diff --git a/masm/parse.c b/masm/parse.c
index dfa9479..dbe6ade 100644
--- a/masm/parse.c
+++ b/masm/parse.c
@@ -889,6 +889,17 @@ static int parse_pseudo_move(struct parser *parser, struct ins_expr *expr)
 	return M_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int parse_pseudo_nop(struct parser *parser, struct ins_expr *expr)
+{
+	(void) parser;
+
+	expr->ins_len = 1;
+	expr->ins[0] = mips_instructions[MIPS_INS_SLL];
+	expr->ref[0].type = R_MIPS_NONE;
+
+	return M_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int parse_pseudo_instruction(struct parser *parser,
 				    struct ins_expr *expr,
 				    struct token ident)
@@ -911,6 +922,10 @@ static int parse_pseudo_instruction(struct parser *parser,
 		res = parse_pseudo_la(parser, expr);
 	else CHK(move)
 		res = parse_pseudo_move(parser, expr);
+	else CHK(nop)
+		res = parse_pseudo_nop(parser, expr);
+
+	#undef CHK
 
 	if (res) {
 		// reset on fail