diff --git a/extension/op_bake_lightmaps.py b/extension/op_bake_lightmaps.py
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+import bpy
+
+class BakeAllLightmaps(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Bake all configured Lightmaps"""
+    bl_idname = "wm.bake_lightmaps" # unique identifier. first word needs to be from a specific list to appear in keybinds, etc.
+    bl_label = "Bake All Lightmaps" # Shows up in the UI
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'} # enable undo (which we might not need)
+
+    # not sure what the right "poll" is for a global method like this
+    # @classmethod
+    # def poll(cls, context):
+    #     return context.object is not None
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        # Bake for all meshes, no filter yet
+        # Future: bake for meshes with "lightmap" checked
+        for object in bpy.data.objects:
+            if object.type != "MESH":
+                print("skipping", object.type, " named ", object.name)
+                # If this isn't a MESH, we can't continue
+                continue
+            else:
+                print("baking", object.name)
+
+            # We use the filename multiple times, so
+            # store it for re-use
+            filename = f"{object.name}.lightmap.png"
+
+            # get or create the image target for the bake
+            image = bpy.data.images.get(filename)
+            if not image:
+                print("making new image for ", filename)
+                image = bpy.data.images.new(
+                    filename,
+                    width=1024,
+                    height=1024,
+                    alpha=False
+                )
+            # set the image target as a node in the node_tree
+            # and make sure it is "active" for the bake
+            node_tree = object.active_material.node_tree
+            image_node = node_tree.nodes.get(image.name)
+            if not image_node:
+                print("making new image_node for ", filename)
+                image_node = node_tree.nodes.new("ShaderNodeTexImage")
+                image_node.name = image.name
+            image_node.image = image
+            image_node.select = True
+            node_tree.nodes.active = image_node
+            
+            # set current object to be "selected" by overriding
+            # "the context" just for the operator
+            context_override = bpy.context.copy()
+            context_override["selected_objects"] = [object]
+
+            with bpy.context.temp_override(**context_override):
+                # bake image
+                bpy.ops.object.bake(
+                    type="COMBINED",
+                    pass_filter={"DIRECT", "INDIRECT", "DIFFUSE"},
+                    save_mode="EXTERNAL",
+                    filepath=filename,
+                    width=1024,
+                    height=1024,
+                )
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+