diff --git a/src/parser/parser.rs b/src/parser/parser.rs
index 48bab92..69109f2 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ enum DustTag<'a> {
     DTSection(Container<'a>),
     DTExists(Container<'a>),
     DTNotExists(Container<'a>),
+    DTBlock(NamedBlock<'a>),
+    DTInlinePartial(NamedBlock<'a>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ struct Container<'a> {
     else_contents: Option<Body<'a>>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct NamedBlock<'a> {
+    name: &'a str,
+    contents: Option<Body<'a>>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 struct Body<'a> {
     elements: Vec<TemplateElement<'a>>,
@@ -102,6 +110,8 @@ fn dust_tag(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, DustTag> {
         conditional("{#", DustTag::DTSection),
         conditional("{?", DustTag::DTExists),
         conditional("{^", DustTag::DTNotExists),
+        named_block("{+", DustTag::DTBlock),
+        named_block("{<", DustTag::DTInlinePartial),
     ))(i)
 }
 
@@ -217,6 +227,66 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+fn named_block<'a, F>(
+    open_matcher: &'static str,
+    constructor: F,
+) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
+where
+    F: Copy + Fn(NamedBlock<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
+{
+    alt((
+        named_block_with_body(open_matcher, constructor),
+        self_closing_named_block(open_matcher, constructor),
+    ))
+}
+
+fn named_block_with_body<'a, F>(
+    open_matcher: &'static str,
+    constructor: F,
+) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
+where
+    F: Fn(NamedBlock<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
+{
+    move |i: &'a str| {
+        let (i, (opening_name, inner, _closing_name)) = verify(
+            tuple((
+                delimited(tag(open_matcher), key, tag("}")),
+                opt(body),
+                delimited(tag("{/"), key, tag("}")),
+            )),
+            |(open, _inn, close)| open == close,
+        )(i)?;
+
+        Ok((
+            i,
+            constructor(NamedBlock {
+                name: opening_name,
+                contents: inner,
+            }),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+fn self_closing_named_block<'a, F>(
+    open_matcher: &'static str,
+    constructor: F,
+) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
+where
+    F: Fn(NamedBlock<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
+{
+    move |i: &'a str| {
+        let (i, name) = delimited(tag(open_matcher), key, tag("/}"))(i)?;
+
+        Ok((
+            i,
+            constructor(NamedBlock {
+                name: name,
+                contents: None,
+            }),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 fn filter(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Filter> {
     preceded(
         tag("|"),
@@ -459,4 +529,76 @@ mod tests {
             ))
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_self_closing_block() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::dust_tag("{+foo/}"),
+            Ok((
+                "",
+                DustTag::DTBlock(NamedBlock {
+                    name: "foo",
+                    contents: None
+                })
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_block() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::dust_tag("{+foo}hello {name}{/foo}"),
+            Ok((
+                "",
+                DustTag::DTBlock(NamedBlock {
+                    name: "foo",
+                    contents: Some(Body {
+                        elements: vec![
+                            TemplateElement::TESpan(Span { contents: "hello " }),
+                            TemplateElement::TETag(DustTag::DTReference(Reference {
+                                path: Path { keys: vec!["name"] },
+                                filters: Vec::new()
+                            }))
+                        ]
+                    })
+                })
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_self_closing_inline_partial() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::dust_tag("{<foo/}"),
+            Ok((
+                "",
+                DustTag::DTInlinePartial(NamedBlock {
+                    name: "foo",
+                    contents: None
+                })
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inline_partial() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::dust_tag("{<foo}hello {name}{/foo}"),
+            Ok((
+                "",
+                DustTag::DTInlinePartial(NamedBlock {
+                    name: "foo",
+                    contents: Some(Body {
+                        elements: vec![
+                            TemplateElement::TESpan(Span { contents: "hello " }),
+                            TemplateElement::TETag(DustTag::DTReference(Reference {
+                                path: Path { keys: vec!["name"] },
+                                filters: Vec::new()
+                            }))
+                        ]
+                    })
+                })
+            ))
+        );
+    }
 }