diff --git a/core/lexer.c b/core/lexer.c
index d782a32..06e0e73 100644
--- a/core/lexer.c
+++ b/core/lexer.c
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ lexer_scan(struct rifle_state *state, struct token *res)
         res->type = TT_RBRACE;
         res->c = c;
         return 0;
+    case ';':
+        res->type = TT_SEMI;
+        res->c = c;
+        return 0;
     case '#':
         if ((c = lexer_nom(state, false)) == '\0') {
             trace_error(state, "unexpected end of file\n");
diff --git a/core/parser.c b/core/parser.c
index 35fc51b..92f65bc 100644
--- a/core/parser.c
+++ b/core/parser.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static const char *toktab[] = {
     [TT_RPAREN] = qtok(")"),
     [TT_LBRACE] = qtok("{"),
     [TT_RBRACE] = qtok("}"),
+    [TT_SEMI]   = qtok(";"),
     [TT_F]      = qtok(".f"),
     [TT_EXTERN] = qtok(".extern"),
     [TT_DEFINE] = qtok("#define"),
diff --git a/inc/rifle/token.h b/inc/rifle/token.h
index b4fbc25..4b14f23 100644
--- a/inc/rifle/token.h
+++ b/inc/rifle/token.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ typedef enum {
     TT_RPAREN,  /* ')' */
     TT_LBRACE,  /* '{' */
     TT_RBRACE,  /* '}' */
+    TT_SEMI,    /* ';' */
     TT_F,       /* '.f' */
     TT_EXTERN,  /* '.extern' */
     TT_DEFINE,  /* '#define' */