diff --git a/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am b/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
index 6b99ec4ce..05a3b91a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gui/lua/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ libneutrino_gui_lua_a_SOURCES = \
 	lua_menue.cpp \
 	lua_messagebox.cpp \
 	lua_misc.cpp \
+	lua_stringinput.cpp \
 	lua_threads.cpp \
 	lua_threads_copy.cpp \
 	lua_threads_functions.cpp \
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h b/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
index 5c47c47e2..b5e974561 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_api_version.h
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  * to luainstance.h changes
  */
 #define LUA_API_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 55
+#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 56
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61264b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * lua stringinput
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 Sven Hoefer (svenhoefer)
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <global.h>
+#include <system/debug.h>
+#include <gui/widget/stringinput.h>
+#include <neutrino.h>
+
+#include "luainstance.h"
+#include "lua_stringinput.h"
+
+CLuaInstStringInput* CLuaInstStringInput::getInstance()
+{
+	static CLuaInstStringInput* LuaInstStringInput = NULL;
+
+	if (!LuaInstStringInput)
+		LuaInstStringInput = new CLuaInstStringInput();
+	return LuaInstStringInput;
+}
+
+void CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputRegister(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luaL_Reg meth[] = {
+		{ "exec", CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputExec },
+		{ NULL, NULL }
+	};
+
+	luaL_newmetatable(L, "stringinput");
+	luaL_setfuncs(L, meth, 0);
+	lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+	lua_setfield(L, -1, "__index");
+	lua_setglobal(L, "stringinput");
+}
+
+/*
+	local return_value = stringinput.exec{
+		caption="Title",
+		value="value",
+		icon="settings",
+		valid_chars="0123456789",
+		size=4
+	}
+*/
+int CLuaInstStringInput::StringInputExec(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_assert(lua_istable(L,1));
+
+	std::string name;
+	tableLookup(L, "name", name) || tableLookup(L, "title", name) || tableLookup(L, "caption", name);
+
+	std::string value;
+	tableLookup(L, "value", value);
+
+	lua_Integer size = 30;
+	tableLookup(L, "size", size);
+
+	// TODO: Locales?
+
+	std::string valid_chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789!\"§$%&/()=?-.@,_: ";
+	tableLookup(L, "valid_chars", valid_chars);
+
+	// TODO: CChangeObserver?
+
+	std::string icon = std::string(NEUTRINO_ICON_INFO);
+	tableLookup(L, "icon", icon);
+
+	lua_Integer sms = 0;
+	tableLookup(L, "sms", sms);
+
+	CStringInput *i;
+	if (sms)
+		i = new CStringInputSMS(name, &value, size,
+				     NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, valid_chars.c_str(), NULL, icon.c_str());
+	else
+		i = new CStringInput(name, &value, size,
+				     NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, valid_chars.c_str(), NULL, icon.c_str());
+	i->exec(NULL, "");
+	delete i;
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, value.c_str());
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c49ad7dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_stringinput.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * lua stringinput
+ *
+ * (C) 2016 Sven Hoefer (svenhoefer)
+ * (C) 2016 M. Liebmann (micha-bbg)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LUASTRINGINPUT_H
+#define _LUASTRINGINPUT_H
+
+class CLuaStringInput
+{
+	public:
+		CStringInput *b;
+		CLuaStringInput();
+		~CLuaStringInput();
+};
+
+class CLuaInstStringInput
+{
+	public:
+		CLuaInstStringInput() {};
+		~CLuaInstStringInput() {};
+		static CLuaInstStringInput* getInstance();
+		static void StringInputRegister(lua_State *L);
+
+	private:
+		static int StringInputExec(lua_State *L);
+};
+
+#endif //_LUASTRINGINPUT_H
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
index ad5ca34e8..a21cac683 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "lua_menue.h"
 #include "lua_messagebox.h"
 #include "lua_misc.h"
+#include "lua_stringinput.h"
 #include "lua_threads.h"
 #include "lua_video.h"
 
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ void LuaInstRegisterFunctions(lua_State *L, bool fromThreads/*=false*/)
 	CLuaInstHintbox::getInstance()->HintboxRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMenu::getInstance()->MenuRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMessagebox::getInstance()->MessageboxRegister(L);
+	CLuaInstStringInput::getInstance()->StringInputRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstMisc::getInstance()->LuaMiscRegister(L);
 	CLuaInstVideo::getInstance()->LuaVideoRegister(L);
 	if (!fromThreads)