diff --git a/src/comp/front/ast.rs b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
index 694ff44857b..edc9c4a25c0 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/ast.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ tag expr_ {
     expr_port(ann);
     expr_chan(@expr, ann);
     expr_send(@expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
+    expr_recv(@expr /* TODO: @expr|is_lval */, @expr, ann);
 }
 
 type lit = spanned[lit_];
diff --git a/src/comp/front/parser.rs b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
index 1f7d4686df4..64f954b89e2 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
@@ -1119,6 +1119,12 @@ impure fn parse_assign_expr(parser p) -> @ast.expr {
             ret @spanned(lo, rhs.span,
                          ast.expr_send(lhs, rhs, ast.ann_none));
         }
+        case (token.LARROW) {
+            p.bump();
+            auto rhs = parse_expr(p);
+            ret @spanned(lo, rhs.span,
+                         ast.expr_send(lhs, rhs, ast.ann_none));
+        }
         case (_) { /* fall through */ }
     }
     ret lhs;