diff --git a/lib/vool/basic_values.rb b/lib/vool/basic_values.rb
index 2c36877b..8dd2f9cc 100644
--- a/lib/vool/basic_values.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/basic_values.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module Vool
   end
   class SelfStatement < Statement
   end
+  class SuperStatement < Statement
+  end
   class StringStatement < Statement
     attr_accessor :value
     def initialize(value)
diff --git a/lib/vool/compiler.rb b/lib/vool/compiler.rb
index 39ede5a1..55a4d445 100644
--- a/lib/vool/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/compiler.rb
@@ -161,6 +161,22 @@ module Vool
       w
     end
 
+    # this is a call to super without args (z = zero arity)
+    def on_zsuper exp
+      w = SendStatement.new( nil )
+      w.receiver = SuperStatement.new
+      w
+    end
+
+    # this is a call to super with args and
+    # same name as current method, which is set later
+    def on_super( statement )
+      w = SendStatement.new( nil )
+      w.receiver = SuperStatement.new
+      w.arguments = process_all(statement.children)
+      w
+    end
+
     # def on_name statement
     #   NameStatement.new(statement.children.first)
     # end
diff --git a/lib/vool/send_statement.rb b/lib/vool/send_statement.rb
index e231508d..e733aadb 100644
--- a/lib/vool/send_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/send_statement.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Vool
     attr_accessor :name , :receiver , :arguments
     def initialize(name)
       @name = name
+      @arguments = []
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/vool/test_send_statement.rb b/test/vool/test_send_statement.rb
index fc14461b..19937ff4 100644
--- a/test/vool/test_send_statement.rb
+++ b/test/vool/test_send_statement.rb
@@ -36,5 +36,28 @@ module Vool
       lst = Compiler.compile( "bar(1)")
       assert_equal 1 , lst.arguments.first.value
     end
+
+    def test_super0_receiver
+      lst = Compiler.compile( "super")
+      assert_equal SuperStatement , lst.receiver.class
+    end
+    def test_super0
+      lst = Compiler.compile( "super")
+      assert_equal SendStatement , lst.class
+    end
+
+    def test_super_receiver
+      lst = Compiler.compile( "super(1)")
+      assert_equal SuperStatement , lst.receiver.class
+    end
+    def test_super_args
+      lst = Compiler.compile( "super(1)")
+      assert_equal 1 , lst.arguments.first.value
+    end
+    def test_super_name #is nil
+      lst = Compiler.compile( "super(1)")
+      assert_nil lst.name
+    end
+
   end
 end