diff --git a/include/openspace/properties/scalar/uintproperty.h b/include/openspace/properties/scalar/uintproperty.h
index b004d15e31..22b1abfd32 100644
--- a/include/openspace/properties/scalar/uintproperty.h
+++ b/include/openspace/properties/scalar/uintproperty.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public:
     int typeLua() const override;
 
     using TemplateProperty<unsigned int>::operator=;
+
+private:
+    unsigned int fromLuaConversion(lua_State* state) const override;
 };
 
 } // namespace openspace::properties
diff --git a/src/properties/scalar/uintproperty.cpp b/src/properties/scalar/uintproperty.cpp
index b823aa5e3a..dbcb5b7403 100644
--- a/src/properties/scalar/uintproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/scalar/uintproperty.cpp
@@ -48,4 +48,16 @@ int UIntProperty::typeLua() const {
     return LUA_TNUMBER;
 }
 
+unsigned int UIntProperty::fromLuaConversion(lua_State* state) const {
+    if (ghoul::lua::hasValue<double>(state)) {
+        return static_cast<int>(ghoul::lua::value<double>(state));
+    }
+    else if (ghoul::lua::hasValue<unsigned int>(state)) {
+        return ghoul::lua::value<unsigned int>(state);
+    }
+    else {
+        throw ghoul::RuntimeError(fmt::format("Error extracting value in UIntProperty"));
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace openspace::properties