diff --git a/PGenerate.h b/PGenerate.h
index a9af52120..74082a27a 100644
--- a/PGenerate.h
+++ b/PGenerate.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class PGenerate : public LineInfo, public LexicalScope {
       PScope*lexical_scope;
 
       enum scheme_t {GS_NONE, GS_LOOP, GS_CONDIT, GS_ELSE,
-		     GS_CASE, GS_CASE_ITEM};
+		     GS_CASE, GS_CASE_ITEM, GS_NBLOCK};
       scheme_t scheme_type;
 
 	// generate loops have an index variable and three
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class PGenerate : public LineInfo, public LexicalScope {
       bool generate_scope_loop_(Design*des, NetScope*container);
       bool generate_scope_condit_(Design*des, NetScope*container, bool else_flag);
       bool generate_scope_case_(Design*des, NetScope*container);
+      bool generate_scope_nblock_(Design*des, NetScope*container);
 
 	// Elaborate_scope within a generated scope.
       void elaborate_subscope_(Design*des, NetScope*scope);
diff --git a/elab_scope.cc b/elab_scope.cc
index 083808430..2fcc1017b 100644
--- a/elab_scope.cc
+++ b/elab_scope.cc
@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ bool PGenerate::generate_scope(Design*des, NetScope*container)
 
 	  case GS_CASE:
 	    return generate_scope_case_(des, container);
-	    return true;
+
+	  case GS_NBLOCK:
+	    return generate_scope_nblock_(des, container);
 
 	  case GS_CASE_ITEM:
 	    cerr << get_fileline() << ": internal error: "
@@ -718,6 +720,29 @@ bool PGenerate::generate_scope_case_(Design*des, NetScope*container)
       return true;
 }
 
+bool PGenerate::generate_scope_nblock_(Design*des, NetScope*container)
+{
+      hname_t use_name (scope_name);
+      if (container->child(use_name)) {
+	    cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: block/scope name "
+		 << scope_name << " already used in this context."
+		 << endl;
+	    des->errors += 1;
+	    return false;
+      }
+      if (debug_scopes)
+	    cerr << get_fileline() << ": debug: Generate named block "
+		 << ": Generate scope=" << use_name << endl;
+
+      NetScope*scope = new NetScope(container, use_name,
+				    NetScope::GENBLOCK);
+      scope->set_line(get_file(), get_lineno());
+
+      elaborate_subscope_(des, scope);
+
+      return true;
+}
+
 void PGenerate::elaborate_subscope_(Design*des, NetScope*scope)
 {
 	// Scan the generated scope for nested generate schemes,
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 6ea228b8c..1a0f29bd6 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -2235,6 +2235,16 @@ module_item
 	      cerr << @2 << ": warning: Anachronistic use of begin/end to surround generate schemes." << endl;
 	}
       }
+  | K_generate K_begin ':' IDENTIFIER {
+	pform_start_generate_nblock(@1, $4);
+      } module_item_list_opt K_end K_endgenerate
+      { /* Detect and warn about anachronistic named begin/end use */
+	if (generation_flag > GN_VER2001) {
+	      warn_count += 1;
+	      cerr << @2 << ": warning: Anachronistic use of named begin/end to surround generate schemes." << endl;
+	}
+	pform_endgenerate();
+      }
 
   /* specify blocks are parsed but ignored. */
 
diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index 814e8aa8d..ef3ceacd4 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -530,6 +530,28 @@ void pform_start_generate_case(const struct vlltype&li, PExpr*expr)
       pform_cur_generate->loop_step = 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The named block generate case.
+ */
+void pform_start_generate_nblock(const struct vlltype&li, char*name)
+{
+      PGenerate*gen = new PGenerate(scope_generate_counter++);
+
+      FILE_NAME(gen, li);
+
+      gen->parent = pform_cur_generate;
+      pform_cur_generate = gen;
+
+      pform_cur_generate->scheme_type = PGenerate::GS_NBLOCK;
+
+      pform_cur_generate->loop_init = 0;
+      pform_cur_generate->loop_test = 0;
+      pform_cur_generate->loop_step = 0;
+
+      pform_cur_generate->scope_name = lex_strings.make(name);
+      delete[]name;
+}
+
 /*
  * The generate case item is a special case schema that takes its id
  * from the case schema that it is a part of. The idea is that the
diff --git a/pform.h b/pform.h
index a11a73f1f..27330573b 100644
--- a/pform.h
+++ b/pform.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ extern void pform_start_generate_for(const struct vlltype&li,
 extern void pform_start_generate_if(const struct vlltype&li, PExpr*test);
 extern void pform_start_generate_else(const struct vlltype&li);
 extern void pform_start_generate_case(const struct vlltype&lp, PExpr*test);
+extern void pform_start_generate_nblock(const struct vlltype&lp, char*name);
 extern void pform_generate_case_item(const struct vlltype&lp, PExpr*test);
 extern void pform_generate_block_name(char*name);
 extern void pform_endgenerate();
diff --git a/pform_dump.cc b/pform_dump.cc
index 87159644a..8d301ff40 100644
--- a/pform_dump.cc
+++ b/pform_dump.cc
@@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@ void PGenerate::dump(ostream&out, unsigned indent) const
 	    else
 		  out << " default:";
 	    break;
+	  case GS_NBLOCK:
+	    out << " begin";
       }
 
       if (scope_name)
@@ -1035,7 +1037,11 @@ void PGenerate::dump(ostream&out, unsigned indent) const
 	    (*idx)->dump(out, indent+2);
       }
 
-      out << setw(indent) << "" << "endgenerate" << endl;
+      if (scheme_type == GS_NBLOCK) {
+	    out << setw(indent) << "" << "end endgenerate" << endl;
+      } else {
+	    out << setw(indent) << "" << "endgenerate" << endl;
+      }
 }
 
 void LexicalScope::dump_parameters_(ostream&out, unsigned indent) const