diff --git a/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua b/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
index f85deddc..1fdf4722 100644
--- a/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
+++ b/res/content/base/scripts/components/player_animator.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ local function refresh_model(id)
 end
 
 function on_render()
-    local invid, slotid = player.get_inventory(hud.get_player())
+    local pid = entity:get_player()
+    if pid == -1 then
+        return
+    end
+    local invid, slotid = player.get_inventory(pid)
     local id, _ = inventory.get(invid, slotid)
     if id ~= itemid then
         refresh_model(id)
diff --git a/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua b/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua
index 6c77af1d..dfa14175 100644
--- a/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua
+++ b/res/modules/internal/stdcomp.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ local Entity = {__index={
     get_uid=function(self) return self.eid end,
     def_index=function(self) return entities.get_def(self.eid) end,
     def_name=function(self) return entities.def_name(entities.get_def(self.eid)) end,
+    get_player=function(self) return entities.get_player(self.eid) end,
 }}
 
 local entities = {}
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
index 211bf5b1..cecac6e9 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libentity.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int l_get_def(lua::State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int l_show(lua::State* L) {
+static int l_spawn(lua::State* L) {
     auto level = controller->getLevel();
     auto defname = lua::tostring(L, 1);
     auto& def = content->entities.require(defname);
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ static int l_get_skeleton(lua::State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int l_get_player(lua::State* L) {
+    entityid_t eid = lua::touinteger(L, 1);
+    auto level = controller->getLevel();
+    if (auto entity = level->entities->get(eid)) {
+        return lua::pushinteger(L, entity->getPlayer());
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int l_set_skeleton(lua::State* L) {
     if (auto entity = get_entity(L, 1)) {
         std::string skeletonName = lua::require_string(L, 2);
@@ -221,10 +230,11 @@ const luaL_Reg entitylib[] = {
     {"def_hitbox", lua::wrap<l_def_hitbox>},
     {"get_def", lua::wrap<l_get_def>},
     {"defs_count", lua::wrap<l_defs_count>},
-    {"spawn", lua::wrap<l_show>},
+    {"spawn", lua::wrap<l_spawn>},
     {"despawn", lua::wrap<l_despawn>},
     {"get_skeleton", lua::wrap<l_get_skeleton>},
     {"set_skeleton", lua::wrap<l_set_skeleton>},
+    {"get_player", lua::wrap<l_get_player>},
     {"get_all_in_box", lua::wrap<l_get_all_in_box>},
     {"get_all_in_radius", lua::wrap<l_get_all_in_radius>},
     {"raycast", lua::wrap<l_raycast>},
diff --git a/src/objects/Entities.hpp b/src/objects/Entities.hpp
index 001b3dd9..3d183014 100644
--- a/src/objects/Entities.hpp
+++ b/src/objects/Entities.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct EntityId {
     entityid_t uid;
     const EntityDef& def;
     bool destroyFlag = false;
+    int64_t player = -1;
 };
 
 struct Transform {
@@ -161,6 +162,14 @@ public:
         return entity;
     }
 
+    int64_t getPlayer() const {
+        return registry.get<EntityId>(entity).player;
+    }
+
+    void setPlayer(int64_t id) {
+        registry.get<EntityId>(entity).player = id;
+    }
+
     void destroy();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/objects/Player.cpp b/src/objects/Player.cpp
index e0a4a49e..731627fe 100644
--- a/src/objects/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/objects/Player.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,14 @@ void Player::updateEntity() {
     if (eid == 0) {
         auto& def = level.content.entities.require("base:player");
         eid = level.entities->spawn(def, getPosition());
+        if (auto entity = level.entities->get(eid)) {
+            entity->setPlayer(id);
+        }
     } else if (auto entity = level.entities->get(eid)) {
         position = entity->getTransform().pos;
+        if (auto entity = level.entities->get(eid)) {
+            entity->setPlayer(id);
+        }
     } else if (chunks->getChunkByVoxel(position)) {
         logger.error() << "player entity despawned or deleted; "
                           "will be respawned";