diff --git a/sol/function.hpp b/sol/function.hpp
index 1f60a257..91da5d18 100644
--- a/sol/function.hpp
+++ b/sol/function.hpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ private:
 
     template<typename... Ret>
     std::tuple<Ret...> invoke(types<Ret...>, std::size_t n) {
-        luacall(n, sizeof...(Ret));
-        return stack::pop_call(state(), std::make_tuple<Ret...>, types<Ret...>());
+        luacall(n, sizeof...(Ret));                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
+        return stack::pop_reverse_call(state(), std::make_tuple<Ret...>, types<Ret...>());
     }
 
     template<typename Ret>
diff --git a/sol/lua_function.hpp b/sol/lua_function.hpp
index 89c56614..ba3df646 100644
--- a/sol/lua_function.hpp
+++ b/sol/lua_function.hpp
@@ -62,18 +62,24 @@ template<typename TFx>
 struct static_lua_func {
     typedef typename std::remove_pointer<typename std::decay<TFx>::type>::type fx_t;
     typedef function_traits<fx_t> fx_traits;
-
+    
     template<typename... Args>
     static int typed_call(types<void>, types<Args...> t, fx_t* fx, lua_State* L) {
         stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template<typename... TRn, typename... Args>
-    static int typed_call(types<TRn...>, types<Args...> t, fx_t* fx, lua_State* L) {
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
+    template<typename... Args>
+    static int typed_call(types<>, types<Args...> t, fx_t* fx, lua_State* L) {
+        return typed_call(types<void>(), t, fx, L);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Args>
+    static int typed_call(types<Ret...>, types<Args...> t, fx_t* fx, lua_State* L) {
+        typedef typename multi_return<Ret...>::type return_type;
+        return_type r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         stack::push(L, std::move(r));
-        return sizeof...(TRn);
+        return sizeof...(Ret);
     }
 
     static int call(lua_State* L) {
@@ -101,22 +107,18 @@ struct static_object_lua_func {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template<typename TR, typename... Args>
-    static int typed_call(types<TR>, types<Args...>, T& item, fx_t& ifx, lua_State* L) {
-        auto fx = [&item, &ifx](Args&&... args) -> TR { 
-           return (item.*ifx)(std::forward<Args>(args)...); 
-        };
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, types<Args...>());
-        stack::push(L, std::move(r));
-        return 1;
+    template<typename... Args>
+    static int typed_call(types<>, types<Args...> t, T& item, fx_t& ifx, lua_State* L) {
+        return typed_call(types<void>(), t, item, ifx, L);
     }
 
-    template<typename... TRn, typename... Args>
-    static int typed_call(types<TRn...>, types<Args...>, T& item, fx_t& ifx, lua_State* L) {
-        auto fx = [&item, &ifx](Args&&... args) -> std::tuple<TRn...> { return (item.*ifx)(std::forward<Args>(args)...); };
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, types<Args...>());
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Args>
+    static int typed_call(types<Ret...>, types<Args...>, T& item, fx_t& ifx, lua_State* L) {
+        typedef typename multi_return<Ret...>::type return_type;
+        auto fx = [&item, &ifx](Args&&... args) -> return_type { return (item.*ifx)(std::forward<Args>(args)...); };
+        return_type r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, types<Args...>());
         stack::push(L, std::move(r));
-        return sizeof...(TRn);
+        return sizeof...(Ret);
     }
 
     static int call(lua_State* L) {
@@ -188,11 +190,17 @@ struct lambda_lua_func : public lua_func {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template<typename... TRn, typename... Args>
-    int operator()(types<TRn...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
+    template<typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        return (*this)(types<void>(), t, L);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<Ret...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        typedef typename multi_return<Ret...>::type return_type;
+        return_type r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         stack::push(L, r);
-        return sizeof...(TRn);
+        return sizeof...(Ret);
     }
 };
 
@@ -205,21 +213,27 @@ struct explicit_lua_func : public lua_func {
     template<typename... FxArgs>
     explicit_lua_func(FxArgs&&... fxargs): fx(std::forward<FxArgs>(fxargs)...) {}
 
-    virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
-        return (*this)(tuple_types<typename fx_traits::return_type>(), typename fx_traits::args_type(), L);
-    }
-
     template<typename... Args>
     int operator()(types<void>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
         stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template<typename... TRn, typename... Args>
-    int operator()(types<TRn...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
+    template<typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        return (*this)(types<void>(), t, L);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<Ret...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        typedef typename multi_return<Ret...>::type return_type;
+        return_type r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         stack::push(L, std::move(r));
-        return sizeof...(TRn);
+        return sizeof...(Ret);
+    }
+
+    virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
+        return (*this)(tuple_types<typename fx_traits::return_type>(), typename fx_traits::args_type(), L);
     }
 };
 
@@ -243,21 +257,27 @@ struct explicit_lua_func<TFx, T, true> : public lua_func {
     template<typename... FxArgs>
     explicit_lua_func(T m, FxArgs&&... fxargs): fx(std::move(m), std::forward<FxArgs>(fxargs)...) {}
 
-    virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
-        return (*this)(tuple_types<typename fx_traits::return_type>(), typename fx_traits::args_type(), L);
-    }
-
     template<typename... Args>
     int operator()(types<void>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
         stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template<typename... TRn, typename... Args>
-    int operator()(types<TRn...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
-        auto r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
-        stack::push(L, r);
-        return sizeof...(TRn);
+    template<typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        return (*this)(types<void>(), t, L);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Args>
+    int operator()(types<Ret...>, types<Args...> t, lua_State* L) {
+        typedef typename multi_return<Ret...>::type return_type;
+        return_type r = stack::pop_call(L, fx, t);
+        stack::push(L, std::move(r));
+        return sizeof...(Ret);
+    }
+
+    virtual int operator()(lua_State* L) override {
+        return (*this)(tuple_types<typename fx_traits::return_type>(), typename fx_traits::args_type(), L);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/sol/stack.hpp b/sol/stack.hpp
index 782bd98d..6bb1608f 100644
--- a/sol/stack.hpp
+++ b/sol/stack.hpp
@@ -212,33 +212,58 @@ inline void push_tuple(lua_State* L, indices<I...>, T&& tuplen) {
     swallow {'\0', (sol::stack::push(L, std::get<I>(tuplen)), '\0')... };
 }
 
-template<typename F, typename... Vs>
-auto ltr_pop(lua_State*, F&& f, types<>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)...)) {
+template<typename F, typename... Vs, typename... Args>
+auto ltr_pop(lua_State*, F&& f, types<Args...>, types<>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)...)) {
     return f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)...);
 }
-template<typename F, typename Head, typename... Vs>
-auto ltr_pop(lua_State* L, F&& f, types<Head>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(ltr_pop(L, std::forward<F>(f), types<>(), std::forward<Vs>(vs)..., pop<Head>(L))) {
-    return ltr_pop(L, std::forward<F>(f), types<>(), std::forward<Vs>(vs)..., pop<Head>(L));
+template<typename F, typename Head, typename... Tail, typename... Vs, typename... Args>
+auto ltr_pop(lua_State* L, F&& f, types<Args...> t, types<Head, Tail...>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::declval<Args>()...)) {
+    return ltr_pop(L, std::forward<F>(f), t, types<Tail...>(), std::forward<Vs>(vs)..., pop<Head>(L));
 }
-template<typename F, typename Head, typename... Tail, typename... Vs>
-auto ltr_pop(lua_State* L, F&& f, types<Head, Tail...>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)..., std::declval<Head>(), std::declval<Tail>()...)) {
-    return ltr_pop(L, std::forward<F>(f), types<Tail...>(), std::forward<Vs>(vs)..., pop<Head>(L));
+
+template<typename F, typename... Vs, typename... Args>
+auto rtl_pop(lua_State*, F&& f, types<Args...>, types<>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)...)) {
+    return f(std::forward<Vs>(vs)...);
+}
+template<typename F, typename Head, typename... Tail, typename... Vs, typename... Args>
+auto rtl_pop(lua_State* L, F&& f, types<Args...> t, types<Head, Tail...>, Vs&&... vs) -> decltype(f(std::declval<Args>()...)) {
+    return rtl_pop(L, std::forward<F>(f), t, types<Tail...>(), pop<Head>(L), std::forward<Vs>(vs)...);
 }
 } // detail
 
 template<typename... Args>
 inline void push(lua_State* L, const std::tuple<Args...>& tuplen) {
-    detail::push_tuple(L, build_reverse_indices<sizeof...(Args)>(), tuplen);
+    detail::push_tuple(L, build_indices<sizeof...(Args)>(), tuplen);
 }
 
 template<typename... Args>
 inline void push(lua_State* L, std::tuple<Args...>&& tuplen) {
+    detail::push_tuple(L, build_indices<sizeof...(Args)>(), std::move(tuplen));
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+inline void push_reverse(lua_State* L, T&& item) {
+    push(L, std::forward<T>(item));
+}
+
+template<typename... Args>
+inline void push_reverse(lua_State* L, const std::tuple<Args...>& tuplen) {
+    detail::push_tuple(L, build_reverse_indices<sizeof...(Args)>(), tuplen);
+}
+
+template<typename... Args>
+inline void push_reverse(lua_State* L, std::tuple<Args...>&& tuplen) {
     detail::push_tuple(L, build_reverse_indices<sizeof...(Args)>(), std::move(tuplen));
 }
 
 template<typename... Args, typename TFx>
-inline auto pop_call(lua_State* L, TFx&& fx, types<Args...>) -> decltype(detail::ltr_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), types<Args...>())) {
-    return detail::ltr_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), types<Args...>());
+inline auto pop_call(lua_State* L, TFx&& fx, types<Args...> t) -> decltype(detail::ltr_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), t, t)) {
+    return detail::ltr_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), t, t);
+}
+
+template<typename... Args, typename TFx>
+inline auto pop_reverse_call(lua_State* L, TFx&& fx, types<Args...> t) -> decltype(detail::rtl_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), t, reversed<Args...>())) {
+    return detail::rtl_pop(L, std::forward<TFx>(fx), t, reversed<Args...>());
 }
 
 void push_args(lua_State*) {
diff --git a/sol/state.hpp b/sol/state.hpp
index 9cac52e4..aebb136b 100644
--- a/sol/state.hpp
+++ b/sol/state.hpp
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    template<typename T, typename U>
-    T get(U&& key) const {
-        return global.get<T>(std::forward<U>(key));
+    template<typename... Args, typename... Keys>
+    typename multi_return<Args...>::type get(Keys&&... keys) const {
+       return global.get(types<Args...>(), std::forward<Keys>(keys)...);
     }
 
     template<typename T, typename U>
diff --git a/sol/table.hpp b/sol/table.hpp
index b5c44a79..5ab57618 100644
--- a/sol/table.hpp
+++ b/sol/table.hpp
@@ -41,15 +41,11 @@ T* get_ptr(T* val) {
 } // detail
 
 class table : public reference {
+    friend class state;
     template<typename Table, typename T> struct proxy;
-public:
-    table() noexcept : reference() {}
-    table(lua_State* L, int index = -1) : reference(L, index) {
-        type_assert(L, index, type::table);
-    }
 
     template<typename T, typename U>
-    T get(U&& key) const {
+    T single_get(U&& key) const {
         push();
         stack::push(state(), std::forward<U>(key));
         lua_gettable(state(), -2);
@@ -59,6 +55,44 @@ public:
         return result;
     }
 
+    template<std::size_t I, typename Tup, typename... Ret>
+    typename std::tuple_element<I, std::tuple<Ret...>>::type element_get(types<Ret...>, Tup&& key) const {
+        typedef typename std::tuple_element<I, std::tuple<Ret...>>::type T;
+        push();
+        stack::push(state(), std::get<I>(key));
+        lua_gettable(state(), -2);
+        type_assert(state(), -1, type_of<T>());
+        T result = stack::pop<T>(state());
+        lua_pop(state(), 1);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    template<typename Tup, typename... Ret, std::size_t... I>
+    typename multi_return<Ret...>::type tuple_get(types<Ret...> t, indices<I...>, Tup&& tup) const {
+       return std::make_tuple(element_get<I>(t, std::forward<Tup>(tup))...);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Tup, typename Ret>
+    Ret tuple_get(types<Ret> t, indices<0>, Tup&& tup) const {
+        return element_get<0>(t, std::forward<Tup>(tup));
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Keys>
+    typename multi_return<Ret...>::type get(types<Ret...> t, Keys&&... keys) const {
+        static_assert(sizeof...(Keys) == sizeof...(Ret), "Must have same number of keys as return values");
+        return tuple_get(t, t, std::make_tuple(std::forward<Keys>(keys)...));
+    }
+public:
+    table() noexcept : reference() {}
+    table(lua_State* L, int index = -1) : reference(L, index) {
+        type_assert(L, index, type::table);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Ret, typename... Keys>
+    typename multi_return<Ret...>::type get(Keys&&... keys) const {
+       return get(types<Ret...>(), std::forward<Keys>(keys)...);
+    }
+
     template<typename T, typename U>
     table& set(T&& key, U&& value) {
         push();
diff --git a/sol/tuple.hpp b/sol/tuple.hpp
index 31285b04..cecaa3e8 100644
--- a/sol/tuple.hpp
+++ b/sol/tuple.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,16 @@ template<size_t... Ns>
 struct build_reverse_indices<0, Ns...> : indices<Ns...> {};
 
 template<typename... Args>
-struct types : build_indices<sizeof...(Args)> {};
+struct types : build_indices<sizeof...(Args)> { typedef types type; };
+
+template<class Acc, class... Args>
+struct reversed_ : Acc{};
+ 
+template<typename... RArgs, typename Arg, typename... Args>
+struct reversed_<types<RArgs...>, Arg, Args...> : reversed_<types<Arg, RArgs...>, Args...>{};
+ 
+template<typename... Args>
+struct reversed : reversed_<types<>, Args...>{};
 
 template<typename... Args>
 struct tuple_types : types<Args...>, std::false_type {};
diff --git a/tests.cpp b/tests.cpp
index 5b020278..c986f73c 100644
--- a/tests.cpp
+++ b/tests.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@ TEST_CASE("tables/functions_variables", "Check if tables and function calls work
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_script(lua));
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("functions/return_order_and_multi_get", "Check if return order is in the same reading order specified in Lua" ) {
+    const static std::tuple<int, int, int> triple = std::make_tuple(10, 11, 12);
+    sol::state lua;
+    lua.set_function( "f", [ ] { 
+        return std::make_tuple( 10, 11, 12 ); 
+    } );
+    lua.script("function g() return 10, 11, 12 end\nx,y,z = g()");
+    auto tcpp = lua.get<sol::function>("f").call<int, int, int>();
+    auto tlua = lua.get<sol::function>("g").call<int, int, int>();
+    auto tluaget = lua.get<int, int, int>("x", "y", "z");
+    std::cout << "cpp: " << std::get<0>(tcpp) << ',' << std::get<1>(tcpp) << ',' << std::get<2>(tcpp) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "lua: " << std::get<0>(tlua) << ',' << std::get<1>(tlua) << ',' << std::get<2>(tlua) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "lua.xyz: " << lua.get<int>("x") << ',' << lua.get<int>("y") << ',' << lua.get<int>("z") << std::endl;
+    REQUIRE(tcpp == triple);
+    REQUIRE(tlua == triple);
+    REQUIRE(tluaget == triple);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("tables/operator[]", "Check if operator[] retrieval and setting works properly") {
     sol::state lua;
     lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base);