diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandexp.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandexp.java
index 0f1fe4ea6..f3dac79e2 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandexp.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandexp.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.craftbukkit.SetExpFix;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public class Commandexp extends EssentialsCommand
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void expMatch(final Server server, final CommandSender sender, final String match, final String amount, final boolean toggle) throws NotEnoughArgumentsException
+	private void expMatch(final Server server, final CommandSender sender, final String match, String amount, final boolean toggle) throws NotEnoughArgumentsException
 	{
 		boolean foundUser = false;
 		for (Player matchPlayer : server.matchPlayer(match))
@@ -124,9 +125,25 @@ public class Commandexp extends EssentialsCommand
 		sender.sendMessage(_("exp", target.getDisplayName(), SetExpFix.getTotalExperience(target), target.getLevel(), SetExpFix.getExpUntilNextLevel(target)));
 	}
 
-	private void setExp(final CommandSender sender, final User target, final String strAmount, final boolean give)
+	private void setExp(final CommandSender sender, final User target, String strAmount, final boolean give)
 	{
-		Long amount = Long.parseLong(strAmount);
+		Long amount;
+		strAmount = strAmount.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+		if (strAmount.startsWith("l"))
+		{
+			strAmount = strAmount.substring(1);			
+			int neededLevel = Integer.parseInt(strAmount);
+			if (give)
+			{
+				neededLevel += target.getLevel();
+			}
+			amount = (long)SetExpFix.getExpToLevel(neededLevel);
+			SetExpFix.setTotalExperience(target, 0);
+		}
+		else {
+			amount = Long.parseLong(strAmount);
+		}
+
 		if (give)
 		{
 			amount += SetExpFix.getTotalExperience(target);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
index e4a226da0..7ed3034c3 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/craftbukkit/SetExpFix.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class SetExpFix
 		int amount = exp;
 		while (amount > 0)
 		{
-			final int expToLevel = getExpToLevel(player);
+			final int expToLevel = getExpAtLevel(player);
 			amount -= expToLevel;
 			if (amount >= 0)
 			{
@@ -39,43 +39,56 @@ public class SetExpFix
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static int getExpToLevel(final Player player)
+	private static int getExpAtLevel(final Player player)
 	{
-		return getExpToLevel(player.getLevel());
+		return getExpAtLevel(player.getLevel());
 	}
 
-	private static int getExpToLevel(final int level)
+	public static int getExpAtLevel(final int level)
 	{
-		if (level >= 30)
+		if (level > 29)
 		{
 			return 62 + (level - 30) * 7;
 		}
-		if (level >= 15)
+		if (level > 15)
 		{
 			return 17 + (level - 15) * 3;
 		}
 		return 17;
 	}
+	
+	public static int getExpToLevel(final int level)
+	{
+		int currentLevel = 0;
+		int exp = 0;
+
+		while (currentLevel < level)
+		{
+			exp += getExpAtLevel(currentLevel);
+			currentLevel++;
+		}
+		return exp;
+	}
 
 	//This method is required because the bukkit player.getTotalExperience() method, shows exp that has been 'spent'.
 	//Without this people would be able to use exp and then still sell it.
 	public static int getTotalExperience(final Player player)
 	{
-		int exp = (int)Math.round(getExpToLevel(player) * player.getExp());
+		int exp = (int)Math.round(getExpAtLevel(player) * player.getExp());
 		int currentLevel = player.getLevel();
 
 		while (currentLevel > 0)
 		{
 			currentLevel--;
-			exp += getExpToLevel(currentLevel);
+			exp += getExpAtLevel(currentLevel);
 		}
 		return exp;
 	}
 	
 	public static int getExpUntilNextLevel(final Player player)
 	{
-		int exp = (int)Math.round(getExpToLevel(player) * player.getExp());
-		int nextLevel = player.getLevel() + 1;
-		return getExpToLevel(nextLevel) - exp;
+		int exp = (int)Math.round(getExpAtLevel(player) * player.getExp());		
+		int nextLevel = player.getLevel();
+		return getExpAtLevel(nextLevel) - exp;
 	}
 }