diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/itemdata.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/itemdata.cpp
index 38415ea25e..1b809383db 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/itemdata.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/itemdata.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ namespace MWLua
             {
                 SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
                 addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-                obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &ItemData::setValue, std::monostate{}, prop }] = value;
+                obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &ItemData::setValue, std::monostate{}, prop }]
+                    = sol::main_object(value);
             }
             else
                 throw std::runtime_error("Only global or self scripts can set the value");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
index b32d8bba9e..adbf20292d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
         }
         MWBase::LuaManager::ActorControls mControls;
-        std::map<CachedStat, sol::object> mStatsCache;
+        std::map<CachedStat, sol::main_object> mStatsCache;
         bool mIsActive;
     };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
index 317ffbd406..637ae0b002 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/stats.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ namespace MWLua
 
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setNpcValue, attributeId, "skillIncreasesForAttribute" }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setNpcValue, attributeId, "skillIncreasesForAttribute" }]
+                = sol::main_object(value);
         }
     };
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
             obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setNpcValue, specialization, "skillIncreasesForSpecialization" }]
-                = value;
+                = sol::main_object(value);
         }
     };
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setCreatureValue, std::monostate{}, "current" }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setCreatureValue, std::monostate{}, "current" }]
+                = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         sol::object getProgress(const Context& context) const
@@ -204,7 +206,8 @@ namespace MWLua
 
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setNpcValue, std::monostate{}, "progress" }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &setNpcValue, std::monostate{}, "progress" }]
+                = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         SkillIncreasesForAttributeStats getSkillIncreasesForAttributeStats() const
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &DynamicStat::setValue, mIndex, prop }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &DynamicStat::setValue, mIndex, prop }] = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         static void setValue(Index i, std::string_view prop, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const sol::object& value)
@@ -318,7 +321,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &AttributeStat::setValue, mId, prop }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &AttributeStat::setValue, mId, prop }] = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         static void setValue(Index i, std::string_view prop, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const sol::object& value)
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &SkillStat::setValue, mId, prop }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &SkillStat::setValue, mId, prop }] = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         static void setValue(Index index, std::string_view prop, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const sol::object& value)
@@ -465,7 +468,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             SelfObject* obj = mObject.asSelfObject();
             addStatUpdateAction(context.mLuaManager, *obj);
-            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &AIStat::setValue, static_cast<int>(mIndex), prop }] = value;
+            obj->mStatsCache[SelfObject::CachedStat{ &AIStat::setValue, static_cast<int>(mIndex), prop }]
+                = sol::main_object(value);
         }
 
         static void setValue(Index i, std::string_view prop, const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const sol::object& value)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
index 069258fd8e..76bba0c082 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ namespace MWLua
                 return res.str();
             };
             element["layout"] = sol::property([](const LuaUi::Element& element) { return element.mLayout; },
-                [](LuaUi::Element& element, const sol::table& layout) { element.mLayout = layout; });
+                [](LuaUi::Element& element, const sol::main_table& layout) { element.mLayout = layout; });
             element["update"] = [luaManager = context.mLuaManager](const std::shared_ptr<LuaUi::Element>& element) {
                 if (element->mState != LuaUi::Element::Created)
                     return;
diff --git a/components/lua/luastate.cpp b/components/lua/luastate.cpp
index 2f5800c521..de876f2c5c 100644
--- a/components/lua/luastate.cpp
+++ b/components/lua/luastate.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ namespace LuaUtil
     }
 
     sol::protected_function_result LuaState::runInNewSandbox(const VFS::Path::Normalized& path,
-        const std::string& envName, const std::map<std::string, sol::object>& packages, const sol::object& hiddenData)
+        const std::string& envName, const std::map<std::string, sol::main_object>& packages,
+        const sol::main_object& hiddenData)
     {
         // TODO
         sol::protected_function script = loadScriptAndCache(path);
diff --git a/components/lua/luastate.hpp b/components/lua/luastate.hpp
index 32c3151c88..cf8e62690a 100644
--- a/components/lua/luastate.hpp
+++ b/components/lua/luastate.hpp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         //         should be either a sol::table or a sol::function. If it is a function, it will be evaluated
         //         (once per sandbox) with the argument 'hiddenData' the first time when requested.
         sol::protected_function_result runInNewSandbox(const VFS::Path::Normalized& path,
-            const std::string& envName = "unnamed", const std::map<std::string, sol::object>& packages = {},
-            const sol::object& hiddenData = sol::nil);
+            const std::string& envName = "unnamed", const std::map<std::string, sol::main_object>& packages = {},
+            const sol::main_object& hiddenData = sol::nil);
 
         void dropScriptCache() { mCompiledScripts.clear(); }
 
diff --git a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
index 88f4b9c33c..5eff211894 100644
--- a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
+++ b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         Log(Debug::Error) << mNamePrefix << "[" << scriptPath(scriptId) << "] " << msg << ": " << e.what();
     }
 
-    void ScriptsContainer::addPackage(std::string packageName, sol::object package)
+    void ScriptsContainer::addPackage(std::string packageName, sol::main_object package)
     {
         if (!package.is<sol::userdata>())
             throw std::logic_error("Expected package to be read-only: " + packageName);
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         {
             if (next->mOnOverride)
             {
-                sol::object prevInterface = sol::nil;
+                sol::main_object prevInterface = sol::nil;
                 if (prev)
                     prevInterface = *prev->mInterface;
                 try
diff --git a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
index 2059983c1f..956b4d4317 100644
--- a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
+++ b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
 
         // Adds package that will be available (via `require`) for all scripts in the container.
         // Automatically applies LuaUtil::makeReadOnly to the package.
-        void addPackage(std::string packageName, sol::object package);
+        void addPackage(std::string packageName, sol::main_object package);
 
         // Gets script with given id from ScriptsConfiguration, finds the source in the virtual file system, starts as a
         // new script, adds it to the container, and calls onInit for this script. Returns `true` if the script was
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         struct Handler
         {
             int mScriptId;
-            sol::function mFn;
+            sol::main_function mFn;
         };
 
         struct EngineHandlerList
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ namespace LuaUtil
     private:
         struct Script
         {
-            std::optional<sol::function> mOnSave;
-            std::optional<sol::function> mOnOverride;
-            std::optional<sol::table> mInterface;
+            std::optional<sol::main_function> mOnSave;
+            std::optional<sol::main_function> mOnOverride;
+            std::optional<sol::main_table> mInterface;
             std::string mInterfaceName;
-            sol::table mHiddenData;
+            sol::main_table mHiddenData;
             std::map<std::string, sol::main_protected_function> mRegisteredCallbacks;
             std::map<int64_t, sol::main_protected_function> mTemporaryCallbacks;
             VFS::Path::Normalized mPath;
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         const UserdataSerializer* mSerializer = nullptr;
         const UserdataSerializer* mSavedDataDeserializer = nullptr;
 
-        std::map<std::string, sol::object> mAPI;
+        std::map<std::string, sol::main_object> mAPI;
         struct LoadedData
         {
             std::map<int, Script> mScripts;
-            sol::table mPublicInterfaces;
+            sol::main_table mPublicInterfaces;
 
             std::map<std::string, EventHandlerList, std::less<>> mEventHandlers;
 
diff --git a/components/lua/storage.cpp b/components/lua/storage.cpp
index 9f3a159b3a..9d3d233fb7 100644
--- a/components/lua/storage.cpp
+++ b/components/lua/storage.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
     sol::object LuaStorage::Value::getReadOnly(lua_State* L) const
     {
         if (mReadOnlyValue == sol::nil && !mSerializedValue.empty())
-            mReadOnlyValue = deserialize(L, mSerializedValue, nullptr, true);
+            mReadOnlyValue = sol::main_object(deserialize(L, mSerializedValue, nullptr, true));
         return mReadOnlyValue;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/lua/storage.hpp b/components/lua/storage.hpp
index 5ca151c30d..f86feddb2d 100644
--- a/components/lua/storage.hpp
+++ b/components/lua/storage.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
 
         private:
             std::string mSerializedValue;
-            mutable sol::object mReadOnlyValue = sol::nil;
+            mutable sol::main_object mReadOnlyValue = sol::nil;
         };
 
         struct Section
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/content.hpp b/components/lua_ui/content.hpp
index 1a0379b817..aff38fca57 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/content.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/content.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
     {
     public:
         // accepts only Lua tables returned by ui.content
-        explicit ContentView(sol::table table)
+        explicit ContentView(sol::main_table table)
             : mTable(std::move(table))
         {
             if (!isValidContent(mTable))
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
         sol::table getMetatable() const { return mTable[sol::metatable_key].get<sol::table>(); }
 
     private:
-        sol::table mTable;
+        sol::main_table mTable;
 
         template <typename... Arg>
         sol::object callMethod(std::string_view name, Arg&&... arg) const
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
index 2d8462e273..ce6d57e154 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
                 destroyRoot(mRoot);
                 mRoot = nullptr;
             }
-            mLayout = sol::make_object(mLayout.lua_state(), sol::nil);
+            mLayout.reset();
         }
         mState = Destroyed;
     }
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/element.hpp b/components/lua_ui/element.hpp
index 39a1fdd769..ffd15ac950 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/element.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/element.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
         }
 
         WidgetExtension* mRoot;
-        sol::object mLayout;
+        sol::main_object mLayout;
         std::string mLayer;
 
         enum State
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/widget.cpp b/components/lua_ui/widget.cpp
index 71416be8c8..acbdbcd03a 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/widget.cpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/widget.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
         updateChildrenCoord();
     }
 
-    void WidgetExtension::setProperties(const sol::object& props)
+    void WidgetExtension::setProperties(const sol::main_object& props)
     {
         mProperties = props;
         updateProperties();
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp b/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
index 0ec688d3bb..5fcf86d110 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ namespace LuaUi
         void setCallback(const std::string&, const LuaUtil::Callback&);
         void clearCallbacks();
 
-        void setProperties(const sol::object& props);
-        void setTemplateProperties(const sol::object& props) { mTemplateProperties = props; }
+        void setProperties(const sol::main_object& props);
+        void setTemplateProperties(const sol::main_object& props) { mTemplateProperties = props; }
 
-        void setExternal(const sol::object& external) { mExternal = external; }
+        void setExternal(const sol::main_object& external) { mExternal = external; }
 
         MyGUI::IntCoord forcedCoord();
         void forceCoord(const MyGUI::IntCoord& offset);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace LuaUi
 
         virtual void updateCoord();
 
-        const sol::table& getLayout() { return mLayout; }
+        const sol::main_table& getLayout() { return mLayout; }
         void setLayout(const sol::table& layout) { mLayout = layout; }
 
         template <typename T>
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ namespace LuaUi
         std::vector<WidgetExtension*> mTemplateChildren;
         WidgetExtension* mSlot;
         std::map<std::string, LuaUtil::Callback, std::less<>> mCallbacks;
-        sol::table mLayout;
-        sol::object mProperties;
-        sol::object mTemplateProperties;
-        sol::object mExternal;
+        sol::main_table mLayout;
+        sol::main_object mProperties;
+        sol::main_object mTemplateProperties;
+        sol::main_object mExternal;
         WidgetExtension* mParent;
         bool mTemplateChild;
         bool mElementRoot;