diff --git a/lib/Translation/ForthToMLIR/ForthToMLIR.cpp b/lib/Translation/ForthToMLIR/ForthToMLIR.cpp
index d000ea4..0bf746f 100644
--- a/lib/Translation/ForthToMLIR/ForthToMLIR.cpp
+++ b/lib/Translation/ForthToMLIR/ForthToMLIR.cpp
@@ -557,6 +557,39 @@ LogicalResult ForthParser::parseBody(Value &stack) {
         builder.setInsertionPointToStart(exitBlock);
         stack = exitBlock->getArgument(0);
 
+        //=== LEAVE ===
+      } else if (word == "LEAVE") {
+        consume();
+
+        if (loopStack.empty()) {
+          return emitError("LEAVE without matching DO");
+        }
+
+        Region *parentRegion = builder.getInsertionBlock()->getParent();
+        auto &ctx = loopStack.back();
+
+        // Continue parsing in a dead block to avoid inserting after a
+        // terminator. Use a dummy cond_br to create a reachable dead block that
+        // carries a stack argument, keeping cf->memref type conversion
+        // consistent.
+        auto *deadBlock = createStackBlock(parentRegion, loc);
+        Value cond = builder.create<arith::ConstantOp>(
+            loc, builder.getI1Type(), builder.getBoolAttr(true));
+        builder.create<cf::CondBranchOp>(loc, cond, ctx.exit, ValueRange{stack},
+                                         deadBlock, ValueRange{stack});
+        builder.setInsertionPointToStart(deadBlock);
+        stack = deadBlock->getArgument(0);
+
+        //=== UNLOOP ===
+      } else if (word == "UNLOOP") {
+        consume();
+
+        if (loopStack.empty()) {
+          return emitError("UNLOOP without matching DO");
+        }
+
+        (void)loopStack.pop_back_val();
+
         //=== DO ===
       } else if (word == "DO") {
         consume();
diff --git a/test/Conversion/ForthToMemRef/leave.mlir b/test/Conversion/ForthToMemRef/leave.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60f4979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Conversion/ForthToMemRef/leave.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// RUN: %warpforth-opt --convert-forth-to-memref %s | %FileCheck %s
+
+// Test: DO...LEAVE...LOOP lowers to CF branch to loop exit.
+// Forth: 10 0 DO LEAVE LOOP
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func.func private @main
+// CHECK: %[[STACK:.*]] = memref.alloca() : memref<256xi64>
+// CHECK: cf.br ^bb1(%[[STACK]], %{{.*}} : memref<256xi64>, index)
+// CHECK: ^bb1(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, %{{.*}}: index):
+// CHECK: cf.cond_br %{{.*}}, ^bb2(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, index), ^bb3(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, index)
+// CHECK: ^bb2(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, %{{.*}}: index):
+// CHECK-NEXT: cf.br ^bb3(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, index)
+// CHECK: ^bb3(%{{.*}}: memref<256xi64>, %{{.*}}: index):
+// CHECK: return
+
+module {
+  func.func private @main() {
+    %0 = forth.stack !forth.stack
+    %1 = forth.literal %0 10 : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack
+    %2 = forth.literal %1 0 : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack
+    %output_stack, %value = forth.pop %2 : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack, i64
+    %output_stack_0, %value_1 = forth.pop %output_stack : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack, i64
+    %alloca = memref.alloca() : memref<1xi64>
+    %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+    memref.store %value, %alloca[%c0] : memref<1xi64>
+    cf.br ^bb1(%output_stack_0 : !forth.stack)
+  ^bb1(%3: !forth.stack):
+    %c0_2 = arith.constant 0 : index
+    %4 = memref.load %alloca[%c0_2] : memref<1xi64>
+    %5 = arith.cmpi slt, %4, %value_1 : i64
+    cf.cond_br %5, ^bb2(%3 : !forth.stack), ^bb3(%3 : !forth.stack)
+  ^bb2(%6: !forth.stack):
+    cf.br ^bb3(%6 : !forth.stack)
+  ^bb3(%7: !forth.stack):
+    return
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/Pipeline/leave.forth b/test/Pipeline/leave.forth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6bcb6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Pipeline/leave.forth
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+\ RUN: %warpforth-translate --forth-to-mlir %s | %warpforth-opt --warpforth-pipeline | %FileCheck %s
+\ RUN: %warpforth-translate --forth-to-mlir %s | %warpforth-opt --convert-forth-to-memref --convert-scf-to-cf --convert-forth-to-gpu | %FileCheck %s --check-prefix=MID
+
+\ Verify that LEAVE through the full pipeline produces a gpu.binary
+\ CHECK: gpu.binary @warpforth_module
+
+\ Verify intermediate MLIR: gpu.func with CF control flow
+\ MID: gpu.module @warpforth_module
+\ MID: gpu.func @main(%arg0: memref<4xi64> {forth.param_name = "DATA"}) kernel
+\ MID: cf.br
+\ MID: cf.cond_br
+\ MID: gpu.return
+
+PARAM DATA 4
+10 0 DO LEAVE LOOP DATA 0 CELLS + !
diff --git a/test/Translation/Forth/leave-conditional.forth b/test/Translation/Forth/leave-conditional.forth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3f327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Translation/Forth/leave-conditional.forth
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+\ RUN: %warpforth-translate --forth-to-mlir %s | %FileCheck %s
+
+\ Verify conditional LEAVE preserves the loop backedge for non-LEAVE paths.
+
+\ CHECK:       cf.br ^bb1(%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb1(%[[CHK:.*]]: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.cond_br %{{.*}}, ^bb2(%[[CHK]] : !forth.stack), ^bb[[EXIT:[0-9]+]](%[[CHK]] : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb2(%[[B:.*]]: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.cond_br %{{.*}}, ^bb[[LEAVE:[0-9]+]](%{{.*}} : !forth.stack), ^bb[[JOIN:[0-9]+]](%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb[[EXIT]](%{{.*}}: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       return
+\ CHECK:     ^bb[[LEAVE]](%{{.*}}: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.cond_br %{{.*}}, ^bb[[EXIT]](%{{.*}} : !forth.stack), ^bb[[DEAD:[0-9]+]](%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb[[JOIN]](%{{.*}}: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.br ^bb1(%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb[[DEAD]](%{{.*}}: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.br ^bb[[JOIN]](%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+
+10 0 DO
+  I 5 = IF LEAVE THEN
+  1 DROP
+LOOP
diff --git a/test/Translation/Forth/leave.forth b/test/Translation/Forth/leave.forth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a185c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Translation/Forth/leave.forth
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+\ RUN: %warpforth-translate --forth-to-mlir %s | %FileCheck %s
+
+\ Verify LEAVE branches to the loop exit block.
+
+\ CHECK:       %[[S0:.*]] = forth.stack !forth.stack
+\ CHECK-NEXT:  %[[S1:.*]] = forth.literal %[[S0]] 10 : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack
+\ CHECK-NEXT:  %[[S2:.*]] = forth.literal %[[S1]] 0 : !forth.stack -> !forth.stack
+\ CHECK:       cf.br ^bb1(%{{.*}} : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb1(%[[B1:.*]]: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK:       cf.cond_br %{{.*}}, ^bb2(%[[B1]] : !forth.stack), ^bb[[EXIT:[0-9]+]](%[[B1]] : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb2(%[[B2:.*]]: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK-NEXT:  %[[TRUE:.*]] = arith.constant true
+\ CHECK-NEXT:  cf.cond_br %[[TRUE]], ^bb[[EXIT:[0-9]+]](%[[B2]] : !forth.stack), ^bb{{[0-9]+}}(%[[B2]] : !forth.stack)
+\ CHECK:     ^bb[[EXIT]](%[[B3:.*]]: !forth.stack):
+\ CHECK-NEXT:  return
+
+10 0 DO LEAVE LOOP
diff --git a/test/Translation/Forth/unloop-without-do-error.forth b/test/Translation/Forth/unloop-without-do-error.forth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14af8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Translation/Forth/unloop-without-do-error.forth
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+\ RUN: %not %warpforth-translate --forth-to-mlir %s 2>&1 | %FileCheck %s
+\ CHECK: UNLOOP without matching DO
+UNLOOP