diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/engineevents.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/engineevents.cpp
index 7591f68b20..2aafde2264 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/engineevents.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/engineevents.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             MWWorld::Ptr actor = getPtr(event.mActor);
             if (actor.isEmpty() || obj.isEmpty())
                 return;
+            mGlobalScripts.onActivate(GObject(obj), GObject(actor));
             if (auto* scripts = getLocalScripts(obj))
                 scripts->onActivated(LObject(actor));
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/globalscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/globalscripts.hpp
index 9448d626c9..bc2c19e8ee 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/globalscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/globalscripts.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             : LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer(lua, "Global")
         {
             registerEngineHandlers({ &mObjectActiveHandlers, &mActorActiveHandlers, &mItemActiveHandlers,
-                &mNewGameHandlers, &mPlayerAddedHandlers });
+                &mNewGameHandlers, &mPlayerAddedHandlers, &mOnActivateHandlers });
         }
 
         void newGameStarted() { callEngineHandlers(mNewGameHandlers); }
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ namespace MWLua
         void actorActive(const GObject& obj) { callEngineHandlers(mActorActiveHandlers, obj); }
         void itemActive(const GObject& obj) { callEngineHandlers(mItemActiveHandlers, obj); }
         void playerAdded(const GObject& obj) { callEngineHandlers(mPlayerAddedHandlers, obj); }
+        void onActivate(const GObject& obj, const GObject& actor)
+        {
+            callEngineHandlers(mOnActivateHandlers, obj, actor);
+        }
 
     private:
         EngineHandlerList mObjectActiveHandlers{ "onObjectActive" };
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         EngineHandlerList mItemActiveHandlers{ "onItemActive" };
         EngineHandlerList mNewGameHandlers{ "onNewGame" };
         EngineHandlerList mPlayerAddedHandlers{ "onPlayerAdded" };
+        EngineHandlerList mOnActivateHandlers{ "onActivate" };
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
index 7c9691e6d0..57431716c4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace MWLua
     {
         auto* lua = context.mLua;
         sol::table api(lua->sol(), sol::create);
-        api["API_REVISION"] = 33;
+        api["API_REVISION"] = 34;
         api["quit"] = [lua]() {
             Log(Debug::Warning) << "Quit requested by a Lua script.\n" << lua->debugTraceback();
             MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->requestQuit();
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
index a731ceef6f..747714c3b7 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/lua-scripting/engine_handlers.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Engine handler is a function defined by a script, that can be called by the engi
   :widths: 20 80
 
   * - onNewGame()
-    - New game is started
+    - New game is started.
   * - onPlayerAdded(player)
     - Player added to the game world. The argument is a `Game object`.
   * - onObjectActive(object)
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Engine handler is a function defined by a script, that can be called by the engi
   * - onItemActive(item)
     - | Item (Weapon, Potion, ...) becomes active in a cell.
       | Does not apply to items in inventories or containers.
+  * - onActivate(object, actor)
+    - Object is activated by an actor.
 
 **Only for local scripts**