diff --git a/nse_nmaplib.cc b/nse_nmaplib.cc
index edba40cab..d0503720a 100644
--- a/nse_nmaplib.cc
+++ b/nse_nmaplib.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,23 @@ void set_hostinfo(lua_State *L, Target *currenths) {
 
   FingerPrintResults *FPR = currenths->FPR;
 
+  /* add distance (in hops) if traceroute has been performed */
+  if (currenths->traceroute_hops.size() > 0) {
+    int i;
+    std::list<TracerouteHop>::iterator it;
+
+    lua_newtable(L);
+
+    for (i=0, it=currenths->traceroute_hops.begin(); 
+        it!=currenths->traceroute_hops.end(); i++, it++) {
+
+      lua_pushstring(L, inet_ntop_ez(&(*it).addr, sizeof((*it).addr)));
+      lua_rawseti(L, -2, i+1);
+    }
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "traceroute");
+  }
+  
+
   /* if there has been an os scan which returned a pretty certain
    * result, we will use it in the scripts
    * matches which aren't perfect are not needed in the scripts