diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e3c686d..a459e6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ TESTS = $(TEST_DIR)/feature_test.rc \
         $(TEST_DIR)/endless_loop_test.rc \
         $(TEST_DIR)/math_test.rc \
         $(TEST_DIR)/string_test.rc \
-        $(TEST_DIR)/string_manip_test.rc
+        $(TEST_DIR)/string_manip_test.rc \
+        $(TEST_DIR)/increment_decrement_test.rc
 
 EXAMPLES = $(EXAMPLE_DIR)/http_simple.rc \
            $(EXAMPLE_DIR)/http_persistent.rc \
            $(EXAMPLE_DIR)/http_multi.rc
 
-.PHONY: all clean test run-tests run-examples help dirs
+.PHONY: all clean test run-tests run-examples help
 
 all: dirs $(TARGET)
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ dirs:
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
-$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
+$(TARGET): dirs $(OBJECTS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) -o $(TARGET) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 clean:
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ test: $(TARGET)
 	@echo "Running string manipulation tests..."
 	@$(TARGET) $(TEST_DIR)/string_manip_test.rc 2>&1 | grep -v "Error at token" || true
 	@echo ""
+	@echo "Running increment decrement tests..."
+	@$(TARGET) $(TEST_DIR)/increment_decrement_test.rc 2>&1 | grep -v "Error at token" || true
+	@echo ""
 	@echo "=== All Tests Completed ==="
 
 run-feature-test: $(TARGET)
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ run-string-test: $(TARGET)
 run-string-manip: $(TARGET)
 	$(TARGET) $(TEST_DIR)/string_manip_test.rc
 
+run-increment-decrement-test: $(TARGET)
+	$(TARGET) $(TEST_DIR)/increment_decrement_test.rc
+
 run-http-simple: $(TARGET)
 	$(TARGET) $(EXAMPLE_DIR)/http_simple.rc
 
diff --git a/build/globals.o b/build/globals.o
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diff --git a/build/interpreter.o b/build/interpreter.o
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diff --git a/build/main.o b/build/main.o
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diff --git a/build/native_functions.o b/build/native_functions.o
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diff --git a/build/parser.o b/build/parser.o
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diff --git a/build/string_utils.o b/build/string_utils.o
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diff --git a/build/tokenizer.o b/build/tokenizer.o
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diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index c311f7c..3121107 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ long factor() {
 
             Symbol *sym = &locals[idx];
 
+            if (pc < MAX_TOK && (tokens[pc].type == Inc || tokens[pc].type == Dec)) {
+                long val = memory[sym->addr];
+                if (tokens[pc].type == Inc) {
+                    memory[sym->addr]++;
+                } else {
+                    memory[sym->addr]--;
+                }
+                pc++;
+                return val;
+            }
+
             if (pc >= MAX_TOK) return 0;
             if (tokens[pc].type == '[') {
                 pc++;
@@ -158,6 +169,21 @@ long factor() {
 
 long unary() {
     if (pc >= MAX_TOK) return 0;
+    if (tokens[pc].type == Inc || tokens[pc].type == Dec) {
+        int op = tokens[pc++].type;
+        Token *t = &tokens[pc];
+        if (t->type != Id) error("Expected identifier after ++/--");
+        int idx = find_local(t->text, t->val);
+        if (idx == -1) error("Undefined variable");
+        pc++;
+        long addr = locals[idx].addr;
+        if (op == Inc) {
+            memory[addr]++;
+        } else {
+            memory[addr]--;
+        }
+        return memory[addr];
+    }
     if (tokens[pc].type == '*') {
         pc++;
         int addr = unary();
diff --git a/src/tokenizer.c b/src/tokenizer.c
index e11e492..03de7bd 100644
--- a/src/tokenizer.c
+++ b/src/tokenizer.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void tokenize(char *src) {
         if (!strncmp(s, ">=", 2)) { t->type = Ge; s += 2; continue; }
         if (!strncmp(s, "&&", 2)) { t->type = And; s += 2; continue; }
         if (!strncmp(s, "||", 2)) { t->type = Or; s += 2; continue; }
+        if (!strncmp(s, "++", 2)) { t->type = Inc; s += 2; continue; }
+        if (!strncmp(s, "--", 2)) { t->type = Dec; s += 2; continue; }
 
         if (*s == '<') { t->type = Lt; s++; continue; }
         if (*s == '>') { t->type = Gt; s++; continue; }
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index f77faf3..47bc28c 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 enum {
     Num = 128, Str, Id, Int, Char, Else, If, While, Return, Printf,
-    Assign, Eq, Ne, Lt, Gt, Le, Ge, Or, And
+    Assign, Eq, Ne, Lt, Gt, Le, Ge, Or, And, Inc, Dec
 };
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/tests/increment_decrement_test.rc b/tests/increment_decrement_test.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..914033c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/increment_decrement_test.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+int main() {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+
+    a = 5;
+    b = a++;
+    printf("a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
+
+    a = 5;
+    b = ++a;
+    printf("a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
+
+    a = 5;
+    b = a--;
+    printf("a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
+
+    a = 5;
+    b = --a;
+    printf("a = %d, b = %d\n", a, b);
+
+    a = 5;
+    a++;
+    printf("a = %d\n", a);
+
+    a = 5;
+    a--;
+    printf("a = %d\n", a);
+
+    return 0;
+}