diff --git a/source/ManualBindings.cpp b/source/ManualBindings.cpp
index a2b4c8810..4242db46a 100644
--- a/source/ManualBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/ManualBindings.cpp
@@ -896,6 +896,70 @@ tolua_lerror:
 
 
 
+class cLuaWorldTask :
+	public cWorld::cTask
+{
+public:
+	cLuaWorldTask(cPluginLua & a_Plugin, int a_FnRef) :
+		m_Plugin(a_Plugin),
+		m_FnRef(a_FnRef)
+	{
+	}
+
+protected:
+	cPluginLua & m_Plugin;
+	int m_FnRef;
+	
+	// cWorld::cTask overrides:
+	virtual void Run(cWorld & a_World) override
+	{
+		m_Plugin.Call(m_FnRef, &a_World);
+	}
+} ;
+
+
+
+
+
+static int tolua_cWorld_QueueTask(lua_State * tolua_S)
+{
+	// Binding for cWorld::QueueTask
+	// Params: function
+	
+	// Retrieve the cPlugin from the LuaState:
+	cPluginLua * Plugin = GetLuaPlugin(tolua_S);
+	if (Plugin == NULL)
+	{
+		// An error message has been already printed in GetLuaPlugin()
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve the args:
+	cWorld * self = (cWorld *)tolua_tousertype(tolua_S, 1, 0);
+	if (self == NULL)
+	{
+		return lua_do_error(tolua_S, "Error in function call '#funcname#': Not called on an object instance");
+	}
+	if (!lua_isfunction(tolua_S, 2))
+	{
+		return lua_do_error(tolua_S, "Error in function call '#funcname#': Expected a function for parameter #1");
+	}
+
+	// Create a reference to the function:
+	int FnRef = luaL_ref(tolua_S, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+	if (FnRef == LUA_REFNIL)
+	{
+		return lua_do_error(tolua_S, "Error in function call '#funcname#': Could not get function reference of parameter #1");
+	}
+
+	self->QueueTask(new cLuaWorldTask(*Plugin, FnRef));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 static int tolua_cPluginManager_GetAllPlugins(lua_State * tolua_S)
 {
 	cPluginManager* self = (cPluginManager*)  tolua_tousertype(tolua_S,1,0);
@@ -2032,6 +2096,7 @@ void ManualBindings::Bind(lua_State * tolua_S)
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "ForEachPlayer",         tolua_ForEach<       cWorld, cPlayer,        &cWorld::ForEachPlayer>);
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "GetBlockInfo",          tolua_cWorld_GetBlockInfo);
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "GetBlockTypeMeta",      tolua_cWorld_GetBlockTypeMeta);
+			tolua_function(tolua_S, "QueueTask",             tolua_cWorld_QueueTask);
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "SetSignLines",          tolua_cWorld_SetSignLines);
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "TryGetHeight",          tolua_cWorld_TryGetHeight);
 			tolua_function(tolua_S, "UpdateSign",            tolua_cWorld_SetSignLines);
diff --git a/source/PluginLua.h b/source/PluginLua.h
index fee9c4986..d5d202bf0 100644
--- a/source/PluginLua.h
+++ b/source/PluginLua.h
@@ -137,6 +137,43 @@ public:
 	Returns true if the hook was added successfully.
 	*/
 	bool AddHookRef(int a_HookType, int a_FnRefIdx);
+	
+	// The following templates allow calls to arbitrary Lua functions residing in the plugin:
+	
+	/// Call a Lua function with 0 args
+	template <typename FnT> bool Call(FnT a_Fn)
+	{
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CriticalSection);
+		return m_LuaState.Call(a_Fn);
+	}
+
+	/// Call a Lua function with 1 arg
+	template <typename FnT, typename ArgT0> bool Call(FnT a_Fn, ArgT0 a_Arg0)
+	{
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CriticalSection);
+		return m_LuaState.Call(a_Fn, a_Arg0);
+	}
+
+	/// Call a Lua function with 2 args
+	template <typename FnT, typename ArgT0, typename ArgT1> bool Call(FnT a_Fn, ArgT0 a_Arg0, ArgT1 a_Arg1)
+	{
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CriticalSection);
+		return m_LuaState.Call(a_Fn, a_Arg0, a_Arg1);
+	}
+
+	/// Call a Lua function with 3 args
+	template <typename FnT, typename ArgT0, typename ArgT1, typename ArgT2> bool Call(FnT a_Fn, ArgT0 a_Arg0, ArgT1 a_Arg1, ArgT2 a_Arg2)
+	{
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CriticalSection);
+		return m_LuaState.Call(a_Fn, a_Arg0, a_Arg1, a_Arg2);
+	}
+
+	/// Call a Lua function with 4 args
+	template <typename FnT, typename ArgT0, typename ArgT1, typename ArgT2, typename ArgT3> bool Call(FnT a_Fn, ArgT0 a_Arg0, ArgT1 a_Arg1, ArgT2 a_Arg2, ArgT3 a_ArgT3)
+	{
+		cCSLock Lock(m_CriticalSection);
+		return m_LuaState.Call(a_Fn, a_Arg0, a_Arg1, a_Arg2, a_Arg3);
+	}
 
 protected:
 	/// Maps command name into Lua function reference
diff --git a/source/World.cpp b/source/World.cpp
index bbbe7d382..2011f5a97 100644
--- a/source/World.cpp
+++ b/source/World.cpp
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ void cWorld::TickQueuedTasks(void)
 	}
 
 	// Execute and delete each task:
-	for (cTasks::iterator itr = m_Tasks.begin(), end = m_Tasks.end(); itr != end; ++itr)
+	for (cTasks::iterator itr = Tasks.begin(), end = Tasks.end(); itr != end; ++itr)
 	{
 		(*itr)->Run(*this);
 		delete *itr;
diff --git a/source/World.h b/source/World.h
index dcb197bd0..25bc0b338 100644
--- a/source/World.h
+++ b/source/World.h
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ public:
 	void QueueSaveAllChunks(void);  // tolua_export
 	
 	/// Queues a task onto the tick thread. The task object will be deleted once the task is finished
-	void QueueTask(cTask * a_Task);
+	void QueueTask(cTask * a_Task);  // Exported in ManualBindings.cpp
 
 	/// Returns the number of chunks loaded	
 	int GetNumChunks() const;  // tolua_export
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ public:
 	
 	/// Appends all usernames starting with a_Text (case-insensitive) into Results
 	void TabCompleteUserName(const AString & a_Text, AStringVector & a_Results);
-	
+
 private:
 
 	friend class cRoot;