diff --git a/erlang/apps/as/src/parse.erl b/erlang/apps/as/src/parse.erl
index c9503b1..a7420f0 100644
--- a/erlang/apps/as/src/parse.erl
+++ b/erlang/apps/as/src/parse.erl
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ stmt(ScanState) ->
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_SECTION}} -> dot_section(ScanState, Location);
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_SHORT}} -> dot_short(ScanState, Location);
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_SIZE}} -> dot_size(ScanState, Location);
+    {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_STRING}} -> dot_string(ScanState, Location);
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_SUBSECTION}} -> dot_subsection(ScanState, Location);
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_TEXT}} -> dot_text(ScanState, Location);
     {ok, {Location, ?T_DOT_TYPE}} -> dot_type(ScanState, Location);
@@ -379,6 +380,9 @@ dot_size(ScanState, Location) ->
     ScanRes -> badtok("junk after .size", ScanRes)
   end.
 
+dot_string(ScanState, Location) -> % .string is essentially an alias for .asciz
+  dot_ascii(ScanState, Location, ".string", _Z = true).
+
 dot_subsection(ScanState, Location) ->
   case scan:token(ScanState) of
     {ok, {_Location1, {?T_UINTEGER, Nr}}} ->
diff --git a/erlang/apps/as/src/token.erl b/erlang/apps/as/src/token.erl
index af0eb98..0bd0657 100644
--- a/erlang/apps/as/src/token.erl
+++ b/erlang/apps/as/src/token.erl
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from_symbol(Name) ->
     ".section"          -> ?T_DOT_SECTION;
     ".short"            -> ?T_DOT_SHORT;
     ".size"             -> ?T_DOT_SIZE;
+    ".string"           -> ?T_DOT_STRING;
     ".subsection"       -> ?T_DOT_SUBSECTION;
     ".text"             -> ?T_DOT_TEXT;
     ".type"             -> ?T_DOT_TYPE;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ format(Token) ->
     ?T_DOT_SECTION      -> ".section";
     ?T_DOT_SHORT        -> ".short";
     ?T_DOT_SIZE         -> ".size";
+    ?T_DOT_STRING       -> ".string";
     ?T_DOT_SUBSECTION   -> ".subsection";
     ?T_DOT_TEXT         -> ".text";
     ?T_DOT_TYPE         -> ".type";
diff --git a/erlang/apps/as/src/token.hrl b/erlang/apps/as/src/token.hrl
index d1d3ba5..e8dbbe8 100644
--- a/erlang/apps/as/src/token.hrl
+++ b/erlang/apps/as/src/token.hrl
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 -define(T_DOT_SECTION,          'T_DOT_SECTION').       % .section
 -define(T_DOT_SHORT,            'T_DOT_SHORT').         % .short
 -define(T_DOT_SIZE,             'T_DOT_SIZE').          % .size
+-define(T_DOT_STRING,           'T_DOT_STRING').        % .string
 -define(T_DOT_SUBSECTION,       'T_DOT_SUBSECTION').    % .subsection
 -define(T_DOT_TEXT,             'T_DOT_TEXT').          % .text
 -define(T_DOT_TYPE,             'T_DOT_TYPE').          % .type
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
                | ?T_DOT_SECTION
                | ?T_DOT_SHORT
                | ?T_DOT_SIZE
+               | ?T_DOT_STRING
                | ?T_DOT_SUBSECTION
                | ?T_DOT_TEXT
                | ?T_DOT_TYPE