diff --git a/src/lib_table.c b/src/lib_table.c
index 25894eb0..00374c60 100644
--- a/src/lib_table.c
+++ b/src/lib_table.c
@@ -266,6 +266,24 @@ LJLIB_CF(table_sort)
   return 0;
 }
 
+#if LJ_52
+LJLIB_PUSH("n")
+LJLIB_CF(table_pack)
+{
+  TValue *array, *base = L->base;
+  MSize i, n = (uint32_t)(L->top - base);
+  GCtab *t = lj_tab_new(L, n ? n+1 : 0, 1);
+  /* NOBARRIER: The table is new (marked white). */
+  setintV(lj_tab_setstr(L, t, strV(lj_lib_upvalue(L, 1))), (int32_t)n);
+  for (array = tvref(t->array) + 1, i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    copyTV(L, &array[i], &base[i]);
+  settabV(L, base, t);
+  L->top = base+1;
+  lj_gc_check(L);
+  return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 #include "lj_libdef.h"