diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/cellbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/cellbindings.cpp
index 081df13a0e..8eb08dbbd0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/cellbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/cellbindings.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ namespace MWLua
             return cell == c.mStore || (cell->getCell()->getWorldSpace() == c.mStore->getCell()->getWorldSpace());
         };
 
+        cellT["waterLevel"] = sol::readonly_property([](const CellT& c) -> sol::optional<float> {
+            if (c.mStore->getCell()->hasWater())
+                return c.mStore->getWaterLevel();
+            else
+                return sol::nullopt;
+        });
+
         if constexpr (std::is_same_v<CellT, GCell>)
         { // only for global scripts
             cellT["getAll"] = [ids = getPackageToTypeTable(context.mLua->sol())](
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index 7ea3c75f1c..dae5fc0594 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 -- @field #number gridY Index of the cell by Y (only for exteriors).
 -- @field #string worldSpaceId Id of the world space.
 -- @field #boolean hasWater True if the cell contains water.
+-- @field #number waterLevel The water level of the cell. (nil if cell has no water).
 -- @field #boolean hasSky True if in this cell sky should be rendered.
 
 ---