diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/lua.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/lua.md
index d7e748cc..8944b2fe 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/lua.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/usage/lua.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ yq -o=lua '.' sample.yml
 will output
 ```lua
 return {
-	["country"] = "Australia";
+	["country"] = "Australia"; -- this place
 	["cities"] = {
 		"Sydney",
 		"Melbourne",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ yq -o=lua '.' sample.yml
 will output
 ```lua
 return {
-	country = "Australia";
+	country = "Australia"; -- this place
 	cities = {
 		"Sydney",
 		"Melbourne",
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
index 8506348d..0e683953 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ func (le *luaEncoder) encodeArray(writer io.Writer, node *yaml.Node) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if child.LineComment != "" {
+			sansPrefix, _ := strings.CutPrefix(child.LineComment, "#")
+			err = writeString(writer, " --"+sansPrefix)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	le.indent--
 	if len(node.Content) != 0 {
@@ -214,6 +221,20 @@ func (le *luaEncoder) encodeMap(writer io.Writer, node *yaml.Node) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if child.LineComment != "" {
+			sansPrefix, _ := strings.CutPrefix(child.LineComment, "#")
+			err = writeString(writer, strings.Repeat(" ", i%2)+"--"+sansPrefix)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if (i % 2) == 0 {
+				// newline and indent after comments on keys
+				err = le.writeIndent(writer)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	le.indent--
 	if len(node.Content) != 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
index 1625278d..ee8f31b9 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ cities:
 - Melbourne
 - Brisbane
 - Perth`,
-		// TODO comments,   -- this place
 		expected: `return {
-	["country"] = "Australia";
+	["country"] = "Australia"; -- this place
 	["cities"] = {
 		"Sydney",
 		"Melbourne",
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ cities:
 - Brisbane
 - Perth`,
 		expected: `return {
-	country = "Australia";
+	country = "Australia"; -- this place
 	cities = {
 		"Sydney",
 		"Melbourne",