diff --git a/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h b/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
index 1fa4a95bfb..86f7dfd474 100644
--- a/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
+++ b/include/openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ namespace openspace {
     struct SurfacePositionHandle;
 } // namespace
 
+namespace openspace::scripting { struct LuaLibrary; }
+
 namespace openspace::interaction {
 
 class MouseInputState;
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ public:
     float retargetInterpolationTime() const;
     void setRetargetInterpolationTime(float durationInSeconds);
     void updatePreviousStateVariables();
+    void setMinimumAllowedDistance(double distance);
 
     JoystickCameraStates& joystickStates();
     const JoystickCameraStates& joystickStates() const;
@@ -132,6 +135,12 @@ public:
     glm::dvec3 anchorNodeToCameraVector() const;
     glm::quat anchorNodeToCameraRotation() const;
 
+    /**
+    * \return The Lua library that contains all Lua functions available to affect the
+    * orbital navigation
+    */
+    static scripting::LuaLibrary luaLibrary();
+
 private:
     struct CameraRotationDecomposition {
         glm::dquat localRotation = glm::dquat(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a459b29ed0..abd1d9e607 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ set(OPENSPACE_SOURCE
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/navigationhandler_lua.inl
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/navigationstate.cpp
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
+  ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator_lua.inl
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/path.cpp
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/pathcurve.cpp
   ${OPENSPACE_BASE_DIR}/src/navigation/pathnavigator.cpp
diff --git a/src/documentation/core_registration.cpp b/src/documentation/core_registration.cpp
index eb974bcb36..bf1d77309f 100644
--- a/src/documentation/core_registration.cpp
+++ b/src/documentation/core_registration.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void registerCoreClasses(scripting::ScriptEngine& engine) {
     engine.addLibrary(interaction::ActionManager::luaLibrary());
     engine.addLibrary(interaction::KeybindingManager::luaLibrary());
     engine.addLibrary(interaction::NavigationHandler::luaLibrary());
+    engine.addLibrary(interaction::OrbitalNavigator::luaLibrary());
     engine.addLibrary(interaction::PathNavigator::luaLibrary());
     engine.addLibrary(interaction::SessionRecording::luaLibrary());
     engine.addLibrary(scripting::ScriptScheduler::luaLibrary());
diff --git a/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
index 5d189d5c93..0c2afda88e 100644
--- a/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
+++ b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h>
 #include <openspace/interaction/mouseinputstate.h>
 #include <openspace/interaction/keyboardinputstate.h>
+#include <openspace/navigation/navigationhandler.h>
 #include <openspace/navigation/orbitalnavigator.h>
 #include <openspace/scene/scenegraphnode.h>
 #include <openspace/util/updatestructures.h>
@@ -37,9 +38,10 @@
 #include <ghoul/misc/easing.h>
 #include <glm/gtx/rotate_vector.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtx/vector_angle.hpp>
-
 #include <cmath>
 
+#include "orbitalnavigator_lua.inl"
+
 namespace {
     constexpr std::string_view _loggerCat = "OrbitalNavigator";
 
@@ -889,6 +891,10 @@ void OrbitalNavigator::updatePreviousStateVariables() {
     updatePreviousAimState();
 }
 
+void OrbitalNavigator::setMinimumAllowedDistance(double distance) {
+    _minimumAllowedDistance = distance;
+}
+
 void OrbitalNavigator::startRetargetAnchor() {
     if (!_anchorNode) {
         return;
@@ -1719,4 +1725,13 @@ void OrbitalNavigator::orbitAroundAxis(const glm::dvec3 axis, double deltaTime,
     globalRotation = spinRotation * globalRotation;
 }
 
+scripting::LuaLibrary OrbitalNavigator::luaLibrary() {
+    return {
+        "orbitalnavigation",
+        {
+            codegen::lua::SetRelativeMinDistance
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 } // namespace openspace::interaction
diff --git a/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator_lua.inl b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator_lua.inl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..322fd2e849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/navigation/orbitalnavigator_lua.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*****************************************************************************************
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * OpenSpace                                                                             *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2023                                                               *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this  *
+ * software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software *
+ * without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,    *
+ * merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    *
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following   *
+ * conditions:                                                                           *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies *
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.                                              *
+ *                                                                                       *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   *
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A         *
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT    *
+ * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF  *
+ * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
+ * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
+ ****************************************************************************************/
+
+namespace {
+
+/**
+* Set Minimum allowed distance to a multiplier of the interaction sphere of the focus node
+*/
+[[codegen::luawrap]] void setRelativeMinDistance(double multiplier) {
+    using namespace openspace;
+    const SceneGraphNode* node = global::navigationHandler->anchorNode();
+    if (!node) {
+        throw ghoul::lua::LuaError("Could not determine current focus node");
+    }
+
+    double is = node->interactionSphere();
+    global::navigationHandler->orbitalNavigator().setMinimumAllowedDistance(
+        is * multiplier
+    );
+}
+
+#include "orbitalnavigator_lua_codegen.cpp"
+
+} // namespace