diff --git a/zone/embparser_api.cpp b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
index ac81ad4cd..a9ecd318d 100644
--- a/zone/embparser_api.cpp
+++ b/zone/embparser_api.cpp
@@ -6633,6 +6633,7 @@ void perl_register_quest()
 	package.add("faction", (void(*)(int, int, int))&Perl__faction);
 	package.add("factionvalue", &Perl__FactionValue);
 	package.add("failtask", &Perl__failtask);
+	package.add("completetask", &Perl__uncompletetask);
 	package.add("uncompletetask", &Perl__uncompletetask);
 	package.add("firsttaskinset", &Perl__firsttaskinset);
 	package.add("follow", (void(*)(int))&Perl__follow);
diff --git a/zone/lua_general.cpp b/zone/lua_general.cpp
index 1b8023713..36d808c33 100644
--- a/zone/lua_general.cpp
+++ b/zone/lua_general.cpp
@@ -722,6 +722,10 @@ void lua_fail_task(int task_id) {
 	quest_manager.failtask(task_id);
 }
 
+bool lua_complete_task(int task_id) {
+	return quest_manager.completetask(task_id);
+}
+
 bool lua_uncomplete_task(int task_id) {
 	return quest_manager.uncompletetask(task_id);
 }
@@ -5974,6 +5978,7 @@ luabind::scope lua_register_general() {
 		luabind::def("reset_task_activity", &lua_reset_task_activity),
 		luabind::def("assign_task", &lua_assign_task),
 		luabind::def("fail_task", &lua_fail_task),
+		luabind::def("complete_task", &lua_complete_task),
 		luabind::def("uncomplete_task", &lua_uncomplete_task),
 		luabind::def("task_time_left", &lua_task_time_left),
 		luabind::def("is_task_completed", &lua_is_task_completed),
diff --git a/zone/questmgr.cpp b/zone/questmgr.cpp
index bb829f91e..9331d537c 100644
--- a/zone/questmgr.cpp
+++ b/zone/questmgr.cpp
@@ -2959,6 +2959,17 @@ void QuestManager::failtask(int taskid) {
 		initiator->FailTask(taskid);
 }
 
+bool QuestManager::completetask(int task_id) {
+	QuestManagerCurrentQuestVars();
+
+	if (!RuleB(TaskSystem, EnableTaskSystem) || !initiator) {
+		return false;
+
+	}
+
+	return initiator->CompleteTask(task_id);
+}
+
 bool QuestManager::uncompletetask(int task_id) {
 	QuestManagerCurrentQuestVars();
 
diff --git a/zone/questmgr.h b/zone/questmgr.h
index ad8845541..0e3cd4a4f 100644
--- a/zone/questmgr.h
+++ b/zone/questmgr.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ public:
 	void resettaskactivity(int task, int activity);
 	void assigntask(int taskid, bool enforce_level_requirement = false);
 	void failtask(int taskid);
+	bool completetask(int task_id);
 	bool uncompletetask(int task_id);
 	int tasktimeleft(int taskid);
 	bool istaskcompleted(int task_id);