diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index 10a3d8039..978b43b5e 100755
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ type
     nkIfStmt,             # an if statement
     nkWhenStmt,           # a when expression or statement
     nkForStmt,            # a for statement
+    nkParForStmt,         # a parallel for statement
     nkWhileStmt,          # a while statement
     nkCaseStmt,           # a case statement
     nkTypeSection,        # a type section (consists of type definitions)
@@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ type
     mAnd, mOr, mEqStr, mLeStr, mLtStr, mEqSet, mLeSet, mLtSet, mMulSet, 
     mPlusSet, mMinusSet, mSymDiffSet, mConStrStr, mConArrArr, mConArrT, 
     mConTArr, mConTT, mSlice, 
-    mFields, mFieldPairs,
+    mFields, mFieldPairs, mOmpParFor,
     mAppendStrCh, mAppendStrStr, mAppendSeqElem, 
     mInRange, mInSet, mRepr, mExit, mSetLengthStr, mSetLengthSeq, 
     mIsPartOf, mAstToStr, mRand, 
diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index db6d5bd67..891731533 100755
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -258,6 +258,34 @@ proc genBlock(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     else: genStmts(p, t.sons[1])
     endBlock(p)
   
+proc genParForStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) =
+  assert(sonsLen(t) == 3)
+  inc(p.withinLoop)
+  genLineDir(p, t)
+
+  preserveBreakIdx:
+    let forLoopVar = t.sons[0].sym
+    var rangeA, rangeB: TLoc
+    assignLocalVar(P, forLoopVar)
+    #initLoc(forLoopVar.loc, locLocalVar, forLoopVar.typ, onStack)
+    #discard mangleName(forLoopVar)
+    let call = t.sons[1]
+    initLocExpr(p, call.sons[1], rangeA)
+    initLocExpr(p, call.sons[2], rangeB)
+    
+    appf(p.s(cpsStmts), "#pragma omp parallel for $4$n" &
+                        "for ($1 = $2; $1 <= $3; ++$1)", 
+                        forLoopVar.loc.rdLoc,
+                        rangeA.rdLoc, rangeB.rdLoc,
+                        call.sons[3].getStr.toRope)
+    
+    p.breakIdx = startBlock(p)
+    p.blocks[p.breakIdx].isLoop = true
+    genStmts(p, t.sons[2])
+    endBlock(p)
+
+  dec(p.withinLoop)
+  
 proc genBreakStmt(p: BProc, t: PNode) = 
   var idx = p.breakIdx
   if t.sons[0].kind != nkEmpty: 
@@ -815,5 +843,6 @@ proc genStmts(p: BProc, t: PNode) =
         # we have not only the header: 
         if prc.getBody.kind != nkEmpty or lfDynamicLib in prc.loc.flags: 
           genProc(p.module, prc)
+  of nkParForStmt: genParForStmt(p, t)
   else: internalError(t.info, "genStmts(" & $t.kind & ')')
   
diff --git a/compiler/ecmasgen.nim b/compiler/ecmasgen.nim
index 3ab4303c2..ecdbb022e 100755
--- a/compiler/ecmasgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/ecmasgen.nim
@@ -1341,7 +1341,8 @@ proc genStmt(p: var TProc, n: PNode, r: var TCompRes) =
   of nkWhileStmt: genWhileStmt(p, n, r)
   of nkVarSection, nkLetSection: genVarStmt(p, n, r)
   of nkConstSection: genConstStmt(p, n, r)
-  of nkForStmt: internalError(n.info, "for statement not eliminated")
+  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: 
+    internalError(n.info, "for statement not eliminated")
   of nkCaseStmt: genCaseStmt(p, n, r)
   of nkReturnStmt: genReturnStmt(p, n, r)
   of nkBreakStmt: genBreakStmt(p, n, r)
diff --git a/compiler/evals.nim b/compiler/evals.nim
index a4d4cdd9e..b2fded071 100755
--- a/compiler/evals.nim
+++ b/compiler/evals.nim
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ proc evalAux(c: PEvalContext, n: PNode, flags: TEvalFlags): PNode =
   of nkPragmaBlock:
     result = evalAux(c, n.sons[1], flags)
   of nkIdentDefs, nkCast, nkYieldStmt, nkAsmStmt, nkForStmt, nkPragmaExpr, 
-     nkLambdaKinds, nkContinueStmt, nkIdent: 
+     nkLambdaKinds, nkContinueStmt, nkIdent, nkParForStmt: 
     result = raiseCannotEval(c, n.info)
   of nkRefTy:
     result = evalAux(c, n.sons[0], flags)
diff --git a/compiler/renderer.nim b/compiler/renderer.nim
index 67b657657..a5e79762c 100755
--- a/compiler/renderer.nim
+++ b/compiler/renderer.nim
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ proc gsub(g: var TSrcGen, n: PNode, c: TContext) =
   of nkCaseStmt, nkRecCase: gcase(g, n)
   of nkMacroStmt: gmacro(g, n)
   of nkTryStmt: gtry(g, n)
-  of nkForStmt: gfor(g, n)
+  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: gfor(g, n)
   of nkBlockStmt, nkBlockExpr: gblock(g, n)
   of nkStaticStmt: gstaticStmt(g, n)
   of nkAsmStmt: gasm(g, n)
diff --git a/compiler/semgnrc.nim b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
index d8f017c4c..f7e64bdee 100755
--- a/compiler/semgnrc.nim
+++ b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
         a.sons[j] = semGenericStmt(c, a.sons[j], flags, toBind)
       a.sons[L - 1] = semGenericStmtScope(c, a.sons[L-1], flags, toBind)
     closeScope(c.tab)
-  of nkForStmt: 
+  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: 
     var L = sonsLen(n)
     openScope(c.tab)
     n.sons[L - 2] = semGenericStmt(c, n.sons[L-2], flags, toBind)
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 6b79326fe..202b7416a 100755
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -465,7 +465,11 @@ proc semFor(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     else:
       GlobalError(n.sons[length - 2].info, errIteratorExpected)
   elif call.sons[0].sym.magic != mNone:
-    result = semForFields(c, n, call.sons[0].sym.magic)
+    if call.sons[0].sym.magic == mOmpParFor:
+      result = semForVars(c, n)
+      result.kind = nkParForStmt
+    else:
+      result = semForFields(c, n, call.sons[0].sym.magic)
   else:
     result = semForVars(c, n)
   closeScope(c.tab)
@@ -889,7 +893,7 @@ proc SemStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   of nkWhileStmt: result = semWhile(c, n)
   of nkTryStmt: result = semTry(c, n)
   of nkBreakStmt, nkContinueStmt: result = semBreakOrContinue(c, n)
-  of nkForStmt: result = semFor(c, n)
+  of nkForStmt, nkParForStmt: result = semFor(c, n)
   of nkCaseStmt: result = semCase(c, n)
   of nkReturnStmt: result = semReturn(c, n)
   of nkAsmStmt: result = semAsm(c, n)
diff --git a/compiler/transf.nim b/compiler/transf.nim
index 9e0d4051f..0ab8bc8d3 100755
--- a/compiler/transf.nim
+++ b/compiler/transf.nim
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ proc transformConstSection(c: PTransf, v: PNode): PTransNode =
 
 proc hasContinue(n: PNode): bool = 
   case n.kind
-  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit, nkForStmt, nkWhileStmt: nil
+  of nkEmpty..nkNilLit, nkForStmt, nkParForStmt, nkWhileStmt: nil
   of nkContinueStmt: result = true
   else: 
     for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1): 
@@ -659,6 +659,10 @@ proc transform(c: PTransf, n: PNode): PTransNode =
     inc c.inLoop
     result = transformFor(c, n)
     dec c.inLoop
+  of nkParForStmt:
+    inc c.inLoop
+    result = transformSons(c, n)
+    dec c.inLoop
   of nkCaseStmt: result = transformCase(c, n)
   of nkContinueStmt:
     result = PTransNode(newNode(nkBreakStmt))
diff --git a/config/nimrod.cfg b/config/nimrod.cfg
index 21cf55ec9..c98f30f02 100755
--- a/config/nimrod.cfg
+++ b/config/nimrod.cfg
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ hint[LineTooLong]=off
 
 @if unix:
   @if not bsd:
+    # -fopenmp
     gcc.options.linker = "-ldl"
     clang.options.linker = "-ldl"
     tcc.options.linker = "-ldl"
diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 8b08952f0..21f5134e2 100755
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type
     nnkMacroDef, nnkTemplateDef, nnkIteratorDef, nnkOfBranch, 
     nnkElifBranch, nnkExceptBranch, nnkElse, nnkMacroStmt, 
     nnkAsmStmt, nnkPragma, nnkPragmaBlock, nnkIfStmt, nnkWhenStmt, 
-    nnkForStmt, nnkWhileStmt, nnkCaseStmt, 
+    nnkForStmt, nnkParForStmt, nnkWhileStmt, nnkCaseStmt, 
     nnkTypeSection, nnkVarSection, nnkLetSection, nnkConstSection, 
     nnkConstDef, nnkTypeDef, 
     nnkYieldStmt, nnkTryStmt, nnkFinally, nnkRaiseStmt, 
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index f78ca9738..148df7e34 100755
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -1200,6 +1200,15 @@ iterator `..`*[S, T](a: S, b: T): T {.inline.} =
     yield res
     inc res
 
+iterator `||`*[S, T](a: S, b: T, annotation=""): T {.
+  inline, magic: "OmpParFor", sideEffect.} =
+  ## parallel loop iterator. Same as `..` but the loop may run in parallel.
+  ## `annotation` is an additional annotation for the code generator to use.
+  ## Note that the compiler maps that to
+  ## the ``#pragma omp parallel for`` construct of `OpenMP`:idx: and as
+  ## such isn't aware of the parallelism in your code. Be careful.
+  nil
+
 proc min*(x, y: int): int {.magic: "MinI", noSideEffect.}
 proc min*(x, y: int8): int8 {.magic: "MinI", noSideEffect.}
 proc min*(x, y: int16): int16 {.magic: "MinI", noSideEffect.}
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index e047cf1fc..f83c86a25 100755
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Library Additions
 - Added ``system.clamp`` to limit a value within an interval ``[a, b]``.
 - Added ``strutils.continuesWith``.
 - Added ``system.getStackTrace``.
+- Added ``system.||`` for parallel for loop support.
 - The GC supports (soft) realtime systems via ``GC_setMaxPause`` 
   and ``GC_step`` procs.
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ Compiler Additions
   option or pragma.
 - The compiler now generates marker procs that the GC can use instead of RTTI.
   This speeds up the GC quite a bit.
+- The compiler now supports OpenMP's parallel for loop.
 
 
 Language Additions