diff --git a/src/nodelua.cc b/src/nodelua.cc
index ed8f1ad..d41c2fd 100644
--- a/src/nodelua.cc
+++ b/src/nodelua.cc
@@ -3,10 +3,38 @@
 
 #include "luaobject.h"
 
+extern "C"{
+#include <lua.h>
+}
+
 using namespace v8;
 
+void init_status_constants(Handle<Object> target){
+  Local<Object> constants = Object::New();
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("YIELD"), Number::New(LUA_YIELD));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("ERRRUN"), Number::New(LUA_ERRRUN));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("ERRSYNTAX"), Number::New(LUA_ERRSYNTAX));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("ERRMEM"), Number::New(LUA_ERRMEM));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("ERRERR"), Number::New(LUA_ERRERR));
+  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("STATUS"), constants);
+}
+
+void init_gc_constants(Handle<Object> target){
+  Local<Object> constants = Object::New();
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("STOP"), Number::New(LUA_GCSTOP));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("RESTART"), Number::New(LUA_GCRESTART));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("COLLECT"), Number::New(LUA_GCCOLLECT));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("COUNT"), Number::New(LUA_GCCOUNT));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("COUNTB"), Number::New(LUA_GCCOUNTB));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("STEP"), Number::New(LUA_GCSTEP));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("SETPAUSE"), Number::New(LUA_GCSETPAUSE));
+  constants->Set(String::NewSymbol("SETSTEPMUL"), Number::New(LUA_GCSETSTEPMUL));
+  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("GC"), constants);
+}
 
 void init(Handle<Object> target) {
   LuaObject::Init(target);
+  init_gc_constants(target);
+  init_status_constants(target);
 }
 NODE_MODULE(nodelua, init)