diff --git a/src/testdir/test_lua.vim b/src/testdir/test_lua.vim
index ec28183..604cfed 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_lua.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_lua.vim
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
   call assert_equal('dict', luaeval('vim.type(v)'))
   call assert_equal({'a':'b'}, luaeval('v'))
 
+  " lua.eval with a blob
+  lua v = vim.eval("0z00112233.deadbeef")
+  call assert_equal('blob', luaeval('vim.type(v)'))
+  call assert_equal(0z00112233.deadbeef, luaeval('v'))
+
   call assert_fails('lua v = vim.eval(nil)',
         \ "[string \"vim chunk\"]:1: bad argument #1 to 'eval' (string expected, got nil)")
   call assert_fails('lua v = vim.eval(true)',
@@ -428,6 +433,30 @@
   lua str, d = nil
 endfunc
 
+func Test_blob()
+  call assert_equal(0z, luaeval('vim.blob("")'))
+  call assert_equal(0z31326162, luaeval('vim.blob("12ab")'))
+  call assert_equal(0z00010203, luaeval('vim.blob("\x00\x01\x02\x03")'))
+  call assert_equal(0z8081FEFF, luaeval('vim.blob("\x80\x81\xfe\xff")'))
+
+  lua b = vim.blob("\x00\x00\x00\x00")
+  call assert_equal(0z00000000, luaeval('b'))
+  call assert_equal(4.0, luaeval('#b'))
+  lua b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3] = 1, 32, 256, 0xff
+  call assert_equal(0z012000ff, luaeval('b'))
+  lua b[4] = string.byte("z", 1)
+  call assert_equal(0z012000ff.7a, luaeval('b'))
+  call assert_equal(5.0, luaeval('#b'))
+  call assert_fails('lua b[#b+1] = 0x80', '[string "vim chunk"]:1: index out of range')
+  lua b:add("12ab")
+  call assert_equal(0z012000ff.7a313261.62, luaeval('b'))
+  call assert_equal(9.0, luaeval('#b'))
+  call assert_fails('lua b:add(nil)', '[string "vim chunk"]:1: string expected, got nil')
+  call assert_fails('lua b:add(true)', '[string "vim chunk"]:1: string expected, got boolean')
+  call assert_fails('lua b:add({})', '[string "vim chunk"]:1: string expected, got table')
+  lua b = nil
+endfunc
+
 func Test_funcref()
   function I(x)
     return a:x