diff --git a/doc/menu_lua_api.txt b/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
index e8d7b6e400f02..a2854fbd49870 100644
--- a/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/menu_lua_api.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ GUI
         will be added to fieldname value is set to formname itself
   * if `is_file_select` is `true`, a file and not a folder will be selected
   * returns nil or selected file/folder
+* `core.get_screen_info()`: DEPRECATED, use below 2 functions instead.
 * `core.get_active_renderer()`: Ex: "OpenGL 4.6".
 * `core.get_window_info()`: Same as server-side `get_player_window_information` API.
 
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
index 4c25d4ba1b6ae..ba575fa1ae5db 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -952,6 +952,31 @@ int ModApiMainMenu::l_get_window_info(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************/
+int ModApiMainMenu::l_get_screen_info(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_newtable(L);
+	int top = lua_gettop(L);
+	lua_pushstring(L,"density");
+	lua_pushnumber(L,RenderingEngine::getDisplayDensity());
+	lua_settable(L, top);
+
+	const v2u32 &window_size = RenderingEngine::getWindowSize();
+	lua_pushstring(L,"window_width");
+	lua_pushnumber(L, window_size.X);
+	lua_settable(L, top);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L,"window_height");
+	lua_pushnumber(L, window_size.Y);
+	lua_settable(L, top);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, "render_info");
+	lua_pushstring(L, wide_to_utf8(RenderingEngine::get_video_driver()->getName()).c_str());
+	lua_settable(L, top);
+	return 1;
+}
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 int ModApiMainMenu::l_get_active_renderer(lua_State *L)
 {
 	lua_pushstring(L, wide_to_utf8(RenderingEngine::get_video_driver()->getName()).c_str());
@@ -1099,6 +1124,7 @@ void ModApiMainMenu::Initialize(lua_State *L, int top)
 	API_FCT(download_file);
 	API_FCT(gettext);
 	API_FCT(get_video_drivers);
+	API_FCT(get_screen_info());
 	API_FCT(get_window_info);
 	API_FCT(get_active_renderer);
 	API_FCT(get_min_supp_proto);
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
index bb5c93cd599f8..b01aaff6f3a38 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class ModApiMainMenu: public ModApiBase
 
 	static int l_set_formspec_prepend(lua_State *L);
 
+	static int l_get_screen_info(lua_State *L);
+
 	static int l_get_window_info(lua_State *L);
 
 	static int l_get_active_renderer(lua_State *L);