diff --git a/src/eressea/tolua/bind_faction.c b/src/eressea/tolua/bind_faction.c
index e602fa820..c9abcc189 100644
--- a/src/eressea/tolua/bind_faction.c
+++ b/src/eressea/tolua/bind_faction.c
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ tolua_faction_get_age(lua_State* tolua_S)
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+tolua_faction_set_age(lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+  faction * self = (faction *)tolua_tousertype(tolua_S, 1, 0);
+  int age = (int)tolua_tonumber(tolua_S, 2, 0);
+  self->age = age;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 tolua_faction_get_flags(lua_State* tolua_S)
 {
@@ -409,7 +418,7 @@ tolua_faction_open(lua_State* tolua_S)
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "alliance", tolua_faction_get_alliance, tolua_faction_set_alliance);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "score", tolua_faction_get_score, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "id", tolua_faction_get_id, NULL);
-      tolua_variable(tolua_S, "age", tolua_faction_get_age, NULL);
+      tolua_variable(tolua_S, "age", tolua_faction_get_age, tolua_faction_set_age);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "options", tolua_faction_get_options, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "flags", tolua_faction_get_flags, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "lastturn", tolua_faction_get_lastturn, NULL);
diff --git a/src/eressea/tolua/bind_region.c b/src/eressea/tolua/bind_region.c
index 5ad66d727..4ee02f76d 100644
--- a/src/eressea/tolua/bind_region.c
+++ b/src/eressea/tolua/bind_region.c
@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ static int tolua_region_get_ships(lua_State* tolua_S)
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int tolua_region_get_age(lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+  region * self = (region *)tolua_tousertype(tolua_S, 1, 0);
+
+  if (self) {
+    lua_pushnumber(tolua_S, self->age);
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 tolua_region_getkey(lua_State* tolua_S)
 {
@@ -337,6 +348,7 @@ tolua_region_open(lua_State* tolua_S)
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "info", tolua_region_get_info, tolua_region_set_info);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "units", tolua_region_get_units, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "ships", tolua_region_get_ships, NULL);
+      tolua_variable(tolua_S, "age", tolua_region_get_age, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "buildings", tolua_region_get_buildings, NULL);
       tolua_variable(tolua_S, "terrain", tolua_region_get_terrain, NULL);
       tolua_function(tolua_S, "get_resourcelevel", tolua_region_get_resourcelevel);
@@ -356,7 +368,6 @@ tolua_region_open(lua_State* tolua_S)
       .def("get_road", &region_getroad)
       .def("set_road", &region_setroad)
       .def("next", &region_next)
-      .def_readwrite("age", &region::age)
       .def("add_item", &region_additem)
       .property("items", &region_items, return_stl_iterator)
       .property("plane_id", &region_plane)