--- a/server/game/src/questlua_item.cpp
+++ b/server/game/src/questlua_item.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,22 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	// item.set_attribute(index, apply, value): writes one attribute of the selected item (hunt-set, not
+	// 40250); apply 0 clears it.
+	int item_set_attribute(lua_State* L)
+	{
+		LPITEM item = CQuestManager::instance().GetCurrentItem();
+		if (item && lua_isnumber(L, 1) && lua_isnumber(L, 2) && lua_isnumber(L, 3))
+		{
+			int idx = (int) lua_tonumber(L, 1);
+			int type = (int) lua_tonumber(L, 2);
+			int value = (int) lua_tonumber(L, 3);
+			if (idx >= 0 && idx < ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_MAX_NUM && type >= 0 && type < MAX_APPLY_NUM)
+				item->SetForceAttribute(idx, type, type ? value : 0);
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	int item_get_vnum(lua_State* L)
 	{
 		CQuestManager& q = CQuestManager::instance();
@@ -463,6 +479,7 @@
 			{ "remove",		item_remove		},
 			{ "get_socket",		item_get_socket		},
 			{ "set_socket",		item_set_socket		},
+			{ "set_attribute",	item_set_attribute	},
 			{ "get_vnum",		item_get_vnum		},
 			{ "has_flag",		item_has_flag		},
 			{ "get_value",		item_get_value		},