diff --git a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
index ef20a650b..bde14bcee 100644
--- a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
@@ -857,6 +857,38 @@ static int luaPopupInput(lua_State * L)
   return 1;
 }
 
+/*luadoc
+@function popupWarning(title, event)
+
+Raises a pop-up on screen that shows a warning
+
+@param title (string) text to display
+
+@param event (number) the event variable that is passed in from the
+Run function (key pressed)
+
+@retval "CANCEL" user pushed EXIT key
+
+@notice Use only from stand-alone and telemetry scripts.
+
+@status current Introduced in 2.2.0
+*/
+static int luaPopupWarning(lua_State * L)
+{
+  event_t event = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+  warningText = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  warningType = WARNING_TYPE_ASTERISK;
+  runPopupWarning(event);
+  if (!warningText) {
+    lua_pushstring(L, "CANCEL");
+  }
+  else {
+    warningText = NULL;
+    lua_pushnil(L);
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /*luadoc
 @function defaultStick(channel)
 
@@ -983,6 +1015,7 @@ const luaL_Reg opentxLib[] = {
   { "playTone", luaPlayTone },
   { "playHaptic", luaPlayHaptic },
   { "popupInput", luaPopupInput },
+  { "popupWarning", luaPopupWarning },
   { "defaultStick", luaDefaultStick },
   { "defaultChannel", luaDefaultChannel },
   { "getRSSI", luaGetRSSI },