diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
index d36c4a406..b5e2b3e86 100644
--- a/src/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ add_library(lua util.cpp lua_exception.cpp name.cpp numerics.cpp
 lref.cpp splay_map.cpp options.cpp sexpr.cpp format.cpp level.cpp
 local_context.cpp expr.cpp context.cpp object.cpp environment.cpp
 formatter.cpp justification.cpp metavar_env.cpp type_inferer.cpp
-io_state.cpp leanlua_state.cpp frontend_lean.cpp)
+io_state.cpp goal.cpp leanlua_state.cpp frontend_lean.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries(lua ${LEAN_LIBS})
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/environment.cpp b/src/bindings/lua/environment.cpp
index 5bc364415..8939a9a4b 100644
--- a/src/bindings/lua/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/environment.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int environment_objects_core(lua_State * L, bool local) {
     lua_pushinteger(L, 0);      // upvalue(2): index
     lua_pushinteger(L, env->get_num_objects(local)); // upvalue(3): size
     lua_pushboolean(L, local);  // upvalue(4): local flag
-    lua_pushcclosure(L, &environment_next_object, 4); // create closure with 4 upvalues
+    lua_pushcclosure(L, &safe_function<environment_next_object>, 4); // create closure with 4 upvalues
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/expr.cpp b/src/bindings/lua/expr.cpp
index dffe4faa8..543699d42 100644
--- a/src/bindings/lua/expr.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/expr.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int expr_args(lua_State * L) {
     expr & e = to_app(L, 1);
     push_expr(L, e);         // upvalue(1): expr
     lua_pushinteger(L, 0);   // upvalue(2): index
-    lua_pushcclosure(L, &expr_next_arg, 2); // create closure with 2 upvalues
+    lua_pushcclosure(L, &safe_function<expr_next_arg>, 2); // create closure with 2 upvalues
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/goal.cpp b/src/bindings/lua/goal.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5346100b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/goal.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#include <sstream>
+#include <lua.hpp>
+#include "library/tactic/goal.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/util.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/name.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/expr.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/formatter.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/format.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/options.h"
+
+namespace lean {
+DECL_UDATA(hypotheses)
+
+static int mk_hypotheses(lua_State * L) {
+    int nargs = lua_gettop(L);
+    if (nargs == 0) {
+        return push_hypotheses(L, hypotheses());
+    } else if (nargs == 2) {
+        return push_hypotheses(L, hypotheses(mk_pair(to_name_ext(L, 1), to_expr(L, 2)), hypotheses()));
+    } else if (nargs == 3) {
+        return push_hypotheses(L, hypotheses(mk_pair(to_name_ext(L, 1), to_expr(L, 2)), to_hypotheses(L, 3)));
+    } else {
+        throw exception("hypotheses functions expects 0 (empty list), 2 (name & expr for singleton hypotheses list), or 3 (name & expr & hypotheses list) arguments");
+    }
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_is_nil(lua_State * L) {
+    lua_pushboolean(L, !to_hypotheses(L, 1));
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_head(lua_State * L) {
+    hypotheses const & hs = to_hypotheses(L, 1);
+    if (!hs)
+        throw exception("head method expects a non-empty hypotheses list");
+    push_name(L, head(hs).first);
+    push_expr(L, head(hs).second);
+    return 2;
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_tail(lua_State * L) {
+    hypotheses const & hs = to_hypotheses(L, 1);
+    if (!hs)
+        throw exception("tail method expects a non-empty hypotheses list");
+    push_hypotheses(L, tail(hs));
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_next(lua_State * L) {
+    hypotheses & hs   = to_hypotheses(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
+    if (hs) {
+        push_hypotheses(L, tail(hs));
+        lua_replace(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
+        push_name(L, head(hs).first);
+        push_expr(L, head(hs).second);
+        return 2;
+    } else {
+        lua_pushnil(L);
+        return 1;
+    }
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_items(lua_State * L) {
+    hypotheses & hs = to_hypotheses(L, 1);
+    push_hypotheses(L, hs);  // upvalue(1): hypotheses
+    lua_pushcclosure(L, &safe_function<hypotheses_next>, 1); // create closure with 1 upvalue
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int hypotheses_len(lua_State * L) {
+    lua_pushinteger(L, length(to_hypotheses(L, 1)));
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static const struct luaL_Reg hypotheses_m[] = {
+    {"__gc",            hypotheses_gc}, // never throws
+    {"__len",           safe_function<hypotheses_len>},
+    {"size",            safe_function<hypotheses_len>},
+    {"pairs",           safe_function<hypotheses_items>},
+    {"is_nil",          safe_function<hypotheses_is_nil>},
+    {"empty",           safe_function<hypotheses_is_nil>},
+    {"head",            safe_function<hypotheses_head>},
+    {"tail",            safe_function<hypotheses_tail>},
+    {0, 0}
+};
+
+DECL_UDATA(goal)
+
+static int mk_goal(lua_State * L) {
+    return push_goal(L, goal(to_hypotheses(L, 1), to_expr(L, 2)));
+}
+
+static int goal_is_null(lua_State * L) {
+    lua_pushboolean(L, !to_goal(L, 1));
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int goal_hypotheses(lua_State * L) {
+    return push_hypotheses(L, to_goal(L, 1).get_hypotheses());
+}
+
+static int goal_conclusion(lua_State * L) {
+    return push_expr(L, to_goal(L, 1).get_conclusion());
+}
+
+static int goal_unique_name(lua_State * L) {
+    return push_name(L, to_goal(L, 1).mk_unique_hypothesis_name(to_name_ext(L, 2)));
+}
+
+static int goal_tostring(lua_State * L) {
+    std::ostringstream out;
+    goal & g = to_goal(L, 1);
+    if (g) {
+        formatter fmt = get_global_formatter(L);
+        options opts  = get_global_options(L);
+        out << mk_pair(g.pp(fmt, opts), opts);
+    } else {
+        out << "<null-goal>";
+    }
+    lua_pushstring(L, out.str().c_str());
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int goal_pp(lua_State * L) {
+    int nargs = lua_gettop(L);
+    goal & g = to_goal(L, 1);
+    if (!g) {
+        return push_format(L, format());
+    } else if (nargs == 1) {
+        return push_format(L, g.pp(get_global_formatter(L), get_global_options(L)));
+    } else if (nargs == 2) {
+        if (is_formatter(L, 2))
+            return push_format(L, g.pp(to_formatter(L, 2), get_global_options(L)));
+        else
+            return push_format(L, g.pp(get_global_formatter(L), to_options(L, 2)));
+    } else {
+        return push_format(L, g.pp(to_formatter(L, 2), to_options(L, 3)));
+    }
+}
+
+static const struct luaL_Reg goal_m[] = {
+    {"__gc",            goal_gc}, // never throws
+    {"__tostring",      safe_function<goal_tostring>},
+    {"is_null",         safe_function<goal_is_null>},
+    {"hypotheses",      safe_function<goal_hypotheses>},
+    {"hyps",            safe_function<goal_hypotheses>},
+    {"conclusion",      safe_function<goal_conclusion>},
+    {"unique_name",     safe_function<goal_unique_name>},
+    {"pp",              safe_function<goal_pp>},
+    {0, 0}
+};
+
+void open_goal(lua_State * L) {
+    luaL_newmetatable(L, hypotheses_mt);
+    lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
+    setfuncs(L, hypotheses_m, 0);
+
+    SET_GLOBAL_FUN(hypotheses_pred, "is_hypotheses");
+    SET_GLOBAL_FUN(mk_hypotheses, "hypotheses");
+
+    luaL_newmetatable(L, goal_mt);
+    lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
+    lua_setfield(L, -2, "__index");
+    setfuncs(L, goal_m, 0);
+
+    SET_GLOBAL_FUN(goal_pred, "is_goal");
+    SET_GLOBAL_FUN(mk_goal, "goal");
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/goal.h b/src/bindings/lua/goal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a4a7e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/goal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#pragma once
+#include <lua.hpp>
+namespace lean {
+UDATA_DEFS(hypotheses)
+UDATA_DEFS(goal)
+void open_goal(lua_State * L);
+}
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/justification.cpp b/src/bindings/lua/justification.cpp
index 341a2ef2a..d4561672f 100644
--- a/src/bindings/lua/justification.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/justification.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int justification_children(lua_State * L) {
         i = i + 1;
     }
     lua_pushinteger(L, 1);
-    lua_pushcclosure(L, &justification_next_child, 2); // create closure with 2 upvalues
+    lua_pushcclosure(L, &safe_function<justification_next_child>, 2); // create closure with 2 upvalues
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/lua/leanlua_state.cpp b/src/bindings/lua/leanlua_state.cpp
index 144e67e06..1949c7aed 100644
--- a/src/bindings/lua/leanlua_state.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/lua/leanlua_state.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Author: Leonardo de Moura
 #include "bindings/lua/environment.h"
 #include "bindings/lua/justification.h"
 #include "bindings/lua/metavar_env.h"
+#include "bindings/lua/goal.h"
 #include "bindings/lua/io_state.h"
 #include "bindings/lua/type_inferer.h"
 #include "bindings/lua/frontend_lean.h"
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ struct leanlua_state::imp {
         open_metavar_env(m_state);
         open_state(m_state);
         open_type_inferer(m_state);
+        open_goal(m_state);
         open_frontend_lean(m_state);
         open_thread(m_state);
         open_interrupt(m_state);
diff --git a/tests/lua/goal1.lua b/tests/lua/goal1.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4160baff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lua/goal1.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+local hs = hypotheses()
+assert(is_hypotheses(hs))
+assert(hs:empty())
+assert(hs:is_nil())
+local hs = hypotheses("H1", Const("q"), hs)
+local hs = hypotheses("H2", Const("p"), hs)
+local n, p = hs:head()
+assert(n == name("H2"))
+assert(p == Const("p"))
+assert(not hs:empty())
+assert(hs:tail():tail():empty())
+for n, p in hs:pairs() do
+   print(n, p)
+end
+assert(not pcall(function() hypotheses("H1", Const("q"), "H2", Const("p"), hs) end))
+assert(#hs == 2)
+assert(hs:size() == 2)
+
+local g = goal(hs, Const("p1"))
+assert(is_goal(g))
+print(g)
+assert(#(g:hypotheses()) == 2)
+assert(g:conclusion() == Const("p1"))
+assert(not g:is_null())
+assert(g:unique_name("H") == name("H"))
+assert(g:unique_name("H1") == name("H1", 1))
+print(g:pp())
+local opts = options()
+opts = opts:update(name("pp", "unicode"), false)
+print(opts)
+print(g:pp(opts))