diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index e990a41..026461d 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -546,6 +546,18 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
                            lineno=operator.start_line,
                            col_offset=operator.start_column)
 
+    @builds("and")
+    @checkargs(min=2)
+    def compile_and_operator(self, expression):
+        operator = expression.pop(0)
+        values = []
+        for child in expression:
+            values.append (self.compile(child))
+        return ast.BoolOp(op=ast.And(),
+                          lineno=operator.start_line,
+                          col_offset=operator.start_column,
+                          values=values)
+
     @builds("=")
     @builds("!=")
     @builds("<")
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index 1044c41..f533a9b 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@
    (assert (= -_- "what?"))))
 
 
+(defn test-and []
+  "NATIVE: test the and function"
+  (let [[and123 (and 1 2 3)]
+        [and-false (and 1 False 3)]]
+   (assert (= and123 3))
+   (assert (= and-false False))))
+
 ; FEATURE: native hy-eval
 ;
 ;   - related to bug #64