diff --git a/src/ravi_jitshared.c b/src/ravi_jitshared.c
index 6bb060af..b67552a1 100644
--- a/src/ravi_jitshared.c
+++ b/src/ravi_jitshared.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ static const char Lua_header[] = ""
 "extern void raviV_settable_sskey(lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key, TValue *val);\n"
 "extern void raviV_gettable_i(lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key, TValue *val);\n"
 "extern void raviV_settable_i(lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key, TValue *val);\n"
+"extern void raviV_op_defer(lua_State *L, TValue *ra);\n"
 "#define R(i) (base + i)\n"
 "#define K(i) (k + i)\n"
 "#define tonumberns(o,n) \\\n"
@@ -704,7 +705,8 @@ bool raviJ_cancompile(Proto *p) {
 		case OP_RAVI_TOCLOSURE:
 		case OP_RAVI_TOSTRING:
 		case OP_RAVI_TOTYPE:
-		case OP_LOADKX: break;
+		case OP_LOADKX: 
+    case OP_RAVI_DEFER: break;
 #if 0
 		case OP_UNM:
 		case OP_BNOT:
@@ -1352,6 +1354,12 @@ static void emit_op_divii(struct function *fn, int A, int B, int C, int pc) {
                      "(lua_Number)(ivalue(rc)));\n");
 }
 
+static void emit_op_defer(struct function *fn, int A, int pc) {
+  (void)pc;
+  emit_reg(fn, "ra", A);
+  membuff_add_string(&fn->body, "raviV_op_defer(L, ra);\n");
+}
+
 static void emit_op_loadfz(struct function *fn, int A, int pc) {
   (void)pc;
   emit_reg(fn, "ra", A);
@@ -2257,6 +2265,9 @@ bool raviJ_codegen(struct lua_State *L, struct Proto *p,
 			int B = GETARG_B(i);
 			emit_op_len(&fn, A, B, pc);
 		} break;
+		case OP_RAVI_DEFER: {
+			emit_op_defer(&fn, A, pc);
+		} break;
 		default: abort();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/ravi_mirjit.c b/src/ravi_mirjit.c
index 25722faf..80de7a08 100644
--- a/src/ravi_mirjit.c
+++ b/src/ravi_mirjit.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ static LuaFunc Lua_functions[] = {
     { "raviV_settable_sskey", raviV_settable_sskey },
     { "raviV_gettable_i", raviV_gettable_i },
     { "raviV_settable_i", raviV_settable_i },
+    { "raviV_op_defer", raviV_op_defer },
 
     { "lua_absindex", lua_absindex },
     { "lua_gettop", lua_gettop },
diff --git a/src/ravi_omrjit.c b/src/ravi_omrjit.c
index 018c32fc..8cd71f06 100644
--- a/src/ravi_omrjit.c
+++ b/src/ravi_omrjit.c
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ int raviV_initjit(struct lua_State *L) {
   register_builtin_arg2(jit->jit, "lua_setmetatable", lua_setmetatable, JIT_Int32, JIT_Address, JIT_Int32);
   //LUA_API void  (lua_setuservalue)(lua_State *L, int idx);
   register_builtin_arg2(jit->jit, "lua_setuservalue", lua_setuservalue, JIT_NoType, JIT_Address, JIT_Int32);
+  //LUA_API void raviV_op_defer(lua_State *L, TValue *ra);
+  register_builtin_arg2(jit->jit, "raviV_op_defer", raviV_op_defer, JIT_NoType, JIT_Address, JIT_Address);
 
   G->ravi_state = jit;
   return 0;