diff --git a/PSpec.h b/PSpec.h
index dd75c33a0..3b65ba283 100644
--- a/PSpec.h
+++ b/PSpec.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __PSpec_H
 #define __PSpec_H
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Stephen Williams <steve@icarus.com>
  *
  *    This source code is free software; you can redistribute it
  *    and/or modify it in source code form under the terms of the GNU
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ class PExpr;
 *
 * If data_source_expression != nil, then the path is edge sensitive
 * and the edge might not be 0.
+*
+* The full flag is used to verify that only vectors of the same size
+* are used in a parallel connection. Icarus always creates a full
+* connection between the source and destination. The polarity is for
+* informational (display) purposes only. The polarity is either '+',
+* '-' or 0.
 */
 class PSpecPath  : public LineInfo {
 
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ class PSpecPath  : public LineInfo {
       class PExpr* condition;
 	// Edge specification (-1==negedge, 0 = no edge, 1==posedge)
       int edge;
+	// Is this a full connection.
+      bool full_flag;
+	// What is the polarity of the connection.
+      char polarity;
 	// Ordered set of source nodes of a path
       std::vector<perm_string> src;
 	// Ordered set of destination nodes of a path
diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 42acbea88..e8de6539b 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -4216,6 +4216,8 @@ void PSpecPath::elaborate(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const
 		  continue;
 	    }
 
+	    unsigned long dst_wid = dst_sig->vector_width();
+
 	    if (dst_sig->port_type() != NetNet::POUTPUT
 		&& dst_sig->port_type() != NetNet::PINOUT) {
 
@@ -4283,6 +4285,20 @@ void PSpecPath::elaborate(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const
 			des->errors += 1;
 		  }
 
+		    // For a parallel connection the source and destination
+		    // must be the same width.
+		  if (! full_flag) {
+			unsigned long src_wid = src_sig->vector_width();
+			if (src_wid != dst_wid) {
+			      cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: For a "
+			              "parallel connection the "
+			              "source/destination width must match "
+			              "found (" << src_wid << "/" << dst_wid
+			           << ")." << endl;
+			      des->errors += 1;
+			}
+		  }
+
 		  connect(src_sig->pin(0), path->pin(idx));
 		  idx += 1;
 	    }
@@ -4295,7 +4311,6 @@ void PSpecPath::elaborate(Design*des, NetScope*scope) const
 
 	    dst_sig->add_delay_path(path);
       }
-
 }
 
 static void elaborate_functions(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
diff --git a/pform.cc b/pform.cc
index 82bb894ce..476830b28 100644
--- a/pform.cc
+++ b/pform.cc
@@ -2346,6 +2346,8 @@ extern PSpecPath* pform_make_specify_path(const struct vlltype&li,
 {
       PSpecPath*path = new PSpecPath(src->size(), dst->size());
       FILE_NAME(path, li.text, li.first_line);
+      path->polarity = pol;
+      path->full_flag = full_flag;
 
       unsigned idx;
       list<perm_string>::const_iterator cur;
diff --git a/pform_dump.cc b/pform_dump.cc
index 4455fa7e9..ccb74830f 100644
--- a/pform_dump.cc
+++ b/pform_dump.cc
@@ -944,7 +944,10 @@ void PSpecPath::dump(std::ostream&out, unsigned ind) const
 	    out << src[idx];
       }
 
-      out << " => ";
+      out << " ";
+      if (polarity) out << polarity;
+      if (full_flag) out << "*> ";
+      else out << "=> ";
 
       if (data_source_expression)
 	    out << "(";