diff --git a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
index bbfe34aae7..544ba05037 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/luabindings.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "ardour/disk_writer.h"
 #include "ardour/dsp_filter.h"
 #include "ardour/file_source.h"
+#include "ardour/filesystem_paths.h"
 #include "ardour/fluid_synth.h"
 #include "ardour/interthread_info.h"
 #include "ardour/ltc_file_reader.h"
@@ -2052,6 +2053,12 @@ LuaBindings::common (lua_State* L)
 
 		.endNamespace (); // end ARDOUR
 
+	luabridge::getGlobalNamespace (L)
+		.beginNamespace ("ARDOUR")
+		.addFunction ("user_config_directory", &ARDOUR::user_config_directory)
+		.addFunction ("user_cache_directory", &ARDOUR::user_cache_directory)
+		.endNamespace (); // end ARDOUR
+
 	luabridge::getGlobalNamespace (L)
 		.beginNamespace ("ARDOUR")
 		.beginClass <AudioBackendInfo> ("AudioBackendInfo")