diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/GlobalContext.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/GlobalContext.cpp
index cc418c5e0..4f100cd0e 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/GlobalContext.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/GlobalContext.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ m_magicVariables(vector<shared_ptr<MagicVariableDeclaration const>>{make_shared<
 					make_shared<MagicVariableDeclaration>("ripemd160",
 							make_shared<FunctionType>(strings(), strings{"bytes20"}, FunctionType::Location::RIPEMD160, true)),
 					make_shared<MagicVariableDeclaration>("assert",
-							make_shared<FunctionType>(strings{"bool"}, strings{}, FunctionType::Location::Assert))})
+							make_shared<FunctionType>(strings{"bool"}, strings{}, FunctionType::Location::Assert)),
+					make_shared<MagicVariableDeclaration>("revert",
+							make_shared<FunctionType>(strings(), strings(), FunctionType::Location::Revert))})
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
index 4a64b4c81..5b7b4a2cd 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
@@ -2095,6 +2095,7 @@ string FunctionType::identifier() const
 	case Location::Send: id += "send"; break;
 	case Location::SHA3: id += "sha3"; break;
 	case Location::Selfdestruct: id += "selfdestruct"; break;
+	case Location::Revert: id += "revert"; break;
 	case Location::ECRecover: id += "ecrecover"; break;
 	case Location::SHA256: id += "sha256"; break;
 	case Location::RIPEMD160: id += "ripemd160"; break;
diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.h b/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
index 83d840e06..3546e5220 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.h
@@ -828,6 +828,7 @@ public:
 		Send, ///< CALL, but without data and gas
 		SHA3, ///< SHA3
 		Selfdestruct, ///< SELFDESTRUCT
+		Revert, ///< REVERT
 		ECRecover, ///< CALL to special contract for ecrecover
 		SHA256, ///< CALL to special contract for sha256
 		RIPEMD160, ///< CALL to special contract for ripemd160
diff --git a/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp b/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
index f69d61db9..316ae888d 100644
--- a/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/codegen/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
@@ -650,6 +650,11 @@ bool ExpressionCompiler::visit(FunctionCall const& _functionCall)
 			utils().convertType(*arguments.front()->annotation().type, *function.parameterTypes().front(), true);
 			m_context << Instruction::SELFDESTRUCT;
 			break;
+		case Location::Revert:
+			// memory offset returned - zero length
+			m_context << u256(0) << u256(0);
+			m_context << Instruction::REVERT;
+			break;
 		case Location::SHA3:
 		{
 			TypePointers argumentTypes;