diff --git a/moo/kernel/generr.moo b/moo/kernel/generr.moo
index a7537b8..19e8a87 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/generr.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/generr.moo
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			'break or continue not within a loop'
 			'break or continue within a block'
 			'while expected'
+			'invalid goto target'	
 		).
 
 		f := Stdio open: 'generr.out' for: 'w'.
diff --git a/moo/lib/comp.c b/moo/lib/comp.c
index 9c5c55d..f8c7524 100644
--- a/moo/lib/comp.c
+++ b/moo/lib/comp.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static int add_to_oow_pool (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_pool_t* pool, moo_oow_t v)
 	{
 		moo_oow_pool_chunk_t* chunk;
 
-		chunk = moo_allocmem (moo, MOO_SIZEOF(pool->static_chunk));
+		chunk = (moo_oow_pool_chunk_t*)moo_allocmem(moo, MOO_SIZEOF(pool->static_chunk));
 		if (!chunk) return -1;
 
 		chunk->next = MOO_NULL;
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ static int push_loop (moo_t* moo, moo_loop_type_t type, moo_oow_t startpos)
 {
 	moo_loop_t* loop;
 
-	loop = moo_callocmem(moo, MOO_SIZEOF(*loop));
+	loop = (moo_loop_t*)moo_callocmem(moo, MOO_SIZEOF(*loop));
 	if (!loop) return -1;
 
 	init_oow_pool (moo, &loop->break_ip_pool);
@@ -6662,6 +6662,43 @@ static int add_label (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int compile_goto_statement (moo_t* moo)
+{
+	moo_cunit_class_t* cc = (moo_cunit_class_t*)moo->c->cunit;
+	moo_goto_t* _goto;
+	moo_oocs_t* target;
+	moo_ooch_t* nptr;
+
+	if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_IDENT)
+	{
+		moo_setsynerr (moo, MOO_SYNERR_GOTOTARGETINVAL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	target = TOKEN_NAME(moo);
+	_goto = (moo_goto_t*)moo_allocmem(moo, MOO_SIZEOF(*_goto) + (target->len + 1) * MOO_SIZEOF(moo_ooch_t));
+	if (!_goto) return -1;
+
+	nptr = (moo_ooch_t*)(_goto + 1);
+	moo_copy_oochars (nptr, target->ptr, target->len);
+	nptr[target->len] = '\0';
+
+#if 0
+	if (add_to_oow_pool(moo, &cc->mth._goto->target_ip_pool, cc->mth.code.len) <= -1 ||
+	    emit_single_param_instruction(moo, BCODE_JUMP_FORWARD_0, MAX_CODE_JUMP, srcloc) <= -1) 
+	{
+		moo_freemem (moo, _goto);
+		return -1;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	_goto->next = cc->mth._goto;
+	cc->mth._goto = _goto;
+
+	GET_TOKEN (moo); /* read the next token to the target label */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int compile_special_statement (moo_t* moo)
 {
 	moo_cunit_class_t* cc = (moo_cunit_class_t*)moo->c->cunit;
@@ -6728,6 +6765,11 @@ MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "LABEL => %.*js\n", TOKEN_NAME_LEN(moo), TOKEN_NAME_PTR(moo));
 		GET_TOKEN (moo);
 		return 8888; /* indicates that non-statement has been seen and processed.*/
 	}
+	else if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_GOTO)
+	{
+		GET_TOKEN (moo);
+		return compile_goto_statement(moo);
+	}
 
 	return 9999; /* to indicate that no special statement has been seen and processed */
 }
diff --git a/moo/lib/err.c b/moo/lib/err.c
index 537315f..b994683 100644
--- a/moo/lib/err.c
+++ b/moo/lib/err.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_73[] = {'l','i','t','e','r','a','l',' ','e','x','p',
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_74[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','n','o','t',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','l','o','o','p','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_75[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_76[] = {'w','h','i','l','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_77[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','g','o','t','o',' ','t','a','r','g','e','t','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 {
 	synerrstr_0, synerrstr_1, synerrstr_2, synerrstr_3, synerrstr_4, synerrstr_5, synerrstr_6, synerrstr_7,
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 	synerrstr_48, synerrstr_49, synerrstr_50, synerrstr_51, synerrstr_52, synerrstr_53, synerrstr_54, synerrstr_55,
 	synerrstr_56, synerrstr_57, synerrstr_58, synerrstr_59, synerrstr_60, synerrstr_61, synerrstr_62, synerrstr_63,
 	synerrstr_64, synerrstr_65, synerrstr_66, synerrstr_67, synerrstr_68, synerrstr_69, synerrstr_70, synerrstr_71,
-	synerrstr_72, synerrstr_73, synerrstr_74, synerrstr_75, synerrstr_76 
+	synerrstr_72, synerrstr_73, synerrstr_74, synerrstr_75, synerrstr_76, synerrstr_77 
 };
 #endif
 /* END: GENERATED WITH generr.moo */
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
index 85d6bf3..f171542 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
@@ -411,8 +411,9 @@ struct moo_label_t
 typedef struct moo_goto_t moo_goto_t;
 struct moo_goto_t
 {
-	moo_ooch_t* label_name;
+	moo_ooch_t* target_name;
 	moo_oow_t level;
+	moo_oow_t ip;
 	moo_goto_t* next;
 };
 
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo.h b/moo/lib/moo.h
index 2552ada..196fdb6 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo.h
@@ -1894,7 +1894,8 @@ enum moo_synerrnum_t
 	MOO_SYNERR_LITERAL,         /* literal expected */
 	MOO_SYNERR_NOTINLOOP,       /* break or continue not within a loop */
 	MOO_SYNERR_INBLOCK,         /* break or continue within a block */
-	MOO_SYNERR_WHILE            /* while expected */
+	MOO_SYNERR_WHILE,           /* while expected */
+	MOO_SYNERR_GOTOTARGETINVAL  /* invalid goto target */
 };
 typedef enum moo_synerrnum_t moo_synerrnum_t;