diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b0bc496..f4917ee 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ pub use lref::*;
 pub mod variadic;
 pub use variadic::*;
 
+pub mod table_iter;
+pub use table_iter::*;
+
+pub mod table_pairs;
+pub use table_pairs::*;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod tests;
 
diff --git a/src/lref.rs b/src/lref.rs
index 3f14f24..a33a4d4 100755
--- a/src/lref.rs
+++ b/src/lref.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use mlua_sys as lua;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct LuaRef<'a> {
     lref: Arc<i32>,
-    state: &'a State,
+    pub(crate) state: &'a State,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Drop for LuaRef<'a> {
diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 758afab..7324b32 100755
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use mlua_sys as lua;
 
-use crate::{ensure_type, AsLua, Error, FromLua, FromLuaStack, LuaRef, PushToLuaStack, Result, StackGuard, State, Value};
+use crate::{ensure_type, AsLua, Error, FromLua, FromLuaStack, LuaRef, PushToLuaStack, Result, StackGuard, State, TableIter, TablePairs, Value};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Table<'a> {
@@ -287,8 +287,26 @@ impl<'a> Table<'a> {
     pub fn try_from<T: TableProxy + Sized>(state: &'a State, proxy: T) -> Result<Table<'a>> {
         proxy.as_table(state)
     }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator over the sequence values in the table, this does not execute any metamethods.
+    /// 
+    /// # Note
+    /// elua cannot protect the table from mutation from another source
+    pub fn sequence_iter<T: FromLua<'a>>(&self) -> TableIter<'a, T> {
+        TableIter::new(self.lref.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator that returns the key value pairs of the Lua table.
+    /// This is similar to lua's `pairs` method, but it doesn't execute the `__pairs` metamethod.
+    /// 
+    /// # Note
+    /// elua cannot protect the table from mutation from another source
+    pub fn pairs<K: FromLua<'a>, V: FromLua<'a>>(&self) -> TablePairs<'a, K, V> {
+        TablePairs::new(self.lref.clone())
+    }
 }
 
+
 impl<'a> PushToLuaStack<'a> for Table<'a> {
     unsafe fn push_to_lua_stack(&self, state: &State) -> Result<()> {
         // no need to ensure stack, the LuaRef does it for us
diff --git a/src/table_iter.rs b/src/table_iter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c9fe45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/table_iter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use crate::{FromLua, FromLuaStack, LuaRef, PushToLuaStack, StackGuard, Value};
+
+use mlua_sys as lua;
+
+pub struct TableIter<'a, T: FromLua<'a>> {
+    lref: LuaRef<'a>,
+    index: i64,
+    _marker: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: FromLua<'a>> TableIter<'a, T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(table_ref: LuaRef<'a>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            lref: table_ref,
+            index: 1,
+            _marker: PhantomData::<T>
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: FromLua<'a>> Iterator for TableIter<'a, T> {
+    type Item = crate::Result<T>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        unsafe {
+            let state = self.lref.state;
+            let s = state.state_ptr();
+
+            if let Err(e) = state.ensure_stack(1) {
+                return Some(Err(e));
+            }
+            let _g = StackGuard::new(state);
+
+            if let Err(e) = self.lref.push_to_lua_stack(state) {
+                return Some(Err(e));
+            }
+
+            match lua::lua_rawgeti(s, -1, self.index) {
+                lua::LUA_TNIL => None,
+                _ => {
+                    self.index += 1;
+                    match Value::from_lua_stack(state) {
+                        Ok(v) => Some(T::from_lua(state, v)),
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            return Some(Err(e));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/table_pairs.rs b/src/table_pairs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e66d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/table_pairs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use crate::{AsLua, FromLua, FromLuaStack, LuaRef, PushToLuaStack, StackGuard, Value};
+
+use mlua_sys as lua;
+
+pub struct TablePairs<'a, K: FromLua<'a>, V: FromLua<'a>> {
+    lref: LuaRef<'a>,
+    last_val: Option<Value<'a>>,
+    _marker: PhantomData<(K, V)>
+}
+
+impl<'a, K: FromLua<'a>, V: FromLua<'a>> TablePairs<'a, K, V> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(table_ref: LuaRef<'a>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            lref: table_ref,
+            last_val: Some(Value::Nil),
+            _marker: PhantomData::<(K, V)>,
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn get_item(&mut self) -> crate::Result<Option<(K, V)>> {
+        let state = self.lref.state;
+        let s = state.state_ptr();
+
+        let _g = StackGuard::new(state);
+        state.ensure_stack(5)?;
+
+        self.lref.push_to_lua_stack(state)?;
+        self.last_val.push_to_lua_stack(state)?;
+
+        if lua::lua_next(s, -2) != 0 {
+            let right_val = Value::from_lua_stack(state)?;
+            let left_val = Value::from_lua_stack(state)?;
+
+            self.last_val = Some(left_val.clone());
+
+            let right = V::from_lua(state, right_val)?;
+            let left = K::from_lua(state, left_val)?;
+
+            Ok(Some((left, right)))
+        } else {
+            self.last_val = None;
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, K: FromLua<'a>, V: FromLua<'a>> Iterator for TablePairs<'a, K, V> {
+    type Item = crate::Result<(K, V)>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if let None = self.last_val {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        match unsafe { self.get_item() } {
+            Ok(Some(tup)) => {
+                Some(Ok(tup))
+            },
+            Ok(None) => {
+                None
+            },
+            Err(e) => {
+                Some(Err(e))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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