diff --git a/src/NQP/Actions.pm b/src/NQP/Actions.pm
index 926e336..94614c5 100644
--- a/src/NQP/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/NQP/Actions.pm
@@ -30,7 +30,17 @@ sub sigiltype($sigil) {
 method TOP($/) { make $<comp_unit>.ast; }
 
 method deflongname($/) {
-    make $<sym> ?? ~$<identifier> ~ ':sym<' ~ ~$<sym>[0] ~ '>' !! ~$/;
+    make $<colonpair>
+         ?? ~$<identifier> ~ ':' ~ $<colonpair>[0].ast.named 
+                ~ '<' ~ colonpair_str($<colonpair>[0].ast) ~ '>'
+         !! ~$/;
+    # make $<sym> ?? ~$<identifier> ~ ':sym<' ~ ~$<sym>[0] ~ '>' !! ~$/;
+}
+
+sub colonpair_str($ast) {
+    PAST::Op.ACCEPTS($ast)
+    ?? pir::join(' ', $ast.list)
+    !! $ast.value;
 }
 
 method comp_unit($/) {
@@ -619,6 +629,7 @@ method circumfix:sym<[ ]>($/) {
 }
 
 method circumfix:sym<ang>($/) { make $<quote_EXPR>.ast; }
+method circumfix:sym<« »>($/) { make $<quote_EXPR>.ast; }
 
 method circumfix:sym<{ }>($/) {
     make +$<pblock><blockoid><statementlist><statement> > 0
diff --git a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
index 1ce4e8f..564ac4a 100644
--- a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
+++ b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ token identifier { <ident> }
 token name { <identifier> ** '::' }
 
 token deflongname {
-    <identifier>
-    [ ':sym<' $<sym>=[<-[>]>*] '>' | ':sym«' $<sym>=[<-[»]>*] '»' ]?
+    <identifier> <colonpair>?
 }
 
 token ENDSTMT {
@@ -391,6 +390,7 @@ token quote_escape:sym<{ }> { <?[{]> <?quotemod_check('c')> <block> }
 token circumfix:sym<( )> { '(' <.ws> <EXPR>? ')' }
 token circumfix:sym<[ ]> { '[' <.ws> <EXPR>? ']' }
 token circumfix:sym<ang> { <?[<]>  <quote_EXPR: ':q', ':w'>  }
+token circumfix:sym<« »> { <?[«]>  <quote_EXPR: ':qq', ':w'>  }
 token circumfix:sym<{ }> { <?[{]> <pblock> }
 token circumfix:sym<sigil> { <sigil> '(' ~ ')' <semilist> }