diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 3f1baf3..69596da 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -869,6 +869,19 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         name, iterable = expression.pop(0)
         target = self._storeize(self.compile_symbol(name))
 
+        orelse = []
+        # (foreach [] body (else …))
+        if expression and expression[-1][0] == HySymbol("else"):
+            else_expr = expression.pop()
+            if len(else_expr) > 2:
+                # XXX use HyTypeError as soon as it lands
+                raise TypeError("`else' statement in `foreach' is too long")
+            elif len(else_expr) == 2:
+                orelse = self._code_branch(
+                    self.compile(else_expr[1]),
+                    else_expr[1].start_line,
+                    else_expr[1].start_column)
+
         ret = ast.For(lineno=expression.start_line,
                       col_offset=expression.start_column,
                       target=target,
@@ -877,7 +890,7 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
                           [self.compile(x) for x in expression],
                           expression.start_line,
                           expression.start_column),
-                      orelse=[])
+                      orelse=orelse)
 
         self.returnable = ret_status
         return ret
diff --git a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
index 05cf72b..2a738c7 100644
--- a/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
+++ b/tests/compilers/test_ast.py
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ def test_ast_valid_while():
     hy_compile(tokenize("(while foo bar)"))
 
 
+def test_ast_valid_foreach():
+    "Make sure AST can compile valid foreach"
+    hy_compile(tokenize("(foreach [a 2])"))
+
+
+def test_ast_invalid_foreach():
+    "Make sure AST can't compile invalid foreach"
+    cant_compile("(foreach [a 1] (else 1 2))")
+
+
 def test_ast_expression_basics():
     """ Ensure basic AST expression conversion works. """
     code = hy_compile(tokenize("(foo bar)")).body[0]
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index 45045c6..c1a1b6c 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -375,6 +375,21 @@
   (assert (= y x 2)))
 
 
+(defn test-foreach-else []
+  "NATIVE: test foreach else"
+  (let [[x 0]]
+    (foreach [a [1 2]]
+             (setv x (+ x a))
+             (else (setv x (+ x 50))))
+    (assert (= x 53)))
+
+  (let [[x 0]]
+    (foreach [a [1 2]]
+             (setv x (+ x a))
+             (else))
+    (assert (= x 3))))
+
+
 (defn test-comprehensions []
   "NATIVE: test list comprehensions"
   (assert (= (list-comp (* x 2) (x (range 2))) [0 2]))