diff --git a/tests/lua/state.lua b/tests/lua/state.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb39a11ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lua/state.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+s = State()
+s:eval([[ y = 5; print(x); print(y); ]])
+s:set("x", 10)
+s:set("y", nil)
+s:eval([[ print(x); print(y); ]])