diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index 4486d829c..dc6d7ee46 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ typedef enum
 	                 // used on menus
 	CV_CHEAT = 2048, // Don't let this be used in multiplayer unless cheats are on.
 	CV_NOLUA = 4096,/* don't let this be called from Lua */
+	CV_ADDEDBYLUA = 8192,
 } cvflags_t;
 
 struct CV_PossibleValue_t
diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 0cccf3cdd..30e14b67c 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -6845,6 +6845,7 @@ struct int_const_s const INT_CONST[] = {
 	{"CV_HIDDEN",CV_HIDDEN},
 	{"CV_CHEAT",CV_CHEAT},
 	{"CV_NOLUA",CV_NOLUA},
+	{"CV_ADDEDBYLUA",CV_ADDEDBYLUA},
 
 	// v_video flags
 	{"V_NOSCALEPATCH",V_NOSCALEPATCH},
diff --git a/src/lua_consolelib.c b/src/lua_consolelib.c
index 965e9dd42..8a205fb51 100644
--- a/src/lua_consolelib.c
+++ b/src/lua_consolelib.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static int lib_cvRegisterVar(lua_State *L)
 		return luaL_error(L, M_GetText("Variable %s has CV_CALL without a function\n"), cvar->name);
 
 	// actually time to register it to the console now! Finally!
-	cvar->flags |= CV_MODIFIED;
+	cvar->flags |= CV_MODIFIED | CV_ADDEDBYLUA;
 	CV_RegisterVar(cvar);
 	if (cvar->flags & CV_MODIFIED)
 		return luaL_error(L, "failed to register cvar (probable conflict with internal variable/command names)");
diff --git a/src/menus/transient/pause-cheats.cpp b/src/menus/transient/pause-cheats.cpp
index a12f3b235..7e0838fb5 100644
--- a/src/menus/transient/pause-cheats.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/transient/pause-cheats.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void list_cvars()
 {
 	for (consvar_t* var = consvar_vars; var; var = var->next)
 	{
-		if (!(var->flags & CV_CHEAT))
+		if (!(var->flags & (CV_CHEAT | CV_ADDEDBYLUA)))
 		{
 			continue;
 		}