diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f2827e2f..1278d8543 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ option(WITH_DEVKEYS "Include various extra keybindings for dev functions" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBGLEW "Use the system's libglew" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_LIBLUA "Use the system's liblua" OFF)
 option(PROFILER_ENABLED "Build pioneer with profiling support built-in." OFF)
+option(REMOTE_LUA_REPL "Enable remote LUA console" OFF)
+
+if (REMOTE_LUA_REPL)
+	set(REMOTE_LUA_REPL_PORT 12345 CACHE STRING "TCP port for remote LUA console")
+endif (REMOTE_LUA_REPL)
 
 list(APPEND SRC_FOLDERS
 	src/
diff --git a/buildopts.h.cmakein b/buildopts.h.cmakein
index f7976f4ad..850b26f65 100644
--- a/buildopts.h.cmakein
+++ b/buildopts.h.cmakein
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #define PIONEER_EXTRAVERSION "@PROJECT_VERSION_GIT@"
 #define PIONEER_VERSION "@PROJECT_VERSION@"
 #define PIONEER_DATA_DIR "@_PIONEER_DATA_DIR@"
+#define REMOTE_LUA_REPL_PORT @REMOTE_LUA_REPL_PORT@
 
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_OBJECTVIEWER
 #cmakedefine01 WITH_DEVKEYS
 #cmakedefine01 HAS_FPE_OPS
+#cmakedefine REMOTE_LUA_REPL
 
 #endif /* BUILDOPTS_H */
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaConsole.cpp b/src/lua/LuaConsole.cpp
index 1dad2b0ea..237d96392 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaConsole.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaConsole.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright © 2008-2020 Pioneer Developers. See AUTHORS.txt for details
 // Licensed under the terms of the GPL v3. See licenses/GPL-3.txt
 
-#include "LuaConsole.h"
+#include "buildopts.h"
+
 #include "FileSystem.h"
 #include "KeyBindings.h"
+#include "LuaConsole.h"
 #include "LuaManager.h"
 #include "LuaUtils.h"
 #include "Pi.h"