diff --git a/docs/language/core.rst b/docs/language/core.rst
index 6124911..81a277e 100644
--- a/docs/language/core.rst
+++ b/docs/language/core.rst
@@ -227,13 +227,28 @@ macroexpand
 
 Usage: ``(macroexpand form)``
 
-Returns the macro expansion of form.
+Returns the full macro expansion of form.
 
 .. code-block:: clojure
 
    => (macroexpand '(-> (a b) (x y)))
    (u'x' (u'a' u'b') u'y')
 
+   => (macroexpand '(-> (a b) (-> (c d) (e f))))
+   (u'e' (u'c' (u'a' u'b') u'd') u'f')
+
+macroexpand-1
+-------------
+
+Usage: ``(macroexpand-1 form)``
+
+Returns the single step macro expansion of form.
+
+.. code-block:: clojure
+
+   => (macroexpand-1 '(-> (a b) (-> (c d) (e f))))
+   (u'_>' (u'a' u'b') (u'c' u'd') (u'e' u'f'))
+
 neg?
 ----
 
diff --git a/hy/core/language.hy b/hy/core/language.hy
index 83634b3..33db9b3 100644
--- a/hy/core/language.hy
+++ b/hy/core/language.hy
@@ -120,10 +120,15 @@
        (catch [TypeError] false)))
 
 (defn macroexpand [form]
-  "Return the macro expansion of form"
+  "Return the full macro expansion of form"
   (import hy.macros)
   (hy.macros.macroexpand form --name--))
 
+(defn macroexpand-1 [form]
+  "Return the single step macro expansion of form"
+  (import hy.macros)
+  (hy.macros.macroexpand-1 form --name--))
+
 (defn neg? [n]
   "Return true if n is < 0"
   (_numeric-check n)
@@ -219,6 +224,7 @@
 
 (def *exports* ["cycle" "dec" "distinct" "drop" "drop_while" "empty?" "even?"
                 "filter" "float?" "inc" "instance?" "integer?" "iterable?"
-                "iterate" "iterator?" "macroexpand" "neg?" "none?" "nth"
-                "numeric?" "odd?" "pos?" "remove" "repeat" "repeatedly"
-                "second" "string?" "take" "take_nth" "take_while" "zero?"])
+                "iterate" "iterator?" "macroexpand" "macroexpand_1" "neg?"
+                "none?" "nth" "numeric?" "odd?" "pos?" "remove" "repeat"
+                "repeatedly" "second" "string?" "take" "take_nth" "take_while"
+                "zero?"])
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index eeb505f..fc54e0b 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -782,6 +782,14 @@
 
 
 (defn test-macroexpand []
-   "Test macroexpand on ->"
-   (assert (= (macroexpand '(-> (a b) (x y)))
-              '(x (a b) y))))
+  "Test macroexpand on ->"
+  (assert (= (macroexpand '(-> (a b) (x y)))
+             '(x (a b) y)))
+  (assert (= (macroexpand '(-> (a b) (-> (c d) (e f))))
+             '(e (c (a b) d) f))))
+
+
+(defn test-macroexpand-1 []
+  "Test macroexpand-1 on ->"
+  (assert (= (macroexpand-1 '(-> (a b) (-> (c d) (e f))))
+             '(-> (a b) (c d) (e f)))))