diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
index 5edb24fd9..bfca17328 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_engine.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ void lua::initialize(const EnginePaths& paths, const CoreParameters& params) {
     );
     lua::pushstring(main_thread, params.scriptFile.stem().u8string());
     lua::setglobal(main_thread, "__VC_SCRIPT_NAME");
+
+    lua::pushboolean(main_thread, params.headless);
+    lua::setglobal(main_thread, "VC_HEADLESS");
 }
 
 void lua::finalize() {