diff --git a/src/eressea/lua/eressea.cpp b/src/eressea/lua/eressea.cpp
index befeddda5..7f3c67865 100644
--- a/src/eressea/lua/eressea.cpp
+++ b/src/eressea/lua/eressea.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ find_plane_id(const char * name)
 }
 
 static bool
-get_flag(const char * name)
+get_key(const char * name)
 {
   int flag = atoi36(name);
   attrib * a = find_key(global.attribs, flag);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ get_flag(const char * name)
 }
 
 static void
-set_flag(const char * name, bool value)
+set_key(const char * name, bool value)
 {
   int flag = atoi36(name);
   attrib * a = find_key(global.attribs, flag);
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ bind_eressea(lua_State * L)
     def("set_string", &lua_setstring),
     def("get_string", &lua_getstring),
 
-    def("set_flag", &set_flag),
-    def("get_flag", &get_flag),
+    def("set_key", &set_key),
+    def("get_key", &get_key),
 
     def("get_gamename", &get_gamename),
     /* planes not really implemented */
diff --git a/src/eressea/lua/region.cpp b/src/eressea/lua/region.cpp
index 878421244..06028bef5 100644
--- a/src/eressea/lua/region.cpp
+++ b/src/eressea/lua/region.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <kernel/terrain.h>
 #include <kernel/unit.h>
 
+#include <attributes/key.h>
+
 // lua includes
 #include <lua.hpp>
 #include <luabind/luabind.hpp>
@@ -306,6 +308,27 @@ region_additem(region& r, const char * iname, int number)
   return -1;
 }
 
+static bool
+region_getkey(region& r, const char * name)
+{
+  int flag = atoi36(name);
+  attrib * a = find_key(r.attribs, flag);
+  return (a!=NULL);
+}
+
+static void
+region_setkey(region& r, const char * name, bool value)
+{
+  int flag = atoi36(name);
+  attrib * a = find_key(r.attribs, flag);
+  if (a==NULL && value) {
+    add_key(&r.attribs, flag);
+  } else if (a!=NULL && !value) {
+    a_remove(&r.attribs, a);
+  }
+}
+
+
 void
 bind_region(lua_State * L)
 {
@@ -326,6 +349,9 @@ bind_region(lua_State * L)
     .def("add_notice", &region_addnotice)
     .def("add_direction", &region_adddirection)
 
+    .def("get_key", &region_getkey)
+    .def("set_key", &region_setkey)
+
     .def("get_flag", &region_getflag)
     .def("set_flag", &region_setflag)