diff --git a/lib/lua/lexer.ex b/lib/lua/lexer.ex
index b899dea..e55f330 100644
--- a/lib/lua/lexer.ex
+++ b/lib/lua/lexer.ex
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ defmodule Lua.Lexer do
     do_tokenize(rest, [token | acc], pos)
   end
 
+  # \z escape: skip all following whitespace
+  defp scan_string(<<?\\, ?z, rest::binary>>, str_acc, acc, pos, start_pos, quote) do
+    {remaining, new_pos} = skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, advance_column(pos, 2))
+    scan_string(remaining, str_acc, acc, new_pos, start_pos, quote)
+  end
+
   defp scan_string(<<?\\, esc, rest::binary>>, str_acc, acc, pos, start_pos, quote) do
     # Escape sequence
     case escape_char(esc) do
@@ -371,6 +377,34 @@ defmodule Lua.Lexer do
   defp escape_char(?'), do: {:ok, ?'}
   defp escape_char(_), do: :error
 
+  # Helper for \z escape: skip all whitespace characters
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(<<?\s, rest::binary>>, pos) do
+    skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, advance_column(pos, 1))
+  end
+
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(<<?\t, rest::binary>>, pos) do
+    skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, advance_column(pos, 1))
+  end
+
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(<<?\n, rest::binary>>, pos) do
+    new_pos = %{line: pos.line + 1, column: 1, byte_offset: pos.byte_offset + 1}
+    skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, new_pos)
+  end
+
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(<<?\r, ?\n, rest::binary>>, pos) do
+    new_pos = %{line: pos.line + 1, column: 1, byte_offset: pos.byte_offset + 2}
+    skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, new_pos)
+  end
+
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(<<?\r, rest::binary>>, pos) do
+    new_pos = %{line: pos.line + 1, column: 1, byte_offset: pos.byte_offset + 1}
+    skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, new_pos)
+  end
+
+  defp skip_whitespace_in_string(rest, pos) do
+    {rest, pos}
+  end
+
   # Scan long bracket for level: [[ or [=[ or [==[ etc.
   defp scan_long_bracket(rest, equals) do
     case rest do
diff --git a/test/lua/lexer_test.exs b/test/lua/lexer_test.exs
index 205d3be..f850d37 100644
--- a/test/lua/lexer_test.exs
+++ b/test/lua/lexer_test.exs
@@ -213,6 +213,21 @@ defmodule Lua.LexerTest do
       assert {:error, {:unclosed_long_string, _}} = Lexer.tokenize("[[hello")
       assert {:error, {:unclosed_long_string, _}} = Lexer.tokenize("[=[test")
     end
+
+    test "handles \\z escape sequence (skip whitespace)" do
+      # \z skips all following whitespace including newlines
+      assert {:ok, [{:string, "abcdef", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize("\"abc\\z  \n   def\"")
+
+      # Multiple spaces and tabs - \z skips them all
+      assert {:ok, [{:string, "helloworld", _}, {:eof, _}]} =
+               Lexer.tokenize("\"hello\\z \t  world\"")
+
+      # Multiple newlines
+      assert {:ok, [{:string, "abc", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize("\"abc\\z  \n\n\n\"")
+
+      # With CRLF
+      assert {:ok, [{:string, "test", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize("\"test\\z\r\n\"")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "operators" do
@@ -553,7 +568,6 @@ defmodule Lua.LexerTest do
     test "handles invalid escape sequences in strings" do
       # Invalid escape sequences should be included as-is
       assert {:ok, [{:string, "\\x", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize(~s("\\x"))
-      assert {:ok, [{:string, "\\z", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize(~s("\\z"))
       assert {:ok, [{:string, "\\1", _}, {:eof, _}]} = Lexer.tokenize(~s("\\1"))
     end
 
diff --git a/test/lua_test.exs b/test/lua_test.exs
index 2a29e9c..09e995a 100644
--- a/test/lua_test.exs
+++ b/test/lua_test.exs
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ defmodule LuaTest do
       assert {["nested"], _lua} =
                lua |> Lua.set!([:a, :b, :c], "nested") |> Lua.eval!("return a.b.c")
     end
+
+    test "table constructors with semicolons", %{lua: lua} do
+      # Can retrieve values from tables with explicit fields using semicolons
+      code = """
+      t = {1, 2; n=2}
+      return t[1], t[2], t.n
+      """
+
+      assert {[1, 2, 2], _lua} = Lua.eval!(lua, code)
+
+      # Mixed commas and semicolons
+      code = """
+      t = {1; 2, 3}
+      return t[1], t[2], t[3]
+      """
+
+      assert {[1, 2, 3], _lua} = Lua.eval!(lua, code)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "inspect" do