diff --git a/src/front/glsl/ast.rs b/src/front/glsl/ast.rs
index 91c62f7a6d..d1ba273d3f 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/ast.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/ast.rs
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ pub enum TypeQualifier {
     WorkGroupSize(usize, u32),
     Sampling(Sampling),
     Layout(StructLayout),
+    Precision(Precision),
     EarlyFragmentTests,
 }
 
@@ -984,6 +985,14 @@ pub enum StructLayout {
     Std430,
 }
 
+// TODO: Encode precision hints in the IR
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Copy)]
+pub enum Precision {
+    Low,
+    Medium,
+    High,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Copy)]
 pub enum ParameterQualifier {
     In,
diff --git a/src/front/glsl/lex.rs b/src/front/glsl/lex.rs
index fb203dd6cb..e12cb5e3ef 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/lex.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/lex.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
+    ast::Precision,
     token::{SourceMetadata, Token, TokenValue},
     types::parse_type,
 };
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Lexer<'a> {
             PPTokenValue::Float(float) => TokenValue::FloatConstant(float),
             PPTokenValue::Ident(ident) => {
                 match ident.as_str() {
+                    // Qualifiers
                     "layout" => TokenValue::Layout,
                     "in" => TokenValue::In,
                     "out" => TokenValue::Out,
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Lexer<'a> {
                     "sample" => TokenValue::Sampling(crate::Sampling::Sample),
                     "const" => TokenValue::Const,
                     "inout" => TokenValue::InOut,
+                    "precision" => TokenValue::Precision,
+                    "highp" => TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::High),
+                    "mediump" => TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::Medium),
+                    "lowp" => TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::Low),
                     // values
                     "true" => TokenValue::BoolConstant(true),
                     "false" => TokenValue::BoolConstant(false),
diff --git a/src/front/glsl/parser.rs b/src/front/glsl/parser.rs
index b1f933e100..9d07007804 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/parser.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/parser.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ use super::{
     Program,
 };
 use crate::{
-    arena::Handle, front::glsl::error::ExpectedToken, Arena, ArraySize, BinaryOperator, Block,
-    Constant, ConstantInner, Expression, Function, FunctionResult, ResourceBinding, ScalarValue,
-    Statement, StorageClass, StructMember, SwitchCase, Type, TypeInner, UnaryOperator,
+    arena::Handle,
+    front::glsl::{ast::Precision, error::ExpectedToken},
+    Arena, ArraySize, BinaryOperator, Block, Constant, ConstantInner, Expression, Function,
+    FunctionResult, ResourceBinding, ScalarKind, ScalarValue, Statement, StorageClass,
+    StructMember, SwitchCase, Type, TypeInner, UnaryOperator,
 };
 use core::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::{iter::Peekable, mem};
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ impl<'source, 'program, 'options> Parser<'source, 'program, 'options> {
         self.lexer.peek().map_or(false, |t| match t.value {
             TokenValue::Interpolation(_)
             | TokenValue::Sampling(_)
+            | TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(_)
             | TokenValue::Const
             | TokenValue::In
             | TokenValue::Out
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ impl<'source, 'program, 'options> Parser<'source, 'program, 'options> {
                         StorageQualifier::StorageClass(StorageClass::Storage),
                     ),
                     TokenValue::Sampling(s) => TypeQualifier::Sampling(s),
-
+                    TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(p) => TypeQualifier::Precision(p),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 },
                 token.meta,
@@ -829,7 +832,51 @@ impl<'source, 'program, 'options> Parser<'source, 'program, 'options> {
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            Ok(false)
+            match self.lexer.peek().map(|t| &t.value) {
+                Some(&TokenValue::Precision) => {
+                    // PRECISION precision_qualifier type_specifier SEMICOLON
+                    self.bump()?;
+
+                    let token = self.bump()?;
+                    let _ = match token.value {
+                        TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(p) => p,
+                        _ => {
+                            return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidToken(
+                                token,
+                                vec![
+                                    TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::High).into(),
+                                    TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::Medium).into(),
+                                    TokenValue::PrecisionQualifier(Precision::Low).into(),
+                                ],
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    let (ty, meta) = self.parse_type_non_void()?;
+
+                    match self.program.module.types[ty].inner {
+                        TypeInner::Scalar {
+                            kind: ScalarKind::Float,
+                            ..
+                        }
+                        | TypeInner::Scalar {
+                            kind: ScalarKind::Sint,
+                            ..
+                        } => {}
+                        _ => {
+                            return Err(ErrorKind::SemanticError(
+                                meta,
+                                "Precision statement can only work on floats and ints".into(),
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    self.expect(TokenValue::Semicolon)?;
+
+                    Ok(true)
+                }
+                _ => Ok(false),
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/front/glsl/parser_tests.rs b/src/front/glsl/parser_tests.rs
index 8ff6aa1fe3..4b1b9ae32a 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/parser_tests.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/parser_tests.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ fn declarations() {
         &entry_points,
     )
     .unwrap();
+
+    let _program = parse_program(
+        r#"
+        #version 450
+        precision highp float;
+        "#,
+        &entry_points,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/front/glsl/token.rs b/src/front/glsl/token.rs
index 7d01ffb77c..b1f147ab7d 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/token.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/token.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub use pp_rs::token::{Float, Integer, PreprocessorError};
 
+use super::ast::Precision;
 use crate::{Interpolation, Sampling, Type};
 use std::{fmt, ops::Range};
 
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ pub enum TokenValue {
     Const,
     Interpolation(Interpolation),
     Sampling(Sampling),
+    Precision,
+    PrecisionQualifier(Precision),
 
     Continue,
     Break,
diff --git a/src/front/glsl/variables.rs b/src/front/glsl/variables.rs
index effad7b18f..529036caa8 100644
--- a/src/front/glsl/variables.rs
+++ b/src/front/glsl/variables.rs
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ impl Program<'_> {
         let mut location = None;
         let mut sampling = None;
         let mut layout = None;
+        let mut precision = None;
 
         for &(ref qualifier, meta) in qualifiers {
             match *qualifier {
@@ -350,7 +351,12 @@ impl Program<'_> {
                     meta,
                     "Cannot use more than one layout qualifier per declaration"
                 ),
-
+                TypeQualifier::Precision(ref p) => qualifier_arm!(
+                    p,
+                    precision,
+                    meta,
+                    "Cannot use more than one precision qualifier per declaration"
+                ),
                 _ => {
                     return Err(ErrorKind::SemanticError(
                         meta,