diff --git a/src/play_controller.cpp b/src/play_controller.cpp
index 6c2aa4e391e..229f46ba9fc 100644
--- a/src/play_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/play_controller.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "savegame.hpp"
 #include "scripting/game_lua_kernel.hpp"
 #include "scripting/plugins/context.hpp"
+#include "scripting/plugins/manager.hpp"
 #include "sound.hpp"
 #include "soundsource.hpp"
 #include "statistics.hpp"
@@ -282,6 +283,57 @@ void play_controller::init(const config& level)
 		plugins_context_->set_callback("quit", [](const config&) { throw_quit_game_exception(); }, false);
 		plugins_context_->set_callback_execute(*resources::lua_kernel);
 		plugins_context_->set_accessor_string("scenario_name", [this](config) { return get_scenario_name(); });
+		plugins_context_->set_accessor_int("current_side", [this](config) { return current_side(); });
+		plugins_context_->set_accessor_int("current_turn", [this](config) { return turn(); });
+		plugins_context_->set_accessor_bool("can_move", [this](config) { return !events::commands_disabled && gamestate().gamedata_.phase() == game_data::TURN_PLAYING; });
+		plugins_context_->set_callback("end_turn", [this](config) { require_end_turn(); }, false);
+		plugins_context_->set_callback("synced_command", [this](config cmd) {
+			auto& pm = *plugins_manager::get();
+			if(resources::whiteboard->has_planned_unit_map())
+			{
+				ERR_NG << "plugin called synced command while whiteboard is applied, ignoring";
+				pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "whiteboard"});
+				return;
+			}
+
+			auto& gamedata = gamestate().gamedata_;
+			const bool is_too_early = gamedata.phase() == game_data::INITIAL || resources::gamedata->phase() == game_data::PRELOAD;
+			const bool is_during_turn = gamedata.phase() == game_data::TURN_PLAYING;
+			const bool is_unsynced = synced_context::get_synced_state() == synced_context::UNSYNCED;
+			if(is_too_early) {
+				ERR_NG << "synced command called too early, only allowed at START or later";
+				pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "too-early"});
+				return;
+			}
+			if(is_unsynced && !is_during_turn) {
+				ERR_NG << "synced command can only be used during a turn when a user would also be able to invoke commands";
+				pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "not-your-turn"});
+				return;
+			}
+			if(is_unsynced && events::commands_disabled) {
+				ERR_NG << "synced command cannot be invoked while commands are blocked";
+				pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "disabled"});
+				return;
+			}
+			if(is_unsynced && !resources::controller->current_team().is_local()) {
+				ERR_NG << "synced command can only be used from clients that control the currently playing side";
+				pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "not-your-turn"});
+				return;
+			}
+			for(const auto [key, child] : cmd.all_children_range()) {
+				synced_context::run_in_synced_context_if_not_already(
+					/*commandname*/ key,
+					/*data*/ child,
+					/*use_undo*/ true,
+					/*show*/ true,
+					/*error_handler*/ [&pm](const std::string& message) {
+						ERR_NG << "synced command from plugin raised an error: " << message;
+						pm.notify_event("synced_command_error", config{"error", "error", "message", message});
+					}
+				);
+				ai::manager::get_singleton().raise_gamestate_changed();
+			}
+		}, false);
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/src/play_controller.hpp b/src/play_controller.hpp
index b84f0a4b0ec..3cf30707c2a 100644
--- a/src/play_controller.hpp
+++ b/src/play_controller.hpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 	void init_side_end();
 
 	virtual void force_end_turn() = 0;
+	virtual void require_end_turn() = 0;
 	virtual void check_objectives() = 0;
 
 	virtual void on_not_observer() = 0;
diff --git a/src/playsingle_controller.hpp b/src/playsingle_controller.hpp
index 225b5aeded3..f4658ca09c5 100644
--- a/src/playsingle_controller.hpp
+++ b/src/playsingle_controller.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 
 	void end_turn();
 	void force_end_turn() override;
-	void require_end_turn();
+	void require_end_turn() override;
 
 	class hotkey_handler;
 	std::string describe_result() const;
diff --git a/src/scripting/plugins/context.cpp b/src/scripting/plugins/context.cpp
index aeabff3a734..4ca46eb5de3 100644
--- a/src/scripting/plugins/context.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/plugins/context.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ void plugins_context::set_accessor_int(const std::string & name, std::function<i
 	set_accessor(name, [func, name](const config& cfg) { return config {name, func(cfg)}; });
 }
 
+void plugins_context::set_accessor_bool(const std::string & name, std::function<bool(config)> func)
+{
+	set_accessor(name, [func, name](const config& cfg) { return config {name, func(cfg)}; });
+}
+
 
 std::size_t plugins_context::erase_accessor(const std::string & name)
 {
diff --git a/src/scripting/plugins/context.hpp b/src/scripting/plugins/context.hpp
index 505f840466e..4cffe477023 100644
--- a/src/scripting/plugins/context.hpp
+++ b/src/scripting/plugins/context.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
 	void set_accessor(const std::string & name, accessor_function);
 	void set_accessor_string(const std::string & name, std::function<std::string(config)>);	//helpers which create a config from a simple type
 	void set_accessor_int(const std::string & name, std::function<int(config)>);
+	void set_accessor_bool(const std::string & name, std::function<bool(config)>);
 	std::size_t erase_accessor(const std::string & name);
 	std::size_t clear_accessors();