diff --git a/Test/TestEval.hs b/Test/TestEval.hs
index e34cad2..b1e103a 100644
--- a/Test/TestEval.hs
+++ b/Test/TestEval.hs
@@ -62,12 +62,35 @@ spec = do
                 `shouldBe` (map Boolean [False, False, False, False])
 
         describe "logical operators" $ do
-            it "not" $ runParse "return not nil, not true, not false, not 5, not \"\"" `shouldBe`
-                (map Boolean [True, False, True, False, False])
-            it "or" $ runParse "return true and true, true and false, false and true, false and false" `shouldBe`
-                (map Boolean [True, False, False, False])
-            it "and" $ runParse "return true or true, true or false, false or true, false or false" `shouldBe`
-                (map Boolean [True, True, True, False])
+            describe "basics" $ do
+                it "not" $ runParse "return not nil, not true, not false, not 5, not \"\"" `shouldBe`
+                    (map Boolean [True, False, True, False, False])
+                it "or" $ runParse "return true and true, true and false, false and true, false and false" `shouldBe`
+                    (map Boolean [True, False, False, False])
+                it "and" $ runParse "return true or true, true or false, false or true, false or false" `shouldBe`
+                    (map Boolean [True, True, True, False])
+            describe "passthrough" $ do
+                describe "or" $ do
+                    it "both true" $ do
+                        runParse "return 1 or 2" `shouldBe` [Number 1.0]
+                        runParse "return true or 5" `shouldBe` [Boolean True]
+                    it "first false" $ do
+                        runParse "return false or 3" `shouldBe` [Number 3.0]
+                        runParse "return nil or 4" `shouldBe` [Number 4.0]
+                        runParse "return false or true" `shouldBe` [Boolean True]
+                    it "both coerced false" $ do
+                        runParse "return false or nil" `shouldBe` [Nil]
+                        runParse "return nil or nil" `shouldBe` [Nil]
+                    it "doesn't eval 2nd if first true" $
+                        runParse "x = 1; function f() x = 2 end; return true or f(), x"
+                             `shouldBe` [Boolean True, Number 1.0]
+
+                describe "and" $ do
+                    it "both true" $ runParse "return 1 and 2" `shouldBe` [Number 2.0]
+                    it "first false" $ runParse "return false and 3" `shouldBe` [Boolean False]
+                    it "doesn't eval 2nd if first false" $
+                        runParse "x = 1; function f() x = 2 end; return false and f(), x"
+                            `shouldBe` [Boolean False, Number 1.0]
 
         describe "should eval 'if' statements" $ do
             it "trivial always-true" $
diff --git a/src/Turnip/Eval/Eval.hs b/src/Turnip/Eval/Eval.hs
index 5ce5244..6da1bff 100644
--- a/src/Turnip/Eval/Eval.hs
+++ b/src/Turnip/Eval/Eval.hs
@@ -161,10 +161,9 @@ eval (AST.FieldRef t k) = do
                                 _ -> return [Nil]
                         Nothing -> return [Nil]
 
-eval (AST.BinOp op lhs rhs) = do 
+eval (AST.BinOp op lhs rhs) = do
     a <- head <$> eval lhs
-    b <- head <$> eval rhs
-    binaryOperatorCall op a b
+    binaryOperatorCall op a rhs
 
 eval (AST.UnOp op expr) = do
     a <- head <$> eval expr
@@ -207,28 +206,34 @@ evalExpressionList xs = do
 
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+-- The second param to Binary Operators is an expression to allow
+-- short-circuiting of and/or operators.
 type BinaryOperatorImpl = Value -> Value -> LuaM [Value]
 type UnaryOperatorImpl = Value -> LuaM [Value]
 
-binaryOperatorCall :: AST.BinaryOperator -> Value -> Value -> LuaM [Value]
+binaryOperatorCall :: AST.BinaryOperator -> Value -> AST.Expr -> LuaM [Value]
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpRaise = \_ _ -> vmErrorStr "Sorry, ^ not implemented yet"
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpPlus = opPlus
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpMinus = opMinus
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpMult = opMult
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpDivide = opDiv
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpPlus = strictBinaryOp opPlus
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpMinus = strictBinaryOp opMinus
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpMult = strictBinaryOp opMult
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpDivide = strictBinaryOp opDiv
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpModulo = \_ _ -> vmErrorStr "Sorry, % not implemented yet"
 
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpConcat = opConcat
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpConcat = strictBinaryOp opConcat
 
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpEqual = opEqual
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpLess = opLess
-binaryOperatorCall AST.OpGreater = opGreater
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpEqual = strictBinaryOp opEqual
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpLess = strictBinaryOp opLess
+binaryOperatorCall AST.OpGreater = strictBinaryOp opGreater
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpLE = \_ _ -> vmErrorStr "Sorry, <= not implemented yet"
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpGE = \_ _ -> vmErrorStr "Sorry, >= not implemented yet"
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpNotEqual = \_ _ -> vmErrorStr "Sorry, ~= not implemented yet"
 
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpAnd = opAnd
 binaryOperatorCall AST.OpOr = opOr
+    
+strictBinaryOp op a rhs  = do
+    b <- head <$> eval rhs
+    op a b
 
 unaryOperatorCall :: AST.UnaryOperator -> Value -> LuaM [Value]
 unaryOperatorCall AST.OpUnaryMinus = opUnaryMinus
@@ -335,11 +340,21 @@ opLess a b = binaryMetaOperator "__lt" a b
 opNot :: UnaryOperatorImpl
 opNot a = return [Boolean . not . coerceToBool $ [a]]
 
-opOr :: BinaryOperatorImpl
-opOr a b = return [Boolean $ (coerceToBool [a]) || (coerceToBool [b])]
-
-opAnd :: BinaryOperatorImpl
-opAnd a b = return [Boolean $ (coerceToBool [a]) && (coerceToBool [b])]
+opOr :: Value -> AST.Expr -> LuaM [Value]
+opOr a rhs = do
+    if coerceToBool [a] then
+        return [a]
+    else do
+        b <- head <$> eval rhs
+        return [b]
+
+opAnd :: Value -> AST.Expr -> LuaM [Value]
+opAnd a rhs = do
+    if not $ coerceToBool [a] then
+        return [a]
+    else do
+        b <- head <$> eval rhs
+        return [b]
 
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