diff --git a/mockredis/script.py b/mockredis/script.py
index c0a3d48..4031c28 100644
--- a/mockredis/script.py
+++ b/mockredis/script.py
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ def _call(*call_args):
                 response = client.call(*call_args)
             return self._python_to_lua(response)
 
-        lua_globals.redis = {"call": _call}
+        def reply_table(field, msg):
+            return lua.eval("{{{}='{}'}}".format(field, msg))
+
+        lua_globals.redis = {"call": _call,
+                             #  TODO wrap _call with try to implement "pcall": _pcall,
+                             "status_reply": lambda status: reply_table('ok', status),
+                             "error_reply": lambda error: reply_table('err', error)
+                             }
         return self._lua_to_python(lua.execute(self.script), return_status=True)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/mockredis/tests/fixtures.py b/mockredis/tests/fixtures.py
index 980c07b..b0a9102 100644
--- a/mockredis/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/mockredis/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
-from nose.tools import assert_raises, raises
+from nose.tools import assert_raises, raises, assert_raises_regexp, make_decorator
 
 from mockredis.noseplugin import WithRedis
 
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ def raises_response_error(func):
     return raises(WithRedis.ResponseError)(func)
 
 
+def raises_response_error_regex(regex):
+    """
+    Test decorator that handles ResponseError or its mock equivalent
+    (currently ValueError) and verify it's message.
+
+    mockredis does not currently raise redis-py's exceptions because it
+    does not current depend on redis-py strictly.
+    """
+    def real_decorator(func):
+        def assert_func(*arg, **kw):
+            return assert_raises_regexp(WithRedis.ResponseError, regex, func, *arg, **kw)
+        return make_decorator(func)(assert_func)
+    return real_decorator
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def assert_raises_redis_error():
     """
diff --git a/mockredis/tests/test_constants.py b/mockredis/tests/test_constants.py
index 3d9030d..1c2fa5c 100644
--- a/mockredis/tests/test_constants.py
+++ b/mockredis/tests/test_constants.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 VAL3 = "val3"
 VAL4 = "val4"
 
+OK_REPLY = "Good"
+ERR_REPLY = "Bad"
+
 LPOP_SCRIPT = "return redis.call('LPOP', KEYS[1])"
 
 bVAL1 = VAL1.encode('utf8')
diff --git a/mockredis/tests/test_script.py b/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
index bb000b6..e79e1d5 100644
--- a/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
+++ b/mockredis/tests/test_script.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     LIST1, LIST2,
     SET1,
     VAL1, VAL2, VAL3, VAL4,
-    LPOP_SCRIPT
-)
-from mockredis.tests.fixtures import raises_response_error
+    LPOP_SCRIPT,
+    OK_REPLY, ERR_REPLY)
+from mockredis.tests.fixtures import raises_response_error, raises_response_error_regex
 
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
@@ -389,6 +389,17 @@ def test_lua_err_return(self):
         script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
         script()
 
+    def test_lua_status_reply(self):
+        script_content = "return redis.status_reply('{}')".format(OK_REPLY)
+        script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
+        eq_(OK_REPLY, script())
+
+    @raises_response_error_regex(ERR_REPLY)
+    def test_lua_err_reply(self):
+        script_content = "return redis.error_reply('{}')".format(ERR_REPLY)
+        script = self.redis.register_script(script_content)
+        script()
+
     def test_concurrent_lua(self):
         script_content = """
 local entry = redis.call('HGETALL', ARGV[1])