diff --git a/lib/ruby/assignment.rb b/lib/ruby/assignment.rb
index a44bc2c5..eb5f4662 100644
--- a/lib/ruby/assignment.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby/assignment.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,24 @@ module Ruby
         return self.vool_brother.new(name,@value.to_vool)
       when SendStatement
         return normalize_send
+      when BlockStatement
+        return normalize_block
       else
         raise "unsupported right #{value}"
       end
     end
 
+    # Ruby BlockStatements have the block and the send. Normalize the send
+    # and assign it (it is the last in the list)
+    def normalize_block
+      statements = value.to_vool
+      index = statements.length - 1
+      snd = statements.statements[index]
+      raise "Expecting Send #{snd.class}:#{snd}" unless snd.is_a?( Vool::SendStatement)
+      statements.statements[index] = assignment( snd )
+      statements
+    end
+
     # sends may have complex args that get hoisted in vool:ing them
     # in which case we have to assign the simplified, otherwise the
     # plain send
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_block_statement1.rb b/test/ruby/test_block_statement1.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f629d853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ruby/test_block_statement1.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require_relative "helper"
+
+module Ruby
+  class TestBlockReturn < MiniTest::Test
+    include RubyTests
+
+    def setup()
+      input = "a = plus_one{return 1 } ; return a "
+      @lst = compile( input )
+    end
+    def test_scope
+      assert_equal ScopeStatement , @lst.class
+    end
+    def test_assign
+      assert_equal LocalAssignment , @lst.first.class
+    end
+    def test_assign_right
+      assert_equal BlockStatement , @lst.first.value.class
+    end
+    def test_method_name
+      assert_equal :plus_one , @lst.first.value.send.name
+    end
+    def test_ret
+      assert_equal ReturnStatement , @lst.last.class
+    end
+  end
+  class TestBlockReturnVool < MiniTest::Test
+    include RubyTests
+    def setup()
+      input = "a = plus_one{return 1 } ; return a "
+      @lst = compile( input ).to_vool
+    end
+    def test_scope
+      assert_equal Vool::ScopeStatement , @lst.class
+    end
+    def test_first
+      assert_equal Vool::Statements , @lst.first.class
+    end
+    def test_block_assign
+      assert_equal Vool::LocalAssignment , @lst.first.first.class
+      assert @lst.first.first.name.to_s.start_with?("implicit_block")
+    end
+    def test_block_assign_right
+      assert_equal Vool::BlockStatement , @lst.first.first.value.class
+    end
+    def test_a_assign
+      assert_equal Vool::LocalAssignment , @lst.first.last.class
+      assert_equal :a , @lst.first.last.name
+    end
+    def test_a_assign_val
+      assert_equal Vool::SendStatement , @lst.first.last.value.class
+      assert_equal :plus_one , @lst.first.last.value.name
+    end
+    def test_ret
+      assert_equal Vool::ReturnStatement , @lst.last.class
+    end
+  end
+end