diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d878c30..c24daa0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ The `:Luadev` command will open an scratch window which will show output from ex
 
 Use the folllowing mappings to execute lua code:
 
-Binding                   | Action
-------------------------- | ------
-`<Plug>(Luadev-RunLine)`  | Execute the current line
-`<Plug>(Luadev-Run)`      | in visual mode: execute visual selection
-`<Plug>(Luadev-RunWord)`  | Eval identifier under cursor, including `table.attr`
-`<Plug>(Luadev-Complete)` | in insert mode: complete (nested) global table fields
+Binding                       | Action
+-------------------------     | ------
+`<Plug>(Luadev-RunLine)`      | Execute the current line
+`<Plug>(Luadev-Run)`          | Operator to execute lua code over a movement or text object.
+`<Plug>(Luadev-RunWord)`      | Eval identifier under cursor, including `table.attr`
+`<Plug>(Luadev-Complete)`     | in insert mode: complete (nested) global table fields
 
 If the code is a expression, it will be evaluated, and the result shown with
 `inspect.lua`. Otherwise it will be executed as a block of code. A top-level
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Planned features:
  - [x] autodetect expression vs statements
  - [x] Fix `inspect.lua` to use `tostring()` on userdata (done on a local copy)
  - [x] completion of global names and table attributes (WIP: basic implementation done)
- - [ ] make `<Plug>(Luadev-Run)` a proper operator
+ - [x] make `<Plug>(Luadev-Run)` a proper operator
  - [ ] solution for step-wise execution of code with `local` assignments (such
         as a flag to copy local values to an env)
  - [x] tracebacks
diff --git a/plugin/luadev.vim b/plugin/luadev.vim
index 18a210f..be93d92 100644
--- a/plugin/luadev.vim
+++ b/plugin/luadev.vim
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 command! Luadev lua require'luadev'.start()
 
 noremap <Plug>(Luadev-RunLine) <Cmd>lua require'luadev'.exec(vim.api.nvim_get_current_line())<cr>
-vnoremap <silent> <Plug>(Luadev-Run) :<c-u>call luaeval("require'luadev'.exec(_A)", <SID>get_visual_selection())<cr>
+vnoremap <silent> <Plug>(Luadev-Run) :<c-u>call <SID>luadev_run_operator(v:true)<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> <Plug>(Luadev-Run) :<c-u>set opfunc=<SID>luadev_run_operator<cr>g@
 noremap <silent> <Plug>(Luadev-RunWord) :<c-u>call luaeval("require'luadev'.exec(_A)", <SID>get_current_word())<cr>
 inoremap <Plug>(Luadev-Complete) <Cmd>lua require'luadev.complete'()<cr>
 
 " thanks to @xolox on stackoverflow
-function! s:get_visual_selection()
-    let [lnum1, col1] = getpos("'<")[1:2]
-    let [lnum2, col2] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
+function! s:luadev_run_operator(is_op)
+    let [lnum1, col1] = getpos(a:is_op ? "'<" : "'[")[1:2]
+    let [lnum2, col2] = getpos(a:is_op ? "'>" : "']")[1:2]
 
     if lnum1 > lnum2
       let [lnum1, col1, lnum2, col2] = [lnum2, col2, lnum1, col1]
     endif
 
     let lines = getline(lnum1, lnum2)
-    let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: col2 - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
-    let lines[0] = lines[0][col1 - 1:]
-    return join(lines, "\n")."\n"
+    if  a:is_op == v:true || lnum1 == lnum2
+        let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: col2 - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
+        let lines[0] = lines[0][col1 - 1:]
+    end
+    let lines =  join(lines, "\n")."\n"
+    call v:lua.require'luadev'.exec(lines)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:get_current_word()