diff --git a/samples/ch23_while.lox b/samples/ch23_while.lox
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64c0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ch23_while.lox
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+var i = 0;
+
+while(i < 10) {
+    print i;
+    i = i + 1;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/chunk.zig b/src/chunk.zig
index edde36e..7f9d6aa 100644
--- a/src/chunk.zig
+++ b/src/chunk.zig
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
             @intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_SET_LOCAL) => return utils.byte_instruction("OP_SET_LOCAL", self, offset),
             @intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_JUMP) => return utils.jump_instruction("OP_JUMP", 1, self, offset),
             @intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE) => return utils.jump_instruction("OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE", 1, self, offset),
+            @intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_LOOP) => return utils.jump_instruction("OP_LOOP", -1, self, offset),
             else => {
                 debug.print("unknown opcode {d}\n", .{instruction});
                 return offset + 1;
diff --git a/src/compile.zig b/src/compile.zig
index 4dcfa81..5e6d0af 100644
--- a/src/compile.zig
+++ b/src/compile.zig
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ const Parser = struct {
             try self.print_statement();
         } else if (self.match(TokenType.IF)) {
             try self.if_statement();
+        } else if (self.match(TokenType.WHILE)) {
+            try self.while_statement();
         } else if (self.match(TokenType.LEFT_BRACE)) {
             self.begin_scope();
             try self.block();
@@ -616,6 +618,32 @@ const Parser = struct {
         try self.parse_precedence(Precedence.Or);
         self.patch_jump(end_jump);
     }
+
+    fn while_statement(self: *Parser) ParsingError!void {
+        const loop_start = self.chunk.count;
+        self.consume(TokenType.LEFT_PAREN, "Expect '(' after 'while'.");
+        try self.expression();
+        self.consume(TokenType.RIGHT_PAREN, "Expect ')' after condition.");
+
+        const exit_jump = try self.emit_jump(@intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE));
+        try self.emit_byte(@intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_POP));
+        try self.statement();
+        try self.emit_loop(loop_start);
+        self.patch_jump(exit_jump);
+        try self.emit_byte(@intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_POP));
+    }
+
+    fn emit_loop(self: *Parser, loop_start: usize) ParsingError!void {
+        try self.emit_byte(@intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_LOOP));
+
+        const offset = self.chunk.count - loop_start + 2;
+        if (offset > 65536) {
+            self.error_msg("Loop body too large.");
+        }
+
+        try self.emit_byte(@intCast((offset >> 8) & 0xff));
+        try self.emit_byte(@intCast(offset & 0xff));
+    }
 };
 
 const Compiler = struct {
diff --git a/src/opcode.zig b/src/opcode.zig
index 855a11f..7c0cdde 100644
--- a/src/opcode.zig
+++ b/src/opcode.zig
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ pub const OpCode = enum(u8) {
     OP_PRINT,
     OP_JUMP,
     OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE,
+    OP_LOOP,
     OP_RETURN,
 };
diff --git a/src/vm.zig b/src/vm.zig
index b4871dc..c21e200 100644
--- a/src/vm.zig
+++ b/src/vm.zig
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ pub const VM = struct {
                         self.ip.? += offset;
                     }
                 },
+                @intFromEnum(OpCode.OP_LOOP) => {
+                    const offset = self.read_short();
+                    self.ip.? -= offset;
+                },
                 else => {
                     debug.print("Invalid instruction: {d}\n", .{instruction});
                     return InterpretResult.RUNTIME_ERROR;