diff --git a/src/table.rs b/src/table.rs
index 17a25b4..6faaae7 100644
--- a/src/table.rs
+++ b/src/table.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ impl OwnedTable {
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(clippy::len_without_is_empty)]
 impl<'lua> Table<'lua> {
     /// Sets a key-value pair in the table.
     ///
@@ -150,11 +149,15 @@ impl<'lua> Table<'lua> {
     }
 
     /// Checks whether the table contains a non-nil value for `key`.
+    ///
+    /// This might invoke the `__index` metamethod.
     pub fn contains_key<K: IntoLua<'lua>>(&self, key: K) -> Result<bool> {
         Ok(self.get::<_, Value>(key)? != Value::Nil)
     }
 
     /// Appends a value to the back of the table.
+    ///
+    /// This might invoke the `__len` and `__newindex` metamethods.
     pub fn push<V: IntoLua<'lua>>(&self, value: V) -> Result<()> {
         // Fast track
         if !self.has_metatable() {
@@ -179,6 +182,8 @@ impl<'lua> Table<'lua> {
     }
 
     /// Removes the last element from the table and returns it.
+    ///
+    /// This might invoke the `__len` and `__newindex` metamethods.
     pub fn pop<V: FromLua<'lua>>(&self) -> Result<V> {
         // Fast track
         if !self.has_metatable() {
@@ -492,6 +497,32 @@ impl<'lua> Table<'lua> {
         unsafe { ffi::lua_rawlen(ref_thread, self.0.index) as Integer }
     }
 
+    /// Returns `true` if the table is empty, without invoking metamethods.
+    ///
+    /// It checks both the array part and the hash part.
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        // Check array part
+        if self.raw_len() != 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Check hash part
+        let lua = self.0.lua;
+        let state = lua.state();
+        unsafe {
+            let _sg = StackGuard::new(state);
+            assert_stack(state, 4);
+
+            lua.push_ref(&self.0);
+            ffi::lua_pushnil(state);
+            if ffi::lua_next(state, -2) != 0 {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        true
+    }
+
     /// Returns a reference to the metatable of this table, or `None` if no metatable is set.
     ///
     /// Unlike the `getmetatable` Lua function, this method ignores the `__metatable` field.
@@ -717,10 +748,11 @@ impl<'lua> Table<'lua> {
             lua.push_ref(&self.0);
             lua.push_value(value)?;
 
+            let idx = idx.try_into().unwrap();
             if lua.unlikely_memory_error() {
-                ffi::lua_rawseti(state, -2, idx as _);
+                ffi::lua_rawseti(state, -2, idx);
             } else {
-                protect_lua!(state, 2, 0, |state| ffi::lua_rawseti(state, -2, idx as _))?;
+                protect_lua!(state, 2, 0, |state| ffi::lua_rawseti(state, -2, idx))?;
             }
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/tests/table.rs b/tests/table.rs
index 1d89562..e89e258 100644
--- a/tests/table.rs
+++ b/tests/table.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use mlua::{Error, Lua, Nil, Result, Table, TableExt, Value};
 
 #[test]
-fn test_set_get() -> Result<()> {
+fn test_globals_set_get() -> Result<()> {
     let lua = Lua::new();
 
     let globals = lua.globals();
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fn test_table() -> Result<()> {
     let table3 = globals.get::<_, Table>("table3")?;
 
     assert_eq!(table1.len()?, 5);
+    assert!(!table1.is_empty());
     assert_eq!(
         table1
             .clone()
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ fn test_table() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(table1, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
 
     assert_eq!(table2.len()?, 0);
+    assert!(table2.is_empty());
     assert_eq!(
         table2
             .clone()
@@ -192,8 +194,10 @@ fn test_table_clear() -> Result<()> {
         )
         .eval::<Table>()?;
     assert_eq!(t2.raw_len(), 3);
+    assert!(!t2.is_empty());
     t2.clear()?;
     assert_eq!(t2.raw_len(), 0);
+    assert!(t2.is_empty());
     assert_eq!(t2.raw_get::<_, Value>("a")?, Value::Nil);
     assert_ne!(t2.get_metatable(), None);