diff --git a/src/spec b/src/spec
index 2747e5c..50a63f8 100644
--- a/src/spec
+++ b/src/spec
@@ -174,6 +174,22 @@ to()
 }
 
 
+##
+# Declares additional expectations for the preceding premise
+and()
+{
+  __spec_caller="$(caller)"
+
+  # the most recently popped value should be an expect premise, implying
+  # that an expectation declaration implicitly popped it
+  _sstack-unpop
+  _sstack-assert-within :expect and $(caller) \
+    "follow an expectation as part of"
+
+  "$@"
+}
+
+
 ##
 # Outputs failure details and exits
 #
diff --git a/test/test-spec b/test/test-spec
index 96c0a48..b576e55 100644
--- a/test/test-spec
+++ b/test/test-spec
@@ -208,5 +208,46 @@ describe expect
       '; to succeed
     end
   end
+
+
+  describe and
+    # technically, we want this to be permitted after any declaration, but
+    # we do not yet support any others
+    it must appear after a "'to'" declaration
+      expect test-run <<< '
+        describe foo
+          it should fail
+            expect true
+              # missing "to"
+              and to succeed
+          end
+        end
+      '; to fail
+    end
+
+    it adds additional expectations to preceding declaration
+      # impossible condition
+      expect test-run <<< '
+        describe foo
+          it should fail
+            expect true
+              to succeed
+              and to fail
+          end
+        end
+      '; to fail
+
+      # redundant to demonstrate that it does not always fail
+      expect test-run <<< '
+        describe foo
+          it should fail
+            expect true
+              to succeed
+              and to succeed
+          end
+        end
+      '; to succeed
+    end
+  end
 end