diff --git a/esp32_ulp/assemble.py b/esp32_ulp/assemble.py
index 07652b2..9182b18 100644
--- a/esp32_ulp/assemble.py
+++ b/esp32_ulp/assemble.py
@@ -129,9 +129,13 @@ def parse_line(self, line):
                 opcode, args = opcode_args[0], ()
         return label, opcode, args
 
+    def split_statements(self, lines):
+        for line in lines:
+            for statement in line.split(';'):
+                yield statement.rstrip()
 
     def parse(self, lines):
-        parsed = [self.parse_line(line) for line in lines]
+        parsed = [self.parse_line(line) for line in self.split_statements(lines)]
         return [p for p in parsed if p is not None]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/assemble.py b/tests/assemble.py
index e607ba2..7cb9265 100644
--- a/tests/assemble.py
+++ b/tests/assemble.py
@@ -244,6 +244,21 @@ def test_symbols():
     assert st.resolve_absolute('const') == 123
 
 
+def test_support_multiple_statements_per_line():
+    src = """
+label: nop; nop;
+    wait 42
+"""
+
+    lines = Assembler().parse(src.splitlines())
+
+    assert lines == [
+        ('label', 'nop', ()),
+        (None, 'nop', ()),
+        (None, 'wait', ('42',))
+    ]
+
+
 test_parse_line()
 test_parse()
 test_assemble()
@@ -254,4 +269,5 @@ def test_symbols():
 test_assemble_evalulate_expressions()
 test_assemble_optional_comment_removal()
 test_assemble_test_regressions_from_evaluation()
+test_support_multiple_statements_per_line()
 test_symbols()
diff --git a/tests/compat/fixes.S b/tests/compat/fixes.S
index 9e4d0ef..dee6092 100644
--- a/tests/compat/fixes.S
+++ b/tests/compat/fixes.S
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ entry:
   reg_rd 12, 7, 0
   reg_rd 0x3ff48000, 7, 0
 
+  # interpret ; as statement separator - this results in 2 NOP machine instructions
+  nop; nop;
+
   halt