diff --git a/src/luerl_heap.erl b/src/luerl_heap.erl
index 8cd4f16..edf5fae 100644
--- a/src/luerl_heap.erl
+++ b/src/luerl_heap.erl
@@ -198,8 +198,17 @@ set_table_key(Tab, nil=Key, _, St) ->
     {error,{illegal_index,Tab,Key},St};
 set_table_key(#tref{}=Tref, Key, Val, St) ->
     set_table_key_key(Tref, Key, Val, St);
-set_table_key(Tab, Key, _, St) ->
-    {error,{illegal_index,Tab,Key},St}.
+set_table_key(Other, Key, Val, St) ->
+    Meta = get_metamethod(Other, <<"__newindex">>, St),
+    %% io:format("stk ~p ~p ~p -> ~p\n", [Other,Key,Val,aMeta]),
+    case Meta of
+        nil ->
+            {error,{illegal_index,Other,Key},St};
+        Meth when ?IS_FUNCTION(Meth) ->
+            {meta,Meth,[Other,Key,Val],St};
+        Meth ->                                 %Recurse down the metatable
+            set_table_key(Meth, Key, Val, St)
+    end.
 
 set_table_key_key(#tref{i=N}=Tab, Key, Val, #luerl{tabs=Tst0}=St) ->
     Ts0 = Tst0#tstruct.data,
diff --git a/src/luerl_lib.erl b/src/luerl_lib.erl
index 91f36eb..7c76f18 100644
--- a/src/luerl_lib.erl
+++ b/src/luerl_lib.erl
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ badarg_error(What, Args, St) -> lua_error({badarg,What,Args}, St).
 
 format_error({badarg,Where,As}) ->
     io_lib:format("badarg in ~w: ~w", [Where,As]);
-format_error({illegal_index,Where,I}) ->
-    io_lib:format("invalid index in ~w: ~w", [Where,I]);
+format_error({illegal_index,Where,Index}) ->
+    io_lib:format("invalid index in ~w: ~w", [Where,Index]);
 format_error({illegal_value,Where,Val}) ->
     io_lib:format("invalid value in ~w: ~w", [Where,Val]);
 format_error({illegal_value,Val}) ->
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ format_error({invalid_order,Where}) ->		%Keep text!
     io_lib:format("invalid order function in ~w", [Where]);
 format_error({undefined_function,Name}) ->
     io_lib:format("undefined function ~w", [Name]);
-format_error({undefined_method,Obj,Name}) ->
-    io_lib:format("undefined method in ~w: ~w", [Obj,Name]);
+format_error({undefined_method,Object,Name}) ->
+    io_lib:format("undefined method in ~w: ~w", [Object,Name]);
 %% Pattern errors.
 format_error(invalid_pattern) ->		%Keep text!
     io_lib:format("malformed pattern", []);
diff --git a/src/luerl_lib_basic.erl b/src/luerl_lib_basic.erl
index 17f3568..145f113 100644
--- a/src/luerl_lib_basic.erl
+++ b/src/luerl_lib_basic.erl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 -export([install/1]).
 
 %% Export some functions which can be called from elsewhere.
--export([print/2,tostring/1,tostring/2]).
+-export([print/2,tostring/1,tostring/2,type/1]).
 
 -import(luerl_lib, [lua_error/2,badarg_error/3]). %Shorten these