diff --git a/mlua_derive/src/from_lua.rs b/mlua_derive/src/from_lua.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e311e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mlua_derive/src/from_lua.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, DeriveInput};
+
+pub fn from_lua(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let DeriveInput {
+        ident, generics, ..
+    } = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+
+    let where_clause = match &generics.where_clause {
+        Some(where_clause) => quote! { #where_clause, Self: 'static + Clone },
+        None => quote! { where Self: 'static + Clone },
+    };
+    let ident_str = ident.to_string();
+
+    quote! {
+      impl #generics ::mlua::FromLua<'_> for #ident #generics #where_clause {
+        #[inline]
+        fn from_lua(value: ::mlua::Value<'_>, lua: &'_ ::mlua::Lua) -> ::mlua::Result<Self> {
+          match value {
+            ::mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
+            _ => Err(::mlua::Error::FromLuaConversionError {
+                from: value.type_name(),
+                to: #ident_str,
+                message: None,
+            }),
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    .into()
+}
diff --git a/mlua_derive/src/lib.rs b/mlua_derive/src/lib.rs
index 59f77a9..78937a8 100644
--- a/mlua_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mlua_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,15 @@ pub fn chunk(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     wrapped_code.into()
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "macros")]
+#[proc_macro_derive(FromLua)]
+pub fn from_lua(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    from_lua::from_lua(input)
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "macros")]
 mod chunk;
 #[cfg(feature = "macros")]
+mod from_lua;
+#[cfg(feature = "macros")]
 mod token;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 26d5fef..4f6ea09 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ pub use crate::{
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "macros")))]
 pub use mlua_derive::chunk;
 
+/// Derive [`FromLua`] for a Rust type.
+///
+/// Current implementation generate code that takes [`UserData`] value, borrow it (of the Rust type)
+/// and clone.
+#[cfg(feature = "macros")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "macros")))]
+pub use mlua_derive::FromLua;
+
 /// Registers Lua module entrypoint.
 ///
 /// You can register multiple entrypoints as required.
diff --git a/tests/userdata.rs b/tests/userdata.rs
index 1be4b22..8bdd46b 100644
--- a/tests/userdata.rs
+++ b/tests/userdata.rs
@@ -908,3 +908,39 @@ fn test_owned_userdata() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "macros")]
+#[test]
+fn test_userdata_derive() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Simple struct
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, mlua::FromLua)]
+    struct MyUserData(i32);
+
+    lua.register_userdata_type::<MyUserData>(|reg| {
+        reg.add_function("val", |_, this: MyUserData| Ok(this.0));
+    })?;
+
+    lua.globals()
+        .set("ud", AnyUserData::wrap(MyUserData(123)))?;
+    lua.load("assert(ud:val() == 123)").exec()?;
+
+    // More complex struct where generics and where clause
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, mlua::FromLua)]
+    struct MyUserData2<'a, T>(&'a T)
+    where
+        T: ?Sized;
+
+    lua.register_userdata_type::<MyUserData2<'static, i32>>(|reg| {
+        reg.add_function("val", |_, this: MyUserData2<'static, i32>| Ok(*this.0));
+    })?;
+
+    lua.globals()
+        .set("ud", AnyUserData::wrap(MyUserData2(&321)))?;
+    lua.load("assert(ud:val() == 321)").exec()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}