diff --git a/src/lua.rs b/src/lua.rs
index 9c2d59a..9946eed 100644
--- a/src/lua.rs
+++ b/src/lua.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct ExtraData {
     registered_userdata_mt: HashSet<isize>,
     registry_unref_list: Arc<Mutex<Option<Vec<c_int>>>>,
 
+    libs: StdLib,
     mem_info: *mut MemoryInfo,
 
     ref_thread: *mut ffi::lua_State,
@@ -172,7 +173,9 @@ impl Lua {
 
         let mut lua = unsafe { Self::unsafe_new_with(libs) };
 
-        mlua_expect!(lua.disable_c_modules(), "Error during disabling C modules");
+        if libs.contains(StdLib::PACKAGE) {
+            mlua_expect!(lua.disable_c_modules(), "Error during disabling C modules");
+        }
         lua.safe = true;
 
         Ok(lua)
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ impl Lua {
         lua.ephemeral = false;
         #[cfg(any(feature = "lua54", feature = "lua53", feature = "lua52"))]
         {
-            lua.extra.lock().unwrap().mem_info = mem_info;
+            mlua_expect!(lua.extra.lock(), "extra is poisoned").mem_info = mem_info;
         }
 
         mlua_expect!(
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ impl Lua {
             }),
             "Error during loading standard libraries"
         );
+        mlua_expect!(lua.extra.lock(), "extra is poisoned").libs |= libs;
 
         lua
     }
@@ -321,6 +325,7 @@ impl Lua {
             registered_userdata_mt: HashSet::new(),
             registry_unref_list: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(Vec::new()))),
             ref_thread,
+            libs: StdLib::NONE,
             mem_info: ptr::null_mut(),
             // We need 1 extra stack space to move values in and out of the ref stack.
             ref_stack_size: ffi::LUA_MINSTACK - 1,
@@ -381,11 +386,20 @@ impl Lua {
         }
 
         let state = self.main_state.unwrap_or(self.state);
-        unsafe {
+        let res = unsafe {
             protect_lua_closure(state, 0, 0, |state| {
                 load_from_std_lib(state, libs);
             })
+        };
+
+        // If `package` library loaded into a safe lua state then disable C modules
+        let curr_libs = mlua_expect!(self.extra.lock(), "extra is poisoned").libs;
+        if self.safe && (curr_libs ^ (curr_libs | libs)).contains(StdLib::PACKAGE) {
+            mlua_expect!(self.disable_c_modules(), "Error during disabling C modules");
         }
+        mlua_expect!(self.extra.lock(), "extra is poisoned").libs |= libs;
+
+        res
     }
 
     /// Consumes and leaks `Lua` object, returning a static reference `&'static Lua`.
@@ -1655,7 +1669,12 @@ impl Lua {
         'lua: 'callback,
     {
         #[cfg(any(feature = "lua54", feature = "lua53", feature = "lua52"))]
-        self.load_from_std_lib(StdLib::COROUTINE)?;
+        {
+            let libs = mlua_expect!(self.extra.lock(), "extra is poisoned").libs;
+            if !libs.contains(StdLib::COROUTINE) {
+                self.load_from_std_lib(StdLib::COROUTINE)?;
+            }
+        }
 
         unsafe extern "C" fn call_callback(state: *mut ffi::lua_State) -> c_int {
             callback_error(state, |nargs| {
diff --git a/src/stdlib.rs b/src/stdlib.rs
index 02f7e3d..9b20f4c 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.rs
+++ b/src/stdlib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ impl StdLib {
     /// (unsafe) [`debug`](https://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#6.10) library
     pub const DEBUG: StdLib = StdLib(1 << 31);
 
+    /// No libraries
+    pub const NONE: StdLib = StdLib(0);
     /// (unsafe) All standard libraries
     pub const ALL: StdLib = StdLib(u32::MAX);
     /// The safe subset of the standard libraries
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index da8b739..813ea1d 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ fn test_safety() -> Result<()> {
         Err(e) => panic!("expected SafetyError, got {:?}", e),
         Ok(_) => panic!("expected SafetyError, got no error"),
     }
+    drop(lua);
+
+    // Test safety rules after dynamically loading `package` library
+    let lua = Lua::new_with(StdLib::NONE)?;
+    assert!(lua.globals().get::<_, Option<Value>>("require")?.is_none());
+    lua.load_from_std_lib(StdLib::PACKAGE)?;
+    match lua.load(r#"package.loadlib()"#).exec() {
+        Err(Error::CallbackError { ref cause, .. }) => match cause.as_ref() {
+            Error::SafetyError(_) => {}
+            e => panic!("expected SafetyError cause, got {:?}", e),
+        },
+        Err(e) => panic!("expected CallbackError, got {:?}", e),
+        Ok(_) => panic!("expected CallbackError, got no error"),
+    };
 
     Ok(())
 }