diff --git a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.cpp b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.cpp
index f1229eea68..ddf624b3cf 100644
--- a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.cpp
+++ b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void CLuaPedDefs::LoadFunctions()
         {"setPedExitVehicle", ArgumentParser<SetPedExitVehicle>},
         {"setPedBleeding", ArgumentParser<SetPedBleeding>},
         {"playPedVoiceLine", ArgumentParser<PlayPedVoiceLine>},
+        {"setPedWearingJetpack", ArgumentParser<SetPedWearingJetpack>},
 
         {"getPedVoice", GetPedVoice},
         {"getElementBonePosition", ArgumentParserWarn<false, GetElementBonePosition>},
@@ -213,12 +214,13 @@ void CLuaPedDefs::AddClass(lua_State* luaVM)
     lua_classfunction(luaVM, "setExitVehicle", "setPedExitVehicle");
     lua_classfunction(luaVM, "setBleeding", "setPedBleeding");
     lua_classfunction(luaVM, "playVoiceLine", "playPedVoiceLine");
+    lua_classfunction(luaVM, "setWearingJetpack", "setPedWearingJetpack");
 
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "vehicle", OOP_WarpPedIntoVehicle, GetPedOccupiedVehicle);
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "vehicleSeat", NULL, "getPedOccupiedVehicleSeat");
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "canBeKnockedOffBike", "setPedCanBeKnockedOffBike", "canPedBeKnockedOffBike");
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "hasJetPack", NULL, "doesPedHaveJetPack");
-    lua_classvariable(luaVM, "jetpack", NULL, "isPedWearingJetpack");            // introduced in 1.5.5-9.13846
+    lua_classvariable(luaVM, "jetpack", "setPedWearingJetpack", "isPedWearingJetpack");            // introduced in 1.5.5-9.13846
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "armor", "setPedArmor", "getPedArmor");
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "fightingStyle", "setPedFightingStyle", "getPedFightingStyle");
     lua_classvariable(luaVM, "cameraRotation", "setPedCameraRotation", "getPedCameraRotation");
@@ -2567,3 +2569,11 @@ void CLuaPedDefs::PlayPedVoiceLine(CClientPed* ped, int speechId, std::optional<
 
     ped->Say(speechContextId, probability.value_or(1.0f));
 }
+
+bool CLuaPedDefs::SetPedWearingJetpack(CClientPed* ped, bool state)
+{
+    if (!ped->IsLocalEntity())
+        return false;
+
+    return ped->SetHasJetPack(state);
+}
diff --git a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.h b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.h
index 20ec1aa590..c1b51401ab 100644
--- a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.h
+++ b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPedDefs.h
@@ -120,4 +120,6 @@ class CLuaPedDefs : public CLuaDefs
     static bool killPedTask(CClientPed* ped, taskType taskType, std::uint8_t taskNumber, std::optional<bool> gracefully);
 
     static void PlayPedVoiceLine(CClientPed* ped, int speechId, std::optional<float> probability);
+
+    static bool SetPedWearingJetpack(CClientPed* ped, bool state);
 };