diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 16e57219..9d38cc93 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ mono_crash.*
 
 #VS Files
 out/
+.vscode/
 
 #Clion Files
 cmake-build-debug/
diff --git a/include/TLuaEngine.h b/include/TLuaEngine.h
index b4c14b03..9800dfe8 100644
--- a/include/TLuaEngine.h
+++ b/include/TLuaEngine.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "TNetwork.h"
 #include "TServer.h"
+#include "Http.h"
 #include <any>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -43,12 +44,13 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 /**
  * std::variant means, that TLuaArgTypes may be one of the Types listed as template args
  */
-using TLuaArgTypes = std::variant<std::string, int, sol::variadic_args, bool, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>>;
+using TLuaArgTypes = std::variant<std::string, int, sol::variadic_args, bool, std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>, sol::nil_t>;
 static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_String = 0;
 static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_Int = 1;
 static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_VariadicArgs = 2;
 static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_Bool = 3;
 static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_StringStringMap = 4;
+static constexpr size_t TLuaArgTypes_Nil = 5;
 
 class TLuaPlugin;
 
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class TLuaEngine : public std::enable_shared_from_this<TLuaEngine>, IThreaded {
         std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> Result;
         std::vector<TLuaArgTypes> Args;
         std::string EventName; // optional, may be empty
+        std::shared_ptr<sol::reference> FunctionRef;
     };
 
     TLuaEngine();
@@ -226,6 +229,7 @@ class TLuaEngine : public std::enable_shared_from_this<TLuaEngine>, IThreaded {
         virtual ~StateThreadData() noexcept { beammp_debug("\"" + mStateId + "\" destroyed"); }
         [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> EnqueueScript(const TLuaChunk& Script);
         [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> EnqueueFunctionCall(const std::string& FunctionName, const std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>& Args);
+        [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> EnqueueFunctionCall(std::shared_ptr<sol::reference> FunctionRef, const std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>& Args);
         [[nodiscard]] std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> EnqueueFunctionCallFromCustomEvent(const std::string& FunctionName, const std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>& Args, const std::string& EventName, CallStrategy Strategy);
         void RegisterEvent(const std::string& EventName, const std::string& FunctionName);
         void AddPath(const fs::path& Path); // to be added to path and cpath
@@ -248,6 +252,10 @@ class TLuaEngine : public std::enable_shared_from_this<TLuaEngine>, IThreaded {
         sol::table Lua_GetPlayerVehicles(int ID);
         std::pair<sol::table, std::string> Lua_GetPositionRaw(int PID, int VID);
         sol::table Lua_HttpCreateConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port);
+        void Lua_HttpGet(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb);
+        void Lua_HttpPost(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const sol::table& body, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb);
+        void Lua_HttpPost(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const std::string& body, const std::string& content_type, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb);
+        void Lua_HttpCallCallback(httplib::Result& response, std::shared_ptr<sol::reference> cb);
         sol::table Lua_JsonDecode(const std::string& str);
         int Lua_GetPlayerIDByName(const std::string& Name);
         sol::table Lua_FS_ListFiles(const std::string& Path);
@@ -293,6 +301,7 @@ class TLuaEngine : public std::enable_shared_from_this<TLuaEngine>, IThreaded {
     std::list<std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult>> mResultsToCheck;
     std::mutex mResultsToCheckMutex;
     std::condition_variable mResultsToCheckCond;
+    boost::asio::thread_pool http_pool;
 };
 
 // std::any TriggerLuaEvent(const std::string& Event, bool local, TLuaPlugin* Caller, std::shared_ptr<TLuaArg> arg, bool Wait);
diff --git a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
index 5dff14ec..8fb376d3 100644
--- a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "TLuaEngine.h"
 #include "Client.h"
 #include "CustomAssert.h"
-#include "Http.h"
 #include "LuaAPI.h"
 #include "TLuaPlugin.h"
 #include "sol/object.hpp"
@@ -624,26 +623,96 @@ std::pair<sol::table, std::string> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_GetPositionR
     }
 }
 
-sol::table TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_HttpCreateConnection(const std::string& host, uint16_t port) {
-    auto table = mStateView.create_table();
-    constexpr const char* InternalClient = "__InternalClient";
-    table["host"] = host;
-    table["port"] = port;
-    auto client = std::make_shared<httplib::Client>(host, port);
-    table[InternalClient] = client;
-    table.set_function("Get", [&InternalClient](const sol::table& table, const std::string& path, const sol::table& headers) {
-        httplib::Headers GetHeaders;
+static httplib::Headers table_to_headers(const sol::table& headers) {
+    auto http_headers = httplib::Headers();
+    if (!headers.empty()) {
         for (const auto& pair : headers) {
             if (pair.first.is<std::string>() && pair.second.is<std::string>()) {
-                GetHeaders.insert(std::pair(pair.first.as<std::string>(), pair.second.as<std::string>()));
+                http_headers.insert(std::pair(pair.first.as<std::string>(), pair.second.as<std::string>()));
             } else {
-                beammp_lua_error("Http:Get: Expected string-string pairs for headers, got something else, ignoring that header");
+                beammp_lua_error("HTTP Error: Expected string-string pairs for headers, got something else, ignoring that header");
             }
         }
-        auto client = table[InternalClient].get<std::shared_ptr<httplib::Client>>();
-        client->Get(path.c_str(), GetHeaders);
+    }
+
+    return http_headers;
+}
+
+static std::string trim_host(const std::string& host) {
+    if (host.back() == '/') {
+        return host.substr(0, host.size() - 1);
+    } else {
+        return host;
+    }
+}
+
+void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_HttpCallCallback(httplib::Result& response, std::shared_ptr<sol::reference> cb_ref) {
+    auto args = std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>();
+    if (response) {
+        args.push_back(sol::nil);
+        args.push_back(response->status);
+        args.push_back(response->body);
+
+        auto headers = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>();
+        for (auto& pair : response->headers) {
+            headers.emplace(pair.first, pair.second);
+        }
+        args.push_back(headers);
+    } else {
+        auto err = response.error();
+        args.push_back(httplib::to_string(err));
+    }
+    // AS FAR AS I CAN TELL this shared_ptr MUST be dropped immediately, because this function runs in the context of the http thread pool.
+    // If we hang on to this pointer by using res.WaitUntilReady() this thread will be the last one to drop the pointer and will corrupt
+    // the lua stack by destructing the sol::object owned by TLuaResult.
+    // There is still likely a small chance of that, ideally EnqueueFunctionCall wouldn't return any references to sol objects.
+    auto res = this->EnqueueFunctionCall(cb_ref, args);
+}
+
+void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_HttpGet(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+    auto http_headers = table_to_headers(headers);
+    // This method and Lua_HttpPost create a sol::reference to save the callback function in the lua registry, and then
+    // wrap it in a shared_ptr because passing any sol object by-value involves accessing the lua state. It is NOT safe
+    // to derefence this pointer inside the http thread pool
+    auto cb_ref = std::make_shared<sol::reference>(cb);
+    boost::asio::post(this->mEngine->http_pool, [this, host, path, http_headers, cb_ref]() {
+        auto client = httplib::Client(trim_host(host));
+        client.set_follow_location(true);
+        auto response = client.Get(path, http_headers);
+        this->Lua_HttpCallCallback(response, cb_ref);
+    });
+}
+
+void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_HttpPost(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const sol::table& body, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+    auto http_headers = table_to_headers(headers);
+    httplib::Params params;
+    for (const auto& pair : body) {
+        if (pair.first.is<std::string>() && pair.second.is<std::string>()) {
+            params.emplace(pair.first.as<std::string>(), pair.second.as<std::string>());
+        } else {
+            beammp_lua_error("Http:Get: Expected string-string pairs for headers, got something else, ignoring that header");
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto cb_ref = std::make_shared<sol::reference>(cb);
+    boost::asio::post(this->mEngine->http_pool, [this, host, path, http_headers, cb_ref, params]() {
+        auto client = httplib::Client(trim_host(host));
+        client.set_follow_location(true);
+        auto response = client.Post(path, http_headers, params);
+        this->Lua_HttpCallCallback(response, cb_ref);
+    });
+}
+
+void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_HttpPost(const std::string& host, const std::string& path, const std::string& body, const std::string& content_type, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+    auto http_headers = table_to_headers(headers);
+
+    auto cb_ref = std::make_shared<sol::reference>(cb);
+    boost::asio::post(this->mEngine->http_pool, [this, host, path, http_headers, cb_ref, body = std::move(body), content_type = std::move(content_type)]() {
+        auto client = httplib::Client(trim_host(host));
+        client.set_follow_location(true);
+        auto response = client.Post(path, http_headers, body.c_str(), body.length(), content_type);
+        this->Lua_HttpCallCallback(response, cb_ref);
     });
-    return table;
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -849,9 +918,28 @@ TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::StateThreadData(const std::string& Name, TLuaStateI
     });
 
     auto HttpTable = StateView.create_named_table("Http");
-    HttpTable.set_function("CreateConnection", [this](const std::string& host, uint16_t port) {
-        return Lua_HttpCreateConnection(host, port);
-    });
+    HttpTable.set_function("Get", sol::overload(
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpGet(url, path, this->mStateView.create_table(), cb);
+        },
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpGet(url, path, headers, cb);
+        }
+    ));
+    HttpTable.set_function("Post", sol::overload(
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const sol::table& body, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpPost(url, path, body, this->mStateView.create_table(), cb);
+        },
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const sol::table& body, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpPost(url, path, body, headers, cb);
+        },
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const std::string& body, const std::string& content_type, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpPost(url, path, body, content_type, this->mStateView.create_table(), cb);
+        },
+        [this](const std::string& url, const std::string& path, const std::string& body, const std::string& content_type, const sol::table& headers, const sol::function& cb) {
+            return Lua_HttpPost(url, path, body, content_type, headers, cb);
+        }
+    ));
 
     MPTable.create_named("Settings",
         "Debug", 0,
@@ -896,6 +984,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::EnqueueScript(const TLu
 
 std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::EnqueueFunctionCallFromCustomEvent(const std::string& FunctionName, const std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>& Args, const std::string& EventName, CallStrategy Strategy) {
     // TODO: Document all this
+    // mStateFunctionQueue needs to be locked here. Calls modifying mStateFunctionQueue from other threads can invalidate this iterator mid-execution
+    std::unique_lock Lock(mStateFunctionQueueMutex);
     decltype(mStateFunctionQueue)::iterator Iter = mStateFunctionQueue.end();
     if (Strategy == CallStrategy::BestEffort) {
         Iter = std::find_if(mStateFunctionQueue.begin(), mStateFunctionQueue.end(),
@@ -907,8 +997,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::EnqueueFunctionCallFrom
         auto Result = std::make_shared<TLuaResult>();
         Result->StateId = mStateId;
         Result->Function = FunctionName;
-        std::unique_lock Lock(mStateFunctionQueueMutex);
-        mStateFunctionQueue.push_back({ FunctionName, Result, Args, EventName });
+        mStateFunctionQueue.push_back({ FunctionName, Result, Args, EventName, NULL });
         mStateFunctionQueueCond.notify_all();
         return Result;
     } else {
@@ -921,7 +1010,17 @@ std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::EnqueueFunctionCall(con
     Result->StateId = mStateId;
     Result->Function = FunctionName;
     std::unique_lock Lock(mStateFunctionQueueMutex);
-    mStateFunctionQueue.push_back({ FunctionName, Result, Args, "" });
+    mStateFunctionQueue.push_back({ FunctionName, Result, Args, "", NULL });
+    mStateFunctionQueueCond.notify_all();
+    return Result;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult> TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::EnqueueFunctionCall(std::shared_ptr<sol::reference> FunctionRef, const std::vector<TLuaArgTypes>& Args) {
+    auto Result = std::make_shared<TLuaResult>();
+    Result->StateId = mStateId;
+    Result->Function = fmt::format("[[function_ref {:p}]]", FunctionRef->pointer());
+    std::unique_lock Lock(mStateFunctionQueueMutex);
+    mStateFunctionQueue.push_back({ "anonymous", Result, Args, "", FunctionRef });
     mStateFunctionQueueCond.notify_all();
     return Result;
 }
@@ -993,8 +1092,9 @@ void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::operator()() {
                 // TODO: Use TheQueuedFunction.EventName for errors, warnings, etc
                 Result->StateId = mStateId;
                 sol::state_view StateView(mState);
-                auto Fn = StateView[FnName];
-                if (Fn.valid() && Fn.get_type() == sol::type::function) {
+                auto FnRef = TheQueuedFunction.FunctionRef ? *TheQueuedFunction.FunctionRef : StateView[FnName];
+                if (FnRef.valid() && FnRef.get_type() == sol::type::function) {
+                    sol::function Fn = FnRef;
                     std::vector<sol::object> LuaArgs;
                     for (const auto& Arg : Args) {
                         if (Arg.valueless_by_exception()) {
@@ -1022,6 +1122,10 @@ void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::operator()() {
                             LuaArgs.push_back(sol::make_object(StateView, Table));
                             break;
                         }
+                        case TLuaArgTypes_Nil: {
+                            LuaArgs.push_back(sol::lua_nil);
+                            break;
+                        }
                         default:
                             beammp_error("Unknown argument type, passed as nil");
                             break;