diff --git a/core/lexer.c b/core/lexer.c
index 8d7d09e..d59c82f 100644
--- a/core/lexer.c
+++ b/core/lexer.c
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ lexer_check_direc(struct rifle_state *state, struct token *tok)
             return;
         }
 
+        break;
+    case 's':
+        if (strcmp(tok->s, ".struct") == 0) {
+            tok->type = TT_STRUCT;
+            return;
+        }
+
         break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/parser.c b/core/parser.c
index 62fbcf2..ab40310 100644
--- a/core/parser.c
+++ b/core/parser.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static const char *toktab[] = {
     [TT_RBRACE] = qtok("}"),
     [TT_SEMI]   = qtok(";"),
     [TT_F]      = qtok(".f"),
+    [TT_STRUCT] = qtok(".struct"),
     [TT_EXTERN] = qtok(".extern"),
     [TT_DEFINE] = qtok("#define"),
     [TT_IFDEF]  = qtok("#ifdef"),
diff --git a/inc/rifle/token.h b/inc/rifle/token.h
index a1150cf..d4f98c7 100644
--- a/inc/rifle/token.h
+++ b/inc/rifle/token.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef enum {
     TT_RBRACE,  /* '}' */
     TT_SEMI,    /* ';' */
     TT_F,       /* '.f' */
+    TT_STRUCT,  /* '.struct' */
     TT_EXTERN,  /* '.extern' */
     TT_DEFINE,  /* '#define' */
     TT_IFDEF,   /* '#ifdef' */