diff --git a/lauxlib.c b/lauxlib.c
index d742fd27..5f8e8f42 100644
--- a/lauxlib.c
+++ b/lauxlib.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static int pushglobalfuncname (lua_State *L, lua_Debug *ar) {
   int top = lua_gettop(L);
   lua_getinfo(L, "f", ar);  /* push function */
   lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_LOADED_TABLE);
+  luaL_checkstack(L, 6, "not enough stack");  /* slots for 'findfield' */
   if (findfield(L, top + 1, 2)) {
     const char *name = lua_tostring(L, -1);
     if (strncmp(name, LUA_GNAME ".", 3) == 0) {  /* name start with '_G.'? */
diff --git a/ltests.c b/ltests.c
index 57df10e1..1f69fe03 100644
--- a/ltests.c
+++ b/ltests.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,11 @@ static int runC (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1, const char *pc) {
       int nres;
       status = lua_resume(lua_tothread(L1, i), L, getnum, &nres);
     }
+    else if EQ("traceback") {
+      const char *msg = getstring;
+      int level = getnum;
+      luaL_traceback(L1, L1, msg, level);
+    }
     else if EQ("return") {
       int n = getnum;
       if (L1 != L) {
diff --git a/testes/errors.lua b/testes/errors.lua
index 01cfe906..80d91a92 100644
--- a/testes/errors.lua
+++ b/testes/errors.lua
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ end
 
 if not T then
   (Message or print)
-    ('\n >>> testC not active: skipping memory message test <<<\n')
+    ('\n >>> testC not active: skipping tests for messages in C <<<\n')
 else
   print "testing memory error message"
   local a = {}
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ else
   end)
   T.totalmem(0)
   assert(not st and msg == "not enough" .. " memory")
+
+  -- stack space for luaL_traceback (bug in 5.4.6)
+  local res = T.testC[[
+    # push 16 elements on the stack
+    pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1;
+    pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1;
+    pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1; pushnum 1;
+    pushnum 1;
+    # traceback should work with 4 remaining slots
+    traceback xuxu 1;
+    return 1
+  ]]
+  assert(string.find(res, "xuxu.-main chunk"))
 end