diff --git a/v0/parser.c b/v0/parser.c
index 961e61c..aa1462d 100644
--- a/v0/parser.c
+++ b/v0/parser.c
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ Module* parser_parse(TokenStream* ts) {
 		module->imports = new_imports;
 
 		t = tokenstream_next(ts);
+		bool is_public = false;
+		if (t.token == TOKEN_IDENTIFIER && strncmp(t.text.data, "public", t.text.length) == 0) {
+			is_public = true;
+			t = tokenstream_next(ts);
+		}
+
 		if (t.token != TOKEN_IDENTIFIER) {
 			log_on_line(&t.location, t.location.column_end, "expected module name to import");
 			parser_free(module);
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ Module* parser_parse(TokenStream* ts) {
 		}
 		memcpy(module->imports[module->import_count].module_name, t.text.data, t.text.length);
 		module->imports[module->import_count].module_name[t.text.length] = '\0';
+		module->imports[module->import_count].is_public = is_public;
 		module->import_count++;
 
 		t = tokenstream_next(ts);
diff --git a/v0/test.c b/v0/test.c
index 429a81c..33b92a3 100644
--- a/v0/test.c
+++ b/v0/test.c
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ void assert_int(int expected, int actual, const char* msg) {
     }
 }
 
+void assert_true(bool condition, const char* msg) {
+    if (!condition) {
+        fail(msg);
+    }
+}
+
+void assert_false(bool condition, const char* msg) {
+    if (condition) {
+        fail(msg);
+    }
+}
+
 static void log_append(const char* msg) {
     size_t oldLen = s_logOutput ? strlen(s_logOutput) : 0;
     size_t newLen = oldLen + strlen(msg) + 1;
@@ -124,6 +136,7 @@ static TestCase s_tests[] = {
     {"parser_missing_semicolon_import", test_parser_missing_semicolon_import},
     {"parser_bad_import_name", test_parser_bad_import_name},
     {"parser_imports", test_parser_imports},
+    {"parser_public_imports", test_parser_public_imports},
     {"log_error", test_log_error},
     {"log_on_line", test_log_on_line},
 };
diff --git a/v0/test.h b/v0/test.h
index 510d1b9..c49c994 100644
--- a/v0/test.h
+++ b/v0/test.h
@@ -49,4 +49,14 @@ void assert_log_file(const char* filepath, const char* msg);
  */
 void assert_int(int expected, int actual, const char* msg);
 
+/**
+ * Asserts that a condition is true.
+ */
+void assert_true(bool condition, const char* msg);
+
+/**
+ * Asserts that a condition is false.
+ */
+void assert_false(bool condition, const char* msg);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/v0/test_parser.c b/v0/test_parser.c
index 704696d..8682794 100644
--- a/v0/test_parser.c
+++ b/v0/test_parser.c
@@ -63,6 +63,23 @@ static void test_parser_imports(void) {
 	assert_not_null(m->imports, "expected imports to be parsed");
 	assert_int(1, m->import_count, "expected one import");
 	assert_str("other_module", m->imports[0].module_name, "expected import name 'other_module'");
+	assert_false(m->imports[0].is_public, "expected import to not be public");
+
+	parser_free(m);
+	tokenstream_close(ts);
+}
+
+static void test_parser_public_imports(void) {
+	TokenStream* ts = tokenstream_open("test.c", "module my_module; import public other_module;");
+	Module* m = parser_parse(ts);
+
+	assert_not_null(m, "expected module to be parsed");
+	assert_str("my_module", m->name, "expected name 'my_module'");
+	
+	assert_not_null(m->imports, "expected imports to be parsed");
+	assert_int(1, m->import_count, "expected one import");
+	assert_str("other_module", m->imports[0].module_name, "expected import name 'other_module'");
+	assert_true(m->imports[0].is_public, "expected import to be public");
 
 	parser_free(m);
 	tokenstream_close(ts);