diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/ILuaLibraries.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/ILuaLibraries.cs
index af3643fa79..06d04c7466 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/ILuaLibraries.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/ILuaLibraries.cs
@@ -53,5 +53,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		void ExecuteString(string command);
 
 		(bool WaitForFrame, bool Terminated) ResumeScript(LuaFile lf);
+
+		void EnableLuaFile(LuaFile item);
+
+		void DisableLuaScript(LuaFile file);
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaLibrariesBase.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaLibrariesBase.cs
index a718ad6576..099ef41291 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaLibrariesBase.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaLibrariesBase.cs
@@ -352,5 +352,33 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			_currThread.Yield();
 		}
+
+		public void DisableLuaScript(LuaFile file)
+		{
+			if (file.IsSeparator) return;
+
+			file.State = LuaFile.RunState.Disabled;
+
+			if (file.Thread is not null)
+			{
+				CallExitEvent(file);
+				RegisteredFunctions.RemoveForFile(file, _mainFormApi.Emulator);
+				file.Stop();
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void EnableLuaFile(LuaFile item)
+		{
+			LuaSandbox.Sandbox(null, () =>
+			{
+				SpawnAndSetFileThread(item.Path, item);
+				LuaSandbox.CreateSandbox(item.Thread, Path.GetDirectoryName(item.Path));
+			}, () =>
+			{
+				item.State = LuaFile.RunState.Disabled;
+			});
+
+			// there used to be a call here which did a redraw of the Gui/OSD, which included a call to `Tools.UpdateToolsAfter` --yoshi
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index 1b4925c0d8..9b2ef3505a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// we don't use runningScripts here as the other scripts need to be stopped too
 				foreach (var file in LuaImp.ScriptList)
 				{
-					DisableLuaScript(file);
+					LuaImp.DisableLuaScript(file);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (!item.IsSeparator)
 			{
-				DisableLuaScript(item);
+				LuaImp.DisableLuaScript(item);
 				RemoveFileWatcher(item);
 			}
 			LuaImp.ScriptList.Remove(item);
@@ -899,16 +899,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				LuaSandbox.Sandbox(null, () =>
-				{
-					LuaImp.SpawnAndSetFileThread(item.Path, item);
-					LuaSandbox.CreateSandbox(item.Thread, Path.GetDirectoryName(item.Path));
-				}, () =>
-				{
-					item.State = LuaFile.RunState.Disabled;
-				});
-
-				// there used to be a call here which did a redraw of the Gui/OSD, which included a call to `Tools.UpdateToolsAfter` --yoshi
+				LuaImp.EnableLuaFile(item);
 			}
 			catch (IOException)
 			{
@@ -1064,7 +1055,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			foreach (var file in LuaImp.ScriptList)
 			{
-				DisableLuaScript(file);
+				LuaImp.DisableLuaScript(file);
 			}
 			UpdateDialog();
 		}
@@ -1497,25 +1488,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else if (!file.Enabled && file.Thread is not null)
 			{
-				DisableLuaScript(file);
+				LuaImp.DisableLuaScript(file);
 				// there used to be a call here which did a redraw of the Gui/OSD, which included a call to `Tools.UpdateToolsAfter` --yoshi
 			}
 		}
 
-		private void DisableLuaScript(LuaFile file)
-		{
-			if (file.IsSeparator) return;
-
-			file.State = LuaFile.RunState.Disabled;
-
-			if (file.Thread is not null)
-			{
-				LuaImp.CallExitEvent(file);
-				LuaImp.RegisteredFunctions.RemoveForFile(file, Emulator);
-				file.Stop();
-			}
-		}
-
 		private void RefreshLuaScript(LuaFile file)
 		{
 			ToggleLuaScript(file);