diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55be933a..c393e499 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ formatting.
 | LaTeX | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [chktex](http://www.nongnu.org/chktex/), [lacheck](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/lacheck), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) |
 | Less | [lessc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/less), [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier), [stylelint](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint) |
 | LLVM | [llc](https://llvm.org/docs/CommandGuide/llc.html) |
-| Lua | [luacheck](https://github.com/mpeterv/luacheck) |
+| Lua | [luac](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/luac.html), [luacheck](https://github.com/mpeterv/luacheck) |
 | Mail | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale) |
 | Make | [checkmake](https://github.com/mrtazz/checkmake) |
 | Markdown | [alex](https://github.com/wooorm/alex) !!, [mdl](https://github.com/mivok/markdownlint), [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/), [remark-lint](https://github.com/wooorm/remark-lint) !!, [vale](https://github.com/ValeLint/vale), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good) |
diff --git a/ale_linters/lua/luac.vim b/ale_linters/lua/luac.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a6bb403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ale_linters/lua/luac.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+" Author: Jon Xie https://github.com/xiejiangzhi
+" Description: luac linter for lua files
+
+call ale#Set('lua_luac_executable', 'luac')
+
+function! ale_linters#lua#luac#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'lua_luac_executable')
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#lua#luac#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    let l:executable = ale_linters#lua#luac#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
+    return ale#Escape(l:executable) . ' -p - '
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#lua#luac#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+    " Matches patterns line the following:
+    "
+    " luac: stdin:5: '=' expected near ')'
+    " luac: stdin:8: ')' expected (to close '(' at line 6) near '123'
+    let l:pattern = '\v^.*:(\d+): (.+)$'
+    let l:output = []
+
+    for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
+        call add(l:output, {
+        \   'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
+        \   'type': 'E',
+        \   'text': l:match[2],
+        \})
+    endfor
+
+    return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('lua', {
+\   'name': 'luac',
+\   'executable_callback': 'ale_linters#lua#luac#GetExecutable',
+\   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#lua#luac#GetCommand',
+\   'output_stream': 'stderr',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#lua#luac#Handle',
+\})
diff --git a/doc/ale-lua.txt b/doc/ale-lua.txt
index 74d6b94a..b6fab379 100644
--- a/doc/ale-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-lua.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ===============================================================================
 ALE Lua Integration                                           *ale-lua-options*
 
+===============================================================================
+luac                                                          *ale-lua-luac*
+
+g:ale_lua_luac_executable                       *g:ale_lua_luac_executable*
+                                                *b:ale_lua_luac_executable*
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'luac'`
+
+  This variable can be changed to change the path to luac.
 
 ===============================================================================
 luacheck                                                     *ale-lua-luacheck*
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 25c1abe0..6cebbce6 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                         *ale-contents*
     llvm..................................|ale-llvm-options|
       llc.................................|ale-llvm-llc|
     lua...................................|ale-lua-options|
+      luac................................|ale-lua-luac|
       luacheck............................|ale-lua-luacheck|
     markdown..............................|ale-markdown-options|
       write-good..........................|ale-markdown-write-good|
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ Notes:
 * LaTeX (tex): `alex`!!, `chktex`, `lacheck`, `proselint`, `redpen`, `vale`, `write-good`
 * Less: `lessc`, `prettier`, `stylelint`
 * LLVM: `llc`
-* Lua: `luacheck`
+* Lua: `luac`, `luacheck`
 * Mail: `alex`!!, `proselint`, `vale`
 * Make: `checkmake`
 * Markdown: `alex`!!, `mdl`, `proselint`, `redpen`, `remark-lint`, `vale`, `write-good`
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_luac_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_luac_command_callback.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9eb4d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_luac_command_callback.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Before:
+  runtime ale_linters/lua/luac.vim
+
+After:
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(The default command should be correct):
+  AssertEqual ale#Escape('luac') . ' -p -',
+  \ join(split(ale_linters#lua#luac#GetCommand(1)))
+
+Execute(The luac executable should be configurable):
+  let g:ale_lua_luac_executable = 'luac.sh'
+
+  AssertEqual 'luac.sh', ale_linters#lua#luac#GetExecutable(1)
+  AssertEqual ale#Escape('luac.sh') . ' -p -',
+  \ join(split(ale_linters#lua#luac#GetCommand(1)))
diff --git a/test/handler/test_luac_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_luac_handler.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a2e769c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handler/test_luac_handler.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Before:
+  Save g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace
+
+  let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = 1
+
+  runtime ale_linters/lua/luac.vim
+
+After:
+  Restore
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(The luac handler should parse lines correctly):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'text': 'line contains trailing whitespace',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 3,
+  \     'text': 'unexpected symbol near ''-''',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 5,
+  \     'text': '''='' expected near '')''',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#lua#luac#Handle(347, [
+  \   'luac /file/path/here.lua:1: line contains trailing whitespace',
+  \   'luac /file/path/here.lua:3: unexpected symbol near ''-''',
+  \   'luac /file/path/here.lua:5: ''='' expected near '')''',
+  \ ])
+
diff --git a/test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_luacheck_handler.vader
similarity index 100%
rename from test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader
rename to test/handler/test_luacheck_handler.vader