diff --git a/src/ai/ai_instance.cpp b/src/ai/ai_instance.cpp
index 2df8c2e449..a360d516c6 100644
--- a/src/ai/ai_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/ai_instance.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ void AIInstance::LoadDummyScript()
 	Script_CreateDummy(this->engine->GetVM(), STR_ERROR_AI_NO_AI_FOUND, "AI");
 }
 
+int AIInstance::GetSetting(const char *name)
+{
+	return AIConfig::GetConfig(_current_company)->GetSetting(name);
+}
+
 /**
  * DoCommand callback function for all commands executed by AIs.
  * @param result The result of the command.
diff --git a/src/ai/ai_instance.hpp b/src/ai/ai_instance.hpp
index 886b716ae6..01c472b038 100644
--- a/src/ai/ai_instance.hpp
+++ b/src/ai/ai_instance.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void Initialize(class AIInfo *info);
 
+	/* virtual */ int GetSetting(const char *name);
+
 private:
 	const char *versionAPI; ///< Current API used by this script.
 
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp b/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
index 0638a66519..7fe174756a 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_controller.cpp
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
 
 #include "../../stdafx.h"
 #include "../../string_func.h"
-#include "../../company_base.h"
-#include "../../company_func.h"
 #include "../../script/squirrel.hpp"
 #include "../../rev.h"
 
 #include "script_controller.hpp"
 #include "../../ai/ai_instance.hpp"
-#include "../../ai/ai_config.hpp"
 #include "../../ai/ai.hpp"
 #include "../script_fatalerror.hpp"
 #include "../script_info.hpp"
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ ScriptController::~ScriptController()
 
 /* static */ int ScriptController::GetSetting(const char *name)
 {
-	return AIConfig::GetConfig(_current_company)->GetSetting(name);
+	return ScriptObject::GetActiveInstance()->GetSetting(name);
 }
 
 /* static */ uint ScriptController::GetVersion()
diff --git a/src/script/api/script_object.cpp b/src/script/api/script_object.cpp
index d5b512152f..894668d4de 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_object.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_object.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 #include "../../stdafx.h"
 #include "../../script/squirrel.hpp"
 #include "../../command_func.h"
+#include "../../company_func.h"
 #include "../../network/network.h"
 #include "../../tunnelbridge.h"
 
 #include "../script_storage.hpp"
+#include "../../ai/ai_config.hpp"
 #include "../../ai/ai_instance.hpp"
 #include "../script_fatalerror.hpp"
 #include "../script_suspend.hpp"
diff --git a/src/script/script_instance.hpp b/src/script/script_instance.hpp
index b84a364962..122cc58086 100644
--- a/src/script/script_instance.hpp
+++ b/src/script/script_instance.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void Initialize(const char *main_script, const char *instance_name);
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of a setting of the current instance.
+	 * @param name The name of the setting.
+	 * @return the value for the setting, or -1 if the setting is not known.
+	 */
+	virtual int GetSetting(const char *name) = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * A script in multiplayer waits for the server to handle his DoCommand.
 	 *  It keeps waiting for this until this function is called.