diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/container.cpp
index b603b6d3f4..729363435b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/types/container.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 #include "types.hpp"
 
+#include <components/esm3/loadcont.hpp>
+
+#include <apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp>
+#include <apps/openmw/mwworld/class.hpp>
+
 #include "../luabindings.hpp"
 
+namespace sol
+{
+    template <>
+    struct is_automagical<ESM::Container> : std::false_type {};
+}
+
 namespace MWLua
 {
 
@@ -13,6 +24,25 @@ namespace MWLua
             [](const LObject& o) { containerPtr(o); return Inventory<LObject>{o}; },
             [](const GObject& o) { containerPtr(o); return Inventory<GObject>{o}; }
         );
-    }
+        container["encumbrance"] = [](const Object& obj) -> float {
+            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = containerPtr(obj);
+            return ptr.getClass().getEncumbrance(ptr);
+        };
+        container["capacity"] = [](const Object& obj) -> float {
+            const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr = containerPtr(obj);
+            return ptr.getClass().getCapacity(ptr);
+        };
 
+        const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Container>* store = &MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Container>();
+        container["record"] = sol::overload(
+            [](const Object& obj) -> const ESM::Container* { return obj.ptr().get<ESM::Container>()->mBase; },
+            [store](const std::string& recordId) -> const ESM::Container* { return store->find(recordId); });
+        sol::usertype<ESM::Container> record = context.mLua->sol().new_usertype<ESM::Container>("ESM3_Container");
+        record[sol::meta_function::to_string] = [](const ESM::Container& rec) -> std::string { return "ESM3_Container[" + rec.mId + "]"; };
+        record["id"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Container& rec) -> std::string { return rec.mId; });
+        record["name"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Container& rec) -> std::string { return rec.mName; });
+        record["model"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Container& rec) -> std::string { return rec.mModel; });
+        record["mwscript"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Container& rec) -> std::string { return rec.mScript; });
+        record["weight"] = sol::readonly_property([](const ESM::Container& rec) -> float { return rec.mWeight; });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
index b77c3ec054..be022b4ef2 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/types.lua
@@ -869,7 +869,31 @@
 -- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
 -- @return #boolean
 
+---
+-- Returns the total weight of everything in a container
+-- @function [parent=#Container] encumbrance
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
+-- @return #number
 
+---
+-- Returns the capacity of a container
+-- @function [parent=#Container] capacity
+-- @param openmw.core#GameObject object
+-- @return #number
+
+---
+-- Returns the read-only @{#ContainerRecord} of a container
+-- @function [parent=#Container] record
+-- @param #any objectOrRecordId
+-- @return #ContainerRecord
+
+---
+-- @type ContainerRecord
+-- @field #string id Record id
+-- @field #string name Human-readable name
+-- @field #string model VFS path to the model
+-- @field #string mwscript MWScript on this container (can be empty)
+-- @field #number weight capacity of this container (can be empty)
 
 --- @{#Door} functions
 -- @field [parent=#types] #Door Door