diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 942963780..6d2c8661e 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ static const struct {
 	{META_SKIN,         "skin_t"},
 	{META_POWERS,       "player_t.powers"},
 	{META_SOUNDSID,     "skin_t.soundsid"},
-	{META_SKINSPRITES,  "skin_t.sprites"},
-	{META_SKINSPRITESLIST,  "skin_t.sprites[]"},
+
+	{META_SKINSPRITES,       "skin_t.skinsprites"},
+	{META_SKINSPRITESLIST,   "skin_t.skinsprites[]"},
+	{META_SKINSPRITESCOMPAT, "skin_t.sprites"}, // TODO: 2.3: Delete
 
 	{META_VERTEX,       "vertex_t"},
 	{META_LINE,         "line_t"},
diff --git a/src/lua_libs.h b/src/lua_libs.h
index a90d8ac7f..90c7bba7c 100644
--- a/src/lua_libs.h
+++ b/src/lua_libs.h
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ extern boolean ignoregameinputs;
 #define META_SKIN "SKIN_T*"
 #define META_POWERS "PLAYER_T*POWERS"
 #define META_SOUNDSID "SKIN_T*SOUNDSID"
-#define META_SKINSPRITES "SKIN_T*SPRITES"
-#define META_SKINSPRITESLIST "SKIN_T*SPRITES[]"
+#define META_SKINSPRITES "SKIN_T*SKINSPRITES"
+#define META_SKINSPRITESLIST "SKIN_T*SKINSPRITES[]"
+#define META_SKINSPRITESCOMPAT "SKIN_T*SPRITES" // TODO: 2.3: Delete
 
 #define META_VERTEX "VERTEX_T*"
 #define META_LINE "LINE_T*"
diff --git a/src/lua_skinlib.c b/src/lua_skinlib.c
index 24d948a67..26f4011d3 100644
--- a/src/lua_skinlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_skinlib.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ enum skin {
 	skin_contspeed,
 	skin_contangle,
 	skin_soundsid,
-	skin_sprites,
+	skin_sprites, // TODO: 2.3: Delete
+	skin_skinsprites,
 	skin_supersprites,
 	skin_natkcolor
 };
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ static const char *const skin_opt[] = {
 	"contspeed",
 	"contangle",
 	"soundsid",
-	"sprites",
+	"sprites", // TODO: 2.3: Delete
+	"skinsprites",
 	"supersprites",
 	"natkcolor",
 	NULL};
@@ -219,7 +221,10 @@ static int skin_get(lua_State *L)
 	case skin_soundsid:
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, skin->soundsid, META_SOUNDSID);
 		break;
-	case skin_sprites:
+	case skin_sprites: // TODO: 2.3: Delete
+		LUA_PushUserdata(L, skin->sprites_compat, META_SKINSPRITESCOMPAT);
+		break;
+	case skin_skinsprites:
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, skin->sprites, META_SKINSPRITES);
 		break;
 	case skin_supersprites:
@@ -338,15 +343,7 @@ static int soundsid_num(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-enum spritesopt {
-	numframes = 0
-};
-
-static const char *const sprites_opt[] = {
-	"numframes",
-	NULL};
-
-// skin.sprites[i] -> sprites[i]
+// skin.skinsprites[i] -> sprites[i]
 static int lib_getSkinSprite(lua_State *L)
 {
 	spritedef_t *sksprites = *(spritedef_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_SKINSPRITES);
@@ -359,13 +356,43 @@ static int lib_getSkinSprite(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-// #skin.sprites -> NUMPLAYERSPRITES
+// #skin.skinsprites -> NUMPLAYERSPRITES
 static int lib_numSkinsSprites(lua_State *L)
 {
 	lua_pushinteger(L, NUMPLAYERSPRITES);
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// TODO: 2.3: Delete
+// skin.sprites[i] -> sprites[i]
+static int lib_getSkinSpriteCompat(lua_State *L)
+{
+	spritedef_t *sksprites = *(spritedef_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_SKINSPRITESCOMPAT);
+	playersprite_t i = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+
+	if (i < 0 || i >= NUMPLAYERSPRITES*2)
+		return luaL_error(L, "skin sprites index %d out of range (0 - %d)", i, (NUMPLAYERSPRITES*2)-1);
+
+	LUA_PushUserdata(L, &sksprites[i], META_SKINSPRITESLIST);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// TODO: 2.3: Delete
+// #skin.sprites -> NUMPLAYERSPRITES*2
+static int lib_numSkinsSpritesCompat(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_pushinteger(L, NUMPLAYERSPRITES*2);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+enum spritesopt {
+	numframes = 0
+};
+
+static const char *const sprites_opt[] = {
+	"numframes",
+	NULL};
+
 static int sprite_get(lua_State *L)
 {
 	spritedef_t *sprite = *(spritedef_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_SKINSPRITESLIST);
@@ -387,6 +414,7 @@ int LUA_SkinLib(lua_State *L)
 	LUA_RegisterUserdataMetatable(L, META_SOUNDSID, soundsid_get, NULL, soundsid_num);
 	LUA_RegisterUserdataMetatable(L, META_SKINSPRITES, lib_getSkinSprite, NULL, lib_numSkinsSprites);
 	LUA_RegisterUserdataMetatable(L, META_SKINSPRITESLIST, sprite_get, NULL, NULL);
+	LUA_RegisterUserdataMetatable(L, META_SKINSPRITESCOMPAT, lib_getSkinSpriteCompat, NULL, lib_numSkinsSpritesCompat); // TODO: 2.3: Delete
 
 	skin_fields_ref = Lua_CreateFieldTable(L, skin_opt);
 
diff --git a/src/r_skins.c b/src/r_skins.c
index cd7d60b53..a341ee80f 100644
--- a/src/r_skins.c
+++ b/src/r_skins.c
@@ -636,6 +636,14 @@ static void R_LoadSkinSprites(UINT16 wadnum, UINT16 *lump, UINT16 *lastlump, ski
 
 	if (skin->sprites[0].numframes == 0)
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, M_GetText("No frames found for sprite SPR2_%s\n"), spr2names[0]);
+
+	// TODO: 2.3: Delete
+	memcpy(&skin->sprites_compat[start_spr2],
+		&skin->sprites[start_spr2],
+		sizeof(spritedef_t) * (free_spr2 - start_spr2));
+	memcpy(&skin->sprites_compat[start_spr2 + NUMPLAYERSPRITES],
+		&skin->super.sprites[start_spr2],
+		sizeof(spritedef_t) * (free_spr2 - start_spr2));
 }
 
 // returns whether found appropriate property
diff --git a/src/r_skins.h b/src/r_skins.h
index 1f2c57472..5122b53a6 100644
--- a/src/r_skins.h
+++ b/src/r_skins.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ typedef struct
 		spritedef_t sprites[NUMPLAYERSPRITES];
 		spriteinfo_t sprinfo[NUMPLAYERSPRITES];
 	} super;
+
+	// TODO: 2.3: Delete
+	spritedef_t sprites_compat[NUMPLAYERSPRITES * 2];
 } skin_t;
 
 /// Externs