diff --git a/modules/lua/lua_request.c b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
index 66cbb1ca4e..c2cfb53548 100644
--- a/modules/lua/lua_request.c
+++ b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
@@ -871,6 +871,25 @@ static int lua_apr_htpassword(lua_State *L)
     return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * lua_apr_touch; r:touch(string [, time]) - Sets mtime of a file
+ */
+static int lua_apr_touch(lua_State *L)
+{
+    request_rec     *r;
+    const char      *path;
+    apr_status_t    status;
+    apr_time_t      mtime;
+
+    r = ap_lua_check_request_rec(L, 1);
+    luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TSTRING);
+    path = lua_tostring(L, 2);
+    mtime = luaL_optnumber(L, 3, apr_time_now());
+    status = apr_file_mtime_set(path, mtime, r->pool);
+    lua_pushboolean(L, (status == 0));
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * lua_apr_mkdir; r:mkdir(string [, permissions]) - Creates a directory
  */
@@ -2153,6 +2172,8 @@ void ap_lua_load_request_lmodule(lua_State *L, apr_pool_t *p)
                  makefun(&lua_apr_sha1, APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_LUACFUN, p));
     apr_hash_set(dispatch, "htpassword", APR_HASH_KEY_STRING,
                  makefun(&lua_apr_htpassword, APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_LUACFUN, p));
+    apr_hash_set(dispatch, "touch", APR_HASH_KEY_STRING,
+                 makefun(&lua_apr_touch, APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_LUACFUN, p));
     apr_hash_set(dispatch, "mkdir", APR_HASH_KEY_STRING,
                  makefun(&lua_apr_mkdir, APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_LUACFUN, p));
     apr_hash_set(dispatch, "mkrdir", APR_HASH_KEY_STRING,