diff --git a/docs/source/api/state.rst b/docs/source/api/state.rst
index 25ae9a6e..451750a0 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/state.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/state.rst
@@ -73,4 +73,25 @@ Get either the global table or the Lua registry as a :doc:`sol::table<table>`, w
 
 Overrides the panic function Lua calls when something unrecoverable or unexpected happens in the Lua VM. Must be a function of the that matches the ``int(*)(lua_State*)`` function signature.
 
+.. code-block:: cpp
+	:caption: function: make a thread
+
+	thread create();
+	static thread create (lua_State* L);
+
+Creates a thread. Forwards its arguments to :ref:`thread::create<thread-create>`.
+
+.. code-block:: cpp
+	:caption: function: make a table
+
+	table create_table(int narr = 0, int nrec = 0);
+	template <typename Key, typename Value, typename... Args>
+	table create_table(int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args);
+	
+	static table create_table(lua_State* L, int narr = 0, int nrec = 0);
+	template <typename Key, typename Value, typename... Args>
+	static table create_table(lua_State* L, int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args);
+
+Creates a table. Forwards its arguments to :ref:`table::create<table-create>`.
+
 .. _standard lua libraries: http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/manual.html#6 
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diff --git a/docs/source/api/table.rst b/docs/source/api/table.rst
index 181a237d..3d8cd598 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/table.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/table.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ Sets the desired function to the specified key value. Note that it also allows f
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 	:caption: function: create a table with defaults
+	:name: table-create
 
+	table create(int narr = 0, int nrec = 0);
+	template <typename Key, typename Value, typename... Args>
+	table create(int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args);
+	
 	static table create(lua_State* L, int narr = 0, int nrec = 0);
 	template <typename Key, typename Value, typename... Args>
 	static table create(lua_State* L, int narr, int nrec, Key&& key, Value&& value, Args&&... args);
diff --git a/docs/source/api/thread.rst b/docs/source/api/thread.rst
index 3aba938d..40104472 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/thread.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/thread.rst
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ This function retrieves the ``lua_State*`` that represents the thread.
 Retrieves the :doc:`thread status<types>` that describes the current state of the thread.
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
-	:caption: thread creation
+	:caption: function: thread creation
+	:name: thread-create
 
+	thread create();
 	static thread create (lua_State* L);
 
 Creates a new thread from the given a ``lua_State*``.
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diff --git a/sol/state_view.hpp b/sol/state_view.hpp
index 7fa1d64c..fe373964 100644
--- a/sol/state_view.hpp
+++ b/sol/state_view.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "error.hpp"
 #include "table.hpp"
+#include "thread.hpp"
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace sol {