diff --git a/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.cpp b/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.cpp
index 20d753b5..4a480372 100644
--- a/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.cpp
+++ b/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ eng::string Invocation::debug_string() const {
     oss << "inv[";
     switch (kind_) {
     case KIND_INVALID: oss << "invalid"; break;
+    case KIND_ENGIO: oss << "engio"; break;
+    case KIND_LUA_CALL: oss << "lua_call"; break;
     case KIND_LUA: oss << "lua"; break;
     case KIND_FLUSH_PRINTS: oss << "flush_prints"; break;
     case KIND_TICK: oss << "tick"; break;
diff --git a/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.hpp b/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.hpp
index 91b7cdd7..d7a3d1e9 100644
--- a/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.hpp
+++ b/luprex/cpp/core/invocation.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     enum Kind {
         KIND_INVALID,
         KIND_ENGIO,
+        KIND_LUA_CALL,
         KIND_LUA,
         KIND_FLUSH_PRINTS,
         KIND_TICK,
diff --git a/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp b/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
index 3a3e5705..638ecb32 100644
--- a/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
+++ b/luprex/cpp/core/world-core.cpp
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ void World::invoke(const Invocation &inv) {
     case Invocation::KIND_ENGIO:
         invoke_engio(inv.actor(), inv.place(), inv.datapack());
         break;
+    case Invocation::KIND_LUA_CALL:
+        invoke_lua_call(inv.actor(), inv.place(), inv.datapack());
+        break;
     case Invocation::KIND_LUA:
         invoke_lua(inv.actor(), inv.place(), inv.datapack());
         break;
@@ -784,6 +787,57 @@ void World::invoke_engio(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view da
     assert(stack_is_clear());
 }
 
+void World::invoke_lua_call(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack) {
+    assert(stack_is_clear());
+
+    // Use a streambuffer to parse the datapack.
+    StreamBuffer datasb(datapack);
+
+    // Extract the class and function name from the datapack.
+    eng::string classname;
+    eng::string funcname;
+    try {
+        classname = datasb.read_string_limit(100);
+        funcname = datasb.read_string_limit(100);
+    } catch (const StreamException &ex) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((!sv::is_lua_id(classname)) || (!sv::is_lua_id(funcname))) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // TODO: Add check for permit_invoke(classname, funcname)
+
+    {
+        lua_State *L = state();
+        LuaVar lclass, lfunc;
+        LuaExtStack LS(L, lclass, lfunc);
+        
+        // Get the class table and closure
+        eng::string err = LS.getclass(lclass, classname);
+        if ((!err.empty()) || (!LS.istable(lclass))) {
+            return;
+        }
+        LS.rawget(lfunc, lclass, funcname);
+        if (!LS.isfunction(lfunc)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Spawn a thread, pushing extra arguments from the datapack.
+        int nargs = 0;
+        try {
+            while (!datasb.empty()) {
+                push_simple_dynamic(L, &datasb);
+                nargs++;
+            }
+        } catch (const StreamException &exc) {
+            return;
+        }
+        spawn(LS, actor_id, place_id, lfunc, true, nargs, false);
+    }
+    run_scheduled_threads();
+    assert(stack_is_clear());
+}
+
 void World::invoke_tick(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack) {
     if (!is_authoritative()) {
         return;
diff --git a/luprex/cpp/core/world.hpp b/luprex/cpp/core/world.hpp
index b24a9b19..30bc4d92 100644
--- a/luprex/cpp/core/world.hpp
+++ b/luprex/cpp/core/world.hpp
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ private:
     //
     void invoke_engio(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack);
 
+    // Invoke the lua_call operation.
+    //
+    void invoke_lua_call(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack);
+    
     // Invoke a lua string.
     //
     void invoke_lua(int64_t actor_id, int64_t place_id, std::string_view datapack);