diff --git a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/file.lua b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/file.lua
index 484e869e4..840ff93f2 100644
--- a/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/file.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/stream_providers/file.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local lib = {
     read = file.__read_descriptor,
     write = file.__write_descriptor,
     seek = file.__seek_descriptor,
+    tell = file.__tell_descriptor,
     flush = file.__flush_descriptor,
     is_alive = file.__has_descriptor,
     close = file.__close_descriptor
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ file.__open_descriptor = nil
 file.__read_descriptor = nil
 file.__write_descriptor = nil
 file.__seek_descriptor = nil
+file.__tell_descriptor = nil
 file.__flush_descriptor = nil
 file.__has_descriptor = nil
 file.__close_descriptor = nil
diff --git a/res/modules/io_stream.lua b/res/modules/io_stream.lua
index b608a22a9..8a4507a3b 100644
--- a/res/modules/io_stream.lua
+++ b/res/modules/io_stream.lua
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ function io_stream:seek(mode, offset)
     self.ioLib.seek(self.descriptor, mode, offset)
 end
 
+function io_stream:tell()
+    return self.ioLib.tell(self.descriptor)
+end
+
 function io_stream:is_alive()
     return self.ioLib.is_alive(self.descriptor)
 end
@@ -399,4 +403,4 @@ function io_stream:flush()
     if self.flushMode ~= FLUSH_MODE_ONLY_BUFFER then self.ioLib.flush(self.descriptor) end
 end
 
-return io_stream
\ No newline at end of file
+return io_stream
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.cpp
index e6fda04dc..132eea0eb 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using namespace scripting;
 
 namespace {
     struct StreamDescriptor {
+        // TODO: std::iostream?
         std::unique_ptr<std::istream> in;
         std::unique_ptr<std::ostream> out;
     };
@@ -34,6 +35,31 @@ std::ostream* io_descriptors::get_output(int id) {
     return ::descriptors[id]->out.get();
 }
 
+static StreamDescriptor& require_descriptor(int id) {
+    if (!io_descriptors::has_descriptor(id)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+            "io-descriptor with id " + std::to_string(id) + " does not exists"
+        );
+    }
+    return *::descriptors[id];
+}
+
+std::istream& io_descriptors::require_input(int id) {
+    const auto& descriptor = require_descriptor(id);
+    if (descriptor.in) {
+        return *descriptor.in;
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("io-descriptor is not readable");
+}
+
+std::ostream& io_descriptors::require_output(int id) {
+    const auto& descriptor = require_descriptor(id);
+    if (descriptor.out) {
+        return *descriptor.out;
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error("io-descriptor is not writeable");
+}
+
 void io_descriptors::flush(int id) {
     if (is_writeable(id)) {
         ::descriptors[id]->out->flush();
@@ -42,15 +68,11 @@ void io_descriptors::flush(int id) {
 
 bool io_descriptors::has_descriptor(int id) {
     return id >= 0 && id < static_cast<int>(::descriptors.size()) &&
-           ::descriptors[id].has_value() &&
-           (::descriptors[id]->in != nullptr ||
-            ::descriptors[id]->out != nullptr);
+           ::descriptors[id].has_value();
 }
 
 bool io_descriptors::is_readable(int id) {
-    return id >= 0 && id < static_cast<int>(::descriptors.size())
-        && ::descriptors[id].has_value()
-        && ::descriptors[id]->in != nullptr;
+    return has_descriptor(id) && ::descriptors[id]->in != nullptr;
 }
 
 bool io_descriptors::is_writeable(int id) {
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.hpp b/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.hpp
index 0400a920a..7e6207791 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.hpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/io_descriptors.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ namespace scripting::io_descriptors {
     std::istream* get_input(int id);
     std::ostream* get_output(int id);
 
+    std::istream& require_input(int id);
+    std::ostream& require_output(int id);
+
     void flush(int id);
 
     bool has_descriptor(int id);
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
index 964c6d487..1a09e9962 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libfile.cpp
@@ -302,46 +302,26 @@ static int l_has_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
 
 static int l_read_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
     int descriptor = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
-
-    if (!io_descriptors::has_descriptor(descriptor)) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("unknown descriptor");
-    }
-
-    if (!io_descriptors::is_readable(descriptor)) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("descriptor is not readable");
-    }
-
     int maxlen = lua::tointeger(L, 2);
 
-    auto* stream = io_descriptors::get_input(descriptor);
+    auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_input(descriptor);
+    if (stream.eof()) {
+        stream.clear();
+    }
 
     util::Buffer<char> buffer(maxlen);
-
-    stream->read(buffer.data(), maxlen);
-
-    std::streamsize read_len = stream->gcount(); 
-
+    stream.read(buffer.data(), maxlen);
+    std::streamsize read_len = stream.gcount(); 
     return lua::create_bytearray(L, buffer.data(), read_len);
 }
 
 static int l_write_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
     int descriptor = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
-
-    if (!io_descriptors::has_descriptor(descriptor)) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("unknown descriptor");
-    }
-
-    if (!io_descriptors::is_writeable(descriptor)) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("descriptor is not writeable");
-    }
-
     auto data = lua::bytearray_as_string(L, 2);
 
-    auto* stream = io_descriptors::get_output(descriptor);
-
-    stream->write(data.data(), static_cast<std::streamsize>(data.size()));
-
-    if (!stream->good()) {
+    auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_output(descriptor);
+    stream.write(data.data(), static_cast<std::streamsize>(data.size()));
+    if (!stream.good()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("failed to write to stream");
     }
     return 0;
@@ -354,8 +334,9 @@ static int l_seek_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
         throw std::runtime_error("unknown descriptor");
     }
 
-    std::string mode = lua::require_string(L, 2);
+    auto mode = lua::require_string(L, 2);
     std::ios_base::seekdir dir;
+    auto position = lua::tointeger(L, 3);
 
     switch (mode[0]) {
         case 'b':
@@ -371,15 +352,37 @@ static int l_seek_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
             throw std::runtime_error("invalid seek mode");
     }
 
-    auto* stream = io_descriptors::get_output(descriptor);
+    if (io_descriptors::is_writeable(descriptor)) {
+        auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_output(descriptor);
+        stream.seekp(position, dir);
+        if (!stream.good()) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("failed to seek stream");
+        }
+    }
+    if (io_descriptors::is_readable(descriptor)) {
+        auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_input(descriptor);
+        stream.seekg(position, dir);
+        if (!stream.good()) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("failed to seek stream");
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-    stream->seekp(lua::tointeger(L, 3), dir);
+static int l_tell_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
+    int descriptor = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
 
-    if (!stream->good()) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("failed to seek stream");
+    if (!io_descriptors::has_descriptor(descriptor)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("unknown descriptor");
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    if (io_descriptors::is_writeable(descriptor)) {
+        auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_output(descriptor);
+        return lua::pushinteger(L, stream.tellp());
+    } else  {
+        auto& stream = io_descriptors::require_input(descriptor);
+        return lua::pushinteger(L, stream.tellg());
+    }
 }
 
 static int l_flush_descriptor(lua::State* L) {
@@ -442,6 +445,7 @@ const luaL_Reg filelib[] = {
     {"__read_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_read_descriptor>},
     {"__write_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_write_descriptor>},
     {"__seek_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_seek_descriptor>},
+    {"__tell_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_tell_descriptor>},
     {"__flush_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_flush_descriptor>},
     {"__close_descriptor", lua::wrap<l_close_descriptor>},
     {"__close_all_descriptors", lua::wrap<l_close_all_descriptors>},