diff --git a/src/blua/lbaselib.c b/src/blua/lbaselib.c
index 0fc222038..2bb3d9cf0 100644
--- a/src/blua/lbaselib.c
+++ b/src/blua/lbaselib.c
@@ -275,18 +275,36 @@ static int luaB_dofile (lua_State *L) {
 	int n = lua_gettop(L);
 
 	if (!W_FileHasFolders(wadfiles[numwadfiles - 1]))
-		luaL_error(L, "dofile() only works with PK3 files");
+		luaL_error(L, "dofile() only works with PK3 files and folders");
 
 	snprintf(fullfilename, sizeof(fullfilename), "Lua/%s", filename);
 	lumpnum = W_CheckNumForFullNamePK3(fullfilename, numwadfiles - 1, 0);
 	if (lumpnum == INT16_MAX)
 		luaL_error(L, "can't find script " LUA_QS, fullfilename);
 
-	LUA_LoadLump(numwadfiles - 1, lumpnum, false);
+	LUA_DoLump(numwadfiles - 1, lumpnum, false);
 
 	return lua_gettop(L) - n;
 }
 
+// Edited to load PK3 entries instead
+static int luaB_loadfile (lua_State *L) {
+  const char *filename = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+  char fullfilename[256];
+  UINT16 lumpnum;
+
+	if (!W_FileHasFolders(wadfiles[numwadfiles - 1]))
+    luaL_error(L, "loadfile() only works with PK3 files and folders");
+
+  snprintf(fullfilename, sizeof(fullfilename), "Lua/%s", filename);
+  lumpnum = W_CheckNumForFullNamePK3(fullfilename, numwadfiles - 1, 0);
+  if (lumpnum == INT16_MAX)
+    luaL_error(L, "can't find script " LUA_QS, fullfilename);
+
+  LUA_LoadLump(numwadfiles - 1, lumpnum);
+
+  return 1;
+}
 
 static int luaB_assert (lua_State *L) {
   luaL_checkany(L, 1);
@@ -406,6 +424,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg base_funcs[] = {
   {"collectgarbage", luaB_collectgarbage},
   {"error", luaB_error},
   {"dofile", luaB_dofile},
+  {"loadfile", luaB_loadfile},
   {"gcinfo", luaB_gcinfo},
   {"getfenv", luaB_getfenv},
   {"getmetatable", luaB_getmetatable},
diff --git a/src/lua_script.c b/src/lua_script.c
index b0b6eeec7..f90db7bc3 100644
--- a/src/lua_script.c
+++ b/src/lua_script.c
@@ -604,64 +604,114 @@ void LUA_ClearExtVars(void)
 INT32 lua_lumploading = 0;
 
 // Load a script from a MYFILE
-static inline void LUA_LoadFile(MYFILE *f, char *name, boolean noresults)
+static inline boolean LUA_LoadFile(MYFILE *f, char *name)
 {
 	int errorhandlerindex;
+	boolean success;
 
 	if (!name)
 		name = wadfiles[f->wad]->filename;
+
 	CONS_Printf("Loading Lua script from %s\n", name);
+
 	if (!gL) // Lua needs to be initialized
 		LUA_ClearState();
+
 	lua_pushinteger(gL, f->wad);
 	lua_setfield(gL, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "WAD");
 
+	lua_pushcfunction(gL, LUA_GetErrorMessage);
+	errorhandlerindex = lua_gettop(gL);
+
+	success = !luaL_loadbuffer(gL, f->data, f->size, va("@%s",name));
+
+	if (!success) {
+		CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING,"%s\n",lua_tostring(gL,-1));
+		lua_pop(gL,1);
+	}
+
+	lua_gc(gL, LUA_GCCOLLECT, 0);
+	lua_remove(gL, errorhandlerindex);
+
+	return success;
+}
+
+// Runs a script loaded by LUA_LoadFile.
+static inline void LUA_DoFile(boolean noresults)
+{
+	int errorhandlerindex;
+
+	if (!gL) // LUA_LoadFile should've allocated gL for us!
+		return;
+
 	lua_lumploading++; // turn on loading flag
 
 	lua_pushcfunction(gL, LUA_GetErrorMessage);
-	errorhandlerindex = lua_gettop(gL);
-	if (luaL_loadbuffer(gL, f->data, f->size, va("@%s",name)) || lua_pcall(gL, 0, noresults ? 0 : LUA_MULTRET, lua_gettop(gL) - 1)) {
+	lua_insert(gL, -2); // move the function we're calling to the top.
+	errorhandlerindex = lua_gettop(gL) - 1;
+
+	if (lua_pcall(gL, 0, noresults ? 0 : LUA_MULTRET, lua_gettop(gL) - 1)) {
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING,"%s\n",lua_tostring(gL,-1));
 		lua_pop(gL,1);
 	}
+
 	lua_gc(gL, LUA_GCCOLLECT, 0);
 	lua_remove(gL, errorhandlerindex);
 
 	lua_lumploading--; // turn off again
 }
 
-// Load a script from a lump
-void LUA_LoadLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump, boolean noresults)
+static inline MYFILE *LUA_GetFile(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump, char **name)
 {
-	MYFILE f;
-	char *name;
+	MYFILE *f = Z_Malloc(sizeof(MYFILE), PU_LUA, NULL);
 	size_t len;
-	f.wad = wad;
-	f.size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wad, lump);
-	f.data = Z_Malloc(f.size, PU_LUA, NULL);
-	W_ReadLumpPwad(wad, lump, f.data);
-	f.curpos = f.data;
+
+	f->wad = wad;
+	f->size = W_LumpLengthPwad(wad, lump);
+	f->data = Z_Malloc(f->size, PU_LUA, NULL);
+	W_ReadLumpPwad(wad, lump, f->data);
+	f->curpos = f->data;
 
 	len = strlen(wadfiles[wad]->filename); // length of file name
 
 	if (wadfiles[wad]->type == RET_LUA)
 	{
-		name = malloc(len+1);
-		strcpy(name, wadfiles[wad]->filename);
+		*name = malloc(len+1);
+		strcpy(*name, wadfiles[wad]->filename);
 	}
 	else // If it's not a .lua file, copy the lump name in too.
 	{
 		lumpinfo_t *lump_p = &wadfiles[wad]->lumpinfo[lump];
 		len += 1 + strlen(lump_p->fullname); // length of file name, '|', and lump name
-		name = malloc(len+1);
-		sprintf(name, "%s|%s", wadfiles[wad]->filename, lump_p->fullname);
-		name[len] = '\0';
+		*name = malloc(len+1);
+		sprintf(*name, "%s|%s", wadfiles[wad]->filename, lump_p->fullname);
+		(*name)[len] = '\0'; // annoying that index takes priority over dereference, but w/e
 	}
 
-	LUA_LoadFile(&f, name, noresults); // actually load file!
+	return f;
+}
+
+// Load a script from a lump
+boolean LUA_LoadLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump)
+{
+	char *name = NULL;
+	MYFILE *f = LUA_GetFile(wad, lump, &name);
+	boolean success = LUA_LoadFile(f, name); // actually load file!
 
 	free(name);
-	Z_Free(f.data);
+
+	Z_Free(f->data);
+	Z_Free(f);
+
+	return success;
+}
+
+void LUA_DoLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump, boolean noresults)
+{
+	boolean success = LUA_LoadLump(wad, lump);
+
+	if (success)
+		LUA_DoFile(noresults); // run it
 }
 
 #ifdef LUA_ALLOW_BYTECODE
diff --git a/src/lua_script.h b/src/lua_script.h
index 53d848f8e..45d2a37ff 100644
--- a/src/lua_script.h
+++ b/src/lua_script.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ extern INT32 lua_lumploading; // is LUA_LoadLump being called?
 
 int LUA_GetErrorMessage(lua_State *L);
 int LUA_Call(lua_State *L, int nargs, int nresults, int errorhandlerindex);
-void LUA_LoadLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump, boolean noresults);
+boolean LUA_LoadLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump);
+void LUA_DoLump(UINT16 wad, UINT16 lump, boolean noresults);
 #ifdef LUA_ALLOW_BYTECODE
 void LUA_DumpFile(const char *filename);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/w_wad.c b/src/w_wad.c
index d012182f1..051469ef5 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.c
+++ b/src/w_wad.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static void W_LoadDehackedLumpsPK3(UINT16 wadnum, boolean mainfile)
 	posStart = W_CheckNumForFullNamePK3("Init.lua", wadnum, 0);
 	if (posStart != INT16_MAX)
 	{
-		LUA_LoadLump(wadnum, posStart, true);
+		LUA_DoLump(wadnum, posStart, true);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void W_LoadDehackedLumpsPK3(UINT16 wadnum, boolean mainfile)
 		{
 			posEnd = W_CheckNumForFolderEndPK3("Lua/", wadnum, posStart);
 			for (; posStart < posEnd; posStart++)
-				LUA_LoadLump(wadnum, posStart, true);
+				LUA_DoLump(wadnum, posStart, true);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void W_LoadDehackedLumps(UINT16 wadnum, boolean mainfile)
 		lumpinfo_t *lump_p = wadfiles[wadnum]->lumpinfo;
 		for (lump = 0; lump < wadfiles[wadnum]->numlumps; lump++, lump_p++)
 			if (memcmp(lump_p->name,"LUA_",4)==0)
-				LUA_LoadLump(wadnum, lump, true);
+				LUA_DoLump(wadnum, lump, true);
 	}
 
 	{
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ UINT16 W_InitFile(const char *filename, boolean mainfile, boolean startup)
 		DEH_LoadDehackedLumpPwad(numwadfiles - 1, 0, mainfile);
 		break;
 	case RET_LUA:
-		LUA_LoadLump(numwadfiles - 1, 0, true);
+		LUA_DoLump(numwadfiles - 1, 0, true);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;