diff --git a/source/parser.hera b/source/parser.hera
index 5a38c9916..1530470c4 100644
--- a/source/parser.hera
+++ b/source/parser.hera
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ PrimaryExpression
   Literal
   ArrayLiteral
   IdentifierReference # NOTE: Must be below ObjectLiteral for inline objects `a: 1, b: 2` to not be shadowed by matching the first identifier
+  Break -> { type: "BreakValue", children: $0 }
   FunctionExpression
   ClassExpression
   RegularExpressionLiteral
@@ -3413,23 +3414,25 @@ ExpressionStatement
 KeywordStatement
   # https://262.ecma-international.org/#prod-BreakStatement
   # NOTE: no label
-  "break" NonIdContinue -> {
+  Break -> {
     type: "BreakStatement",
     children: $0,
   }
 
   # https://262.ecma-international.org/#prod-ContinueStatement
   # NOTE: no label
-  "continue" NonIdContinue -> {
-    type: "ContinueStatement",
-    children: $0,
-  }
+  "continue" NonIdContinue ->
+    return {
+      type: "ContinueStatement",
+      children: [{ $loc, token: $1 }],
+    }
 
   # https://262.ecma-international.org/#sec-debugger-statement
-  "debugger" NonIdContinue -> {
-    type: "DebuggerStatement",
-    children: $0,
-  }
+  "debugger" NonIdContinue ->
+    return {
+      type: "DebuggerStatement",
+      children: [{ $loc, token: $1 }],
+    }
 
   # https://262.ecma-international.org/#prod-ReturnStatement
   Return MaybeNestedExpression? -> {
@@ -3443,6 +3446,10 @@ KeywordStatement
     children: $0,
   }
 
+Break
+  "break" NonIdContinue ->
+    return { $loc, token: $1 }
+
 DebuggerExpression
   "debugger" NonIdContinue ->
     return {
@@ -6930,6 +6937,54 @@ Init
       })
     }
 
+    function processBreak(statements) {
+      let breakRef
+      gatherRecursive(statements, n => n.type === "BreakValue" && !n.ref)
+      .forEach((b) => {
+        // Set b.ref to prevent this BreakValue from being processed again
+        breakRef = b.ref = {
+          type: "Ref",
+          base: "broke",
+        }
+        // Replace break token, allowing for whitespace to have been pushed
+        // into b.children[0]
+        b.children[b.children.findIndex(c => c.token === "break")] = b.ref
+      })
+      if (!breakRef) return
+      let loops = 0
+      function breaksInLoops(statements) {
+        gatherRecursive(statements, n => n.type === "ForStatement" || n.type === "IterationStatement" || n.type === "FunctionExpression" || n.type === "ArrowFunction")
+        .forEach((loop) => {
+          // Avoid recursing into other functions
+          if (loop.type === "FunctionExpression" || loop.type === "ArrowFunction") return
+          loops++
+          loop.children = [ "{ ", breakRef, " = false; ", ...loop.children, " }" ]
+          gatherRecursive(loop, n => n.type === "BreakStatement" || n.type === "SwitchStatement" || n.type === "FunctionExpression" || n.type === "ArrowFunction")
+          .forEach((b) => {
+            if (b.type === "BreakStatement") {
+              b.children = [ "{ ", breakRef, " = true; ", ...b.children, " }" ]
+            } else if (b.type === "SwitchStatement") {
+              // Ignore breaks within switch, but look for inner loops
+              breaksInLoops(b)
+            }
+          })
+        })
+      }
+      breaksInLoops(statements)
+      if (!loops) {
+        throw new Error("Use of break as value in function with no loops")
+      }
+      const declaration = [ "var ", breakRef, {
+        ts: true,
+        children: [": boolean"],
+      }, "; " ]
+      if (statements.type === "BlockStatement") {
+        statements.children.splice(1, 0, declaration) // add after {
+      } else {
+        statements.unshift(declaration)
+      }
+    }
+
     function processFunctions(statements) {
       gatherRecursiveAll(statements, n => {
         return (
@@ -6940,6 +6995,7 @@ Init
       .forEach((f) => {
         processParams(f)
         const { block, returnType } = f
+        processBreak(block)
         if (module.config.implicitReturns) {
           const isVoid  = returnType  === "void"
           const isBlock = block?.type === "BlockStatement"
@@ -6953,6 +7009,7 @@ Init
       .forEach((f) => {
         processParams(f)
         const {signature, block} = f
+        processBreak(block)
         if (module.config.implicitReturns) {
           const isConstructor = signature.name       === "constructor"
           const isVoid        = signature.returnType === "void"
@@ -7568,6 +7625,7 @@ Init
       processPipelineExpressions(statements)
       processAssignments(statements)
       processFunctions(statements)
+      processBreak(statements) // after all functions already processed
       processSwitchExpressions(statements)
       processTryExpressions(statements)
 
@@ -7605,22 +7663,7 @@ Init
     }
 
     function populateRefs(statements) {
-      const refNodes = gatherNodes(statements, ({type}) => type === "Ref")
-      const blockNodes = new Set(gatherNodes(statements, ({type}) => type === "BlockStatement"))
-      const forNodes = gatherNodes(statements, ({type}) => type === "ForStatement")
-
-      // Populate refs from inside out
-      forNodes.forEach(({declaration, block}) => {
-        // Need to include declarations with block because they share scope
-        if (block.type === "BlockStatement") {
-          populateRefs([declaration, ...block.children])
-        } else { // single non-block statement
-          populateRefs([declaration, ...block])
-        }
-        blockNodes.delete(block)
-      })
-
-      blockNodes.forEach(({expressions}) => populateRefs(expressions))
+      const refNodes = gatherRecursive(statements, ({type}) => type === "Ref")
 
       if (refNodes.length) {
         // Find all ids within nested scopes
diff --git a/test/break.civet b/test/break.civet
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..199f94305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/break.civet
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+{testCase, throws} from ./helper.civet
+
+describe "break as value", ->
+  testCase """
+    for loop
+    ---
+    for item of list
+      break if match item
+      process item
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; for (const item of list) {
+      if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+      process(item)
+    } }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    while loop
+    ---
+    while item = next()
+      break if match item
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; while (item = next()) {
+      if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+    } }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    loop
+    ---
+    loop
+      break if match()
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; while(true) {
+      if (match()) { { broke = true; break } }
+    } }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    two loops
+    ---
+    loop break
+    loop break
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; while(true) { broke = true; break } }
+    { broke = false; while(true) { broke = true; break } }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    broke in scope
+    ---
+    loop break
+    broke := break
+    ---
+    var broke1: boolean; { broke1 = false; while(true) { broke1 = true; break } }
+    const broke = broke1
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    if break
+    ---
+    for item of list
+      break if match item
+      process item
+    if break
+      console.log 'found'
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; for (const item of list) {
+      if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+      process(item)
+    } }
+    if (broke) {
+      console.log('found')
+    }
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    for loop, if break in function
+    ---
+    function f
+      for item of list
+        break if match item
+        process item
+      if break
+        console.log 'found'
+    ---
+    function f() {var broke: boolean; 
+      { broke = false; for (const item of list) {
+        if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+        process(item)
+      } }
+      if (broke) {
+        return console.log('found')
+      }
+      return
+    }
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    return break
+    ---
+    function f
+      for item of list
+        break if match item
+        process item
+      return break
+    ---
+    function f() {var broke: boolean; 
+      { broke = false; for (const item of list) {
+        if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+        process(item)
+      } }
+      return broke
+    }
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    ignore switch
+    ---
+    loop break
+    switch foo
+      case 1
+        break
+      when 2
+        break
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; { broke = false; while(true) { broke = true; break } }
+    switch(foo) {
+      case 1:
+        break
+      case 2: {
+        break;break;
+      }
+    }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    expressionized loop
+    ---
+    items :=
+      for item of list
+        break if match item
+        item
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; const items =
+      (()=>{const results=[];{ broke = false; for (const item of list) {
+        if (match(item)) { { broke = true; break } }
+        results.push(item)
+      } }; return results})()
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  testCase """
+    loops in switch
+    ---
+    switch foo
+      case 1
+        loop break
+    found := break
+    ---
+    var broke: boolean; switch(foo) {
+      case 1:
+        { broke = false; while(true) { broke = true; break } }
+    }
+    const found = broke
+  """
+
+  throws """
+    must be a loop
+    ---
+    unrelated := 'red herring'
+    found := break
+  """
+
+  throws """
+    must be a loop in scope, outer
+    ---
+    function foo
+      loop forever
+    found := break
+  """
+
+  throws """
+    must be a loop in scope, inner
+    ---
+    loop forever
+    function foo
+      found := break
+  """
diff --git a/test/compat/coffee-for-loops.civet b/test/compat/coffee-for-loops.civet
index ee692d45a..16857195a 100644
--- a/test/compat/coffee-for-loops.civet
+++ b/test/compat/coffee-for-loops.civet
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ describe "coffeeForLoops", ->
     }
   """
 
+  // TODO: use i/len instead of i1/len1 in second for loop
   testCase """
     multiple for in
     ---
@@ -195,12 +196,44 @@ describe "coffeeForLoops", ->
       a.x
     }
 
-    for (let i = 0, len = d.length; i < len; i++) {
-      c = d[i]
+    for (let i1 = 0, len1 = d.length; i1 < len1; i1++) {
+      c = d[i1]
       c.x
     }
   """
 
+  // TODO: use i1/len instead of i2/len1 in second for loop
+  testCase """
+    multiple for in, separate functions
+    ---
+    "civet coffee-compat"
+    function f
+      for i in x
+        i
+      return
+    function g
+      for i in x
+        i
+      return
+    ---
+    function f() {
+      var i
+      for (let i1 = 0, len = x.length; i1 < len; i1++) {
+        i = x[i1]
+        i
+      }
+      return
+    }
+    function g() {
+      var i
+      for (let i2 = 0, len1 = x.length; i2 < len1; i2++) {
+        i = x[i2]
+        i
+      }
+      return
+    }
+  """
+
   testCase """
     nested for in loop
     ---
@@ -210,10 +243,10 @@ describe "coffeeForLoops", ->
         a.x
     ---
     var a, c
-    for (let i1 = 0, len1 = b.length; i1 < len1; i1++) {
-      a = b[i1]
-      for (let i = 0, len = d.length; i < len; i++) {
-        c = d[i]
+    for (let i = 0, len = b.length; i < len; i++) {
+      a = b[i]
+      for (let i1 = 0, len1 = d.length; i1 < len1; i1++) {
+        c = d[i1]
         a.x
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/function.civet b/test/function.civet
index 98b294fe5..38741bc66 100644
--- a/test/function.civet
+++ b/test/function.civet
@@ -854,11 +854,11 @@ describe "function", ->
             v + 1
       ---
       (function(x) {
-        const results1=[];for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
-          const results=[];for (const v of x[i]) {
-            results.push(v + 1)
-          };results1.push(results);
-        };return results1;
+        const results=[];for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
+          const results1=[];for (const v of x[i]) {
+            results1.push(v + 1)
+          };results.push(results1);
+        };return results;
       })
     """
 
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ describe "function", ->
           v + 1 for v of x[i]
       ---
       (function(x) {
-        const results1=[];for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
-          const results=[];for (const v of x[i]) { results.push(v + 1) };results1.push(results);
-        };return results1;
+        const results=[];for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
+          const results1=[];for (const v of x[i]) { results1.push(v + 1) };results.push(results1);
+        };return results;
       })
     """