diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index bad6434..4852d7e 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
                            col_offset=e.start_column)
 
     @builds("+")
+    @builds("%")
     @builds("-")
     @builds("/")
     @builds("*")
@@ -352,7 +353,8 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         ops = {"+": ast.Add,
                "/": ast.Div,
                "*": ast.Mult,
-               "-": ast.Sub}
+               "-": ast.Sub,
+               "%": ast.Mod}
 
         inv = expression.pop(0)
         op = ops[inv]
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/math.hy b/tests/native_tests/math.hy
index a593ea3..6172972 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/math.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/math.hy
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@
 (def test_div (fn []
   "NATIVE: Test division"
   (assert (= 25 (/ 100 2 2)))))
+
+(defn test-modulo []
+  "NATIVE: test mod"
+  (assert (= (% 10 2) 0)))