diff --git a/Sources/Stencil/Extension.swift b/Sources/Stencil/Extension.swift
index 20f6d5d..42d5431 100644
--- a/Sources/Stencil/Extension.swift
+++ b/Sources/Stencil/Extension.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class DefaultExtension: Extension {
 
   fileprivate func registerDefaultTags() {
     registerTag("for", parser: ForNode.parse)
+    registerTag("break", parser: LoopTerminationNode.parse)
+    registerTag("continue", parser: LoopTerminationNode.parse)
     registerTag("if", parser: IfNode.parse)
     registerTag("ifnot", parser: IfNode.parse_ifnot)
     #if !os(Linux)
diff --git a/Sources/Stencil/ForTag.swift b/Sources/Stencil/ForTag.swift
index 4c0ad49..3d34eb8 100644
--- a/Sources/Stencil/ForTag.swift
+++ b/Sources/Stencil/ForTag.swift
@@ -85,28 +85,35 @@ class ForNode: NodeType {
 
     if !values.isEmpty {
       let count = values.count
+      var result = ""
 
-      return try zip(0..., values)
-        .map { index, item in
-          let forContext: [String: Any] = [
-            "first": index == 0,
-            "last": index == (count - 1),
-            "counter": index + 1,
-            "counter0": index,
-            "length": count
-          ]
+      for (index, item) in zip(0..., values) {
+        let forContext: [String: Any] = [
+          "first": index == 0,
+          "last": index == (count - 1),
+          "counter": index + 1,
+          "counter0": index,
+          "length": count
+        ]
 
-          return try context.push(dictionary: ["forloop": forContext]) {
-            try push(value: item, context: context) {
-              try renderNodes(nodes, context)
-            }
+        var shouldBreak = false
+        result += try context.push(dictionary: ["forloop": forContext]) {
+          defer { shouldBreak = context[LoopTerminationNode.breakContextKey] != nil }
+          return try push(value: item, context: context) {
+            try renderNodes(nodes, context)
           }
         }
-        .joined()
-    }
 
-    return try context.push {
-      try renderNodes(emptyNodes, context)
+        if shouldBreak {
+          break
+        }
+      }
+
+      return result
+    } else {
+      return try context.push {
+        try renderNodes(emptyNodes, context)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -174,3 +181,53 @@ class ForNode: NodeType {
     return values
   }
 }
+
+struct LoopTerminationNode: NodeType {
+  static let breakContextKey = "_internal_forloop_break"
+  static let continueContextKey = "_internal_forloop_continue"
+
+  let name: String
+  let token: Token?
+
+  var contextKey: String {
+    "_internal_forloop_\(name)"
+  }
+
+  private init(name: String, token: Token? = nil) {
+    self.name = name
+    self.token = token
+  }
+
+  static func parse(_ parser: TokenParser, token: Token) throws -> LoopTerminationNode {
+    guard token.components.count == 1 else {
+      throw TemplateSyntaxError("'\(token.contents)' does not accept parameters")
+    }
+    guard parser.hasOpenedForTag() else {
+      throw TemplateSyntaxError("'\(token.contents)' can be used only inside loop body")
+    }
+    return LoopTerminationNode(name: token.contents)
+  }
+
+  func render(_ context: Context) throws -> String {
+    let offset = zip(0..., context.dictionaries).reversed().first { _, dictionary in
+      dictionary["forloop"] != nil
+    }?.0
+
+    if let offset = offset {
+      context.dictionaries[offset][contextKey] = true
+    }
+
+    return ""
+  }
+}
+
+private extension TokenParser {
+  func hasOpenedForTag() -> Bool {
+    var openForCount = 0
+    for parsedToken in parsedTokens.reversed() where parsedToken.kind == .block {
+      if parsedToken.components.first == "endfor" { openForCount -= 1 }
+      if parsedToken.components.first == "for" { openForCount += 1 }
+    }
+    return openForCount > 0
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Stencil/Node.swift b/Sources/Stencil/Node.swift
index c9205fa..f06f7ed 100644
--- a/Sources/Stencil/Node.swift
+++ b/Sources/Stencil/Node.swift
@@ -11,15 +11,24 @@ public protocol NodeType {
 
 /// Render the collection of nodes in the given context
 public func renderNodes(_ nodes: [NodeType], _ context: Context) throws -> String {
-  try nodes
-    .map { node in
-      do {
-        return try node.render(context)
-      } catch {
-        throw error.withToken(node.token)
-      }
+  var result = ""
+
+  for node in nodes {
+    do {
+      result += try node.render(context)
+    } catch {
+      throw error.withToken(node.token)
     }
-    .joined()
+
+    let shouldBreak = context[LoopTerminationNode.breakContextKey] != nil
+    let shouldContinue = context[LoopTerminationNode.continueContextKey] != nil
+
+    if shouldBreak || shouldContinue {
+      break
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
 }
 
 /// Simple node, used for triggering a closure during rendering
diff --git a/Sources/Stencil/Parser.swift b/Sources/Stencil/Parser.swift
index 32711b0..be786be 100644
--- a/Sources/Stencil/Parser.swift
+++ b/Sources/Stencil/Parser.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class TokenParser {
   public typealias TagParser = (TokenParser, Token) throws -> NodeType
 
   fileprivate var tokens: [Token]
+  fileprivate(set) var parsedTokens: [Token] = []
   fileprivate let environment: Environment
   fileprivate var previousWhiteSpace: WhitespaceBehaviour.Behaviour?
 
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ public class TokenParser {
   /// Pop the next token (returning it)
   public func nextToken() -> Token? {
     if !tokens.isEmpty {
-      return tokens.remove(at: 0)
+      let nextToken = tokens.remove(at: 0)
+      parsedTokens.append(nextToken)
+      return nextToken
     }
 
     return nil
@@ -87,6 +90,9 @@ public class TokenParser {
   /// Insert a token 
   public func prependToken(_ token: Token) {
     tokens.insert(token, at: 0)
+    if parsedTokens.last == token {
+      parsedTokens.removeLast()
+    }
   }
 
   /// Create filter expression from a string contained in provided token
diff --git a/Tests/StencilTests/ForNodeSpec.swift b/Tests/StencilTests/ForNodeSpec.swift
index 942385e..c551233 100644
--- a/Tests/StencilTests/ForNodeSpec.swift
+++ b/Tests/StencilTests/ForNodeSpec.swift
@@ -312,6 +312,152 @@ final class ForNodeTests: XCTestCase {
     )
     try expect(try parser.parse()).toThrow(error)
   }
+
+  func testBreak() {
+    it("can break from loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {{ item }}{% break %}\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        1
+        """
+    }
+
+    it("can break from inner node") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {{ item }}\
+        {% if forloop.first %}<{% break %}>{% endif %}!\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        1<
+        """
+    }
+
+    it("does not allow break outside loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: "{% for item in items %}{% endfor %}{% break %}")
+      let error = self.expectedSyntaxError(
+        token: "break",
+        template: template,
+        description: "'break' can be used only inside loop body"
+      )
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)).toThrow(error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  func testBreakNested() {
+    it("breaks outer loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        outer: {{ item }}
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        inner: {{ item }}
+        {% endfor %}\
+        {% break %}\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        outer: 1
+        inner: 1
+        inner: 2
+        inner: 3
+
+        """
+    }
+
+    it("breaks inner loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        outer: {{ item }}
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        inner: {{ item }}
+        {% break %}\
+        {% endfor %}\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        outer: 1
+        inner: 1
+        outer: 2
+        inner: 1
+        outer: 3
+        inner: 1
+
+        """
+    }
+  }
+
+  func testContinue() {
+    it("can continue loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {{ item }}{% continue %}!\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == "123"
+    }
+
+    it("can continue from inner node") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {% if forloop.last %}<{% continue %}>{% endif %}!\
+        {{ item }}\
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == "!1!2<"
+    }
+
+    it("does not allow continue outside loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: "{% for item in items %}{% endfor %}{% continue %}")
+      let error = self.expectedSyntaxError(
+        token: "continue",
+        template: template,
+        description: "'continue' can be used only inside loop body"
+      )
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)).toThrow(error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  func testContinueNested() {
+    it("breaks outer loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        inner: {{ item }}\
+        {% endfor %}
+        {% continue %}
+        outer: {{ item }}
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        inner: 1inner: 2inner: 3
+        inner: 1inner: 2inner: 3
+        inner: 1inner: 2inner: 3
+
+        """
+    }
+
+    it("breaks inner loop") {
+      let template = Template(templateString: """
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {% for item in items %}\
+        {% continue %}\
+        inner: {{ item }}
+        {% endfor %}\
+        outer: {{ item }}
+        {% endfor %}
+        """)
+      try expect(template.render(self.context)) == """
+        outer: 1
+        outer: 2
+        outer: 3
+
+        """
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // MARK: - Helpers