diff --git a/library/LuaTypes.cpp b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
index 306538f51..c46d7ce05 100644
--- a/library/LuaTypes.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaTypes.cpp
@@ -1422,6 +1422,28 @@ void struct_identity::build_metatable(lua_State *state)
     SetPtrMethods(state, base+1, base+2);
 }
 
+void other_vectors_identity::build_metatable(lua_State *state)
+{
+    int base = lua_gettop(state);
+    MakeFieldMetatable(state, this, meta_struct_index, meta_struct_newindex);
+
+    EnableMetaField(state, base+2, "_enum");
+
+    LookupInTable(state, index_enum, &DFHACK_TYPEID_TABLE_TOKEN);
+    lua_setfield(state, base+1, "_enum");
+
+    auto keys = &index_enum->getKeys()[-index_enum->getFirstItem()];
+
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < index_enum->getLastItem(); i++)
+    {
+        lua_getfield(state, base+2, keys[i]);
+        lua_rawseti(state, base+2, int(i));
+    }
+
+    SetStructMethod(state, base+1, base+2, meta_struct_field_reference, "_field");
+    SetPtrMethods(state, base+1, base+2);
+}
+
 void global_identity::build_metatable(lua_State *state)
 {
     int base = lua_gettop(state);
diff --git a/library/include/DataDefs.h b/library/include/DataDefs.h
index 3b961df20..f4eff8510 100644
--- a/library/include/DataDefs.h
+++ b/library/include/DataDefs.h
@@ -334,6 +334,23 @@ namespace DFHack
         virtual identity_type type() { return IDTYPE_UNION; }
     };
 
+    class DFHACK_EXPORT other_vectors_identity : public struct_identity {
+        enum_identity *index_enum;
+
+    public:
+        other_vectors_identity(size_t size, TAllocateFn alloc,
+                compound_identity *scope_parent, const char *dfhack_name,
+                struct_identity *parent, const struct_field_info *fields,
+                enum_identity *index_enum) :
+            struct_identity(size, alloc, scope_parent, dfhack_name, parent, fields),
+            index_enum(index_enum)
+        {}
+
+        enum_identity *getIndexEnum() { return index_enum; }
+
+        virtual void build_metatable(lua_State *state);
+    };
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
     typedef void *virtual_ptr;
 #else
@@ -465,6 +482,7 @@ namespace df
     using DFHack::global_identity;
     using DFHack::struct_identity;
     using DFHack::union_identity;
+    using DFHack::other_vectors_identity;
     using DFHack::struct_field_info;
     using DFHack::struct_field_info_extra;
     using DFHack::bitfield_item_info;