diff --git a/src/data/setting.hpp b/src/data/setting.hpp
index 2053254a..7068ebf7 100644
--- a/src/data/setting.hpp
+++ b/src/data/setting.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public:
         return value;
     }
 
+    const T& getDefault() const {
+        return initial;
+    }
+
     T& operator*() {
         return value;
     }
diff --git a/src/files/settings_io.cpp b/src/files/settings_io.cpp
index 7d04d693..eb81f3db 100644
--- a/src/files/settings_io.cpp
+++ b/src/files/settings_io.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ dv::value SettingsHandler::getValue(const std::string& name) const {
     }
 }
 
+dv::value SettingsHandler::getDefault(const std::string& name) const {
+    auto found = map.find(name);
+    if (found == map.end()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("setting '" + name + "' does not exist");
+    }
+    auto setting = found->second;
+
+    if (auto number = dynamic_cast<NumberSetting*>(setting)) {
+        return static_cast<number_t>(number->getDefault());
+    } else if (auto integer = dynamic_cast<IntegerSetting*>(setting)) {
+        return static_cast<integer_t>(integer->getDefault());
+    } else if (auto flag = dynamic_cast<FlagSetting*>(setting)) {
+        return flag->getDefault();
+    } else if (auto string = dynamic_cast<StringSetting*>(setting)) {
+        return string->getDefault();
+    } else {
+        throw std::runtime_error("type is not implemented for '" + name + "'");
+    }
+}
+
 std::string SettingsHandler::toString(const std::string& name) const {
     auto found = map.find(name);
     if (found == map.end()) {
diff --git a/src/files/settings_io.hpp b/src/files/settings_io.hpp
index b5d17df6..cc5b33c9 100644
--- a/src/files/settings_io.hpp
+++ b/src/files/settings_io.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
     SettingsHandler(EngineSettings& settings);
 
     dv::value getValue(const std::string& name) const;
+    dv::value getDefault(const std::string& name) const;
     void setValue(const std::string& name, const dv::value& value);
     std::string toString(const std::string& name) const;
     Setting* getSetting(const std::string& name) const;
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
index b0a960b2..ee611b63 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libcore.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ static int l_get_setting_info(lua::State* L) {
         lua::setfield(L, "min");
         lua::pushnumber(L, number->getMax());
         lua::setfield(L, "max");
+        lua::pushnumber(L, number->getDefault());
+        lua::setfield(L, "def");
         return 1;
     }
     if (auto integer = dynamic_cast<IntegerSetting*>(setting)) {
@@ -161,6 +163,18 @@ static int l_get_setting_info(lua::State* L) {
         lua::setfield(L, "min");
         lua::pushinteger(L, integer->getMax());
         lua::setfield(L, "max");
+        lua::pushinteger(L, integer->getDefault());
+        lua::setfield(L, "def");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (auto boolean = dynamic_cast<FlagSetting*>(setting)) {
+        lua::pushboolean(L, boolean->getDefault());
+        lua::setfield(L, "def");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (auto string = dynamic_cast<StringSetting*>(setting)) {
+        lua::pushstring(L, string->getDefault());
+        lua::setfield(L, "def");
         return 1;
     }
     lua::pop(L);