diff --git a/lib/comp.c b/lib/comp.c
index 7294b7b..88047b8 100644
--- a/lib/comp.c
+++ b/lib/comp.c
@@ -3172,7 +3172,9 @@ static int compile_return (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* src, int ret_from_home)
 
 	HCL_ASSERT (hcl, HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS(src));
 	HCL_ASSERT (hcl, HCL_CNODE_IS_SYMBOL_SYNCODED(HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src), HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN) ||
-	                 HCL_CNODE_IS_SYMBOL_SYNCODED(HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src), HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN_FROM_HOME));
+	                 HCL_CNODE_IS_SYMBOL_SYNCODED(HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src), HCL_SYNCODE_REVERT) ||
+	                 HCL_CNODE_IS_TYPED(HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src), HCL_CNODE_RETURN) ||
+	                 HCL_CNODE_IS_TYPED(HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src), HCL_CNODE_REVERT));
 
 	fbi = &hcl->c->fnblk.info[hcl->c->fnblk.depth];
 	obj = HCL_CNODE_CONS_CDR(src);
@@ -3952,6 +3954,16 @@ static int compile_cons_xlist_expression (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, int nret
 		case HCL_CNODE_WHILE:
 			if (compile_while(hcl, obj, COP_POST_WHILE_COND) <= -1) return -1;
 			goto done;
+
+		case HCL_CNODE_RETURN:
+			/* (return 10)
+			 * (return (+ 10 20)) */
+			if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 0) <= -1) return -1;
+			goto done;
+
+		case HCL_CNODE_REVERT:
+			if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 1) <= -1) return -1;
+			goto done;
 	}
 
 	if (HCL_CNODE_IS_SYMBOL(car) && (syncode = HCL_CNODE_SYMBOL_SYNCODE(car)))
@@ -4023,6 +4035,16 @@ static int compile_cons_xlist_expression (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, int nret
 				if (compile_plus(hcl, obj) <= -1) return -1;
 				break;
 
+			case HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN:
+				/* (return 10)
+				 * (return (+ 10 20)) */
+				if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 0) <= -1) return -1;
+				break;
+
+			case HCL_SYNCODE_REVERT:
+				if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 1) <= -1) return -1;
+				break;
+
 			case HCL_SYNCODE_SET:
 				/* (set x 10)
 				 * (set x (fun (x y) (+ x y)) */
@@ -4034,16 +4056,6 @@ static int compile_cons_xlist_expression (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, int nret
 				if (compile_set_r(hcl, obj) <= -1) return -1;
 				break;
 
-			case HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN:
-				/* (return 10)
-				 * (return (+ 10 20)) */
-				if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 0) <= -1) return -1;
-				break;
-
-			case HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN_FROM_HOME:
-				if (compile_return(hcl, obj, 1) <= -1) return -1;
-				break;
-
 			case HCL_SYNCODE_THROW:
 				if (compile_throw(hcl, obj) <= -1) return -1;
 				break;
diff --git a/lib/gc.c b/lib/gc.c
index 6518eae..30dd1eb 100644
--- a/lib/gc.c
+++ b/lib/gc.c
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ static struct
 	{  2, { 'd','o' },                          HCL_SYNCODE_DO,        HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_do)     },
 	{  4, { 'e','l','i','f' },                  HCL_SYNCODE_ELIF,      HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_elif)   },
 	{  4, { 'e','l','s','e' },                  HCL_SYNCODE_ELSE,      HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_else)   },
-	{  3, { 'f','u','n' },                      HCL_SYNCODE_FUN,    HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_fun)    },
+	{  3, { 'f','u','n' },                      HCL_SYNCODE_FUN,       HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_fun)    },
 	{  2, { 'i','f' },                          HCL_SYNCODE_IF,        HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_if)     },
 	{  2, { 'o','r' },                          HCL_SYNCODE_OR,        HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_or)     },
 	{  4, { 'p','l','u','s' },                  HCL_SYNCODE_PLUS,      HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_plus)   },
 	{  6, { 'r','e','t','u','r','n'},           HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN,    HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_return) },
-	{ 16, { 'r','e','t','u','r','n','-','f','r','o','m','-','h','o','m','e'},
-	                                            HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN_FROM_HOME,  HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_return_from_home) },
+	{  6, { 'r','e','v','e','r','t'},           HCL_SYNCODE_REVERT,    HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_revert) },
 	{  3, { 's','e','t' },                      HCL_SYNCODE_SET,       HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_set)    },
 	{  5, { 's','e','t','-','r' },              HCL_SYNCODE_SET_R,     HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_set_r)  },
 	{  5, { 't','h','r','o','w' },              HCL_SYNCODE_THROW,     HCL_OFFSETOF(hcl_t,s_throw)  },
diff --git a/lib/hcl-prv.h b/lib/hcl-prv.h
index bb775ca..5e023b0 100644
--- a/lib/hcl-prv.h
+++ b/lib/hcl-prv.h
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ enum hcl_tok_type_t
 	HCL_TOK_CONTINUE,
 	HCL_TOK_UNTIL,
 	HCL_TOK_WHILE,
+	HCL_TOK_RETURN,
+	HCL_TOK_REVERT,
 
 	HCL_TOK_BINOP,
 	HCL_TOK_IDENT,
@@ -407,6 +409,8 @@ enum hcl_cnode_type_t
 	HCL_CNODE_CONTINUE,
 	HCL_CNODE_UNTIL,
 	HCL_CNODE_WHILE,
+	HCL_CNODE_RETURN,
+	HCL_CNODE_REVERT,
 
 	HCL_CNODE_ELLIPSIS,
 	HCL_CNODE_TRPCOLONS,
diff --git a/lib/hcl.h b/lib/hcl.h
index e1c3007..f461325 100644
--- a/lib/hcl.h
+++ b/lib/hcl.h
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ struct hcl_t
 	hcl_oop_t s_or;     /* symbol */
 	hcl_oop_t s_plus;   /* symbol */
 	hcl_oop_t s_return; /* symbol */
-	hcl_oop_t s_return_from_home; /* symbol */
+	hcl_oop_t s_revert; /* symbol */
 	hcl_oop_t s_set;    /* symbol */
 	hcl_oop_t s_set_r;  /* symbol */
 	hcl_oop_t s_throw;  /* symbol */
@@ -2047,8 +2047,8 @@ enum hcl_syncode_t
 	HCL_SYNCODE_FUN,
 	HCL_SYNCODE_OR,
 	HCL_SYNCODE_PLUS,
-	HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN,
-	HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN_FROM_HOME,
+	HCL_SYNCODE_RETURN, /* local return. return from the current context. */
+	HCL_SYNCODE_REVERT, /* non-local return. return from home context */
 	HCL_SYNCODE_SET,
 	HCL_SYNCODE_SET_R,
 	HCL_SYNCODE_THROW,
diff --git a/lib/read.c b/lib/read.c
index 991cd84..bcd65ca 100644
--- a/lib/read.c
+++ b/lib/read.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static struct voca_t
 	{  8, { 'c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e'                               } },
 	{  5, { 'u','n','t','i','l'                                           } },
 	{  5, { 'w','h','i','l','e'                                           } },
+	{  6, { 'r','e','t','u','r','n'                                       } },
+	{  6, { 'r','e','v','e','r','t'                                       } },
 
 	{  3, { 's','e','t'                                                   } },
 	{  5, { 's','e','t','-','r'                                           } },
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ enum voca_id_t
 	VOCA_KW_CONTINUE,
 	VOCA_KW_UNTIL,
 	VOCA_KW_WHILE,
+	VOCA_KW_RETURN,
+	VOCA_KW_REVERT,
 
 	VOCA_SYM_SET,
 	VOCA_SYM_SET_R,
@@ -446,7 +450,9 @@ static hcl_tok_type_t classify_ident_token (hcl_t* hcl, const hcl_oocs_t* v)
 		{ VOCA_KW_BREAK,    HCL_TOK_BREAK    },
 		{ VOCA_KW_CONTINUE, HCL_TOK_CONTINUE },
 		{ VOCA_KW_UNTIL,    HCL_TOK_UNTIL    },
-		{ VOCA_KW_WHILE,    HCL_TOK_WHILE    }
+		{ VOCA_KW_WHILE,    HCL_TOK_WHILE    },
+		{ VOCA_KW_RETURN,   HCL_TOK_RETURN   },
+		{ VOCA_KW_REVERT,   HCL_TOK_REVERT   }
 	};
 
 	for (i = 0; i < HCL_COUNTOF(tab); i++)
@@ -1275,7 +1281,9 @@ static hcl_cnode_type_t kw_to_cnode_type (int tok_type)
 		HCL_CNODE_BREAK,
 		HCL_CNODE_CONTINUE,
 		HCL_CNODE_UNTIL,
-		HCL_CNODE_WHILE
+		HCL_CNODE_WHILE,
+		HCL_CNODE_RETURN,
+		HCL_CNODE_REVERT
 	};
 
 	return mapping[tok_type - HCL_TOK_NIL];
@@ -1695,6 +1703,8 @@ static int feed_process_token (hcl_t* hcl)
 		case HCL_TOK_CONTINUE:
 		case HCL_TOK_UNTIL:
 		case HCL_TOK_WHILE:
+		case HCL_TOK_RETURN:
+		case HCL_TOK_REVERT:
 			frd->obj = hcl_makecnode(hcl, kw_to_cnode_type(TOKEN_TYPE(hcl)), 0, TOKEN_LOC(hcl), TOKEN_NAME(hcl));
 			goto auto_xlist;
 
diff --git a/t/ret-01.hcl b/t/ret-01.hcl
index 1a8100f..4ec59e7 100644
--- a/t/ret-01.hcl
+++ b/t/ret-01.hcl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ defun repeat(n f) {
 defun test-non-local-ret-1(k) {
 	repeat 10 (fun() {
 		set k (+ k 2);
-		if (= k 28) { return-from-home k };
+		if (= k 28) { revert k };
 	});
 
 	return k;