diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/mwscriptbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/mwscriptbindings.cpp
index 1f0a081fe4..6ed3486c8a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/mwscriptbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/mwscriptbindings.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwscript/globalscripts.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/worldimp.hpp"
 
 #include "object.hpp"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ namespace MWLua
             else
                 return MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().getLocals(mId);
         }
+        bool isRunning() const
+        {
+            if (mObj.has_value()) // local script
+            {
+                MWWorld::LocalScripts& localScripts = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLocalScripts();
+                return localScripts.isRunning(mId, mObj->ptr());
+            }
+
+            return MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().isRunning(mId);
+        }
     };
     struct MWScriptVariables
     {
@@ -114,6 +125,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             = context.mLua->sol().new_usertype<MWScriptVariables>("MWScriptVariables");
         mwscript[sol::meta_function::to_string]
             = [](const MWScriptRef& s) { return std::string("MWScript{") + s.mId.toDebugString() + "}"; };
+        mwscript["isRunning"] = sol::readonly_property([](const MWScriptRef& s) { return s.isRunning(); });
         mwscript["recordId"] = sol::readonly_property([](const MWScriptRef& s) { return s.mId.serializeText(); });
         mwscript["variables"] = sol::readonly_property([](const MWScriptRef& s) { return MWScriptVariables{ s }; });
         mwscript["object"] = sol::readonly_property([](const MWScriptRef& s) -> sol::optional<GObject> {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
index 955e1a91f8..8f5dc63dfb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
@@ -177,3 +177,8 @@ void MWWorld::LocalScripts::remove(const Ptr& ptr)
             break;
         }
 }
+
+bool MWWorld::LocalScripts::isRunning(const ESM::RefId& scriptName, const Ptr& ptr) const
+{
+    return std::ranges::find(mScripts, std::pair(scriptName, ptr)) != mScripts.end();
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
index 09a913e655..fd7ae23edf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         void remove(const Ptr& ptr);
         ///< Remove script for given reference (ignored if reference does not have a script listed).
+
+        bool isRunning(const ESM::RefId&, const Ptr&) const;
+        ///< Is the local script running?.
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
index 4e67fd4c7c..d92471153b 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/world.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 -- @field #string recordId Id of the script
 -- @field openmw.core#GameObject object The object the script is attached to.
 -- @field openmw.core#GameObject player The player the script refers to.
+-- @field #boolean isRunning Whether the script is currently running
 -- @field #MWScriptVariables variables Local variables of the script (mutable)
 -- @usage
 -- for _, script in ipairs(world.mwscript.getLocalScripts(object)) do