diff --git a/include/mgba/script/context.h b/include/mgba/script/context.h
index a6b478b17..bc9233025 100644
--- a/include/mgba/script/context.h
+++ b/include/mgba/script/context.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct mScriptContext {
 	struct mScriptList refPool;
 	struct Table weakrefs;
 	uint32_t nextWeakref;
+	struct Table callbacks;
 };
 
 struct mScriptEngine2 {
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextMakeWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, struct mS
 struct mScriptValue* mScriptContextAccessWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, struct mScriptValue* value);
 void mScriptContextClearWeakref(struct mScriptContext*, uint32_t weakref);
 
+void mScriptContextAttachStdlib(struct mScriptContext* context);
+
+void mScriptContextTriggerCallback(struct mScriptContext*, const char* callback);
+void mScriptContextAddCallback(struct mScriptContext*, const char* callback, struct mScriptValue* value);
+
 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 bc81d3105..6c6b0c47d 100644
--- a/include/mgba/script/types.h
+++ b/include/mgba/script/types.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ CXX_GUARD_START
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_STR(TYPE) mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_GENERIC(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_STR, TYPE)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_CHARP(TYPE) mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_GENERIC(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_CHARP, TYPE)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_PTR(TYPE) ((TYPE)->base >= mSCRIPT_TYPE_OPAQUE)
+#define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_WRAPPER(TYPE) (true)
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_S(STRUCT) mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_S(STRUCT)->name == _mSCRIPT_FIELD_NAME
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_CS(STRUCT) mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_CS(STRUCT)->name == _mSCRIPT_FIELD_NAME
 #define mSCRIPT_TYPE_CMP_S_METHOD(STRUCT, NAME) mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_S_METHOD(STRUCT, NAME)->name == _mSCRIPT_FIELD_NAME
diff --git a/src/core/thread.c b/src/core/thread.c
index 2375aea4c..fb773e8ba 100644
--- a/src/core/thread.c
+++ b/src/core/thread.c
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 #include <mgba/core/blip_buf.h>
 #include <mgba/core/core.h>
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+#include <mgba/core/scripting.h>
+#endif
 #include <mgba/core/serialize.h>
 #include <mgba-util/patch.h>
 #include <mgba-util/vfs.h>
@@ -183,6 +186,42 @@ void _coreShutdown(void* context) {
 	_changeState(thread->impl, mTHREAD_EXITING, true);
 }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+#define ADD_CALLBACK(NAME) \
+void _script_ ## NAME(void* context) { \
+	struct mCoreThread* threadContext = context; \
+	if (!threadContext->scriptContext) { \
+		return; \
+	} \
+	mScriptContextTriggerCallback(threadContext->scriptContext, #NAME); \
+}
+
+ADD_CALLBACK(frame)
+ADD_CALLBACK(crashed)
+ADD_CALLBACK(sleep)
+ADD_CALLBACK(stop)
+ADD_CALLBACK(keysRead)
+ADD_CALLBACK(savedataUpdated)
+ADD_CALLBACK(alarm)
+
+#undef ADD_CALLBACK
+#define CALLBACK(NAME) _script_ ## NAME
+
+static void _mCoreThreadAddCallbacks(struct mCoreThread* threadContext) {
+	struct mCoreCallbacks callbacks = {
+		.videoFrameEnded = CALLBACK(frame),
+		.coreCrashed = CALLBACK(crashed),
+		.sleep = CALLBACK(sleep),
+		.shutdown = CALLBACK(stop),
+		.keysRead = CALLBACK(keysRead),
+		.savedataUpdated = CALLBACK(savedataUpdated),
+		.alarm = CALLBACK(alarm),
+		.context = threadContext
+	};
+	threadContext->core->addCoreCallbacks(threadContext->core, &callbacks);
+}
+#endif
+
 static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 	struct mCoreThread* threadContext = context;
 #ifdef USE_PTHREADS
@@ -220,8 +259,10 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 	}
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
-	if (threadContext->scriptContext) {
-		mScriptContextAttachCore(threadContext->scriptContext, core);
+	struct mScriptContext* scriptContext = threadContext->scriptContext;
+	if (scriptContext) {
+		mScriptContextAttachCore(scriptContext, core);
+		_mCoreThreadAddCallbacks(threadContext);
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -229,6 +270,18 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 	if (threadContext->startCallback) {
 		threadContext->startCallback(threadContext);
 	}
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+	// startCallback could add a script context
+	if (!scriptContext) {
+		scriptContext = threadContext->scriptContext;
+		if (scriptContext) {
+			_mCoreThreadAddCallbacks(threadContext);
+		}
+	}
+	if (scriptContext) {
+		mScriptContextTriggerCallback(scriptContext, "start");
+	}
+#endif
 
 	core->reset(core);
 	threadContext->impl->core = core;
@@ -238,6 +291,19 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 		threadContext->resetCallback(threadContext);
 	}
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+	// resetCallback could add a script context
+	if (!scriptContext) {
+		scriptContext = threadContext->scriptContext;
+		if (scriptContext) {
+			_mCoreThreadAddCallbacks(threadContext);
+		}
+	}
+	if (scriptContext) {
+		mScriptContextTriggerCallback(scriptContext, "reset");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	struct mCoreThreadInternal* impl = threadContext->impl;
 	bool wasPaused = false;
 	int pendingRequests = 0;
@@ -283,6 +349,14 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 					MutexLock(&impl->stateMutex);
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+			if (!scriptContext) {
+				scriptContext = threadContext->scriptContext;
+				if (scriptContext) {
+					_mCoreThreadAddCallbacks(threadContext);
+				}
+			}
+#endif
 			if (wasPaused && !(impl->requested & mTHREAD_REQ_PAUSE)) {
 				break;
 			}
@@ -324,6 +398,11 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 			if (threadContext->resetCallback) {
 				threadContext->resetCallback(threadContext);
 			}
+#ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
+			if (scriptContext) {
+				mScriptContextTriggerCallback(scriptContext, "reset");
+			}
+#endif
 		}
 		if (pendingRequests & mTHREAD_REQ_RUN_ON) {
 			if (threadContext->run) {
@@ -344,8 +423,9 @@ static THREAD_ENTRY _mCoreThreadRun(void* context) {
 		threadContext->cleanCallback(threadContext);
 	}
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCRIPTING
-	if (threadContext->scriptContext) {
-		mScriptContextDetachCore(threadContext->scriptContext);
+	if (scriptContext) {
+		mScriptContextTriggerCallback(scriptContext, "shutdown");
+		mScriptContextDetachCore(scriptContext);
 	}
 #endif
 	core->clearCoreCallbacks(core);
diff --git a/src/script/CMakeLists.txt b/src/script/CMakeLists.txt
index aa7cc1562..c579ccb9f 100644
--- a/src/script/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/script/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include(ExportDirectory)
 set(SOURCE_FILES
 	context.c
+	stdlib.c
 	types.c)
 
 set(TEST_FILES
diff --git a/src/script/context.c b/src/script/context.c
index ba552be41..9778a6ebe 100644
--- a/src/script/context.c
+++ b/src/script/context.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void mScriptContextInit(struct mScriptContext* context) {
 	mScriptListInit(&context->refPool, 0);
 	TableInit(&context->weakrefs, 0, (void (*)(void*)) mScriptValueDeref);
 	context->nextWeakref = 0;
+	HashTableInit(&context->callbacks, 0, (void (*)(void*)) mScriptValueDeref);
 }
 
 void mScriptContextDeinit(struct mScriptContext* context) {
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ void mScriptContextDeinit(struct mScriptContext* context) {
 	HashTableDeinit(&context->weakrefs);
 	mScriptContextDrainPool(context);
 	mScriptListDeinit(&context->refPool);
+	HashTableDeinit(&context->callbacks);
 }
 
 void mScriptContextFillPool(struct mScriptContext* context, struct mScriptValue* value) {
@@ -177,6 +179,36 @@ void mScriptContextClearWeakref(struct mScriptContext* context, uint32_t weakref
 	TableRemove(&context->weakrefs, weakref);
 }
 
+void mScriptContextTriggerCallback(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* callback) {
+	struct mScriptValue* list = HashTableLookup(&context->callbacks, callback);
+	if (!list) {
+		return;
+	}
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < mScriptListSize(list->value.opaque); ++i) {
+		struct mScriptFrame frame;
+		mScriptFrameInit(&frame);
+		struct mScriptValue* fn = mScriptListGetPointer(list->value.opaque, i);
+		if (fn->type->base == mSCRIPT_TYPE_WRAPPER) {
+			fn = mScriptValueUnwrap(fn);
+		}
+		mScriptInvoke(fn, &frame);
+		mScriptFrameDeinit(&frame);
+	}
+}
+
+void mScriptContextAddCallback(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* callback, struct mScriptValue* fn) {
+	if (fn->type->base != mSCRIPT_TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct mScriptValue* list = HashTableLookup(&context->callbacks, callback);
+	if (!list) {
+		list = mScriptValueAlloc(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_LIST);
+		HashTableInsert(&context->callbacks, callback, list);
+	}
+	mScriptValueWrap(fn, mScriptListAppend(list->value.opaque));
+}
+
 bool mScriptContextLoadVF(struct mScriptContext* context, const char* name, struct VFile* vf) {
 	struct mScriptFileInfo info = {
 		.name = name,
diff --git a/src/script/stdlib.c b/src/script/stdlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08871fb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/stdlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Jeffrey Pfau
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+#include <mgba/script/context.h>
+
+struct mScriptCallbackAdapter {
+	struct mScriptContext* context;
+};
+
+static void _mScriptCallbackAdd(struct mScriptCallbackAdapter* adapter, struct mScriptString* name, struct mScriptValue* fn) {
+	if (fn->type->base == mSCRIPT_TYPE_WRAPPER) {
+		fn = mScriptValueUnwrap(fn);
+	}
+	mScriptContextAddCallback(adapter->context, name->buffer, fn);
+}
+
+mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT(mScriptCallbackAdapter);
+mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_VOID_METHOD(mScriptCallbackAdapter, add, _mScriptCallbackAdd, 2, STR, callback, WRAPPER, function);
+
+mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT(mScriptCallbackAdapter)
+mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Add a callback of the named type")
+mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT_METHOD(mScriptCallbackAdapter, add)
+mSCRIPT_DEFINE_END;
+
+void mScriptContextAttachStdlib(struct mScriptContext* context) {
+	struct mScriptValue* lib;
+
+	lib = mScriptValueAlloc(mSCRIPT_TYPE_MS_S(mScriptCallbackAdapter));
+	lib->value.opaque = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mScriptCallbackAdapter));
+	*(struct mScriptCallbackAdapter*) lib->value.opaque = (struct mScriptCallbackAdapter) {
+		.context = context
+	};
+	lib->flags = mSCRIPT_VALUE_FLAG_FREE_BUFFER;
+	mScriptContextSetGlobal(context, "callbacks", lib);
+}