diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 088b70ed9..db8ec5a60 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DFHack future
     - locate_ore: scan the map for unmined ore veins
     - multicmd: run a sequence of dfhack commands, separated by ';'
     - autobutcher: A GUI front-end for the autobutcher plugin.
+    - invasionNow: trigger an invasion, or many
   Misc improvements:
     - exterminate: renamed from slayrace, add help message, add butcher mode
     - ruby: add df.dfhack_run "somecommand"
diff --git a/scripts/devel/invasion-now.lua b/scripts/devel/invasion-now.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b29231f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/devel/invasion-now.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- invasion-now civ_id delay : schedules an invasion in the near future
+
+args = {...}
+num = tonumber(args[1])
+
+if ( num ~= nil ) then
+    time = tonumber(args[2]) or 1
+    time2 = tonumber(args[3]) or time
+    for i = time,time2 do
+        df.global.timed_events:insert('#',{
+            new = df.timed_event,
+            type = df.timed_event_type.CivAttack,
+            season = df.global.cur_season,
+            season_ticks = df.global.cur_season_tick+i,
+            entity = df.historical_entity.find(num)
+        })
+    end
+end