diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
index 7db7877245..2f3a020971 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/objectbindings.cpp
@@ -312,11 +312,17 @@ namespace MWLua
             };
             objectT["ownerFactionId"] = sol::property(getOwnerFactionId, setOwnerFactionId);
 
-            auto getOwnerFactionRank = [](const ObjectT& o) -> int { return o.ptr().getCellRef().getFactionRank(); };
-            auto setOwnerFactionRank = [](const ObjectT& object, int factionRank) {
+            auto getOwnerFactionRank = [](const ObjectT& o) -> sol::optional<int> {
+                int rank = o.ptr().getCellRef().getFactionRank();
+                if (rank < 0)
+                    return sol::nullopt;
+                else
+                    return rank;
+            };
+            auto setOwnerFactionRank = [](const ObjectT& object, sol::optional<int> factionRank) {
                 if (std::is_same_v<ObjectT, LObject> && !dynamic_cast<const SelfObject*>(&object))
                     throw std::runtime_error("Local scripts can set an owner faction rank only on self");
-                object.ptr().getCellRef().setFactionRank(factionRank);
+                object.ptr().getCellRef().setFactionRank(factionRank.value_or(-1));
             };
             objectT["ownerFactionRank"] = sol::property(getOwnerFactionRank, setOwnerFactionRank);
 
diff --git a/components/lua/utilpackage.cpp b/components/lua/utilpackage.cpp
index 85c5dcdbc1..e9b8e886d2 100644
--- a/components/lua/utilpackage.cpp
+++ b/components/lua/utilpackage.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ namespace LuaUtil
 
         // Lua bindings for Box
         util["box"] = sol::overload([](const Vec3& center, const Vec3& halfSize) { return Box(center, halfSize); },
-            [](const TransformM& transform) { return Box(transform.mM); });
+            [](const TransformM& transform) { return Box(transform.mM); },
+            [](const TransformQ& transform) { return Box(Vec3(), Vec3(1, 1, 1), transform.mQ); });
         sol::usertype<Box> boxType = lua.new_usertype<Box>("Box");
         boxType["center"] = sol::readonly_property([](const Box& b) { return b.mCenter; });
         boxType["halfSize"] = sol::readonly_property([](const Box& b) { return b.mHalfSize; });
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 44ab4473fa..ccac83bd4b 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 -- @field openmw.util#Transform startingRotation The object original rotation
 -- @field #string ownerRecordId NPC who owns the object (nil if missing). Global and self scripts can set the value.
 -- @field #string ownerFactionId Faction who owns the object (nil if missing). Global and self scripts can set the value.
--- @field #number ownerFactionRank Rank required to be allowed to pick up the object. Global and self scripts can set the value.
+-- @field #number ownerFactionRank Rank required to be allowed to pick up the object (`nil` if any rank is allowed). Global and self scripts can set the value.
 -- @field #Cell cell The cell where the object currently is. During loading a game and for objects in an inventory or a container `cell` is nil.
 -- @field #GameObject parentContainer Container or actor that contains (or has in inventory) this object. It is nil if the object is in a cell.
 -- @field #any type Type of the object (one of the tables from the package @{openmw.types#types}).