diff --git a/code/def_files/data/scripts/forwarders.lua b/code/def_files/data/scripts/forwarders.lua
index 88f35856423..a7d5511792a 100644
--- a/code/def_files/data/scripts/forwarders.lua
+++ b/code/def_files/data/scripts/forwarders.lua
@@ -84,3 +84,21 @@ setmetatable(Globals, mt)
 Globals.nullVec = ba.createVector(0, 0, 0)
 Globals.zeroVec = Globals.nullVec
 Globals.identityOrient = ba.createOrientationFromVectors(ba.createVector(0, 0, 1), ba.createVector(0, 1, 0), ba.createVector(1, 0, 0))
+Globals.FSOObjectsTableMetatable = {
+        __newindex = function(tbl, key, value)
+            for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
+                if k == key then
+                    rawset(tbl, k, value)
+                    return
+                end
+            end
+            rawset(tbl, key, value)
+        end,
+        __index = function(tbl, key)
+            for k, v in pairs(tbl) do
+                if k == key then
+                    return v
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    }
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