diff --git a/source/toy_common.h b/source/toy_common.h
index 2425ffc..43d4f90 100644
--- a/source/toy_common.h
+++ b/source/toy_common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define TOY_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define TOY_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define TOY_VERSION_PATCH 5
+#define TOY_VERSION_PATCH 6
 #define TOY_VERSION_BUILD Toy_private_version_build()
 
 //platform/compiler-specific instructions
diff --git a/source/toy_opcodes.h b/source/toy_opcodes.h
index 45f0fbb..08d774a 100644
--- a/source/toy_opcodes.h
+++ b/source/toy_opcodes.h
@@ -86,5 +86,9 @@ typedef enum Toy_Opcode {
 	TOY_OP_FN_END, //different from SECTION_END
 	TOY_OP_SECTION_END = 255,
 	//TODO: add more
+
+	//prefix & postfix signals (used internally)
+	TOY_OP_PREFIX,
+	TOY_OP_POSTFIX,
 } Toy_Opcode;
 
diff --git a/source/toy_parser.c b/source/toy_parser.c
index a06052f..796d338 100644
--- a/source/toy_parser.c
+++ b/source/toy_parser.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static Toy_Opcode incrementPrefix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle)
 
 	Toy_freeASTNode(tmpNode);
 
-	return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	return TOY_OP_PREFIX;
 }
 
 static Toy_Opcode incrementInfix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ static Toy_Opcode incrementInfix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
 
 	Toy_freeASTNode(tmpNode);
 
-	return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	return TOY_OP_POSTFIX;
 }
 
 static Toy_Opcode decrementPrefix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static Toy_Opcode decrementPrefix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle)
 
 	Toy_freeASTNode(tmpNode);
 
-	return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	return TOY_OP_PREFIX;
 }
 
 static Toy_Opcode decrementInfix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static Toy_Opcode decrementInfix(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
 
 	Toy_freeASTNode(tmpNode);
 
-	return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	return TOY_OP_POSTFIX;
 }
 
 static Toy_Opcode fnCall(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) {
@@ -1287,6 +1287,13 @@ static void parsePrecedence(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle, Preced
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		//BUGFIX: keep going, don't skip out on a postfix
+		if (opcode == TOY_OP_PREFIX || opcode == TOY_OP_POSTFIX) {
+			Toy_freeASTNode(*nodeHandle);
+			*nodeHandle = rhsNode;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		Toy_emitASTNodeBinary(nodeHandle, rhsNode, opcode);
 
 		//optimise away the constants
diff --git a/test/scripts/increment-postfix-bugfix.toy b/test/scripts/increment-postfix-bugfix.toy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d35d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/increment-postfix-bugfix.toy
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var a = 0;
+
+if (a++ >= 1) {
+	assert false, "increment postfix bugfix failed (first check)";
+}
+
+
+if (a++ >= 1) {
+	
+}
+
+assert a == 2, "increment postfix bugfix failed (second check)";
+
+
+print "All good";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_interpreter.c b/test/test_interpreter.c
index d57c68c..d454a9e 100644
--- a/test/test_interpreter.c
+++ b/test/test_interpreter.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int main() {
 			"dottify-bugfix.toy",
 			"function-within-function-bugfix.toy",
 			"functions.toy",
+			"increment-postfix-bugfix.toy",
 			"index-arrays.toy",
 			"index-assignment-both-bugfix.toy",
 			"index-assignment-intermediate-bugfix.toy",