diff --git a/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak b/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
index 059e51e..8ecf21b 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
@@ -520,12 +520,24 @@ fun is_for_loop(node: *ast_node): bool {
     return false
 }
 obj for_loop (Object) {
+    var init: *ast_node
+    var condition: *ast_node
+    var update: *ast_node
+    var body: *ast_node
     var scope: map<string, vector<*ast_node>>
     fun construct(): *for_loop  {
         scope.construct()
+        init = null<ast_node>()
+        condition = null<ast_node>()
+        update = null<ast_node>()
+        body = null<ast_node>()
         return this
     }
     fun copy_construct(old: *for_loop) {
+        init = old->init
+        condition = old->condition
+        update = old->update
+        body = old->body
         scope.copy_construct(&old->scope)
     }
     fun destruct() {
@@ -536,7 +548,7 @@ obj for_loop (Object) {
         copy_construct(&other)
     }
     fun operator==(other: ref for_loop): bool {
-        return true
+        return init == other.init && condition == other.condition && update == other.update && body == other.body
     }
 }
 fun ast_return_statement_ptr(return_value: *ast_node): *ast_node {
@@ -897,7 +909,7 @@ fun get_ast_children(node: *ast_node): vector<*ast_node> {
         ast_node::match_statement(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
         ast_node::case_statement(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
         ast_node::while_loop(backing) return vector(backing.condition, backing.statement)
-        ast_node::for_loop(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
+        ast_node::for_loop(backing) return vector(backing.init, backing.condition, backing.update, backing.body)
         ast_node::return_statement(backing) return vector(backing.return_value)
         ast_node::break_statement(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
         ast_node::continue_statement(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
diff --git a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
index a429706..be4a9a0 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
             return transform_if_statement(node, scope)
         } else if (name == "while_loop") {
             return transform_while_loop(node, scope)
+        } else if (name == "for_loop") {
+            return transform_for_loop(node, scope)
         } else if (name == "return_statement") {
             return transform_return_statement(node, scope)
         } else if (name == "function_call") {
@@ -308,6 +310,16 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
         while_loop->while_loop.statement = transform(get_node("statement", node), while_loop)
         return while_loop
     }
+    fun transform_for_loop(node: *tree<symbol>, scope: *ast_node): *ast_node {
+        var for_loop = ast_for_loop_ptr()
+        add_to_scope("~enclosing_scope", scope, for_loop)
+        var statements = get_nodes("statement", node)
+        for_loop->for_loop.init = transform(statements[0], for_loop)
+        for_loop->for_loop.condition = transform(get_node("boolean_expression", node), for_loop)
+        for_loop->for_loop.update = transform(statements[1], for_loop)
+        for_loop->for_loop.body = transform(statements[2], for_loop)
+        return for_loop
+    }
     fun transform_return_statement(node: *tree<symbol>, scope: *ast_node): *ast_node {
         return ast_return_statement_ptr(transform(node->children[0], scope))
     }
diff --git a/stdlib/c_generator.krak b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
index afd324b..e4498ae 100644
--- a/stdlib/c_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
     fun generate_while_loop(node: *ast_node): string {
         return string("while (") + generate(node->while_loop.condition) + ") {\n" + generate(node->while_loop.statement) + "}\n"
     }
+    fun generate_for_loop(node: *ast_node): string {
+        // gotta take off last semicolon
+        return string("for (") + generate(node->for_loop.init) + " " + generate(node->for_loop.condition) + "; " +
+            generate(node->for_loop.update).slice(0,-3) + ") {\n" + generate(node->for_loop.body) + "}\n"
+    }
     fun generate_identifier(node: *ast_node): string {
         return node->identifier.name
     }
@@ -121,8 +126,11 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
     }
     fun generate_function_call(node: *ast_node): string {
         var func_name = generate(node->function_call.func)
-        var parameters = node->function_call.parameters 
-        if (func_name == "+" || func_name == "-" || func_name == "*" || func_name == "/" || func_name == "||" || func_name == "&&")
+        var parameters = node->function_call.parameters
+        if (func_name == "+" || func_name == "-" || func_name == "*" || func_name == "/" || func_name == "||"
+            || func_name == "&&" || func_name == "<" || func_name == ">" || func_name == "<=" || func_name == ">="
+            || func_name == "=="
+        )
             return string("(") + generate(parameters[0]) + func_name + generate(parameters[1]) + string(")")
         // the post ones need to be post-ed specifically, and take the p off
         if (func_name == "++p" || func_name == "--p")
@@ -147,6 +155,7 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
             ast_node::assignment_statement(backing) return generate_assignment_statement(node)
             ast_node::if_statement(backing) return generate_if_statement(node)
             ast_node::while_loop(backing) return generate_while_loop(node)
+            ast_node::for_loop(backing) return generate_for_loop(node)
             ast_node::function(backing) return generate_function(node)
             ast_node::function_call(backing) return generate_function_call(node)
             ast_node::code_block(backing) return generate_code_block(node)
diff --git a/tests/to_import.krak b/tests/to_import.krak
index fd82aa5..18ac7df 100644
--- a/tests/to_import.krak
+++ b/tests/to_import.krak
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ fun simple_print(to_print: int) {
         printf("%d", to_print);
     """
 }
-/*var a = 1*/
-/*var b = 2*/
-var a:int
+var a = 1
 var b:int
 
 
diff --git a/tests/to_parse.krak b/tests/to_parse.krak
index a4b5912..624b871 100644
--- a/tests/to_parse.krak
+++ b/tests/to_parse.krak
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ fun main(): int {
     while (counter) {
         simple_print(--counter)
     }
+    simple_print("\n")
+    for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++;)
+        simple_print(j)
     return 0
 }