diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c22f4d3..6237de4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Common snippets
 | ife           | if else conditional      | if value then --body... else --body... end |
 | ifn           | if not conditional       | if not value then --body... end |
 | ifne          | if not else conditional  | if not value then --body... else --body... end |
+| lfun          | local function           | local function functionName (args) -- body... end |
 | loc           | local variable definition shortcut | local x = 1 |
 | local         | local variable definition | local x = 1 |
 | ltab          | local table definition   | local name = {}      |
diff --git a/snippets/language-lua.cson b/snippets/language-lua.cson
index 0f51c82..d435f0a 100644
--- a/snippets/language-lua.cson
+++ b/snippets/language-lua.cson
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
   'for k,v in pairs()':
     'prefix': 'forp'
     'body': 'for ${1:k},${2:v} in pairs(${3:table_name}) do\n\t${0:-- body...}\nend'
+  'local function':
+    'prefix': 'lfun'
+    'body': 'local function ${1:FunctionName} (${2:args})\n\t${0:-- body...}\nend'  
   'local variable definition':
     'prefix': 'local'
     'body': 'local ${1:x} = ${0:1}'