diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/luaproc.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/luaproc.h
index d0d919b6c3..423a960feb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/luaproc.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/luaproc.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ public:
 	bool has_inline_display () { return _lua_has_inline_display; }
 	void setup_lua_inline_gui (LuaState *lua_gui);
 
+	DSP::DspShm* instance_shm () { return &lshm; }
+	LuaTableRef* instance_ref () { return &lref; }
+
 private:
 	void find_presets ();
 
@@ -146,12 +149,12 @@ private:
 	bool _lua_has_inline_display;
 
 	void queue_draw () { QueueDraw(); /* EMIT SIGNAL */ }
-	DSP::DspShm* instance_shm () { return &lshm; }
 	DSP::DspShm lshm;
 
-	LuaTableRef* instance_ref () { return &lref; }
 	LuaTableRef lref;
 
+	boost::weak_ptr<Route> route () const;
+
 	void init ();
 	bool load_script ();
 	void lua_print (std::string s);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
index b19ca57cfd..52e313d879 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
@@ -1095,8 +1095,8 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 #if 0 // those objects are not yet bound
 		.addCast<CapturingProcessor> ("to_capturingprocessor")
 		.addCast<DelayLine> ("to_delayline")
-		.addCast<PeakMeter> ("to_meter")
 #endif
+		.addCast<PeakMeter> ("to_meter")
 		.addFunction ("display_name", &Processor::display_name)
 		.addFunction ("active", &Processor::active)
 		.addFunction ("activate", &Processor::activate)
@@ -1117,6 +1117,8 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 		.endClass ()
 
 		.deriveWSPtrClass <Plugin, PBD::StatefulDestructible> ("Plugin")
+		.addCast<LuaProc> ("to_luaproc")
+		.addFunction ("unique_id", &Plugin::unique_id)
 		.addFunction ("label", &Plugin::label)
 		.addFunction ("name", &Plugin::name)
 		.addFunction ("maker", &Plugin::maker)
@@ -1132,6 +1134,11 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 		.addRefFunction ("get_parameter_descriptor", &Plugin::get_parameter_descriptor)
 		.endClass ()
 
+		.deriveWSPtrClass <LuaProc, Plugin> ("LuaProc")
+		.addFunction ("shmem", &LuaProc::instance_shm)
+		.addFunction ("table", &LuaProc::instance_ref)
+		.endClass ()
+
 		.deriveWSPtrClass <PluginInsert, Processor> ("PluginInsert")
 		.addFunction ("plugin", &PluginInsert::plugin)
 		.addFunction ("activate", &PluginInsert::activate)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/luaproc.cc b/libs/ardour/luaproc.cc
index e679589e4b..0a17b70f4f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/luaproc.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/luaproc.cc
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ LuaProc::init ()
 
 	luabridge::getGlobalNamespace (L)
 		.beginNamespace ("Ardour")
-		.beginClass <LuaProc> ("LuaProc")
+		.deriveClass <LuaProc, PBD::StatefulDestructible> ("LuaProc")
 		.addFunction ("queue_draw", &LuaProc::queue_draw)
 		.addFunction ("shmem", &LuaProc::instance_shm)
 		.addFunction ("table", &LuaProc::instance_ref)
+		.addFunction ("route", &LuaProc::route)
+		.addFunction ("unique_id", &LuaProc::unique_id)
+		.addFunction ("name", &LuaProc::name)
 		.endClass ()
 		.endNamespace ();
 
@@ -167,6 +170,12 @@ LuaProc::init ()
 	lua.do_command ("function ardour () end");
 }
 
+boost::weak_ptr<Route>
+LuaProc::route () const
+{
+	return static_cast<Route*>(_owner)->weakroute ();
+}
+
 void
 LuaProc::lua_print (std::string s) {
 	std::cout <<"LuaProc: " << s << "\n";