diff --git a/src/client/itemtype.cpp b/src/client/itemtype.cpp
index 4f8e0e0f..2fc8a9d8 100644
--- a/src/client/itemtype.cpp
+++ b/src/client/itemtype.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ void ItemType::unserialize(const BinaryTreePtr& node)
             case ItemTypeAttrName:
                 setName(node->getString(len));
                 break;
+            case ItemTypeAttrWritable:
+                m_attribs.set(ItemTypeAttrWritable, true);
+                break;
             default:
                 node->skip(len); // skip attribute
                 break;
diff --git a/src/client/itemtype.h b/src/client/itemtype.h
index a803f980..4ed67837 100644
--- a/src/client/itemtype.h
+++ b/src/client/itemtype.h
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ public:
     std::string getDesc() { return m_attribs.get<std::string>(ItemTypeAttrDesc); }
 
     bool isNull() { return m_null; }
-
-    bool isWriteable() { return m_attribs.get<bool>(ItemTypeAttrWritable); }
+    bool isWritable() { return m_attribs.get<bool>(ItemTypeAttrWritable); }
 
 private:
     ItemCategory m_category;
diff --git a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
index 9d950894..38c4006b 100644
--- a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ void Client::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.registerClass<ItemType>();
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<ItemType>("getServerId", &ItemType::getServerId);
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<ItemType>("getClientId", &ItemType::getClientId);
+    g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<ItemType>("isWritable",  &ItemType::isWritable);
 
     g_lua.registerClass<ThingType>();
     g_lua.bindClassMemberFunction<ThingType>("getId", &ThingType::getId);