diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index a369486fa..55059b522 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,72 @@ namespace MWScript
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->disable (ref);
     }
 
+    int InterpreterContext::getMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 's');
+
+        return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mShorts[index];
+    }
+
+    int InterpreterContext::getMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'l');
+
+        return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mLongs[index];
+    }
+
+    float InterpreterContext::getMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'f');
+
+        return ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mFloats[index];
+    }
+
+    void InterpreterContext::setMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value)
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 's');
+
+        ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mShorts[index] = value;
+    }
+
+    void InterpreterContext::setMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value)
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'l');
+
+        ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mLongs[index] = value;
+    }
+
+    void InterpreterContext::setMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, float value)
+    {
+        const MWWorld::Ptr ptr = getReference (id, false);
+
+        std::string scriptId = MWWorld::Class::get (ptr).getScript (ptr);
+
+        int index = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocalIndex (scriptId, name, 'f');
+
+        ptr.getRefData().getLocals().mFloats[index] = value;
+    }
+
     MWWorld::Ptr InterpreterContext::getReference()
     {
         return getReference ("", true);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 40f53337d..9fdc3c21a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ namespace MWScript
 
             virtual void disable (const std::string& id = "");
 
+            virtual int getMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const;
+
+            virtual int getMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const;
+
+            virtual float getMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const;
+
+            virtual void setMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value);
+
+            virtual void setMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value);
+
+            virtual void setMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, float value);
+
             MWWorld::Ptr getReference();
             ///< Reference, that the script is running from (can be empty)
     };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp
index 506cf049c..6ae506483 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp
@@ -156,4 +156,43 @@ namespace MWScript
     {
         return mGlobalScripts;
     }
+
+    int ScriptManager::getLocalIndex (const std::string& scriptId, const std::string& variable,
+        char type)
+    {
+        const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (scriptId);
+
+        int offset = 0;
+        int size = 0;
+
+        switch (type)
+        {
+            case 's':
+
+                offset = 0;
+                size = script->data.numShorts;
+                break;
+
+            case 'l':
+
+                offset = script->data.numShorts;
+                size = script->data.numLongs;
+                break;
+
+            case 'f':
+
+                offset = script->data.numShorts+script->data.numLongs;
+                size = script->data.numFloats;
+
+            default:
+
+                throw std::runtime_error ("invalid variable type");
+        }
+
+        for (int i=0; i<size; ++i)
+            if (script->varNames.at (i+offset)==variable)
+                return i;
+
+        throw std::runtime_error ("unable to access local variable " + variable + " of " + scriptId);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.hpp
index 35c1fadd9..34cc0defe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ namespace MWScript
             ///< Return locals for script \a name.
 
             GlobalScripts& getGlobalScripts();
+
+            int getLocalIndex (const std::string& scriptId, const std::string& variable, char type);
+            ///< Return index of the variable of the given name and type in the given script. Will
+            /// throw an exception, if there is no such script or variable or the type does not match.
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/components/interpreter/context.hpp b/components/interpreter/context.hpp
index 973b22d35..4221da36e 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/context.hpp
+++ b/components/interpreter/context.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ namespace Interpreter
             virtual void enable (const std::string& id = "") = 0;
 
             virtual void disable (const std::string& id = "") = 0;
+
+            virtual int getMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const = 0;
+
+            virtual int getMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const = 0;
+
+            virtual float getMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name) const = 0;
+
+            virtual void setMemberShort (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value) = 0;
+
+            virtual void setMemberLong (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, int value) = 0;
+
+            virtual void setMemberFloat (const std::string& id, const std::string& name, float value)
+                = 0;
     };
 }