diff --git a/src/comp/front/ast.rs b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
index a27de4b969f..abfea16b2ad 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/ast.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ tag expr_ {
     expr_do_while(block, @expr, ann);
     expr_alt(@expr, vec[arm], ann);
     expr_block(block, ann);
+    expr_move(@expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
     expr_assign(@expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
     expr_assign_op(binop, @expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
     expr_send(@expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
diff --git a/src/comp/front/parser.rs b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
index ecfd881a613..01cf64f3739 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
@@ -1251,6 +1251,12 @@ fn parse_assign_expr(&parser p) -> @ast::expr {
             ret @spanned(lo, rhs.span.hi,
                          ast::expr_assign_op(aop, lhs, rhs, p.get_ann()));
         }
+        case (token::LARROW) {
+            p.bump();
+            auto rhs = parse_expr(p);
+            ret @spanned(lo, rhs.span.hi,
+                         ast::expr_move(lhs, rhs, p.get_ann()));
+        }
         case (token::SEND) {
             p.bump();
             auto rhs = parse_expr(p);
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 18d4999297b..35ff93593a9 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -5500,6 +5500,18 @@ fn trans_expr_out(&@block_ctxt cx, &@ast::expr e, out_method output)
             ret res(next_cx, sub.val);
         }
 
+        case (ast::expr_move(?dst, ?src, ?ann)) {
+            auto lhs_res = trans_lval(cx, dst);
+            assert (lhs_res.is_mem);
+            *(lhs_res.res.bcx) = rec(sp=src.span with *(lhs_res.res.bcx));
+            auto rhs_res = trans_expr(lhs_res.res.bcx, src);
+            auto t = node_ann_type(cx.fcx.lcx.ccx, ann);
+            // FIXME: calculate copy init-ness in typestate.
+            // FIXME: do all of the special move stuff
+            ret copy_ty(rhs_res.bcx, DROP_EXISTING,
+                        lhs_res.res.val, rhs_res.val, t);
+        }
+
         case (ast::expr_assign(?dst, ?src, ?ann)) {
             auto lhs_res = trans_lval(cx, dst);
             assert (lhs_res.is_mem);
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/tstate/pre_post_conditions.rs b/src/comp/middle/tstate/pre_post_conditions.rs
index fc449de7148..5a0485e1c79 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/tstate/pre_post_conditions.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/tstate/pre_post_conditions.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import front::ast::expr_rec;
 import front::ast::expr_if;
 import front::ast::expr_binary;
 import front::ast::expr_unary;
+import front::ast::expr_move;
 import front::ast::expr_assign;
 import front::ast::expr_assign_op;
 import front::ast::expr_while;
@@ -362,6 +363,17 @@ fn find_pre_post_expr(&fn_ctxt fcx, @expr e) -> () {
             vec::plus_option[@expr](es, maybe_base);
             find_pre_post_exprs(fcx, es, a);
         }
+        case (expr_move(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
+            // FIXME: this needs to deinitialize the rhs
+            alt (lhs.node) {
+                case (expr_path(?p, ?a_lhs)) {
+                  gen_if_local(fcx, lhs, rhs, a, a_lhs);
+                }
+                case (_) {
+                    find_pre_post_exprs(fcx, [lhs, rhs], a);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         case (expr_assign(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
             alt (lhs.node) {
                 case (expr_path(?p, ?a_lhs)) {
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/tstate/states.rs b/src/comp/middle/tstate/states.rs
index 77231200e8d..16739fdcbad 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/tstate/states.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/tstate/states.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ import front::ast::expr_rec;
 import front::ast::expr_if;
 import front::ast::expr_binary;
 import front::ast::expr_unary;
+import front::ast::expr_move;
 import front::ast::expr_assign;
 import front::ast::expr_assign_op;
 import front::ast::expr_while;
@@ -329,6 +330,32 @@ fn find_pre_post_state_expr(&fn_ctxt fcx, &prestate pres, @expr e) -> bool {
         }
         ret changed;
     }
+    case (expr_move(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
+        // FIXME: this needs to deinitialize the rhs
+        extend_prestate_ann(fcx.ccx, a, pres);
+
+        alt (lhs.node) {
+            case (expr_path(?p, ?a_lhs)) {
+                // assignment to local var
+                changed = pure_exp(fcx.ccx, a_lhs, pres) || changed;
+                changed = find_pre_post_state_expr(fcx, pres, rhs)
+                    || changed;
+                changed = extend_poststate_ann(fcx.ccx, a,
+                            expr_poststate(fcx.ccx, rhs)) || changed;
+                changed = gen_if_local(fcx, a_lhs, a)|| changed;
+            }
+            case (_) {
+                // assignment to something that must already have been init'd
+                changed = find_pre_post_state_expr(fcx, pres, lhs)
+                    || changed;
+                changed = find_pre_post_state_expr(fcx,
+                     expr_poststate(fcx.ccx, lhs), rhs) || changed;
+                changed = extend_poststate_ann(fcx.ccx, a,
+                            expr_poststate(fcx.ccx, rhs)) || changed;
+            }
+        }
+        ret changed;
+    }
     case (expr_assign(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
         extend_prestate_ann(fcx.ccx, a, pres);
 
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
index 7dd1c5d28cb..f936d7513e5 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
@@ -1767,6 +1767,7 @@ fn expr_ann(&@ast::expr e) -> ast::ann {
         case (ast::expr_do_while(_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
         case (ast::expr_alt(_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
         case (ast::expr_block(_,?a)) { ret a; }
+        case (ast::expr_move(_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
         case (ast::expr_assign(_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
         case (ast::expr_assign_op(_,_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
         case (ast::expr_send(_,_,?a)) { ret a; }
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
index 589105867bd..13d7204a714 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/typeck.rs
@@ -1388,6 +1388,13 @@ mod pushdown {
                 write::ty_only_fixup(scx, ann.id, t);
                 pushdown_block(scx, t, bloc);
             }
+            case (ast::expr_move(?lhs_0, ?rhs_0, ?ann)) {
+                auto t = demand::autoderef(scx, e.span, expected,
+                    ann_to_type(scx.fcx.ccx.tcx.node_types, ann), adk);
+                pushdown_expr(scx, expected, lhs_0);
+                pushdown_expr(scx, expected, rhs_0);
+                write::ty_only_fixup(scx, ann.id, t);
+            }
             case (ast::expr_assign(?lhs_0, ?rhs_0, ?ann)) {
                 auto t = demand::autoderef(scx, e.span, expected,
                     ann_to_type(scx.fcx.ccx.tcx.node_types, ann), adk);
@@ -2106,6 +2113,11 @@ fn check_expr(&@stmt_ctxt scx, &@ast::expr expr) {
             write::nil_ty(scx.fcx.ccx.tcx, a.id);
         }
 
+        case (ast::expr_move(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
+            require_impure(scx.fcx.ccx.tcx.sess, scx.fcx.purity, expr.span);
+            check_assignment(scx, lhs, rhs, a);
+        }
+
         case (ast::expr_assign(?lhs, ?rhs, ?a)) {
             require_impure(scx.fcx.ccx.tcx.sess, scx.fcx.purity, expr.span);
             check_assignment(scx, lhs, rhs, a);
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/walk.rs b/src/comp/middle/walk.rs
index 1cec06cd9f8..f0cb9bb5b44 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/walk.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/walk.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ fn walk_expr(&ast_visitor v, @ast::expr e) {
             walk_expr(v, a);
             walk_expr(v, b);
         }
+        case (ast::expr_move(?a, ?b, _)) {
+            walk_expr(v, a);
+            walk_expr(v, b);
+        }
         case (ast::expr_assign_op(_, ?a, ?b, _)) {
             walk_expr(v, a);
             walk_expr(v, b);
diff --git a/src/comp/pretty/pprust.rs b/src/comp/pretty/pprust.rs
index dfe6cc3a75a..af6896fd96f 100644
--- a/src/comp/pretty/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/comp/pretty/pprust.rs
@@ -690,6 +690,12 @@ fn print_expr(&ps s, &@ast::expr expr) {
             ibox(s.s, 0u);
             print_block(s, block);
         }
+        case (ast::expr_move(?lhs,?rhs,_)) {
+            print_expr(s, lhs);
+            space(s.s);
+            wrd1(s, "<-");
+            print_expr(s, rhs);
+        }
         case (ast::expr_assign(?lhs,?rhs,_)) {
             print_expr(s, lhs);
             space(s.s);