diff --git a/share/grafx2/scripts/ani_db_ellipse.lua b/share/grafx2/scripts/ani_db_ellipse.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe8da2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/grafx2/scripts/ani_db_ellipse.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+--PICTURE scene: Ellipse update-demo (anim)
+--Demonstrates 'interactive' features.
+--by Richard Fhager
+
+-- Copyright 2011 Richard Fhager
+--
+-- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+-- modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+-- as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
+-- of the License. See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+
+
+--
+-- rot: Rotation in degrees
+-- stp: Step is # of line segments (more is "better")
+-- a & b are axis-radius
+function ellipse2(x,y,a,b,stp,rot,col)
+ local n,m=math,rad,al,sa,ca,sb,cb,ox,oy,x1,y1,ast
+ m = math; rad = m.pi/180; ast = rad * 360/stp;
+ sb = m.sin(-rot * rad); cb = m.cos(-rot * rad)
+ for n = 0, stp, 1 do
+  ox = x1; oy = y1;
+  sa = m.sin(ast*n) * b; ca = m.cos(ast*n) * a
+  x1 = x + ca * cb - sa * sb
+  y1 = y + ca * sb + sa * cb
+  if (n > 0) then line(ox,oy,x1,y1,col); end
+ end
+end
+--
+
+--
+function line(x1,y1,x2,y2,c)
+ local n,st,m; m = math
+ st = m.max(1,m.abs(x2-x1),m.abs(y2-y1));
+ for n = 0, st, 1 do
+   putpicturepixel(m.floor(x1+n*(x2-x1)/st), m.floor(y1+n*(y2-y1)/st),
+c );
+ end
+end
+--
+
+setpicturesize(300,300)
+setcolor(0,96,96,96)
+setcolor(1,255,255,128)
+
+r1 = 100
+r2 = 50
+rt = 0
+
+frames = 100
+
+
+while (1 < 2) do
+
+ r1t = 10 + math.random() * 140
+ r2t = 10 + math.random() * 140
+ rtt = math.random() * 360
+
+for n = 0, frames-1, 1 do
+ clearpicture(0)
+
+ f2 = n / frames
+ f1 = 1 - f2
+
+ r1a = r1*f1 + r1t*f2
+ r2a = r2*f1 + r2t*f2
+ rta = rt*f1 + rtt*f2
+
+ --       x,   y,   r1,  r2,  stp, rot, col
+ ellipse2(150, 150, r1a, r2a, 50,  rta, 1)
+
+  statusmessage('press ESC to stop')
+  updatescreen();if (waitbreak(0)==1) then return end
+
+end
+
+ r1,r2,rt = r1a,r2a,rta
+
+end
diff --git a/src/factory.c b/src/factory.c
index 20dd5447..2f30e7f6 100644
--- a/src/factory.c
+++ b/src/factory.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,19 @@ int L_UpdateScreen(lua_State* L)
   return 0;
 }
 
+
+int L_StatusMessage(lua_State* L)
+{
+	const char* msg;
+	int nb_args = lua_gettop(L);
+	LUA_ARG_LIMIT(1,"statusmessage");
+
+	LUA_ARG_STRING(1, "statusmessage", msg);
+	Print_in_menu(msg,0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 int L_FinalizePicture(lua_State* L)
 {
   int nb_args=lua_gettop(L);
@@ -1246,6 +1259,7 @@ void Run_script(const char *script_subdirectory, const char *script_filename)
   lua_register(L,"getbrushtransparentcolor",L_GetBrushTransparentColor);
   lua_register(L,"inputbox",L_InputBox);
   lua_register(L,"messagebox",L_MessageBox);
+  lua_register(L,"statusmessage",L_StatusMessage);
   lua_register(L,"selectbox",L_SelectBox);
   lua_register(L,"getforecolor",L_GetForeColor);
   lua_register(L,"getbackcolor",L_GetBackColor);