diff --git a/vhdlpp/debug.cc b/vhdlpp/debug.cc
index 8f8eafb08..0847f11a3 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/debug.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/debug.cc
@@ -346,3 +346,10 @@ void named_expr_t::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
     out << setw(indent) << "" << name_ << "=>";
     expr_->dump(out, indent);
 }
+
+void range_t::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
+{
+    left_->dump(out, indent);
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << (direction_ ? "downto" : "to");
+    right_->dump(out, indent);
+}
diff --git a/vhdlpp/parse.y b/vhdlpp/parse.y
index c61b3d984..655b26a1f 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/parse.y
+++ b/vhdlpp/parse.y
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ const VType*parse_type_by_name(perm_string name)
 
       const VType* vtype;
 
+      range_t* range;
+
       std::list<InterfacePort*>* interface_list;
 
       Architecture::Statement* arch_statement;
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ const VType*parse_type_by_name(perm_string name)
 %type <vtype> subtype_indication
 
 %type <text> architecture_body_start package_declaration_start
-%type <text> identifier_opt logical_name suffix
+%type <text> identifier_opt identifier_colon_opt logical_name suffix
 %type <name_list> logical_name_list identifier_list
 %type <compound_name> prefix selected_name
 %type <compound_name_list> selected_names use_clause
@@ -219,6 +221,9 @@ const VType*parse_type_by_name(perm_string name)
 %type <sequ_list> sequence_of_statements if_statement_else
 %type <sequ> sequential_statement if_statement signal_assignment_statement
 %type <sequ> case_statement procedure_call procedure_call_statement
+%type <sequ> loop_statement
+
+%type <range> range
 
 %type <case_alt> case_statement_alternative
 %type <case_alt_list> case_statement_alternative_list
@@ -832,6 +837,7 @@ identifier_list
 
 identifier_opt : IDENTIFIER { $$ = $1; } |  { $$ = 0; } ;
 
+identifier_colon_opt : IDENTIFIER ':' { $$ = $1; } | { $$ = 0; };
 
 if_statement
   : K_if expression K_then sequence_of_statements
@@ -993,6 +999,60 @@ logical_name_list
       }
   ;
 
+loop_statement
+  : identifier_colon_opt
+    K_while expression_logical K_loop
+    sequence_of_statements
+    K_end K_loop identifier_opt ';'
+      {
+    if($1 && strcmp($1, $8))
+            errormsg(@1, "Loop statement name doesn't match closing name.\n");
+    if($1) delete[]$1;
+    if($8) delete[]$8;
+
+    ExpLogical* cond = dynamic_cast<ExpLogical*>($3);
+    if(!cond) {
+        errormsg(@3, "Iteration condition is not a correct logical expression");
+    }
+    WhileLoopStatement* tmp = new WhileLoopStatement(cond, $5);
+    FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
+
+    sorrymsg(@1, "Loop statements are not supported");
+    $$ = tmp;
+      }
+  | identifier_colon_opt K_for
+    IDENTIFIER K_in range K_loop
+    sequence_of_statements
+    K_end K_loop identifier_opt ';'
+      {
+    if($1 && strcmp($1, $10))
+        errormsg(@1, "Loop statement name doesn't match closing name.\n");
+    if($1)  delete[] $1;
+    if($10) delete[] $10;
+
+    ForLoopStatement* tmp = new ForLoopStatement(lex_strings.make($3), $5, $7);
+    delete[]$3;
+    FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
+
+    sorrymsg(@1, "Loop statements are not supported");
+    $$ = tmp;
+      }
+  | identifier_colon_opt K_loop
+    sequence_of_statements
+    K_end K_loop identifier_opt ';'
+      {
+    if($1 && strcmp($1, $6))
+        errormsg(@1, "Loop statement name doesn't match closing name.\n");
+    if($1) delete[]$1;
+    if($6) delete[]$6;
+
+    BasicLoopStatement* tmp = new BasicLoopStatement($3);
+    FILE_NAME(tmp, @1);
+
+    sorrymsg(@1, "Loop statements are not supported");
+    $$ = tmp;
+      };
+      
 mode
   : K_in  { $$ = PORT_IN; }
   | K_out { $$ = PORT_OUT; }
@@ -1278,6 +1338,13 @@ process_sensitivity_list
   | name_list
       { $$ = $1; }
   ;
+range
+  : simple_expression direction simple_expression
+      {
+    range_t* tmp = new range_t($1, $3, $2);
+    $$ = tmp;
+      }
+  ;
 
 relation
   : shift_expression
@@ -1392,6 +1459,7 @@ sequential_statement
   | signal_assignment_statement { $$ = $1; }
   | case_statement { $$ = $1; }
   | procedure_call_statement { $$ = $1; }
+  | loop_statement { $$ = $1; }
   | K_null ';' { $$ = 0; }
   ;
 
diff --git a/vhdlpp/parse_types.h b/vhdlpp/parse_types.h
index 74c1e8ff1..c3695947a 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/parse_types.h
+++ b/vhdlpp/parse_types.h
@@ -66,4 +66,19 @@ class instant_list_t {
       application_domain_t domain_;
       std::list<perm_string>* labels_;
 };
+
+class range_t {
+    public:
+      range_t(Expression* left, Expression* right, bool dir)
+        : left_(left), right_(right), direction_(dir) {}
+      ~range_t() { delete left_; delete right_; }
+      void dump(ostream&out, int indent) const;
+
+    private:
+      Expression *left_, *right_;
+      bool direction_;
+    private: //not implemented
+      range_t(const range_t&);
+      range_t operator=(const range_t&);    
+};
 #endif
diff --git a/vhdlpp/sequential.cc b/vhdlpp/sequential.cc
index b5c6b0a96..870ac6512 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/sequential.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/sequential.cc
@@ -152,3 +152,46 @@ ProcedureCall::~ProcedureCall()
         delete cur;
     }
 }
+
+LoopStatement::LoopStatement(list<SequentialStmt*>* stmts)
+{
+    if (stmts) stmts_.splice(stmts_.end(), *stmts);
+}
+
+LoopStatement::~LoopStatement()
+{
+    while(stmts_.size() > 0) {
+        SequentialStmt* cur = stmts_.front();
+        stmts_.pop_front();
+        delete cur;
+    }
+}
+
+ForLoopStatement::ForLoopStatement(perm_string it, range_t* range, list<SequentialStmt*>* stmts)
+: LoopStatement(stmts), it_(it), range_(range)
+{ 
+}
+
+ForLoopStatement::~ForLoopStatement()
+{
+    delete range_;
+}
+
+WhileLoopStatement::WhileLoopStatement(ExpLogical* cond, list<SequentialStmt*>* stmts)
+: LoopStatement(stmts), cond_(cond)
+{
+}
+
+WhileLoopStatement::~WhileLoopStatement()
+{
+    delete cond_;
+}
+
+BasicLoopStatement::BasicLoopStatement(list<SequentialStmt*>* stmts)
+: LoopStatement(stmts)
+{
+}
+
+BasicLoopStatement::~BasicLoopStatement()
+{
+}
diff --git a/vhdlpp/sequential.h b/vhdlpp/sequential.h
index 3b5caab0c..afefeb9e9 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/sequential.h
+++ b/vhdlpp/sequential.h
@@ -145,8 +145,60 @@ class ProcedureCall : public SequentialStmt {
       int elaborate(Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);
       int emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc);
       void dump(ostream&out, int indent) const;
+
     private:
       perm_string name_;
       std::list<named_expr_t*>* param_list_;
 };
+
+class LoopStatement : public SequentialStmt {
+    public:
+       LoopStatement(list<SequentialStmt*>*);
+       virtual ~LoopStatement();
+
+       int elaborate(Entity*ent, Architecture*arc) = 0;
+       int emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc);
+       void dump(ostream&out, int indent)  const;
+
+    protected:
+       std::list<SequentialStmt*> stmts_;
+};
+
+class WhileLoopStatement : public LoopStatement {
+    public:
+      WhileLoopStatement(ExpLogical*, list<SequentialStmt*>*);
+      ~WhileLoopStatement();
+
+      int elaborate(Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);
+      int emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc);
+      void dump(ostream&out, int indent) const;
+
+    private:
+      ExpLogical* cond_;
+};
+
+class ForLoopStatement : public LoopStatement {
+    public:
+      ForLoopStatement(perm_string, range_t*, list<SequentialStmt*>*);
+      ~ForLoopStatement();
+
+      int elaborate(Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);
+      int emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc);
+      void dump(ostream&out, int indent) const;
+
+    private:
+      perm_string it_;
+      range_t* range_;
+};
+
+class BasicLoopStatement : public LoopStatement {
+    public:
+       BasicLoopStatement(list<SequentialStmt*>*);
+       ~BasicLoopStatement();
+
+      int elaborate(Entity*ent, Architecture*arc);
+      int emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc);
+      void dump(ostream&out, int indent) const;
+
+};
 #endif
diff --git a/vhdlpp/sequential_debug.cc b/vhdlpp/sequential_debug.cc
index fe78df513..688497aa0 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/sequential_debug.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/sequential_debug.cc
@@ -109,3 +109,32 @@ void ProcedureCall::dump(ostream& out, int indent) const
         (*it)->dump(out, indent);
     out << ")" << endl;
 }
+
+void LoopStatement::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
+{
+    for(list<SequentialStmt*>::const_iterator it = stmts_.begin();
+        it != stmts_.end(); ++it)
+        (*it)->dump(out, indent);
+}
+
+void ForLoopStatement::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
+{
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << "ForLoopStatement at file=" << get_fileline() << endl;
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << it_ << " in ";
+    range_->dump(out, indent);
+    LoopStatement::dump(out, indent+2);
+}
+
+void WhileLoopStatement::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
+{
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << "WhileLoopStatement at file=" << get_fileline() << endl;
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << "condition: ";
+    cond_->dump(out, indent);
+    LoopStatement::dump(out, indent+2);
+}
+
+void BasicLoopStatement::dump(ostream&out, int indent) const
+{
+    out << setw(indent) << "" << "BasicLoopStatement at file=" << get_fileline() << endl;
+    LoopStatement::dump(out, indent+2);
+}
diff --git a/vhdlpp/sequential_elaborate.cc b/vhdlpp/sequential_elaborate.cc
index 9fdb48647..9c7a04506 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/sequential_elaborate.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/sequential_elaborate.cc
@@ -93,3 +93,19 @@ int ProcedureCall::elaborate(Entity*, Architecture*)
 {
       return 0;
 }
+
+int ForLoopStatement::elaborate(Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int WhileLoopStatement::elaborate(Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    //TODO:check whether there is any wait statement in the statements (there should be)
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int BasicLoopStatement::elaborate(Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/vhdlpp/sequential_emit.cc b/vhdlpp/sequential_emit.cc
index 97761b56d..20aa5adc7 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/sequential_emit.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/sequential_emit.cc
@@ -106,3 +106,35 @@ int ProcedureCall::emit(ostream&out, Entity*, Architecture*)
       << "type=" << typeid(*this).name() << endl;
       return 1;
 }
+
+int LoopStatement::emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    out << " // " << get_fileline() << ": internal error: "
+    << "I don't know how to emit this sequential statement! "
+    << "type=" << typeid(*this).name() << endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int ForLoopStatement::emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    out << " // " << get_fileline() << ": internal error: "
+    << "I don't know how to emit this sequential statement! "
+    << "type=" << typeid(*this).name() << endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int WhileLoopStatement::emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    out << " // " << get_fileline() << ": internal error: "
+    << "I don't know how to emit this sequential statement! "
+    << "type=" << typeid(*this).name() << endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int BasicLoopStatement::emit(ostream&out, Entity*entity, Architecture*arc)
+{
+    out << " // " << get_fileline() << ": internal error: "
+    << "I don't know how to emit this sequential statement! "
+    << "type=" << typeid(*this).name() << endl;
+    return 1;
+}