diff --git a/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.cpp b/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.cpp
index b6382cc202..83ef76f2d7 100644
--- a/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.cpp
+++ b/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ REGISTER_SCRIPT_SUBCLASS_NO_CREATE(SpaceShip, ShipTemplateBasedObject)
     /// Returns the size of the tube
     /// Example: local size = ship:getTubeSize(0)
     REGISTER_SCRIPT_CLASS_FUNCTION(SpaceShip, getTubeSize);
+    // Returns the time for a tube load
+    // Example: load_time = ship:getTubeLoadTime(0)
+    REGISTER_SCRIPT_CLASS_FUNCTION(SpaceShip, getTubeLoadTime);
+    // Sets the load time for a tube
+    // Example ship:setTubeLoadTime(0, 15)
+    REGISTER_SCRIPT_CLASS_FUNCTION(SpaceShip, setTubeLoadTime);
     /// Set the icon to be used for this ship on the radar.
     /// For example, ship:setRadarTrace("RadarBlip.png") will show a dot instead of an arrow for this ship.
     /// Note: Icon is only shown after scanning, before the ship is scanned it is always shown as an arrow.
@@ -1272,6 +1278,22 @@ EMissileSizes SpaceShip::getTubeSize(int index)
     return weapon_tube[index].getSize();
 }
 
+float SpaceShip::getTubeLoadTime(int index)
+{
+    if (index < 0 || index >= max_weapon_tubes) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return weapon_tube[index].getLoadTimeConfig();
+}
+
+void SpaceShip::setTubeLoadTime(int index, float time)
+{
+    if (index < 0 || index >= max_weapon_tubes) {
+        return;
+    }
+    weapon_tube[index].setLoadTimeConfig(time);
+}
+
 void SpaceShip::addBroadcast(int threshold, string message)
 {
     if ((threshold < 0) || (threshold > 2))     //if an invalid threshold is defined, alert and default to ally only
diff --git a/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.h b/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.h
index f9dc03cc58..dbe04cb2cd 100644
--- a/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.h
+++ b/src/spaceObjects/spaceship.h
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ class SpaceShip : public ShipTemplateBasedObject
     void setWeaponTubeSize(int index, EMissileSizes size);
     void setTubeSize(int index, EMissileSizes size);
     EMissileSizes getTubeSize(int index);
+    void setTubeLoadTime(int index, float time);
+    float getTubeLoadTime(int index);
 
     void setRadarTrace(string trace) { radar_trace = trace; }