diff --git a/lualib-src/lua-skynet.c b/lualib-src/lua-skynet.c
index e92f8a9a..61e3b5c6 100644
--- a/lualib-src/lua-skynet.c
+++ b/lualib-src/lua-skynet.c
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ _redirect(lua_State *L) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+_forward(lua_State *L) {
+	struct skynet_context * context = lua_touserdata(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
+	uint32_t dest = luaL_checkunsigned(L,1);
+	skynet_forward(context, dest);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 _error(lua_State *L) {
 	struct skynet_context * context = lua_touserdata(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
@@ -276,6 +285,7 @@ luaopen_skynet_c(lua_State *L) {
 		{ "send" , _send },
 		{ "genid", _genid },
 		{ "redirect", _redirect },
+		{ "forward", _forward },
 		{ "command" , _command },
 		{ "callback" , _callback },
 		{ "error", _error },
diff --git a/lualib/skynet.lua b/lualib/skynet.lua
index a0a8a930..d18006bb 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet.lua
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function skynet.send(addr, typename, ...)
 end
 
 skynet.genid = assert(c.genid)
+skynet.forward = assert(c.forward)
 
 skynet.redirect = function(dest,source,typename,...)
 	return c.redirect(dest, source, proto[typename].id, ...)