diff --git a/include/mgba/script/context.h b/include/mgba/script/context.h
index bb3b98b78..b808872e1 100644
--- a/include/mgba/script/context.h
+++ b/include/mgba/script/context.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ struct mScriptEngineContext;
 struct mScriptContext {
 	struct Table rootScope;
 	struct Table engines;
+	struct Table weakrefs;
+	uint32_t nextWeakref;
 };
 
 struct mScriptEngine2 {
@@ -55,6 +57,11 @@ void mScriptContextRegisterEngines(struct mScriptContext*);
 void mScriptContextSetGlobal(struct mScriptContext*, const char* key, struct mScriptValue* value);
 void mScriptContextRemoveGlobal(struct mScriptContext*, const char* key);
 
+uint32_t mScriptContextSetWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, struct mScriptValue* value);
+struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextMakeWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, struct mScriptValue* value);
+struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextAccessWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, struct mScriptValue* value);
+void mScriptContextClearWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, uint32_t weakref);
+
 struct VFile;
 bool mScriptContextLoadVF(struct mScriptContext*, const char* name, struct VFile* vf);
 bool mScriptContextLoadFile(struct mScriptContext*, const char* path);
diff --git a/include/mgba/script/types.h b/include/mgba/script/types.h
index e5ca34b82..e55ce4057 100644
--- a/include/mgba/script/types.h
+++ b/include/mgba/script/types.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ CXX_GUARD_START
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_PTR void*
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_TABLE Table*
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_WRAPPER struct mScriptValue*
+#define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_WEAKREF uint32_t
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_S(STRUCT) struct STRUCT*
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_CS(STRUCT) const struct STRUCT*
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_C_S_METHOD(STRUCT, NAME) _mSTStructFunctionType_ ## STRUCT ## _ ## NAME
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ CXX_GUARD_START
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_PTR opaque
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_TABLE opaque
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_WRAPPER opaque
+#define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_WEAKREF u32
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_S(STRUCT) opaque
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_CS(STRUCT) copaque
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_FIELD_S_METHOD(STRUCT, NAME) copaque
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ CXX_GUARD_START
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_CHARP (&mSTCharPtr)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_TABLE (&mSTTable)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WRAPPER (&mSTWrapper)
+#define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WEAKREF (&mSTWeakref)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_S(STRUCT) (&mSTStruct_ ## STRUCT)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_CS(STRUCT) (&mSTStructConst_ ## STRUCT)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_S_METHOD(STRUCT, NAME) (&_mSTStructBindingType_ ## STRUCT ## _ ## NAME)
@@ -435,7 +438,8 @@ enum mScriptTypeBase {
 	mSCRIPT_TYPE_TUPLE,
 	mSCRIPT_TYPE_LIST,
 	mSCRIPT_TYPE_TABLE,
-	mSCRIPT_TYPE_WRAPPER
+	mSCRIPT_TYPE_WRAPPER,
+	mSCRIPT_TYPE_WEAKREF,
 };
 
 enum mScriptClassInitType {
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@ extern const struct mScriptType mSTString;
 extern const struct mScriptType mSTCharPtr;
 extern const struct mScriptType mSTTable;
 extern const struct mScriptType mSTWrapper;
+extern const struct mScriptType mSTWeakref;
 
 struct mScriptTypeTuple {
 	size_t count;
diff --git a/src/core/test/scripting.c b/src/core/test/scripting.c
index b3af97742..63d2ef61e 100644
--- a/src/core/test/scripting.c
+++ b/src/core/test/scripting.c
@@ -120,6 +120,33 @@ M_TEST_DEFINE(infoFuncs) {
 	mScriptContextDeinit(&context);
 }
 
+M_TEST_DEFINE(detach) {
+	SETUP_LUA;
+	CREATE_CORE;
+	core->reset(core);
+
+	LOAD_PROGRAM(
+		"assert(emu)\n"
+		"a = emu\n"
+	);
+	assert_true(lua->run(lua));
+
+	mScriptContextDetachCore(&context);
+
+	LOAD_PROGRAM(
+		"assert(not emu)\n"
+	);
+	assert_true(lua->run(lua));
+
+	LOAD_PROGRAM(
+		"a:frequency()\n"
+	);
+	assert_false(lua->run(lua));
+
+	TEARDOWN_CORE;
+	mScriptContextDeinit(&context);
+}
+
 M_TEST_DEFINE(runFrame) {
 	SETUP_LUA;
 	CREATE_CORE;
@@ -206,6 +233,7 @@ M_TEST_DEFINE(memoryWrite) {
 M_TEST_SUITE_DEFINE_SETUP_TEARDOWN(mScriptCore,
 	cmocka_unit_test(globals),
 	cmocka_unit_test(infoFuncs),
+	cmocka_unit_test(detach),
 	cmocka_unit_test(runFrame),
 	cmocka_unit_test(memoryRead),
 	cmocka_unit_test(memoryWrite),
diff --git a/src/script/context.c b/src/script/context.c
index 44d0fdca6..13fd262fb 100644
--- a/src/script/context.c
+++ b/src/script/context.c
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ static void _contextFindForFile(const char* key, void* value, void* user) {
 void mScriptContextInit(struct mScriptContext* context) {
 	HashTableInit(&context->rootScope, 0, (void (*)(void*)) mScriptValueDeref);
 	HashTableInit(&context->engines, 0, _engineContextDestroy);
+	TableInit(&context->weakrefs, 0, (void (*)(void*)) mScriptValueDeref);
+	context->nextWeakref = 0;
 }
 
 void mScriptContextDeinit(struct mScriptContext* context) {
 	HashTableDeinit(&context->engines);
 	HashTableDeinit(&context->rootScope);
+	HashTableDeinit(&context->weakrefs);
 }
 
 struct mScriptEngineContext* mScriptContextRegisterEngine(struct mScriptContext* context, struct mScriptEngine2* engine) {
@@ -75,7 +78,13 @@ void mScriptContextRegisterEngines(struct mScriptContext* context) {
 }
 
 void mScriptContextSetGlobal(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* key, struct mScriptValue* value) {
-	mScriptValueRef(value);
+	struct mScriptValue* oldValue = HashTableLookup(&context->rootScope, key);
+	if (oldValue) {
+		mScriptContextClearWeakref(context, oldValue->value.u32);
+	}
+	uint32_t weakref = mScriptContextSetWeakref(context, value);
+	value = mScriptValueAlloc(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WEAKREF);
+	value->value.u32 = weakref;
 	HashTableInsert(&context->rootScope, key, value);
 	struct mScriptKVPair pair = {
 		.key = key,
@@ -90,7 +99,42 @@ void mScriptContextRemoveGlobal(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* key)
 	}
 	// Since _contextRemoveGlobal doesn't mutate |key|, this cast should be safe
 	HashTableEnumerate(&context->engines, _contextRemoveGlobal, (char*) key);
-	HashTableRemove(&context->rootScope, key);
+	struct mScriptValue* oldValue = HashTableLookup(&context->rootScope, key);
+	if (oldValue) {
+		mScriptContextClearWeakref(context, oldValue->value.u32);
+		HashTableRemove(&context->rootScope, key);
+	}
+}
+
+uint32_t mScriptContextSetWeakref(struct mScriptContext* context, struct mScriptValue* value) {
+	mScriptValueRef(value);
+	TableInsert(&context->weakrefs, context->nextWeakref, value);
+
+	uint32_t nextWeakref = context->nextWeakref;
+	++context->nextWeakref;
+	while (TableLookup(&context->weakrefs, context->nextWeakref)) {
+		++context->nextWeakref;
+	}
+	return nextWeakref;
+}
+
+struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextMakeWeakref(struct mScriptContext* context, struct mScriptValue* value) {
+	uint32_t weakref = mScriptContextSetWeakref(context, value);
+	mScriptValueDeref(value);
+	value = mScriptValueAlloc(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WEAKREF);
+	value->value.u32 = weakref;
+	return value;
+}
+
+struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextAccessWeakref(struct mScriptContext* context, struct mScriptValue* value) {
+	if (value->type != mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WEAKREF) {
+		return value;
+	}
+	return TableLookup(&context->weakrefs, value->value.u32);
+}
+
+void mScriptContextClearWeakref(struct mScriptContext* context, uint32_t weakref) {
+	TableRemove(&context->weakrefs, weakref);
 }
 
 bool mScriptContextLoadVF(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* name, struct VFile* vf) {
diff --git a/src/script/engines/lua.c b/src/script/engines/lua.c
index c002dafc6..35d7f7c45 100644
--- a/src/script/engines/lua.c
+++ b/src/script/engines/lua.c
@@ -212,15 +212,23 @@ struct mScriptValue* _luaCoerce(struct mScriptEngineContextLua* luaContext) {
 		}
 		lua_pop(luaContext->lua, 2);
 		value = lua_touserdata(luaContext->lua, -1);
+		value = mScriptContextAccessWeakref(luaContext->d.context, value);
 	}
 	lua_pop(luaContext->lua, 1);
 	return value;
 }
 
 bool _luaWrap(struct mScriptEngineContextLua* luaContext, struct mScriptValue* value) {
+	uint32_t weakref;
+	bool needsWeakref = false;
 	if (value->type == mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WRAPPER) {
 		value = mScriptValueUnwrap(value);
 	}
+	if (value->type == mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_WEAKREF) {
+		weakref = value->value.u32;
+		value = mScriptContextAccessWeakref(luaContext->d.context, value);
+		needsWeakref = true;
+	}
 	bool ok = true;
 	struct mScriptValue* newValue;
 	switch (value->type->base) {
@@ -260,7 +268,11 @@ bool _luaWrap(struct mScriptEngineContextLua* luaContext, struct mScriptValue* v
 		break;
 	case mSCRIPT_TYPE_OBJECT:
 		newValue = lua_newuserdata(luaContext->lua, sizeof(*newValue));
-		mScriptValueWrap(value, newValue);
+		if (needsWeakref) {
+			*newValue = mSCRIPT_MAKE(WEAKREF, weakref);
+		} else {
+			mScriptValueWrap(value, newValue);
+		}
 		luaL_setmetatable(luaContext->lua, "mSTStruct");
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -484,6 +496,13 @@ int _luaGetObject(lua_State* lua) {
 	struct mScriptValue* obj = lua_touserdata(lua, -2);
 	struct mScriptValue val;
 
+	obj = mScriptContextAccessWeakref(luaContext->d.context, obj);
+	if (!obj) {
+		lua_pop(lua, 2);
+		lua_pushliteral(lua, "Invalid object");
+		lua_error(lua);
+	}
+
 	if (!mScriptObjectGet(obj, key, &val)) {
 		lua_pop(lua, 2);
 		lua_pushliteral(lua, "Invalid key");
@@ -505,6 +524,12 @@ int _luaSetObject(lua_State* lua) {
 	struct mScriptValue* obj = lua_touserdata(lua, -3);
 	struct mScriptValue* val = _luaCoerce(luaContext);
 
+	obj = mScriptContextAccessWeakref(luaContext->d.context, obj);
+	if (!obj) {
+		lua_pushliteral(lua, "Invalid object");
+		lua_error(lua);
+	}
+
 	lua_pop(lua, 2);
 	if (!val) {
 		lua_pushliteral(lua, "Invalid value");
diff --git a/src/script/types.c b/src/script/types.c
index bed27625e..5a12ef2a9 100644
--- a/src/script/types.c
+++ b/src/script/types.c
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ const struct mScriptType mSTWrapper = {
 	.hash = NULL,
 };
 
+const struct mScriptType mSTWeakref = {
+	.base = mSCRIPT_TYPE_WEAKREF,
+	.size = sizeof(uint32_t),
+	.name = "weakref",
+	.alloc = NULL,
+	.free = NULL,
+	.hash = NULL,
+};
+
 DEFINE_VECTOR(mScriptList, struct mScriptValue)
 
 void _allocTable(struct mScriptValue* val) {