diff --git a/Lua API.rst b/Lua API.rst
index 60906edc6..86233470a 100644
--- a/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/Lua API.rst	
@@ -3457,6 +3457,30 @@ Note that this function lets errors propagate to the caller.
   This will not be an issue in most cases.
   This function also permits circular dependencies of scripts.
 
+* ``dfhack.reqscript(name)`` or ``reqscript(name)``
+
+  Nearly identical to script_environment() but requires scripts being loaded to
+  include a line similar to::
+
+      --@ module = true
+
+  This is intended to only allow scripts that take appropriate action when used
+  as a module to be loaded.
+
+Enabling and disabling scripts
+==============================
+
+Scripts can choose to recognize the built-in ``enable`` and ``disable`` commands
+by including the following line anywhere in their file::
+
+    --@ enable = true
+
+When the ``enable`` and ``disable`` commands are invoked, a ``dfhack_flags``
+table will be passed to the script with the following fields set:
+
+* ``enable``: Always true if the script is being enabled *or* disabled
+* ``enable_state``: True if the script is being enabled, false otherwise
+
 Save init script
 ================
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e88f2213f..debc7e6f8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ DFHack Future
         Developer plugins can be ignored on startup by setting the DFHACK_NO_DEV_PLUGINS environment variable
         The console on Linux and OS X now recognizes keyboard input between prompts
     Lua
+        Scripts can be enabled with the built-in enable/disable commands
+        A new function, reqscript(), is available as a safer alternative to script_environment()
     New internal commands
     New plugins
     New scripts
diff --git a/library/lua/dfhack.lua b/library/lua/dfhack.lua
index bdf9a1227..8af680bb6 100644
--- a/library/lua/dfhack.lua
+++ b/library/lua/dfhack.lua
@@ -440,7 +440,14 @@ end
 local valid_script_flags = {
     enable = {required = true, error = 'Does not recognize enable/disable commands'},
     enable_state = {required = false},
-    module = {required = true, error = 'Cannot be used as a module'},
+    module = {
+        required = function(flags)
+            if flags.module_strict == false then return false end
+            return true
+        end,
+        error = 'Cannot be used as a module'
+    },
+    module_strict = {required = false},
 }
 
 function dfhack.run_script(name,...)
@@ -455,10 +462,16 @@ function dfhack.enable_script(name, state)
     end
 end
 
-function dfhack.script_environment(name)
+function dfhack.reqscript(name)
     _, env = dfhack.run_script_with_env(nil, name, {module=true})
     return env
 end
+reqscript = dfhack.reqscript
+
+function dfhack.script_environment(name)
+    _, env = dfhack.run_script_with_env(nil, name, {module=true, module_strict=false})
+    return env
+end
 
 function dfhack.run_script_with_env(envVars, name, flags, ...)
     if type(flags) ~= 'table' then flags = {} end
@@ -473,11 +486,15 @@ function dfhack.run_script_with_env(envVars, name, flags, ...)
     local script_flags = scripts[file]:get_flags()
     for flag, value in pairs(flags) do
         if value then
-            if not valid_script_flags[flag] then
+            local v = valid_script_flags[flag]
+            if not v then
                 error('Invalid flag: ' .. flag)
-            elseif valid_script_flags[flag].required and not script_flags[flag] then
-                local msg = valid_script_flags[flag].error or 'Flag "' .. flag .. '" not recognized'
-                error(name .. ': ' .. msg)
+            elseif ((type(v.required) == 'boolean' and v.required) or
+                    (type(v.required) == 'function' and v.required(flags))) then
+                if not script_flags[flag] then
+                    local msg = v.error or 'Flag "' .. flag .. '" not recognized'
+                    error(name .. ': ' .. msg)
+                end
             end
         end
     end