diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48df38ca..34dc0cbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ test:
 	# Run backend tests
 	go test ./server/...
 
+.PHONY: bench
+bench:
+	# Run frontend tests
+	deno task bench
+
 generate:
 	# Regenerate the Lua parser from the the grammar
 	deno run -A npm:@lezer/generator@1.5.1 client/space_lua/lua.grammar -o client/space_lua/parse-lua.js
diff --git a/bench/lua.bench.ts b/bench/lua.bench.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0820f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/lua.bench.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { parse } from "../client/space_lua/parse.ts";
+import { luaBuildStandardEnv } from "../client/space_lua/stdlib.ts";
+import {
+  LuaEnv,
+  LuaRuntimeError,
+  LuaStackFrame,
+} from "../client/space_lua/runtime.ts";
+import { evalStatement } from "../client/space_lua/eval.ts";
+import { assert } from "@std/assert/assert";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Core language", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/language_core_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Core language (length)", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/len_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Core language (truthiness)", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/truthiness_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Core language (arithmetic)", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/arithmetic_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Load tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/load_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Table tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/table_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] String to number tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/tonumber_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] String tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/string_test.lua");
+  // await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/string_test2.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Space Lua tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/space_lua_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] OS tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/os_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Math tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/math_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] JS tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/js_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Global functions tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/global_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Encoding functions tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/stdlib/encoding_test.lua");
+});
+
+Deno.bench("[Lua] Lume functions tests", async () => {
+  await runLuaTest("../client/space_lua/lume_test.lua");
+});
+
+async function runLuaTest(luaPath: string) {
+  const luaFile = await Deno.readTextFile(
+    fileURLToPath(new URL(luaPath, import.meta.url)),
+  );
+  const chunk = parse(luaFile, {});
+  const env = new LuaEnv(luaBuildStandardEnv());
+  const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(env, chunk.ctx);
+
+  try {
+    await evalStatement(chunk, env, sf);
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    if (e instanceof LuaRuntimeError) {
+      console.error(`Error evaluating script:`, e.toPrettyString(luaFile));
+    } else {
+      console.error(`Error evaluating script:`, e);
+    }
+    assert(false);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/space_lua/language_core_test.lua b/client/space_lua/language_core_test.lua
index 0c1983f2..e8c42fcb 100644
--- a/client/space_lua/language_core_test.lua
+++ b/client/space_lua/language_core_test.lua
@@ -215,21 +215,22 @@ assert(t.bar == "bar")
 assertEqual(t.foo, "Key not found: foo")
 
 -- Test the __newindex metamethod
-t = setmetatable(
+t, c = setmetatable(
     {}, {
         __newindex = function(table, key, value)
-            print("Raw set", key, value)
+	    c = c + 1
             rawset(table, key, "Value: " .. value)
-            print("Raw set done")
+	    c = c + 1
         end
     }
-)
+), 0
 
 t.name = "John"
 -- rawset ignores the metamethod
 rawset(t, "age", 100)
 assertEqual(t.name, "Value: John")
 assertEqual(t.age, 100)
+assertEqual(c, 2)
 
 -- Test some of the operator metamethods
 t = setmetatable(
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index ead1b04b..45c43366 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "deno lint --fix",
     "fmt": "deno fmt",
     "test": "deno test -A",
+    "bench": "deno bench -A",
     "plugs": "deno run -A build_plugs_libraries.ts"
   },
   "publish": {