diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c6d27f7..a3d2b31 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ name = "side_effects_rhai"
 path = "examples/rhai/side_effects.rs"
 required-features = ["rhai"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "function_return_value_rhai"
+path = "examples/rhai/function_return_value.rs"
+required-features = ["rhai"]
+
 [[example]]
 name = "call_function_from_rust_lua"
 path = "examples/lua/call_function_from_rust.rs"
@@ -141,6 +146,11 @@ name = "side_effects_lua"
 path = "examples/lua/side_effects.rs"
 required-features = ["lua"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "function_return_value_lua"
+path = "examples/lua/function_return_value.rs"
+required-features = ["lua"]
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.18"
 mlua = { version = "0.9.8", features = ["luajit", "vendored", "send"] }
diff --git a/assets/examples/lua/function_return_value.lua b/assets/examples/lua/function_return_value.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bee5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/examples/lua/function_return_value.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function get_value()
+	return 42
+end
diff --git a/assets/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rhai b/assets/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rhai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f97c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rhai
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn get_value() {
+    42
+}
diff --git a/examples/lua/function_return_value.rs b/examples/lua/function_return_value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2393bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/function_return_value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use bevy::{app::AppExit, prelude::*};
+use bevy_scriptum::prelude::*;
+use bevy_scriptum::runtimes::lua::prelude::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_systems(Startup, startup)
+        .add_systems(Update, call_lua_on_update_from_rust)
+        .add_scripting::<LuaRuntime>(|runtime| {
+            runtime.add_function(String::from("quit"), |mut exit: EventWriter<AppExit>| {
+                exit.write(AppExit::Success);
+            });
+        })
+        .run();
+}
+
+fn startup(mut commands: Commands, assets_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
+    commands.spawn(Script::<LuaScript>::new(
+        assets_server.load("examples/lua/function_return_value.lua"),
+    ));
+}
+
+fn call_lua_on_update_from_rust(
+    mut scripted_entities: Query<(Entity, &mut LuaScriptData)>,
+    scripting_runtime: ResMut<LuaRuntime>,
+    mut exit: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut script_data) in &mut scripted_entities {
+        let val = scripting_runtime
+            .call_fn("get_value", &mut script_data, entity, ())
+            .unwrap()
+            .0;
+        scripting_runtime.with_engine(|engine| {
+            println!(
+                "script returned: {}",
+                engine.registry_value::<mlua::Integer>(&val).unwrap()
+            );
+        });
+        exit.write(AppExit::Success);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rs b/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5072e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rhai/function_return_value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use bevy::{app::AppExit, prelude::*};
+use bevy_scriptum::prelude::*;
+use bevy_scriptum::runtimes::rhai::prelude::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_systems(Startup, startup)
+        .add_systems(Update, call_rhai_on_update_from_rust)
+        .add_scripting::<RhaiRuntime>(|runtime| {
+            runtime.add_function(String::from("quit"), |mut exit: EventWriter<AppExit>| {
+                exit.write(AppExit::Success);
+            });
+        })
+        .run();
+}
+
+fn startup(mut commands: Commands, assets_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
+    commands.spawn(Script::<RhaiScript>::new(
+        assets_server.load("examples/rhai/function_return_value.rhai"),
+    ));
+}
+
+fn call_rhai_on_update_from_rust(
+    mut scripted_entities: Query<(Entity, &mut RhaiScriptData)>,
+    scripting_runtime: ResMut<RhaiRuntime>,
+    mut exit: EventWriter<AppExit>,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut script_data) in &mut scripted_entities {
+        let val = scripting_runtime
+            .call_fn("get_value", &mut script_data, entity, ())
+            .unwrap()
+            .0;
+        println!("script returned: {}", val);
+        exit.write(AppExit::Success);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/runtimes/lua.rs b/src/runtimes/lua.rs
index 43d852b..5613ba2 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/lua.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/lua.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bevy::{
     asset::Asset,
-    ecs::{component::Component, entity::Entity, schedule::ScheduleLabel, resource::Resource},
+    ecs::{component::Component, entity::Entity, resource::Resource, schedule::ScheduleLabel},
     math::Vec3,
     reflect::TypePath,
 };
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
 type LuaEngine = Arc<Mutex<Lua>>;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct LuaValue(Arc<RegistryKey>);
+pub struct LuaValue(pub Arc<RegistryKey>);
 
 impl LuaValue {
     fn new<'a, T: IntoLua<'a>>(engine: &'a Lua, value: T) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/runtimes/rhai.rs b/src/runtimes/rhai.rs
index 5515501..c293364 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/rhai.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/rhai.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use bevy::{
     asset::Asset,
-    ecs::{component::Component, entity::Entity, schedule::ScheduleLabel, resource::Resource},
+    ecs::{component::Component, entity::Entity, resource::Resource, schedule::ScheduleLabel},
     math::Vec3,
     reflect::TypePath,
 };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct RhaiScriptData {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct RhaiValue(rhai::Dynamic);
+pub struct RhaiValue(pub rhai::Dynamic);
 
 impl Runtime for RhaiRuntime {
     type Schedule = RhaiSchedule;