diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
index 8ed11d28..fc1fe3c5 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/encoder_lua.go
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ func (le *luaEncoder) encodeAny(writer io.Writer, node *yaml.Node) error {
 			return writeString(writer, strings.ToLower(node.Value))
 		case "!!int":
 			if strings.HasPrefix(node.Value, "0o") {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Lua encoder NYI -- octal") // FIXME
+				var octalValue int
+				err := node.Decode(&octalValue)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return writeString(writer, fmt.Sprintf("%d", octalValue))
 			}
 			return writeString(writer, strings.ToLower(node.Value))
 		case "!!float":
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
index 3cf28ff2..de7e946f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lua_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ var luaScenarios = []formatScenario{
 	{
 		skipDoc:      true,
 		description:  "Scalar int",
-		input:        "- 1\n- 2\n- 0x10\n- -999\n",
-		expected:     "return {1,2,0x10,-999,};\n",
+		input:        "- 1\n- 2\n- 0x10\n- 0o30\n- -999\n",
+		expected:     "return {1,2,0x10,24,-999,};\n",
 		scenarioType: "encode",
 	},
 	{