diff --git a/src/error.hpp b/src/error.hpp
index afc1144..d6f217d 100644
--- a/src/error.hpp
+++ b/src/error.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enum class ErrorCode {
   AssertionFailed,
   DivisionByZero,
   SyntaxError,
+  RuntimeError,
 };
 
 class Value;
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ void reseterrobj();
     ErrorCode::code;                                                          \
   }))
 
+#define ERROR_OBJ(code, obj)                                                  \
+  (({                                                                         \
+    TRY(seterrobj(obj));                                                      \
+    seterr("Error " STRINGIZE(code) " at " __FILE__ ":" STRINGIZE(__LINE__)); \
+    ErrorCode::code;                                                          \
+  }))
+
 #define ERROR_FMT(code, ...)                                                  \
   (({                                                                         \
     auto name = TRY(Symbol::create(errname(ErrorCode::code)));                \
diff --git a/src/stdlib.cpp b/src/stdlib.cpp
index e111bd9..1bdf184 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/stdlib.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "stdlib.hpp"
 
 #include "common.hpp"
+#include "error.hpp"
 #include "pod.hpp"
 #include "sourcerange.hpp"
 #include "writer.hpp"
@@ -259,6 +260,39 @@ Result<StackFrame> stdlib_map(const StackFrame& stack_param) {
   return res;
 }
 
+Result<StackFrame> stdlib_error(const StackFrame& stack) {
+  auto params = TRY(stack.get(0));
+  auto size = TRY(params.size());
+  if (size == 0 || size > 2) return ERROR(ArgumentCountMismatch);
+
+  Value error_name;
+  Value error_message;
+
+  if (size == 2) {
+    error_name = TRY(params.get(0));
+    error_message = TRY(params.get(1));
+  } else {
+    auto param = TRY(params.get(0));
+    if (param.is<Symbol>()) {
+      error_name = std::move(param);
+      error_message = TRY(String::create(""));
+    } else if (param.is<String>()) {
+      error_name = TRY(Symbol::create("error"));
+      error_message = std::move(param);
+    } else {
+      return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!error_name.is<Symbol>() || !error_message.is<String>())
+    return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
+
+  auto val = Value(TRY(
+      Error::create(*error_name.to<Symbol>(), *error_message.to<String>())));
+
+  return ERROR_OBJ(RuntimeError, val);
+}
+
 #define STDLIB_FUNCTION(name, id)                                  \
   [(uint64_t)StdlibFunctionId::id] = {#name, StdlibFunctionId::id, \
                                       stdlib_##name}
@@ -277,6 +311,7 @@ static StdlibFunctionEntry function_entries[] = {
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(srcloc, SrcLoc),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(size, Size),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(map, Map),
+    STDLIB_FUNCTION(error, Error),
     [(uint64_t)StdlibFunctionId::Max] = {0, StdlibFunctionId::Max,
                                          stdlib_unknown},
 };
diff --git a/src/stdlib.hpp b/src/stdlib.hpp
index 668efb3..d7dc4a1 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.hpp
+++ b/src/stdlib.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum class StdlibFunctionId : uint64_t {
   SrcLoc,
   Size,
   Map,
+  Error,
   Max,
 };