'luas' then
+            if selectedObject then
+                core.sendGlobalEvent('OMWConsoleStartLocal', {player=self.object, selected=selectedObject})
+            else
+                ui.printToConsole('No selected object', ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Error)
+            end
+        end
+    elseif mode == currentMode then
+        if cmd == 'exit()' then
+            exitLuaMode()
+        elseif currentSelf == self then
+            executeLuaCode(cmd)
+            if env.selected ~= selectedObject then setSelected(env.selected) end
+        elseif currentSelf then
+            currentSelf:sendEvent('OMWConsoleEval', {player=self.object, code=cmd, selected=selectedObject})
+        else
+            core.sendGlobalEvent('OMWConsoleEval', {player=self.object, code=cmd, selected=selectedObject})
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+return {
+    engineHandlers = {onConsoleCommand = onConsoleCommand},
+    eventHandlers = {
+        OMWConsolePrint = function(msg) ui.printToConsole(tostring(msg), ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Info) end,
+        OMWConsoleError = function(msg) ui.printToConsole(tostring(msg), ui.CONSOLE_COLOR.Error) end,
+        OMWConsoleSetContext = setContext,
+        OMWConsoleSetSelected = setSelected,
+        OMWConsoleExit = exitLuaMode,
+        OMWConsoleHelp = printHelp,
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/ui.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/ui.lua
index 0ef35a61a5..45adbd8508 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/ui.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/ui.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,37 @@
 -- @function [parent=#ui] showMessage
 -- @param #string msg
 
+---
+-- Predefined colors for console output
+-- @field [parent=#ui] #CONSOLE_COLOR CONSOLE_COLOR
+
+---
+-- Predefined colors for console output
+-- @type CONSOLE_COLOR
+-- @field openmw.util#Color Default
+-- @field openmw.util#Color Error
+-- @field openmw.util#Color Success
+-- @field openmw.util#Color Info
+
+---
+-- Print to the in-game console.
+-- @function [parent=#ui] printToConsole
+-- @param #string msg
+-- @param openmw.util#Color color
+
+---
+-- Set mode of the in-game console.
+-- The mode can be any string, by default is empty.
+-- If not empty, then the console doesn't handle mwscript commands and
+-- instead passes user input to Lua scripts via `onConsoleCommand` engine handler.
+-- @function [parent=#ui] setConsoleMode
+-- @param #string mode
+
+---
+-- Set selected object for console.
+-- @function [parent=#ui] setConsoleSelectedObject
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject obj
+
 ---
 -- Returns the size of the OpenMW window in pixels as a 2D vector.
 -- @function [parent=#ui] screenSize