diff --git a/src/Scripting/NasalFlightPlan.cxx b/src/Scripting/NasalFlightPlan.cxx
index 349882bb5..9ed4131a0 100644
--- a/src/Scripting/NasalFlightPlan.cxx
+++ b/src/Scripting/NasalFlightPlan.cxx
@@ -2054,6 +2054,30 @@ static naRef f_leg_setAltitude(naContext c, naRef me, int argc, naRef* args)
             if (argc > 2) {
                 units = routeUnitsFromArg(args[2]);
             }
+        } else if (naIsVector(args[0])) {
+            const auto altTuple = args[0];
+            // we need a second restriction type arg, and the tuple should be of length 2
+            if ((argc < 2) || (naVec_size(altTuple) != 2)) {
+                naRuntimeError(c, "missing/bad arguments to leg.setAltitude");
+            }
+            
+            rr = routeRestrictionFromArg(args[1]);
+            if (rr != RESTRICT_BETWEEN) {
+                naRuntimeError(c, "leg.setAltitude: passed a 2-tuple, but restriction type is not 'between'");
+            }
+            
+            double constraintAltitude;
+            const auto ok = convertToNum(naVec_get(altTuple, 0), constraintAltitude)
+                && convertToNum(naVec_get(altTuple, 1), altitude);
+            if (!ok) {
+                naRuntimeError(c, "leg.setAltitude: tuple members not convertible to numeric altitudes");
+            }
+            
+            if (argc > 2) {
+                units = routeUnitsFromArg(args[2]);
+            }
+            
+            // TODO: store constraint altitude
         }
 
         leg->setAltitude(rr, altitude, units);
@@ -2077,7 +2101,10 @@ static naRef f_leg_altitude(naContext c, naRef me, int argc, naRef* args)
     }
 
     if (leg->altitudeRestriction() == RESTRICT_BETWEEN) {
-        // make a 2-tuple for the between case
+        naRef result = naNewVector(c);
+        naVec_append(result, naNum(leg->waypoint()->constraintAltitude(units)));
+        naVec_append(result, naNum(leg->altitude(units)));
+        return result;
     }
 
     return naNum(leg->altitude(units));
diff --git a/test_suite/unit_tests/Navaids/test_fpNasal.cxx b/test_suite/unit_tests/Navaids/test_fpNasal.cxx
index b52c437fa..38aff579d 100644
--- a/test_suite/unit_tests/Navaids/test_fpNasal.cxx
+++ b/test_suite/unit_tests/Navaids/test_fpNasal.cxx
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ void FPNasalTests::testRestrictions()
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ok);
 
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(RESTRICT_DELETE, fp1->legAtIndex(3)->speedRestriction());
+    
+    ok = FGTestApi::executeNasal(R"(
+        var fp = flightplan(); # retrieve the global flightplan
+        var leg = fp.getWP(3);
+        leg.setSpeed(0.8, 'at', "Mach");
+        leg.setAltitude(300, 'above', 'FL');
+    )");
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ok);
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(RESTRICT_AT, fp1->legAtIndex(3)->speedRestriction());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.8, fp1->legAtIndex(3)->speedMach(), 0.01);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(RESTRICT_ABOVE, fp1->legAtIndex(3)->altitudeRestriction());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(30000, fp1->legAtIndex(3)->altitudeFt(), 1.0);
 }
 
 void FPNasalTests::testSegfaultWaypointGhost()