diff --git a/src/EnumHelper.cpp b/src/EnumHelper.cpp
index dec4665019..a7e7ec5b27 100644
--- a/src/EnumHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/EnumHelper.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ int CheckEnum( lua_State *L, LuaReference &table, int iPos, int iInvalid, const
 	lua_pushvalue( L, iPos );
 	lua_gettable( L, -2 );
 
+	// If not found, check case-insensitively for legacy compatibility
+	if( lua_isnil(L, -1) && lua_isstring(L, iPos) ) {
+		RString sLower;
+
+		// Get rid of nil value on stack
+		lua_pop( L, 1 );
+
+		// Get the string and lowercase it
+		lua_pushvalue( L, iPos );
+		LuaHelpers::Pop( L, sLower );
+		sLower.MakeLower();
+
+		// Try again to read the value
+		table.PushSelf( L );
+		LuaHelpers::Push( L, sLower );
+		lua_gettable( L, -2 );
+	}
+
 	// If the result is nil, then a string was passed that is not a member of this enum.  Throw
 	// an error.  To specify the invalid value, pass nil.  That way, typos will throw an error,
 	// and not silently result in nil, or an out-of-bounds value.
diff --git a/src/EnumHelper.h b/src/EnumHelper.h
index dc1049cc0c..72d57381fc 100644
--- a/src/EnumHelper.h
+++ b/src/EnumHelper.h
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ static void Lua##X(lua_State* L) \
 		lua_pushstring( L, (#X "_")+s ); \
 		lua_pushnumber( L, i ); /* 0-based */ \
 		lua_rawset( L, -3 ); \
+		/* Compatibility with old, case-insensitive values */ \
+		s.MakeLower(); \
+		lua_pushstring( L, s ); \
+		lua_pushnumber( L, i ); /* 0-based */ \
+		lua_rawset( L, -3 ); \
+		/* Compatibility with old, raw values */ \
+		lua_pushnumber( L, i ); \
+		lua_rawseti( L, -2, i ); \
 	} \
 	EnumTraits<X>::StringToEnum.SetFromStack( L ); \
 	EnumTraits<X>::StringToEnum.PushSelf( L ); \
diff --git a/src/GameState.cpp b/src/GameState.cpp
index 90e53de748..20d9fad9e9 100644
--- a/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -2223,8 +2223,17 @@ public:
 	static int ApplyGameCommand( T* p, lua_State *L )
 	{
 		PlayerNumber pn = PLAYER_INVALID;
-		if( lua_gettop(L) >= 2 && !lua_isnil(L,2) )
+		if( lua_gettop(L) >= 2 && !lua_isnil(L,2) ) {
+			// Legacy behavior: if an old-style numerical argument
+			// is given, decrement it before trying to parse
+			if( lua_isnumber(L,2) ) {
+				int arg = (int) lua_tonumber( L, 2 );
+				arg--;
+				LuaHelpers::Push( L, arg );
+				lua_replace( L, -2 );
+			}
 			pn = Enum::Check<PlayerNumber>(L, 2);
+		}
 		p->ApplyGameCommand(SArg(1),pn);
 		return 0;
 	}