diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index f6345369..180adf1b 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#ifndef LOVR_DISABLE_GRAPHICS
+#include "data/modelData.h"
+#include "graphics/graphics.h"
+#endif
 
 typedef void voidFn(void);
 typedef void destructorFn(void*);
@@ -522,5 +526,16 @@ int luax_readmesh(lua_State* L, int index, float** vertices, uint32_t* vertexCou
     return index + 2;
   }
 
+#ifndef LOVR_DISABLE_GRAPHICS
+  Model* model = luax_totype(L, index, Model);
+
+  if (model) {
+    ModelData* modelData = lovrModelGetInfo(model)->data;
+    lovrModelDataGetTriangles(modelData, vertices, indices, vertexCount, indexCount);
+    *shouldFree = false;
+    return index + 1;
+  }
+#endif
+
   return luaL_argerror(L, index, "table or Model");
 }