diff --git a/src/parser/parser.c b/src/parser/parser.c
index 41b5004..542e11a 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser/parser.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "assignable/identifier/identifier.h"
 #include "declaration/declaration.h"
 #include "dictionary/dictionary.h"
+#include "return/return.h"
 #include "dowrap/dowrap.h"
 #include "function/function.h"
 #include "if/if.h"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
 const char *ValueTypeNames[] = {
     "string",  "assign",     "identifier",  "number",     "if statement",
     "access",  "call",       "declaration", "null",       "boolean",
-    "do wrap", "operations", "list",        "dictionary", "function"};
+    "do wrap", "operations", "list",        "dictionary", "function", "return"};
 
 ArErr error_if_finished(char *file, DArray *tokens, size_t *index) {
   if ((*index) >= tokens->size) {
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ ParsedValueReturn parse_token_full(char *file, DArray *tokens, size_t *index,
     switch (token->type) {
     case TOKEN_IF:
       return parse_if(file, tokens, index);
+    case TOKEN_RETURN:
+      return parse_return(file, tokens, index);
     default:
       break;
     };
@@ -254,5 +257,9 @@ void free_parsed(void *ptr) {
     break;
   case AST_FUNCTION:
     free_function(parsed);
+    break;
+  case AST_RETURN:
+    free_parsed_return(parsed);
+    break;
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.h b/src/parser/parser.h
index 35bc08e..109cfd3 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser/parser.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ typedef enum {
   AST_OPERATION,
   AST_LIST,
   AST_DICTIONARY,
-  AST_FUNCTION
+  AST_FUNCTION,
+  AST_RETURN
 } ValueType;
 
 extern const char *ValueTypeNames[];
diff --git a/src/parser/return/return.c b/src/parser/return/return.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b2e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/return/return.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 William Bell
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "return.h"
+#include "../../lexer/token.h"
+#include "../../memory.h"
+#include "../literals/literals.h"
+
+ParsedValueReturn parse_return(char *file, DArray *tokens, size_t *index) {
+  (*index)++;
+  ParsedValue *parsedValue = checked_malloc(sizeof(ParsedValue));
+  ParsedReturn *parsedReturn = checked_malloc(sizeof(ParsedReturn));
+  parsedValue->type = AST_RETURN;
+  parsedValue->data = parsedReturn;
+  parsedReturn->value = parse_null();
+  if (*index >= tokens->size)
+    return (ParsedValueReturn){no_err, parsedValue};
+  Token *token = darray_get(tokens, *index);
+  if (token->type == TOKEN_NEW_LINE)
+    return (ParsedValueReturn){no_err, parsedValue};
+  ParsedValueReturn value = parse_token(file, tokens, index, true);
+  if (value.err.exists) {
+    free_parsed(parsedValue);
+    free(parsedValue);
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (!value.value) {
+    free_parsed(parsedValue);
+    free(parsedValue);
+    return (ParsedValueReturn){create_err(token->line, token->column,
+                                          token->length, file, "Syntax Error",
+                                          "expected value"),
+                               NULL};
+  }
+  free_parsed(parsedReturn->value);
+  free(parsedReturn->value);
+  parsedReturn->value = value.value;
+  return (ParsedValueReturn){no_err, parsedValue};
+}
+
+void free_parsed_return(void *ptr) {
+  ParsedValue *parsedValue = ptr;
+  DArray *parsed_return = parsedValue->data;
+  free_parsed(parsed_return);
+  free(parsed_return);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/return/return.h b/src/parser/return/return.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05fb5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/return/return.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 William Bell
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef RETURN_H
+#define RETURN_H
+
+#include "../parser.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+  ParsedValue * value;
+} ParsedReturn;
+
+ParsedValueReturn parse_return(char *file, DArray *tokens, size_t *index);
+
+void free_parsed_return(void *ptr);
+
+#endif // RETURN_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/translator/declaration/declaration.c b/src/translator/declaration/declaration.c
index 89e70a9..e1e8f6d 100644
--- a/src/translator/declaration/declaration.c
+++ b/src/translator/declaration/declaration.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ size_t translate_parsed_declaration(Translated *translated,
   set_registers(translated, 1);
   size_t first = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < delcarations.size; i++) {
+    DArray* old_return_jumps = translated->return_jumps;
+    translated->return_jumps = NULL;
     ParsedSingleDeclaration *singleDeclaration = darray_get(&delcarations, i);
     size_t temp = translate_parsed(translated, singleDeclaration->from);
     if (i == 0)
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ size_t translate_parsed_declaration(Translated *translated,
                                        singleDeclaration->column, length};
     push_instruction_code(translated, translated->source_locations.size);
     darray_push(&translated->source_locations, &source_locations);
+    translated->return_jumps = old_return_jumps;
   }
   return first;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/translator/return/return.c b/src/translator/return/return.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8bf8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/translator/return/return.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "return.h"
+
+size_t translate_parsed_return(Translated *translated,
+                               ParsedReturn *parsedReturn) {
+
+  size_t first = translate_parsed(translated, parsedReturn->value);
+  push_instruction_byte(translated, OP_JUMP);
+  size_t return_up = push_instruction_code(translated, 0);
+  darray_push(translated->return_jumps, &return_up);
+  return first;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/translator/return/return.h b/src/translator/return/return.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4861717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/translator/return/return.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 William Bell
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef TRANSLATE_RETURN_H
+#define TRANSLATE_RETURN_H
+#include "../translator.h"
+#include "../../parser/return/return.h"
+
+
+size_t translate_parsed_return(Translated *translated, ParsedReturn *parsedReturn);
+
+#endif // TRANSLATE_RETURN_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/translator/translator.c b/src/translator/translator.c
index c7e9d12..1ec346f 100644
--- a/src/translator/translator.c
+++ b/src/translator/translator.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "if/if.h"
 #include "number/number.h"
 #include "string/string.h"
+#include "return/return.h"
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ size_t translate_parsed(Translated *translated, ParsedValue *parsedValue) {
     return translate_parsed_if(translated, (DArray *)parsedValue->data);
   case AST_DOWRAP:
     return translate_parsed_dowrap(translated, (DArray *)parsedValue->data);
+  case AST_RETURN:
+    return translate_parsed_return(translated, (ParsedReturn *)parsedValue->data);
   }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/testing.ar b/testing.ar
index 12f4433..9b75e3d 100644
--- a/testing.ar
+++ b/testing.ar
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 let y = 1
 let term = y
-if (let x = let z = y) do
-    do
-        x
\ No newline at end of file
+
+let x = do
+    return x
\ No newline at end of file