diff --git a/core/lexer.c b/core/lexer.c
index fef9eb8..f6af9c8 100644
--- a/core/lexer.c
+++ b/core/lexer.c
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ lexer_check_direc(struct rifle_state *state, struct token *tok)
             return;
         }
 
+        break;
+    case 'p':
+        if (strcmp(tok->s, ".pub") == 0) {
+            tok->type = TT_PUB;
+            return;
+        }
+
         break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/parser.c b/core/parser.c
index 0eaae49..2447987 100644
--- a/core/parser.c
+++ b/core/parser.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static const char *toktab[] = {
     [TT_F]      = qtok(".f"),
     [TT_STRUCT] = qtok(".struct"),
     [TT_EXTERN] = qtok(".extern"),
+    [TT_PUB]    = qtok(".pub"),
     [TT_VOID]   = qtok("void"),
     [TT_U8]     = qtok("u8"),
     [TT_U16]    = qtok("u16"),
@@ -520,6 +521,8 @@ parse_begin(struct rifle_state *state)
                 return -1;
             }
 
+            break;
+        case TT_PUB:
             break;
         default:
             utok1(state, &tok);
diff --git a/inc/rifle/token.h b/inc/rifle/token.h
index cbf787a..1a83331 100644
--- a/inc/rifle/token.h
+++ b/inc/rifle/token.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef enum {
     TT_F,       /* '.f' */
     TT_STRUCT,  /* '.struct' */
     TT_EXTERN,  /* '.extern' */
+    TT_PUB,     /* '.pub' */
     TT_VOID,    /* 'void' */
     TT_U8,      /* 'u8' */
     TT_U16,     /* 'u16' */