diff --git a/trunk/src/debug.cpp b/trunk/src/debug.cpp
index 304aa82a..d3a28c9e 100644
--- a/trunk/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/debug.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ int u; //deleteme
 int skipdebug; //deleteme
 int numWPs;
 
+bool break_asap = false;
 // for CPU cycles and Instructions counters
 uint64 total_cycles_base = 0;
 uint64 delta_cycles_base = 0;
@@ -455,8 +456,16 @@ static DebuggerState dbgstate;
 DebuggerState &FCEUI_Debugger() { return dbgstate; }
 
 void ResetDebugStatisticsCounters()
+{
+	ResetCyclesCounter();
+	ResetInstructionsCounter();
+}
+void ResetCyclesCounter()
 {
 	total_cycles_base = delta_cycles_base = timestampbase + (uint64)timestamp;
+}
+void ResetInstructionsCounter()
+{
 	total_instructions = delta_instructions = 0;
 }
 void ResetDebugStatisticsDeltaCounters()
@@ -470,12 +479,13 @@ void IncrementInstructionsCounters()
 	delta_instructions++;
 }
 
-void BreakHit(int bp_num, bool force = false)
+void BreakHit(int bp_num, bool force)
 {
-	if(!force) {
-
+	if(!force)
+	{
 		//check to see whether we fall in any forbid zone
-		for (int i = 0; i < numWPs; i++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < numWPs; i++)
+		{
 			watchpointinfo& wp = watchpoint[i];
 			if(!(wp.flags & WP_F) || !(wp.flags & WP_E))
 				continue;
@@ -510,6 +520,12 @@ static void breakpoint(uint8 *opcode, uint16 A, int size) {
 	uint8 stackop=0;
 	uint8 stackopstartaddr,stackopendaddr;
 
+	if (break_asap)
+	{
+		break_asap = false;
+		BreakHit(BREAK_TYPE_LUA, true);
+	}
+
 	if (break_on_cycles && ((timestampbase + (uint64)timestamp - total_cycles_base) > break_cycles_limit))
 		BreakHit(BREAK_TYPE_CYCLES_EXCEED, true);
 	if (break_on_instructions && (total_instructions > break_instructions_limit))
@@ -773,7 +789,7 @@ void DebugCycle()
 		case 8: A = opcode[1] + _Y; break;
 	}
 
-	if (numWPs || dbgstate.step || dbgstate.runline || dbgstate.stepout || watchpoint[64].flags || dbgstate.badopbreak || break_on_cycles || break_on_instructions)
+	if (numWPs || dbgstate.step || dbgstate.runline || dbgstate.stepout || watchpoint[64].flags || dbgstate.badopbreak || break_on_cycles || break_on_instructions || break_asap)
 		breakpoint(opcode, A, size);
 
 	if(debug_loggingCD)
diff --git a/trunk/src/debug.h b/trunk/src/debug.h
index 957c3bed..2e9e703a 100644
--- a/trunk/src/debug.h
+++ b/trunk/src/debug.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define BREAK_TYPE_BADOP -2
 #define BREAK_TYPE_CYCLES_EXCEED -3
 #define BREAK_TYPE_INSTRUCTIONS_EXCEED -4
+#define BREAK_TYPE_LUA -5
 
 //opbrktype is used to grab the breakpoint type that each instruction will cause.
 //WP_X is not used because ALL opcodes will have the execute bit set.
@@ -94,6 +95,21 @@ static INLINE int FCEUI_GetLoggingCD() { return debug_loggingCD; }
 extern int iaPC;
 extern uint32 iapoffset; //mbg merge 7/18/06 changed from int
 void DebugCycle();
+void BreakHit(int bp_num, bool force = false);
+
+extern bool break_asap;
+extern uint64 total_cycles_base;
+extern uint64 delta_cycles_base;
+extern bool break_on_cycles;
+extern uint64 break_cycles_limit;
+extern uint64 total_instructions;
+extern uint64 delta_instructions;
+extern bool break_on_instructions;
+extern uint64 break_instructions_limit;
+extern void ResetDebugStatisticsCounters();
+extern void ResetCyclesCounter();
+extern void ResetInstructionsCounter();
+extern void ResetDebugStatisticsDeltaCounters();
 //-------------
 
 //internal variables that debuggers will want access to
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
index 117e6283..a2f06cae 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/debugger.cpp
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@ extern int vblankScanLines;
 extern int vblankPixel;
 extern bool DebuggerWasUpdated;
 
-extern uint64 total_cycles_base;
-extern uint64 delta_cycles_base;
-extern bool break_on_cycles;
-extern uint64 break_cycles_limit;
-extern uint64 total_instructions;
-extern uint64 delta_instructions;
-extern bool break_on_instructions;
-extern uint64 break_instructions_limit;
-extern void ResetDebugStatisticsCounters();
-extern void ResetDebugStatisticsDeltaCounters();
-
 int childwnd;
 
 extern readfunc ARead[0x10000];
diff --git a/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp b/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
index e442aa47..48b281a5 100644
--- a/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/drivers/win/tracer.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ using namespace std;
 //#define LOG_SKIP_UNMAPPED 4
 //#define LOG_ADD_PERIODS 8
 
-extern uint64 total_cycles_base;
-extern uint64 total_instructions;
-
 // ################################## Start of SP CODE ###########################
 
 #include "debuggersp.h"
diff --git a/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp b/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
index 04284eac..09fd9d78 100644
--- a/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "fceu.h"
 #include "video.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "drawing.h"
 #include "state.h"
@@ -4343,6 +4344,43 @@ static int sound_get(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// Debugger functions library
+
+// debugger.hitbreakpoint()
+static int debugger_hitbreakpoint(lua_State *L)
+{
+	break_asap = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// debugger.getcyclescount()
+static int debugger_getcyclescount(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_pushinteger(L, (timestampbase + (uint64)timestamp - total_cycles_base));
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// debugger.getinstructionscount()
+static int debugger_getinstructionscount(lua_State *L)
+{
+	lua_pushinteger(L, total_instructions);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+// debugger.resetcyclescount()
+static int debugger_resetcyclescount(lua_State *L)
+{
+	ResetCyclesCounter();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// debugger.resetinstructionscount()
+static int debugger_resetinstructionscount(lua_State *L)
+{
+	ResetInstructionsCounter();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 // TAS Editor functions library
 
 // bool taseditor.registerauto()
@@ -5406,6 +5444,16 @@ static const struct luaL_reg soundlib[] = {
 	{NULL,NULL}
 };
 
+static const struct luaL_reg debuggerlib[] = {
+
+	{"hitbreakpoint", debugger_hitbreakpoint},
+	{"getcyclescount", debugger_getcyclescount},
+	{"getinstructionscount", debugger_getinstructionscount},
+	{"resetcyclescount", debugger_resetcyclescount},
+	{"resetinstructionscount", debugger_resetinstructionscount},
+	{NULL,NULL}
+};
+
 static const struct luaL_reg taseditorlib[] = {
 
 	{"registerauto", taseditor_registerauto},
@@ -5567,6 +5615,7 @@ int FCEU_LoadLuaCode(const char *filename, const char *arg) {
 		luaL_register(L, "movie", movielib);
 		luaL_register(L, "gui", guilib);
 		luaL_register(L, "sound", soundlib);
+		luaL_register(L, "debugger", debuggerlib);
 		luaL_register(L, "taseditor", taseditorlib);
 		luaL_register(L, "bit", bit_funcs); // LuaBitOp library
 		lua_settop(L, 0);		// clean the stack, because each call to luaL_register leaves a table on top
@@ -5675,9 +5724,27 @@ int FCEU_LoadLuaCode(const char *filename, const char *arg) {
 void FCEU_ReloadLuaCode()
 {
 	if (!luaScriptName)
-		FCEU_DispMessage("There's no script to reload.",0);
-	else
+	{
+#ifdef WIN32
+		// no script currently running, then try loading the most recent 
+		extern char *recent_lua[];
+		char*& fname = recent_lua[0];
+		extern void UpdateLuaConsole(const char* fname);
+		if (fname)
+		{
+			UpdateLuaConsole(fname);
+			FCEU_LoadLuaCode(fname);
+		} else
+		{
+			FCEU_DispMessage("There's no script to reload.", 0);
+		}
+#else
+		FCEU_DispMessage("There's no script to reload.", 0);
+#endif
+	} else
+	{
 		FCEU_LoadLuaCode(luaScriptName);
+	}
 }