diff --git a/src/api/types/world.c b/src/api/types/world.c
index b8ec2797..eee2ca5f 100644
--- a/src/api/types/world.c
+++ b/src/api/types/world.c
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ int l_lovrWorldSetAngularDamping(lua_State* L) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int l_lovrWorldIsSleepingAllowed(lua_State* L) {
+  World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
+  lua_pushboolean(L, lovrWorldIsSleepingAllowed(world));
+  return 1;
+}
+
+int l_lovrWorldSetSleepingAllowed(lua_State* L) {
+  World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
+  int allowed = lua_toboolean(L, 2);
+  lovrWorldSetSleepingAllowed(world, allowed);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int l_lovrWorldUpdate(lua_State* L) {
   World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
   float dt = luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
@@ -68,6 +81,8 @@ const luaL_Reg lovrWorld[] = {
   { "setLinearDamping", l_lovrWorldSetLinearDamping },
   { "getAngularDamping", l_lovrWorldGetAngularDamping },
   { "setAngularDamping", l_lovrWorldSetAngularDamping },
+  { "isSleepingAllowed", l_lovrWorldIsSleepingAllowed },
+  { "setSleepingAllowed", l_lovrWorldSetSleepingAllowed },
   { "update", l_lovrWorldUpdate },
   { NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/physics/physics.c b/src/physics/physics.c
index 15798b11..8cf92c4c 100644
--- a/src/physics/physics.c
+++ b/src/physics/physics.c
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ void lovrWorldSetAngularDamping(World* world, float damping, float threshold) {
   dWorldSetAngularDampingThreshold(world->id, threshold);
 }
 
+int lovrWorldIsSleepingAllowed(World* world) {
+  return dWorldGetAutoDisableFlag(world->id);
+}
+
+void lovrWorldSetSleepingAllowed(World* world, int allowed) {
+  dWorldSetAutoDisableFlag(world->id, allowed);
+}
+
 void lovrWorldUpdate(World* world, float dt) {
   dWorldQuickStep(world->id, dt);
 }
diff --git a/src/physics/physics.h b/src/physics/physics.h
index 1b61abfe..00b7ac44 100644
--- a/src/physics/physics.h
+++ b/src/physics/physics.h
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ void lovrWorldGetLinearDamping(World* world, float* damping, float* threshold);
 void lovrWorldSetLinearDamping(World* world, float damping, float threshold);
 void lovrWorldGetAngularDamping(World* world, float* damping, float* threshold);
 void lovrWorldSetAngularDamping(World* world, float damping, float threshold);
+int lovrWorldIsSleepingAllowed(World* world);
+void lovrWorldSetSleepingAllowed(World* world, int allowed);
 void lovrWorldUpdate(World* world, float dt);