diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/vfsbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/vfsbindings.cpp
index 39b612acb8c..3186db26ca7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/vfsbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/vfsbindings.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ namespace MWLua
                     values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::string>(lua, msg));
                 }
                 else
-                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::streampos>(lua, self.mFilePtr->tellg()));
+                {
+                    // tellg returns std::streampos which is not required to be a numeric type. It is required to be
+                    // convertible to std::streamoff which is a number
+                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::streamoff>(lua, self.mFilePtr->tellg()));
+                }
             }
             catch (std::exception& e)
             {
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ namespace MWLua
                 });
         };
 
-        handle["close"] = [](lua_State* L, FileHandle& self) {
+        handle["close"] = [](sol::this_state lua, FileHandle& self) {
             sol::variadic_results values;
             try
             {
@@ -214,16 +218,16 @@ namespace MWLua
                 {
                     auto msg = "Can not close file '" + self.mFileName + "': file handle is still opened.";
                     values.push_back(sol::nil);
-                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::string>(L, msg));
+                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::string>(lua, msg));
                 }
                 else
-                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<bool>(L, true));
+                    values.push_back(sol::make_object<bool>(lua, true));
             }
             catch (std::exception& e)
             {
                 auto msg = "Can not close file '" + self.mFileName + "': " + std::string(e.what());
                 values.push_back(sol::nil);
-                values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::string>(L, msg));
+                values.push_back(sol::make_object<std::string>(lua, msg));
             }
 
             return values;
diff --git a/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test.lua b/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test.lua
index fe4cd1d24f3..ac45a2cc11c 100644
--- a/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test.lua
+++ b/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local core = require('openmw.core')
 local async = require('openmw.async')
 local util = require('openmw.util')
 local types = require('openmw.types')
+local vfs = require('openmw.vfs')
 local world = require('openmw.world')
 
 local function testTimers()
@@ -224,6 +225,42 @@ local function initPlayer()
     coroutine.yield()
 end
 
+local function testVFS()
+    local file = 'test_vfs_dir/lines.txt'
+    testing.expectEqual(vfs.fileExists(file), true, 'lines.txt should exist')
+    testing.expectEqual(vfs.fileExists('test_vfs_dir/nosuchfile'), false, 'nosuchfile should not exist')
+
+    local getLine = vfs.lines(file)
+    for _,v in pairs({ '1', '2', '', '4' }) do
+        testing.expectEqual(getLine(), v)
+    end
+    testing.expectEqual(getLine(), nil, 'All lines should have been read')
+    local ok = pcall(function()
+        vfs.lines('test_vfs_dir/nosuchfile')
+    end)
+    testing.expectEqual(ok, false, 'Should not be able to read lines from nonexistent file')
+
+    local getPath = vfs.pathsWithPrefix('test_vfs_dir/')
+    testing.expectEqual(getPath(), file)
+    testing.expectEqual(getPath(), nil, 'All paths should have been read')
+
+    local handle = vfs.open(file)
+    testing.expectEqual(vfs.type(handle), 'file', 'File should be open')
+    testing.expectEqual(handle.fileName, file)
+
+    local n1, n2, _, l3, l4 = handle:read("*n", "*number", "*l", "*line", "*l")
+    testing.expectEqual(n1, 1)
+    testing.expectEqual(n2, 2)
+    testing.expectEqual(l3, '')
+    testing.expectEqual(l4, '4')
+
+    testing.expectEqual(handle:seek('set', 0), 0, 'Reading should happen from the start of the file')
+    testing.expectEqual(handle:read("*a"), '1\n2\n\n4')
+
+    testing.expectEqual(handle:close(), true, 'File should be closeable')
+    testing.expectEqual(vfs.type(handle), 'closed file', 'File should be closed')
+end
+
 tests = {
     {'timers', testTimers},
     {'rotating player with controls.yawChange should change rotation', function()
@@ -283,6 +320,7 @@ tests = {
         world.createObject('basic_dagger1h', 1):moveInto(player)
         testing.runLocalTest(player, 'playerWeaponAttack')
     end},
+    {'vfs', testVFS},
 }
 
 return {
diff --git a/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test_vfs_dir/lines.txt b/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test_vfs_dir/lines.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab3afc02378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/data/integration_tests/test_lua_api/test_vfs_dir/lines.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+1
+2
+
+4
\ No newline at end of file