diff --git a/src/frontend/screens.cpp b/src/frontend/screens.cpp
index 2ae453cf..0c5578f7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/screens.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/screens.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "../objects/Player.h"
 #include "../logic/ChunksController.h"
 #include "../logic/LevelController.h"
+#include "../logic/scripting/scripting.h"
 #include "../logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.h"
 #include "../voxels/Chunks.h"
 #include "../voxels/Chunk.h"
@@ -97,11 +98,21 @@ LevelScreen::LevelScreen(Engine* engine, Level* level)
 
     animator.reset(new TextureAnimator());
     animator->addAnimations(engine->getAssets()->getAnimations());
+
+    auto content = level->content;
+    for (auto& pack : content->getPacks()) {
+        const ContentPack& info = pack->getInfo();
+        fs::path scriptFile = info.folder/fs::path("scripts/hud.lua");
+        if (fs::is_regular_file(scriptFile)) {
+            scripting::load_hud_script(pack->getEnvironment()->getId(), info.id, scriptFile);
+        }
+    }
     scripting::on_frontend_init(hud.get());
 }
 
 LevelScreen::~LevelScreen() {
     std::cout << "-- writing world" << std::endl;
+    scripting::on_frontend_close();
     controller->onWorldSave();
     auto world = level->getWorld();
     world->write(level.get());
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
index 7208110f..c00be4de 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void scripting::on_ui_close(UiDocument* layout, Inventory* inventory) {
     }
 }
 
-bool register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::string& id) {
+bool scripting::register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::string& id) {
     if (state->pushenv(env) == 0) {
         state->pushglobals();
     }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
index 39c85a75..2195080d 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace scripting {
 
     void initialize(Engine* engine);
 
+    extern bool register_event(int env, const std::string& name, const std::string& id);
+
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_environment(int parent=0);
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_pack_environment(const ContentPack& pack);
     std::unique_ptr<Environment> create_doc_environment(int parent, const std::string& name);
@@ -62,20 +64,27 @@ namespace scripting {
        @return true if prevents default action */
     bool on_item_break_block(Player* player, const ItemDef* item, int x, int y, int z);
 
-    /* Called on UI view show */
+    /** Called on UI view show */
     void on_ui_open(UiDocument* layout, Inventory* inventory);
-    /* Called on UI view close*/
+    /** Called on UI view close*/
     void on_ui_close(UiDocument* layout, Inventory* inventory);
 
-    /* Load script associated with a Block */
+    /** Load script associated with a Block */
     void load_block_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file, block_funcs_set& funcsset);
-    /* Load script associated with an Item */
+    /** Load script associated with an Item */
     void load_item_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file, item_funcs_set& funcsset);
-    /* Load package-specific world script */
-    void load_world_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file);
-    /* Load script associated with an UiDocument */
-    void load_layout_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file, uidocscript& script);
-    /* Finalize lua state. Using scripting after will lead to Lua panic */
 
+    /** 
+     * Load package-specific world script 
+     * @param env environment id
+     * @param packid content-pack id
+     * @param file script file path
+     */
+    void load_world_script(int env, std::string packid, fs::path file);
+
+    /** Load script associated with an UiDocument */
+    void load_layout_script(int env, std::string prefix, fs::path file, uidocscript& script);
+
+    /** Finalize lua state. Using scripting after will lead to Lua panic */
     void close();
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
index 269b8b2c..5c2755d7 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #include "lua/libhud.h"
 #include "lua/LuaState.h"
 
+#include "../../files/files.h"
+#include "../../engine.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
 namespace scripting {
     extern lua::LuaState* state;
 }
@@ -13,4 +18,31 @@ Hud* scripting::hud = nullptr;
 void scripting::on_frontend_init(Hud* hud) {
     scripting::hud = hud;
     scripting::state->openlib("hud", hudlib, 0);
+
+    for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
+        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".hudopen")) {
+            state->callNoThrow(0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void scripting::on_frontend_close() {
+    scripting::hud = nullptr;
+    for (auto& pack : scripting::engine->getContentPacks()) {
+        if (state->getglobal(pack.id+".hudclose")) {
+            state->callNoThrow(0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void scripting::load_hud_script(int env, std::string packid, fs::path file) {
+    std::string src = files::read_string(file);
+    std::cout << "loading script " << file.u8string() << std::endl;
+
+    state->loadbuffer(env, src, file.u8string());
+    state->callNoThrow(0);
+
+    register_event(env, "init", packid+".init");
+    register_event(env, "on_hud_open", packid+".hudopen");
+    register_event(env, "on_hud_close", packid+".hudclose");
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.h b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.h
index d6e8a2ac..254eadf5 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.h
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/scripting_frontend.h
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 #ifndef LOGIC_SCRIPTING_SCRIPTING_FRONTEND_H_
 #define LOGIC_SCRIPTING_SCRIPTING_FRONTEND_H_
 
+#include <string>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 class Hud;
 
 namespace scripting {
     extern Hud* hud;
 
     void on_frontend_init(Hud* hud);
+    void on_frontend_close();
+
+    /** 
+     * Load package-specific hud script 
+     * @param env environment id
+     * @param packid content-pack id
+     * @param file script file path
+     */
+    void load_hud_script(int env, std::string packid, fs::path file);
 }
 
 #endif // LOGIC_SCRIPTING_SCRIPTING_FRONTEND_H_