diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
index 0a0c7bb1c..e6037f135 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ void CLuaInstance::registerFunctions()
 	HintboxRegister(lua);
 	MessageboxRegister(lua);
 	CWindowRegister(lua);
+	ComponentsTextRegister(lua);
 	SignalBoxRegister(lua);
 }
 
@@ -1442,3 +1443,151 @@ int CLuaInstance::SignalBoxDelete(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CLuaComponentsText *CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextCheck(lua_State *L, int n)
+{
+	return *(CLuaComponentsText **) luaL_checkudata(L, n, "componentstext");
+}
+
+void CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextRegister(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luaL_Reg meth[] = {
+		{ "new", CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextNew },
+		{ "paint", CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextPaint },
+		{ "hide", CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextHide },
+		{ "scroll", CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextScroll },
+		{ "__gc", CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextDelete },
+		{ NULL, NULL }
+	};
+
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, "componentstext");
+	luaL_setfuncs(L, meth, 0);
+	lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+	lua_setfield(L, -1, "__index");
+	lua_setglobal(L, "componentstext");
+}
+
+int CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextNew(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+
+	int x=10, y=10, dx=100, dy=100;
+	std::string text         = "";
+	std::string tmpMode      = "";
+	int         mode         = CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH;
+	int         font_text    = SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_MENU;
+	lua_Integer color_text   = (lua_Integer)COL_MENUCONTENT_TEXT;
+	lua_Integer color_frame  = (lua_Integer)COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_6;
+	lua_Integer color_body   = (lua_Integer)COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0;
+	lua_Integer color_shadow = (lua_Integer)COL_MENUCONTENTDARK_PLUS_0;
+	std::string tmp1         = "false";
+
+	tableLookup(L, "x"           , x);
+	tableLookup(L, "y"           , y);
+	tableLookup(L, "dx"          , dx);
+	tableLookup(L, "dy"          , dy);
+	tableLookup(L, "text"        , text);
+	tableLookup(L, "mode"        , tmpMode);
+	tableLookup(L, "font_text"   , font_text);
+	if (font_text >= SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_COUNT || font_text < 0)
+		font_text = SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_MENU;
+	tableLookup(L, "has_shadow"  , tmp1);
+	bool has_shadow = (tmp1 == "true" || tmp1 == "1" || tmp1 == "yes");
+	tableLookup(L, "color_text"  , color_text);
+	tableLookup(L, "color_frame" , color_frame);
+	tableLookup(L, "color_body"  , color_body);
+	tableLookup(L, "color_shadow", color_shadow);
+
+	if (!tmpMode.empty()) {
+		table_key txt_align[] = {
+			{ "ALIGN_AUTO_WIDTH",		CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH },
+			{ "ALIGN_AUTO_HIGH",		CTextBox::AUTO_HIGH },
+			{ "ALIGN_SCROLL",		CTextBox::SCROLL },
+			{ "ALIGN_CENTER",		CTextBox::CENTER },
+			{ "ALIGN_RIGHT",		CTextBox::RIGHT },
+			{ "ALIGN_TOP",			CTextBox::TOP },
+			{ "ALIGN_BOTTOM",		CTextBox::BOTTOM },
+			{ "ALIGN_NO_AUTO_LINEBREAK",	CTextBox::NO_AUTO_LINEBREAK },
+			{ NULL,				0 }
+		};
+		mode = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; txt_align[i].name; i++) {
+			if (tmpMode.find(txt_align[i].name) != std::string::npos)
+				mode |= txt_align[i].code;
+		}
+	}
+
+	CLuaComponentsText **udata = (CLuaComponentsText **) lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(CLuaComponentsText *));
+	*udata = new CLuaComponentsText();
+	(*udata)->ct = new CComponentsText(x, y, dx, dy, text, mode, g_Font[font_text], has_shadow, (fb_pixel_t)color_text, (fb_pixel_t)color_frame, (fb_pixel_t)color_body, (fb_pixel_t)color_shadow);
+	luaL_getmetatable(L, "componentstext");
+	lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextPaint(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+	std::string tmp = "true";
+	tableLookup(L, "do_save_bg", tmp);
+	bool do_save_bg = (tmp == "true" || tmp == "1" || tmp == "yes");
+
+	CLuaComponentsText *m = ComponentsTextCheck(L, 1);
+	if (!m)
+		return 0;
+
+	m->ct->paint(do_save_bg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextHide(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+	std::string tmp = "false";
+	tableLookup(L, "no_restore", tmp);
+	bool no_restore = (tmp == "true" || tmp == "1" || tmp == "yes");
+
+	CLuaComponentsText *m = ComponentsTextCheck(L, 1);
+	if (!m)
+		return 0;
+
+	m->ct->hide(no_restore);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextScroll(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+	std::string tmp = "true";
+	tableLookup(L, "dir", tmp);
+	bool scrollDown = (tmp == "down" || tmp == "1");
+
+	CLuaComponentsText *m = ComponentsTextCheck(L, 1);
+	if (!m)
+		return 0;
+
+	//get the textbox instance from lua object and use CTexBbox scroll methods
+	CTextBox* ctb = m->ct->getCTextBoxObject();
+	if (ctb) {
+		ctb->enableBackgroundPaint(true);
+		if (scrollDown)
+			ctb->scrollPageDown(1);
+		else
+			ctb->scrollPageUp(1);
+		ctb->enableBackgroundPaint(false);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int CLuaInstance::ComponentsTextDelete(lua_State *L)
+{
+	CLuaComponentsText *m = ComponentsTextCheck(L, 1);
+	if (!m)
+		return 0;
+
+	m->ct->kill();
+	delete m;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.h b/src/gui/luainstance.h
index 911192282..48c0afcfd 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.h
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.h
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ class CLuaSignalBox
 		~CLuaSignalBox() { delete s; }
 };
 
+class CLuaComponentsText
+{
+	public:
+		CComponentsText *ct;
+		CLuaComponentsText() { ct = NULL; }
+		~CLuaComponentsText() { delete ct; }
+};
+
 
 /* inspired by Steve Kemp http://www.steve.org.uk/ */
 class CLuaInstance
@@ -198,6 +206,14 @@ private:
 	static int SignalBoxPaint(lua_State *L);
 	static int SignalBoxDelete(lua_State *L);
 
+	static CLuaComponentsText *ComponentsTextCheck(lua_State *L, int n);
+	static void ComponentsTextRegister(lua_State *L);
+	static int ComponentsTextNew(lua_State *L);
+	static int ComponentsTextPaint(lua_State *L);
+	static int ComponentsTextHide(lua_State *L);
+	static int ComponentsTextScroll(lua_State *L);
+	static int ComponentsTextDelete(lua_State *L);
+
 	static bool tableLookup(lua_State*, const char*, std::string&);
 	static bool tableLookup(lua_State*, const char*, int&);
 };