diff --git a/src/formatters/luaformatter.rs b/src/formatters/luaformatter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10452e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/formatters/luaformatter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use super::execute_command;
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn format_using_luaformatter(
+    snippet_path: &std::path::Path,
+) -> std::io::Result<(bool, Option<String>)> {
+    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("lua-format");
+
+    cmd.arg("-i").arg(snippet_path);
+
+    execute_command(&mut cmd, snippet_path)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test_luaformatter {
+    use crate::{
+        formatters::{luaformatter::format_using_luaformatter, setup_snippet},
+        languages::Language,
+    };
+
+    #[test_with::executable(lua-format)]
+    #[test]
+    fn it_should_format_lua() {
+        let input = "
+
+        local               function        add (                                       a , b
+)
+local c=a+b
+return    c  
+
+
+end
+    ";
+
+        let expected_output = "local function add(a, b)
+    local c = a + b
+    return c
+
+end
+";
+
+        let snippet =
+            setup_snippet(input, Language::Lua.to_file_ext()).expect("it to create a snippet file");
+
+        let output = format_using_luaformatter(snippet.path())
+            .expect("it to be successful")
+            .1
+            .expect("it to be some");
+
+        assert_eq!(expected_output, output);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/formatters/mod.rs b/src/formatters/mod.rs
index f52570fc..9589c4e5 100644
--- a/src/formatters/mod.rs
+++ b/src/formatters/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub mod hindent;
 pub mod isort;
 pub mod just_fmt;
 pub mod ktlint;
+pub mod luaformatter;
 pub mod mix_format;
 pub mod nimpretty;
 pub mod npm_groovy_lint;
diff --git a/src/languages/lua.rs b/src/languages/lua.rs
index a9218026..ed4c6d4a 100644
--- a/src/languages/lua.rs
+++ b/src/languages/lua.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 
-use crate::formatters::{stylua::format_using_stylua, MdsfFormatter};
+use crate::formatters::{
+    luaformatter::format_using_luaformatter, stylua::format_using_stylua, MdsfFormatter,
+};
 
 use super::{Lang, LanguageFormatter};
 
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ pub enum Lua {
     #[default]
     #[serde(rename = "stylua")]
     Stylua,
+
+    #[serde(rename = "luaformatter")]
+    LuaFormatter,
 }
 
 impl Default for Lang<Lua> {
@@ -25,7 +30,10 @@ impl Default for Lang<Lua> {
 impl Default for MdsfFormatter<Lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Single(Lua::Stylua)
+        Self::Multiple(vec![Self::Multiple(vec![
+            Self::Single(Lua::Stylua),
+            Self::Single(Lua::LuaFormatter),
+        ])])
     }
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +45,7 @@ impl LanguageFormatter for Lua {
     ) -> std::io::Result<(bool, Option<String>)> {
         match self {
             Self::Stylua => format_using_stylua(snippet_path),
+            Self::LuaFormatter => format_using_luaformatter(snippet_path),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -54,12 +63,11 @@ mod test_lua {
 
         local               function        add (                                       a , b
 )
-
-return              a +b
+    local c =  a  + b 
+return              c 
 
 
 end
-
     ";
 
     const EXTENSION: &str = crate::languages::Language::Lua.to_file_ext();
@@ -85,7 +93,11 @@ end
 
     #[test]
     fn test_stylua() {
-        let expected_output = "local function add(a, b)\n\treturn a + b\nend\n";
+        let expected_output = "local function add(a, b)
+\tlocal c = a + b
+\treturn c
+end
+";
 
         let l = Lang::<Lua> {
             enabled: true,
@@ -102,4 +114,30 @@ end
 
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output);
     }
+
+    #[test_with::executable(lua-format)]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_luaformatter() {
+        let expected_output = "local function add(a, b)
+    local c = a + b
+    return c
+
+end
+";
+
+        let l = Lang::<Lua> {
+            enabled: true,
+            formatter: MdsfFormatter::Single(Lua::LuaFormatter),
+        };
+
+        let snippet = setup_snippet(INPUT, EXTENSION).expect("it to save the file");
+        let snippet_path = snippet.path();
+
+        let output = l
+            .format(snippet_path)
+            .expect("it to not fail")
+            .expect("it to be a snippet");
+
+        assert_eq!(output, expected_output);
+    }
 }