diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
index b68bc55795..c8adf17930 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ static const CString CoinModeNames[] = {
 	"free",
 };
 XToString( CoinMode, NUM_COIN_MODES );
+static void LuaCoinMode(lua_State* L)
+{
+	FOREACH_CoinMode( i )
+	{
+		CString s = CoinModeNames[i];
+		s.MakeUpper();
+		LUA->SetGlobal( "COIN_"+s, i );
+	}
+}
+REGISTER_WITH_LUA_FUNCTION( LuaCoinMode );
 
 
 static const CString PremiumNames[] = {
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
index 0a752816df..12a225e7d3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameConstantsAndTypes.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ const int ITEM_NONE = -1;
 //
 
 enum CoinMode { COIN_HOME, COIN_PAY, COIN_FREE, NUM_COIN_MODES };
-
+#define FOREACH_CoinMode( i ) FOREACH_ENUM( CoinMode, NUM_COIN_MODES, i )
 const CString& CoinModeToString( CoinMode cm );
 
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index 33d1d7b5c2..c99be434c0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -2002,6 +2002,7 @@ public:
 	static int GetNumPlayersEnabled( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->GetNumPlayersEnabled() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetSongBeat( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->m_fSongBeat ); return 1; }
 	static int PlayerUsingBothSides( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushboolean(L, p->PlayerUsingBothSides() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetCoins( T* p, lua_State *L )				{ lua_pushnumber(L, p->m_iCoins ); return 1; }
 
 	static void Register(lua_State *L)
 	{
@@ -2039,6 +2040,7 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( GetNumPlayersEnabled )
 		ADD_METHOD( GetSongBeat )
 		ADD_METHOD( PlayerUsingBothSides )
+		ADD_METHOD( GetCoins )
 
 		Luna<T>::Register( L );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
index 1d1215d591..721a2038de 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static const CString MessageNames[] = {
 	"MenuRightP2",
 	"MadeChoiceP1",
 	"MadeChoiceP2",
+	"CoinInserted",
 };
 XToString( Message, NUM_MESSAGES );
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
index c0357f3d4e..a97cabb458 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/MessageManager.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum Message
 	MESSAGE_MENU_RIGHT_P2,
 	MESSAGE_MADE_CHOICE_P1,
 	MESSAGE_MADE_CHOICE_P2,
+	MESSAGE_COIN_INSERTED,
 	NUM_MESSAGES,
 	MESSAGE_INVALID
 };
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 732ea941ab..edddcc80bf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ void InsertCoin( int iNum )
 	BOOKKEEPER->CoinInserted();
 	SCREENMAN->RefreshCreditsMessages();
 	SCREENMAN->PlayCoinSound();
+	MESSAGEMAN->Broadcast( MESSAGE_COIN_INSERTED );
 }
 
 void InsertCredit()