diff --git a/src/lua/lua_manager.cpp b/src/lua/lua_manager.cpp
index d981c83b..9a6f8f8a 100644
--- a/src/lua/lua_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/lua_manager.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 namespace big
 {
-	lua_manager::lua_manager(folder scripts_folder) :
-	    m_scripts_folder(scripts_folder)
+	lua_manager::lua_manager(folder scripts_folder, folder scripts_config_folder) :
+	    m_scripts_folder(scripts_folder),
+	    m_scripts_config_folder(scripts_config_folder)
 	{
 		m_wake_time_changed_scripts_check = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() + m_delay_between_changed_scripts_check;
 
diff --git a/src/lua/lua_manager.hpp b/src/lua/lua_manager.hpp
index f953b721..2c5d37d7 100644
--- a/src/lua/lua_manager.hpp
+++ b/src/lua/lua_manager.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ namespace big
 		std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point m_wake_time_changed_scripts_check;
 
 		folder m_scripts_folder;
+		folder m_scripts_config_folder;
 
 	public:
-		lua_manager(folder scripts_folder);
+		lua_manager(folder scripts_folder, folder scripts_config_folder);
 		~lua_manager();
 
 		void load_all_modules();
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ namespace big
 			return m_scripts_folder;
 		}
 
+		inline const folder& get_scripts_config_folder() const
+		{
+			return m_scripts_config_folder;
+		}
+
 		std::weak_ptr<lua_module> get_module(rage::joaat_t module_id);
 
 		bool has_gui_to_draw(rage::joaat_t tab_hash);
diff --git a/src/lua/lua_module.cpp b/src/lua/lua_module.cpp
index 2cfb4418..e77a0950 100644
--- a/src/lua/lua_module.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/lua_module.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include "bindings/stats.hpp"
 #include "bindings/tunables.hpp"
 #include "bindings/vector.hpp"
-#include "bindings/weapons.hpp"
 #include "bindings/vehicles.hpp"
+#include "bindings/weapons.hpp"
 #include "file_manager.hpp"
 #include "script_mgr.hpp"
 
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ namespace big
 		    sol::lib::math,
 			sol::lib::table,
 			sol::lib::bit32,
+		    sol::lib::io,
 			sol::lib::utf8
 		);
 		// clang-format on
@@ -179,6 +180,45 @@ namespace big
 		m_state["os"] = sandbox_os;
 	}
 
+	void lua_module::sandbox_lua_io_library()
+	{
+		auto io = m_state["io"];
+		sol::table sandbox_io(m_state, sol::create);
+
+		m_io_open          = io["open"];
+		sandbox_io["open"] = [this](const std::string& filename, const std::string& mode) {
+			constexpr auto make_absolute = [](const std::filesystem::path& root, const std::filesystem::path& user_path) -> std::optional<std::filesystem::path> {
+				auto final_path = std::filesystem::weakly_canonical(root / user_path);
+
+				auto [root_end, nothing] = std::mismatch(root.begin(), root.end(), final_path.begin());
+
+				if (root_end != root.end())
+					return std::nullopt;
+
+				return final_path;
+			};
+
+			const auto scripts_config_sub_path = make_absolute(g_lua_manager->get_scripts_config_folder().get_path(), filename);
+			if (!scripts_config_sub_path)
+			{
+				LOG(WARNING) << "io.open is restricted to the scripts_config folder, and the filename provided (" << filename << ") is outside of it.";
+
+				return sol::reference(sol::lua_nil);
+			}
+
+			const auto res = m_io_open(scripts_config_sub_path.value().u8string().c_str(), mode).get<sol::reference>();
+
+			if (res.get_type() == sol::type::lua_nil)
+			{
+				LOG(WARNING) << "Couldn't io.open a file called " << filename << " mode (" << mode << "). Note that io.open is restricted to the scripts_config folder.";
+			}
+
+			return res;
+		};
+
+		m_state["io"] = sandbox_io;
+	}
+
 	template<size_t N>
 	static constexpr auto not_supported_lua_function(const char (&function_name)[N])
 	{
@@ -216,6 +256,7 @@ namespace big
 		// https://blog.rubenwardy.com/2020/07/26/sol3-script-sandbox/
 		// https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/manual.html#pdf-require
 		sandbox_lua_os_library();
+		sandbox_lua_io_library();
 		sandbox_lua_loads(scripts_folder);
 
 		lua::log::bind(m_state);
diff --git a/src/lua/lua_module.hpp b/src/lua/lua_module.hpp
index fd0d21c3..85c605fb 100644
--- a/src/lua/lua_module.hpp
+++ b/src/lua/lua_module.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "../script.hpp"
 #include "bindings/gui/gui_element.hpp"
 #include "core/data/menu_event.hpp"
 #include "lua_patch.hpp"
 #include "sol.hpp"
-#include "../script.hpp"
+
 #include <services/gui/gui_service.hpp>
 
 namespace big
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ namespace big
 	{
 		sol::state m_state;
 
+		sol::protected_function m_io_open;
+
 		std::filesystem::path m_module_path;
 
 		std::string m_module_name;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ namespace big
 		void set_folder_for_lua_require(folder& scripts_folder);
 
 		void sandbox_lua_os_library();
+		void sandbox_lua_io_library();
 		void sandbox_lua_loads(folder& scripts_folder);
 
 		void init_lua_api(folder& scripts_folder);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 408c7083..80eaa4f0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hmod, DWORD reason, PVOID)
 			    auto pointers_instance = std::make_unique<pointers>();
 			    LOG(INFO) << "Pointers initialized.";
 
-			    while(!disable_anticheat_skeleton())
-				{
-					LOG(WARNING) << "Failed patching anticheat gameskeleton (injected too early?). Waiting 100ms and trying again";
-					std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
-				}
+			    while (!disable_anticheat_skeleton())
+			    {
+				    LOG(WARNING) << "Failed patching anticheat gameskeleton (injected too early?). Waiting 100ms and trying again";
+				    std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
+			    }
 			    LOG(INFO) << "Disabled anticheat gameskeleton.";
 
 			    auto byte_patch_manager_instance = std::make_unique<byte_patch_manager>();
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hmod, DWORD reason, PVOID)
 			    auto native_hooks_instance = std::make_unique<native_hooks>();
 			    LOG(INFO) << "Dynamic native hooker initialized.";
 
-			    auto lua_manager_instance = std::make_unique<lua_manager>(g_file_manager.get_project_folder("scripts"));
+			    auto lua_manager_instance =
+			        std::make_unique<lua_manager>(g_file_manager.get_project_folder("scripts"), g_file_manager.get_project_folder("scripts_config"));
 			    LOG(INFO) << "Lua manager initialized.";
 
 			    g_running = true;