diff --git a/Engine.cc b/Engine.cc
index 90f931b..6181fc2 100644
--- a/Engine.cc
+++ b/Engine.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Engine::Engine(const string & path)
     m_autoPhysics = true;
     m_autoStartFrame = true;
     m_autoEndFrame = true;
+    m_autoDrawObjects = true;
 
     size_t pos = path.find_last_of("\\/");
     m_engine_path = (pos != string::npos) ? string(path, 0, pos) : ".";
@@ -285,6 +286,8 @@ void Engine::update()
     {
         lua_pop(m_luaState, 1);
     }
+    if (m_autoDrawObjects)
+        drawObjects();
     if (m_autoEndFrame)
         endFrame();
     m_drawing = false;
diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index 34e9862..d7e73af 100644
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ class Engine
         Object * getObject(int id);
         void doPhysics();
         void drawObjects();
-        void setAutoPhysics(bool autoPhysics) { m_autoPhysics = autoPhysics; }
+        void setAutoPhysics(bool val) { m_autoPhysics = val; }
         bool getAutoPhysics() { return m_autoPhysics; }
-        void setAutoStartFrame(bool asf) { m_autoStartFrame = asf; }
+        void setAutoStartFrame(bool val) { m_autoStartFrame = val; }
         bool getAutoStartFrame() { return m_autoStartFrame; }
-        void setAutoEndFrame(bool asf) { m_autoEndFrame = asf; }
+        void setAutoEndFrame(bool val) { m_autoEndFrame = val; }
         bool getAutoEndFrame() { return m_autoEndFrame; }
+        void setAutoDrawObjects(bool val) { m_autoDrawObjects = val; }
+        bool getAutoDrawObjects() { return m_autoDrawObjects; }
         void startFrame();
         void endFrame();
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ class Engine
         bool        m_autoPhysics;
         bool        m_autoStartFrame;
         bool        m_autoEndFrame;
+        bool        m_autoDrawObjects;
 };
 
 extern Engine * g_engine;
diff --git a/ag.cc b/ag.cc
index b205e26..94da5db 100644
--- a/ag.cc
+++ b/ag.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace ag
             { "setAutoPhysics", setAutoPhysics },
             { "setAutoStartFrame", setAutoStartFrame },
             { "setAutoEndFrame", setAutoEndFrame },
+            { "setAutoDrawObjects", setAutoDrawObjects },
             { NULL, NULL }
         };
         luaL_register(L, "ag", functions);
@@ -260,6 +261,14 @@ namespace ag
         return 0;
     }
 
+    int setAutoDrawObjects(lua_State * L)
+    {
+        int argc = lua_gettop(L);
+        if (argc == 1 && lua_isboolean(L, 1))
+            g_engine->setAutoDrawObjects(lua_toboolean(L, 1));
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     namespace object
     {
         static Engine::Object * getObject(lua_State * L, int index)
diff --git a/ag.h b/ag.h
index 333aae2..9fd8d02 100644
--- a/ag.h
+++ b/ag.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace ag
     int setAutoPhysics(lua_State * L);
     int setAutoStartFrame(lua_State * L);
     int setAutoEndFrame(lua_State * L);
+    int setAutoDrawObjects(lua_State * L);
 
     namespace object
     {
diff --git a/tests/ballstairs.lua b/tests/ballstairs.lua
index 3919938..2014ed5 100755
--- a/tests/ballstairs.lua
+++ b/tests/ballstairs.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 function update()
     ballx, bally, ballz = ball:getPosition()
     ag.setCamera(7, -6, 15, ballx, bally, ballz, 0, 0, 1)
-    ag.drawObjects()
 end
 
 --ag.setCamera(8, -8, 15, -8, 8, 4, 0, 0, 1)