diff --git a/libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua b/libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua
index d0118e12ec986..27bdb9f8b5231 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua
+++ b/libraries/AP_Scripting/docs/docs.lua
@@ -3140,6 +3140,14 @@ function BattMonitorScript_State_ud:voltage(value) end
 ---@param value boolean
 function BattMonitorScript_State_ud:healthy(value) end
 
+-- The temperature library provides access to information about the currently connected temperature sensors on the vehicle.
+temperature_sensor = {}
+
+-- Returns the temperature from this sensor in degrees Celsius
+---@param instance integer -- temperature instance
+---@return number|nil -- temperature if available
+function temperature_sensor:get_temperature(instance) end
+
 -- The battery library provides access to information about the currently connected batteries on the vehicle.
 battery = {}
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Scripting/examples/temperature_sensor.lua b/libraries/AP_Scripting/examples/temperature_sensor.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ca3bec775d0a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_Scripting/examples/temperature_sensor.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--[[
+   simple example of reading a temperature sensor
+--]]
+
+local MAV_SEVERITY = {EMERGENCY=0, ALERT=1, CRITICAL=2, ERROR=3, WARNING=4, NOTICE=5, INFO=6, DEBUG=7}
+
+--[[
+   main update function, called at 1Hz
+--]]
+function update()
+   local temperature_C = temperature_sensor:get_temperature(0)
+   gcs:send_text(MAV_SEVERITY.INFO, string.format("Temperature: %f", temperature_C))
+   return update, 1000
+end
+
+-- start running update loop
+return update, 1000
+
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc b/libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc
index f623bead2e50d..a041ea8faa540 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc
+++ b/libraries/AP_Scripting/generator/description/bindings.desc
@@ -977,3 +977,9 @@ singleton AP_VisualOdom depends HAL_VISUALODOM_ENABLED
 singleton AP_VisualOdom rename visual_odom
 singleton AP_VisualOdom method healthy boolean
 singleton AP_VisualOdom method quality int8_t
+
+-- ----AP_TemperatureSensor Library----
+include AP_TemperatureSensor/AP_TemperatureSensor.h
+singleton AP_TemperatureSensor depends AP_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR_ENABLED
+singleton AP_TemperatureSensor rename temperature_sensor
+singleton AP_TemperatureSensor method get_temperature boolean float'Null uint8_t'skip_check