diff --git a/tools/buildzip.pl b/tools/buildzip.pl
index 5a4f0d0d80..50611e6183 100755
--- a/tools/buildzip.pl
+++ b/tools/buildzip.pl
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ sub make_install {
     }
     glob_install("$src/rocks/viewers/lua/*", "$libdir/rocks/viewers/lua");
 
+    #lua include scripts
+    if(-e "$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua/include_lua") {
+        unless (glob_mkdir("$libdir/rocks/viewers/lua")) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        glob_install("$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua/include_lua/*.lua", "$libdir/rocks/viewers/lua");
+        #glob_mkdir("$temp_dir/rocks/viewers/lua");
+        #glob_copy("$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua/include_lua/*.lua", "$temp_dir/rocks/viewers/lua/");
+    }
+
     #lua example scripts
     if(-e "$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua_scripts") {
         unless (glob_mkdir("$libdir/rocks/demos/lua_scripts")) {
@@ -460,6 +470,12 @@ sub buildzip {
 
     find(find_copyfile(qr/\.(rock|ovl|lua)/, abs_path("$temp_dir/rocks/")), 'apps/plugins');
 
+    #lua include scripts
+    if(-e "$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua/include_lua") {
+        glob_mkdir("$temp_dir/rocks/viewers/lua");
+        glob_copy("$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua/include_lua/*.lua", "$temp_dir/rocks/viewers/lua/");
+    }
+
     #lua example scripts
     if(-e "$ROOT/apps/plugins/lua_scripts") {
         glob_mkdir("$temp_dir/rocks/demos/lua_scripts");