diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index e3258451202..1251cd69f52 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ Lua:
  - Added VFS.GetFileAbsolutePath(string vfsFilePath) -> string filePathOnDisk
  - Added VFS.GetArchiveContainingFile(string vfsFilePath) -> string archiveName
  - add a 6th return value (feature->reclaimTime) to GetFeatureResources.
+ - Allow spawning of any CEG from any LUS:
+   EmitSFX("cegTag") param will emit the CEG with tag="cegTag"
+   EmitSFX(SFX.ABSOLUTE & cegID) will emit the CEG with id=cegID
+   Added Spring.GetCEGID("cegTag") to return CEG id from tag
 
 
 AI:
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaConstCOB.cpp b/rts/Lua/LuaConstCOB.cpp
index 105a8ff2988..543e96544c7 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaConstCOB.cpp
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaConstCOB.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ bool LuaConstSFX::PushEntries(lua_State* L)
 	LuaPushNamedNumber(L, "CEG",             SFX_CEG);
 	LuaPushNamedNumber(L, "FIRE_WEAPON",     SFX_FIRE_WEAPON);
 	LuaPushNamedNumber(L, "DETONATE_WEAPON", SFX_DETONATE_WEAPON);
+	LuaPushNamedNumber(L, "ABSOLUTE",        SFX_ABSOLUTE);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.cpp b/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.cpp
index c3b26488590..650c240c8a1 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.cpp
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "Sim/MoveTypes/StaticMoveType.h"
 #include "Sim/MoveTypes/MoveDefHandler.h"
 #include "Sim/Path/IPathManager.h"
+#include "Sim/Projectiles/ExplosionGenerator.h"
 #include "Sim/Projectiles/Projectile.h"
 #include "Sim/Projectiles/PieceProjectile.h"
 #include "Sim/Projectiles/WeaponProjectiles/WeaponProjectile.h"
@@ -260,6 +261,8 @@ bool LuaSyncedRead::PushEntries(lua_State* L)
 	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetUnitRulesParam);
 	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetUnitRulesParams);
 
+	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetCEGID);
+
 	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetAllFeatures);
 	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetFeatureDefID);
 	REGISTER_LUA_CFUNC(GetFeatureTeam);
@@ -3971,6 +3974,15 @@ int LuaSyncedRead::GetUnitDefDimensions(lua_State* L)
 }
 
 
+int LuaSyncedRead::GetCEGID(lua_State* L)
+{
+	const unsigned int cegID = explGenHandler.LoadGeneratorID(std::string(CEG_PREFIX_STRING) + lua_tostring(L, 1));
+
+	lua_pushnumber(L, cegID);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 int LuaSyncedRead::GetUnitBlocking(lua_State* L)
 {
 	return (GetSolidObjectBlocking(L, ParseTypedUnit(L, __func__, 1)));
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.h b/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.h
index 6d5ec04dfbe..5dc2236c8f0 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.h
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaSyncedRead.h
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ class LuaSyncedRead {
 		static int GetUnitFeatureSeparation(lua_State* L);
 		static int GetUnitDefDimensions(lua_State* L);
 
+		static int GetCEGID(lua_State* L);
+
 		static int GetAllFeatures(lua_State* L);
 
 		static int ValidFeatureID(lua_State* L);
diff --git a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/CobDefines.h b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/CobDefines.h
index a23efe69fca..c36d3c0e0c5 100644
--- a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/CobDefines.h
+++ b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/CobDefines.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define SFX_CEG               1024
 #define SFX_FIRE_WEAPON       2048
 #define SFX_DETONATE_WEAPON   4096
+#define SFX_ABSOLUTE         16384
 
 
 // Indices for set/get value
diff --git a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/LuaUnitScript.cpp b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/LuaUnitScript.cpp
index 5f8393f78ff..0d4932f38f2 100644
--- a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/LuaUnitScript.cpp
+++ b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/LuaUnitScript.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "LuaUnitScript.h"
 
+#include "CobDefines.h"
 #include "CobInstance.h"
 #include "LuaInclude.h"
 #include "NullUnitScript.h"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "Lua/LuaCallInCheck.h"
 #include "Lua/LuaHandleSynced.h"
 #include "Lua/LuaUtils.h"
+#include "Sim/Projectiles/ExplosionGenerator.h"
 #include "Sim/Units/UnitHandler.h"
 #include "Sim/Units/Unit.h"
 #include "Sim/Weapons/PlasmaRepulser.h"
@@ -1195,7 +1197,13 @@ int CLuaUnitScript::EmitSfx(lua_State* L)
 
 	// note: the arguments are reversed compared to the C++ (and COB?) function
 	const int piece = luaL_checkint(L, 1) - 1;
-	const int type = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+	int type = CExplosionGeneratorHandler::EXPGEN_ID_INVALID;
+
+	if (lua_isstring(L, 2)) {
+		type = explGenHandler.LoadGeneratorID(std::string(CEG_PREFIX_STRING) + lua_tostring(L, 2)) & SFX_ABSOLUTE;
+	} else {
+		type = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+	}
 
 	activeScript->EmitSfx(type, piece);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/UnitScript.cpp b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/UnitScript.cpp
index 0c5672c235f..5a550f80897 100644
--- a/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/UnitScript.cpp
+++ b/rts/Sim/Units/Scripts/UnitScript.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,12 @@ bool CUnitScript::EmitAbsSFX(int sfxType, const float3& absPos, const float3& ab
 		} break;
 
 		default: {
+			if ((sfxType & SFX_ABSOLUTE) != 0) {
+				// emit defined explosion-generator (can only be custom, not standard)
+				// index is made valid by callee, an ID of -1 means CEG failed to load
+				explGenHandler.GenExplosion(sfxType - SFX_ABSOLUTE, absPos, absDir, unit->cegDamage, 1.0f, 0.0f, unit, nullptr);
+				return true;
+			}
 			if ((sfxType & SFX_CEG) != 0) {
 				// emit defined explosion-generator (can only be custom, not standard)
 				// index is made valid by callee, an ID of -1 means CEG failed to load