diff --git a/src/NQP/Actions.pm b/src/NQP/Actions.pm
index 2154aa8..fa56c01 100644
--- a/src/NQP/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/NQP/Actions.pm
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<r=>, :assoc<list>',  '%concatenation');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<m=>, :assoc<left>',  '%relational');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<l=>, :assoc<left>',  '%tight_and');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<k=>, :assoc<left>',  '%tight_or');
+NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<j=>, :assoc<right>', '%conditional');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<i=>, :assoc<right>', '%assignment');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<g=>, :assoc<list>, :nextterm<nulltermish>',  '%comma');
 NQP::Grammar.O(':prec<f=>, :assoc<list>',  '%list_infix');
diff --git a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
index a11cc1e..62132b9 100644
--- a/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
+++ b/src/NQP/Grammar.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 grammar NQP::Grammar is HLL::Grammar;
 
-token TOP { <comp_unit> }
+token TOP { 
+    <comp_unit> 
+}
 
 token comp_unit { 
     <.newpad>
@@ -219,6 +221,14 @@ token infix:sym<&&>   { <sym>  <O('%tight_and, :pasttype<if>')> }
 token infix:sym<||>   { <sym>  <O('%tight_or, :pasttype<unless>')> }
 token infix:sym<//>   { <sym>  <O('%tight_or, :pasttype<def_or>')> }
 
+token infix:sym<?? !!> { 
+    '??'
+    <.ws>
+    <EXPR('i=')>
+    '!!'
+    <O('%conditional, :reducecheck<ternary>, :pasttype<if>')> 
+}
+
 token infix:sym<:=>   { <sym>  <O('%assignment, :pasttype<bind>')> }
 token infix:sym<::=>  { <sym>  <O('%assignment, :pasttype<bind>')> }
 
diff --git a/src/cheats/hll-grammar.pir b/src/cheats/hll-grammar.pir
index 2bb0bee..8f90c51 100644
--- a/src/cheats/hll-grammar.pir
+++ b/src/cheats/hll-grammar.pir
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ An operator precedence parser.
 =cut
 
 .sub 'EXPR' :method
+    .param string preclim      :optional
+    .param int has_preclim     :opt_flag
+
+    if has_preclim goto have_preclim
+    preclim = ''
+  have_preclim:
+
     .const 'Sub' reduce = 'EXPR_reduce'
     .local string termish
     termish = 'termish'
@@ -520,6 +527,7 @@ An operator precedence parser.
     .local string inprec, inassoc, opprec
     inprec = inO['prec']
     unless inprec goto err_inprec
+    if inprec <= preclim goto term_done
     inassoc = inO['assoc']
 
   reduce_loop:
@@ -591,6 +599,10 @@ An operator precedence parser.
     left = pop termstack
     op[0] = left
     op[1] = right
+    $S0 = opO['reducecheck']
+    unless $S0 goto op_infix_1
+    self.$S0(op)
+  op_infix_1:
     self.'!reduce'('EXPR', 'INFIX', op)
     goto done
 
diff --git a/src/cheats/nqp-builtins.pir b/src/cheats/nqp-builtins.pir
index 35f95b4..18fc57f 100644
--- a/src/cheats/nqp-builtins.pir
+++ b/src/cheats/nqp-builtins.pir
@@ -48,3 +48,15 @@
     $P0 = box 0
     set_global '$test_counter', $P0
 .end
+
+
+.namespace ['NQP';'Grammar']
+
+.sub 'ternary' :method
+    .param pmc match
+    $P0 = match[1]
+    $P1 = match['infix']
+    $P1 = $P1['EXPR']
+    match[1] = $P1
+    match[2] = $P0
+.end
diff --git a/t/nqp/16-ternary.t b/t/nqp/16-ternary.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eab8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/nqp/16-ternary.t
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!./parrot nqp.pbc
+
+# the ternary ?? !! operator
+
+plan(8);
+
+ok( 1 ?? 1 !! 0 );
+ok( 0 ?? 0 !! 1 );
+
+my $a := 1 ?? 'yes' !! 'no';
+ok( $a eq 'yes' );
+
+my $b := 0 ?? 'yes' !! 'no';
+ok( $b eq 'no' );
+
+my $c := 1 ?? 'yes' !! ( $a := 'no' );
+ok( $c eq 'yes' );
+ok( $a eq 'yes' );
+
+my $d := 0 ?? ( $a := 'no' ) !! 'yes';
+ok( $d eq 'yes' );
+ok( $a eq 'yes' );
+