diff --git a/runtime/doc/lua.txt b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
index 6ae1a1a3b8..38767669f3 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
@@ -1259,6 +1259,43 @@ vim.t                                                                  *vim.t*
 vim.v                                                                  *vim.v*
     |v:| variables.
     Invalid or unset key returns `nil`.
+                                                        *lua-scoped-variables*
+Lua variables can be created with the same lifecycle as Vim variables like
+|g:|, |b:|, |w:|, and |t:|.
+
+Example: >lua
+
+    vim.bl[2].foo = { key = 'value' }  -- Set local variable fo buffer 2
+    vim.print(vim.bl[2].foo)           -- "{ key = 'value' }"
+    vim.print(vim.bl[3].foo)           -- "nil"
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(2, {})     -- Delete buffer 2
+    vim.print(vim.bl[2].foo)           -- "nil"
+
+Note that these variables are stored as Lua data rather than VimScript data,
+so they must be evaluated via function calls in VimScript.
+
+Example: >
+    let b:foo = b:lua_var_foo()  " Retrieve the value of `vim.bl.foo`
+    echo b:foo                   " {'key': 'value'}
+
+vim.gl                                                                *vim.gl*
+    Global editor Lua variables.
+    Key with no value returns `nil`.
+
+vim.bl                                                                *vim.bl*
+    Buffer-scoped Lua variables for the current buffer.
+    Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+    an integer to access variables for a specific buffer.
+
+vim.w                                                                 *vim.wl*
+    Window-scoped Lua variables for the current window.
+    Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+    an integer to access variables for a specific window.
+
+vim.tl                                                                *vim.tl*
+    Tabpage-scoped Lua variables for the current tabpage.
+    Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+    an integer to access variables for a specific tabpage.
 
 
                                                                  *lua-options*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index c01bb46de7..a6769408c9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ EDITOR
   it moves to another help buffer.
 • Bells from a |terminal| buffer are now silent by default, unless 'belloff'
   option doesn't contain "term" or "all".
+• Add |vim.gl|,|vim.bl|,|vim.wl|, |vim.tl| for scoped variables.
 
 EVENTS
 
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_options.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_options.lua
index 77d7054626..84a97a781d 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_options.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_options.lua
@@ -90,6 +90,43 @@
 --- vim.v                                                                  *vim.v*
 ---     |v:| variables.
 ---     Invalid or unset key returns `nil`.
+---                                                            *lua-scoped-variables*
+--- Lua variables can be created with the same lifecycle as Vim variables like
+--- |g:|, |b:|, |w:|, and |t:|.
+---
+--- Example: >lua
+---
+---     vim.bl[2].foo = { key = 'value' }  -- Set local variable fo buffer 2
+---     vim.print(vim.bl[2].foo)           -- "{ key = 'value' }"
+---     vim.print(vim.bl[3].foo)           -- "nil"
+---     vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(2, {})     -- Delete buffer 2
+---     vim.print(vim.bl[2].foo)           -- "nil"
+---
+--- Note that these variables are stored as Lua data rather than VimScript data,
+--- so they must be evaluated via function calls in VimScript.
+---
+--- Example: >
+---     let b:foo = b:lua_var_foo()  " Retrieve the value of `vim.bl.foo`
+---     echo b:foo                   " {'key': 'value'}
+---
+---vim.gl                                                                 *vim.gl*
+---     Global editor Lua variables.
+---     Key with no value returns `nil`.
+---
+--- vim.bl                                                                 *vim.bl*
+---     Buffer-scoped Lua variables for the current buffer.
+---     Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+---     an integer to access variables for a specific buffer.
+---
+--- vim.w                                                                  *vim.wl*
+---     Window-scoped Lua variables for the current window.
+---     Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+---     an integer to access variables for a specific window.
+---
+--- vim.tl                                                                 *vim.tl*
+---     Tabpage-scoped Lua variables for the current tabpage.
+---     Invalid or unset key returns `nil`. Can be indexed with
+---     an integer to access variables for a specific tabpage.
 --- </pre>
 
 local api = vim.api