diff --git a/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface b/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
index ddf4a4459..6fd40eb68 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
+++ b/include/osgDB/PropertyInterface
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ public:
     /// Get the const list of properties that are explictly defined as not supported
     const ObjectPropertyMap& getBlackList() const { return _blackList; }
 
+    osgDB::ObjectWrapper* getObjectWrapper(const osg::Object* object) const;
+
+    osgDB::BaseSerializer* getSerializer(const osg::Object* object, const std::string& propertyName, osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type& type) const;
+
 protected:
 
     bool copyPropertyDataFromObject(const osg::Object* object, const std::string& propertyName, void* valuePtr, unsigned int valueSize, osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type valueType);
@@ -194,9 +198,7 @@ protected:
 
     bool copyPropertyObjectToObject(osg::Object* object, const std::string& propertyName, const void* valuePtr, unsigned int valueSize, osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type valueType);
 
-    osgDB::ObjectWrapper* getObjectWrapper(const osg::Object* object) const;
 
-    osgDB::BaseSerializer* getSerializer(const osg::Object* object, const std::string& propertyName, osgDB::BaseSerializer::Type& type) const;
 
     osgDB::OutputStream _outputStream;
     PropertyOutputIterator* _poi;
diff --git a/include/osgDB/Serializer b/include/osgDB/Serializer
index a28dbcd53..b8f9c6fd8 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/Serializer
+++ b/include/osgDB/Serializer
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool write( OutputStream&, const osg::Object& ) = 0;
     virtual const std::string& getName() const = 0;
 
+    virtual IntLookup* getIntLookup() { return 0; }
+
 protected:
     int _firstVersion;  // Library version when the serializer is first introduced
     int _lastVersion;  // Library version when the serializer is last required.
@@ -654,6 +656,8 @@ public:
     EnumSerializer( const char* name, P def, Getter gf, Setter sf )
     : ParentType(name, def), _getter(gf), _setter(sf) {}
 
+    virtual IntLookup* getIntLookup() { return &_lookup; }
+
     void add( const char* str, P value )
     { _lookup.add(str, static_cast<IntLookup::Value>(value)); }
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
index c81b64d99..36aef26fa 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/lua/LuaScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -761,6 +761,26 @@ int LuaScriptEngine::setPropertyFromStack(osg::Object* object, const std::string
             break;
         }
         case(osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_ENUM):
+        {
+            if (lua_isnumber(_lua, -1))
+            {
+                _pi.setProperty(object, propertyName, static_cast<int>(lua_tonumber(_lua, -1)));
+                return 0;
+            }
+            else if (lua_isstring(_lua, -1))
+            {
+                const char* enumString = lua_tostring(_lua, -1);
+                osgDB::BaseSerializer* serializer = _pi.getSerializer(object, propertyName, type);
+                osgDB::IntLookup* lookup = serializer ? serializer->getIntLookup() : 0;
+                if (lookup)
+                {
+                    int value = lookup->getValue(enumString);
+                    _pi.setProperty(object, propertyName, value);
+                }
+                return 0;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
         case(osgDB::BaseSerializer::RW_INT):
         {
             if (lua_isnumber(_lua, -1))