diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 3120167c8d..c26c4bc6a6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub type Expr = AnonFn | ArrayInit | AsCast | Assoc | BoolLiteral | CallExpr | C
 	CharLiteral | ComptimeCall | ConcatExpr | EnumVal | FloatLiteral | Ident | IfExpr | IfGuardExpr |
 	IndexExpr | InfixExpr | IntegerLiteral | Likely | LockExpr | MapInit | MatchExpr | None |
 	OrExpr | ParExpr | PostfixExpr | PrefixExpr | RangeExpr | SelectorExpr | SizeOf | SqlExpr |
-	StringInterLiteral | StringLiteral | StructInit | Type | TypeOf
+	StringInterLiteral | StringLiteral | StructInit | Type | TypeOf | UnsafeExpr
 
 pub type Stmt = AssertStmt | AssignStmt | Attr | Block | BranchStmt | Comment | CompFor |
 	CompIf | ConstDecl | DeferStmt | EnumDecl | ExprStmt | FnDecl | ForCStmt | ForInStmt |
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ pub mut:
 	left_as_name string // only used in x is SumType check
 }
 
+pub struct UnsafeExpr {
+pub:
+	stmts    []Stmt
+	pos      token.Position
+}
+
 pub struct LockExpr {
 pub:
 	stmts    []Stmt
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/str.v b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
index d0b5ae2cc3..a10fcc006b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ pub fn (x Expr) str() string {
 		Likely {
 			return '_likely_(${it.expr.str()})'
 		}
+		UnsafeExpr {
+			return 'unsafe { $it.stmts.len stmts }'
+		}
 		else {
 			return '[unhandled expr type ${typeof(x)}]'
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 689e0142f8..d0deea50b6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -2031,6 +2031,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			c.type_decl(node)
 		}
 		ast.UnsafeStmt {
+			assert !c.inside_unsafe
 			c.inside_unsafe = true
 			c.stmts(node.stmts)
 			c.inside_unsafe = false
@@ -2291,6 +2292,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) expr(node ast.Expr) table.Type {
 			node.expr_type = c.expr(node.expr)
 			return table.string_type
 		}
+		ast.UnsafeExpr {
+			return c.unsafe_expr(mut node)
+		}
 		ast.Likely {
 			ltype := c.expr(node.expr)
 			if !c.check_types(ltype, table.bool_type) {
@@ -2630,6 +2634,34 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) lock_expr(mut node ast.LockExpr) table.Type {
 	return table.void_type
 }
 
+pub fn (mut c Checker) unsafe_expr(mut node ast.UnsafeExpr) table.Type {
+	slen := node.stmts.len
+	if slen > 1 {
+		c.error('FIXME: unsafe expression block should support multiple statements',
+			node.pos)
+		return table.none_type
+	}
+	if slen == 0 {
+		c.error('unsafe expression does not yield an expression', node.pos)
+		return table.none_type
+	}
+	assert !c.inside_unsafe
+	c.inside_unsafe = true
+	defer {
+		c.inside_unsafe = false
+	}
+	if slen > 1 {
+		c.stmts(node.stmts[0..slen - 1])
+	}
+	last := node.stmts[0]
+	if last is ast.ExprStmt {
+		t := c.expr(last.expr)
+		return t
+	}
+	c.error('unsafe expression does not yield an expression', node.pos)
+	return table.none_type
+}
+
 pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) table.Type {
 	mut expr_required := false
 	if c.expected_type != table.void_type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 8f39eaffe3..02d6b43830 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1051,6 +1051,11 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(')')
 		}
+		ast.UnsafeExpr {
+			f.writeln('unsafe {')
+			f.stmts(it.stmts)
+			f.writeln('}')
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 8363ff4e9e..e64fc5a947 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1837,6 +1837,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			g.expr(node.expr)
 			g.write(')')
 		}
+		ast.UnsafeExpr {
+			es := node.stmts[0] as ast.ExprStmt
+			g.expr(es.expr)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index ad65157cfb..847256b875 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -633,6 +633,10 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.ComptimeCall {
 			// TODO
 		}
+		ast.UnsafeExpr {
+			es := it.stmts[0] as ast.ExprStmt
+			g.expr(es.expr)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 77bf7656a5..b113bad532 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 		}
 		.key_unsafe {
 			p.next()
+			assert !p.inside_unsafe
 			p.inside_unsafe = true
 			stmts := p.parse_block()
 			p.inside_unsafe = false
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index f1fdf8421b..50f2deedde 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr(precedence int) ast.Expr {
 		.key_if {
 			node = p.if_expr()
 		}
+		.key_unsafe {
+			p.next()
+			pos := p.tok.position()
+			assert !p.inside_unsafe
+			p.inside_unsafe = true
+			stmts := p.parse_block()
+			p.inside_unsafe = false
+			node = ast.UnsafeExpr {
+				stmts: stmts
+				pos: pos
+			}
+		}
 		.key_lock, .key_rlock {
 			node = p.lock_expr()
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/ptr_arithmetic_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/ptr_arithmetic_test.v
index 94c1b30394..0d6bc29c25 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/ptr_arithmetic_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/ptr_arithmetic_test.v
@@ -6,11 +6,20 @@ fn test_ptr_arithmetic(){
 		p += 2
 		p = p - 1
 	}
+	assert p == unsafe {&v + 2}
+	p = unsafe { p + 1 }
+	assert p == unsafe {&v + 3}
+	r := unsafe { p++ }
+	assert r == unsafe {&v + 3}
+	assert p == unsafe {&v + 4}
 	
 	// byteptr, voidptr, charptr are handled differently
-	mut q := byteptr(1)
+	mut q := byteptr(10)
 	unsafe {
 		q -= 2
 		q = q + 1
 	}
+	assert q == byteptr(9)
+	s := unsafe { q - 1 }
+	assert s == byteptr(8)
 }