diff --git a/lua/luadev.lua b/lua/luadev.lua
index 478aa9d..a51ea52 100644
--- a/lua/luadev.lua
+++ b/lua/luadev.lua
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ local function dedent(str, leave_indent)
   return str
 end
 
-local function exec(str)
-  local chunk, err = loadstring(str,"g")
+local function exec(str,doeval)
+  local code = str
+  if doeval then
+    code = "return \n"..str
+  end
+  local chunk, err = loadstring(code,"g")
   local inlines = splitlines(dedent(str))
   if inlines[#inlines] == "" then
     inlines[#inlines] = nil
@@ -110,10 +114,12 @@ local function exec(str)
   else
     local oldprint = _G.print
     _G.print = luadev_print
-    local st, err2 = pcall(chunk)
+    local st, res = pcall(chunk)
     _G.print = oldprint
     if st == false then
-      append_buf({err2},"WarningMsg")
+      append_buf({res},"WarningMsg")
+    elseif doeval or res ~= nil then
+      append_buf(require'inspect'(res))
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugin/luadev.vim b/plugin/luadev.vim
index 7e9886a..1aaf28b 100644
--- a/plugin/luadev.vim
+++ b/plugin/luadev.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ command! Luadev lua require'luadev'.start()
 
 noremap <Plug>(Luadev-RunLine) <Cmd>lua require'luadev'.exec(vim.api.nvim_get_current_line())<cr>
 vnoremap <Plug>(Luadev-Run) :<c-u>call luaeval("require'luadev'.exec(_A)", <SID>get_visual_selection())<cr>
+vnoremap <Plug>(Luadev-Eval) :<c-u>call luaeval("require'luadev'.exec(_A,true)", <SID>get_visual_selection())<cr>
+noremap <Plug>(Luadev-EvalWord) :<c-u>call luaeval("require'luadev'.exec(_A,true)", <SID>get_current_word())<cr>
 
 " thanks to @xolox on stackoverflow
 function! s:get_visual_selection()
@@ -18,3 +20,12 @@ function! s:get_visual_selection()
     return join(lines, "\n")."\n"
 endfunction
 
+function! s:get_current_word()
+    let isk_save = &isk
+    let &isk = '@,48-57,_,192-255,.'
+    let word = expand("<cword>")
+    let &isk = isk_save
+    return word
+endfunction
+
+