diff --git a/lib/liquid.rb b/lib/liquid.rb
index 7c4b327..82676d0 100644
--- a/lib/liquid.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ end
 require 'liquid/drop'
 require 'liquid/extensions'
 require 'liquid/errors'
+require 'liquid/interrupts'
 require 'liquid/strainer'
 require 'liquid/context'
 require 'liquid/tag'
diff --git a/lib/liquid/block.rb b/lib/liquid/block.rb
index a98874f..8ea87b0 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/block.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/block.rb
@@ -89,13 +89,27 @@ module Liquid
     end
 
     def render_all(list, context)
-      list.collect do |token|
+      output = []
+      list.each do |token|
+        # Break out if we have any unhanded interrupts.
+        break if context.has_interrupt?
+
         begin
-          token.respond_to?(:render) ? token.render(context) : token
+          # If we get an Interrupt that means the block must stop processing. An
+          # Interrupt is any command that stops block execution such as {% break %} 
+          # or {% continue %}
+          if token.is_a? Continue or token.is_a? Break
+            context.push_interrupt(token.interrupt)
+            break
+          end
+
+          output << (token.respond_to?(:render) ? token.render(context) : token)
         rescue ::StandardError => e
-          context.handle_error(e)
+          output << (context.handle_error(e))
         end
-      end.join
+      end
+
+      output.join
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/context.rb b/lib/liquid/context.rb
index 1d5290a..4500aef 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/context.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/context.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ module Liquid
       @errors         = []
       @rethrow_errors = rethrow_errors
       squash_instance_assigns_with_environments
+
+      @interrupts = []
     end
 
     def strainer
@@ -41,6 +43,21 @@ module Liquid
       end
     end
 
+    # are there any not handled interrupts?
+    def has_interrupt?
+      !@interrupts.empty?
+    end
+
+    # push an interrupt to the stack. this interrupt is considered not handled.
+    def push_interrupt(e)
+      @interrupts.push(e)
+    end
+
+    # pop an interrupt from the stack
+    def pop_interrupt
+      @interrupts.pop
+    end
+
     def handle_error(e)
       errors.push(e)
       raise if @rethrow_errors
diff --git a/lib/liquid/errors.rb b/lib/liquid/errors.rb
index ce4ca7e..b0add6f 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/errors.rb
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ module Liquid
   class StandardError < Error; end
   class SyntaxError < Error; end
   class StackLevelError < Error; end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/interrupts.rb b/lib/liquid/interrupts.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6bf61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/liquid/interrupts.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module Liquid
+
+  # An interrupt is any command that breaks processing of a block (ex: a for loop).
+  class Interrupt
+    attr_reader :message
+
+    def initialize(message=nil)
+      @message = message || "interrupt"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Interrupt that is thrown whenever a {% break %} is called.
+  class BreakInterrupt < Interrupt; end
+
+  # Interrupt that is thrown whenever a {% continue %} is called.
+  class ContinueInterrupt < Interrupt; end
+end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/tags/break.rb b/lib/liquid/tags/break.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d297612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/liquid/tags/break.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Liquid
+
+  # Break tag to be used to break out of a for loop.
+  #
+  # == Basic Usage:
+  #    {% for item in collection %}
+  #      {% if item.condition %}
+  #        {% break %}
+  #      {% endif %}
+  #    {% endfor %}
+  # 
+  class Break < Tag 
+
+    def interrupt
+      BreakInterrupt.new
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  Template.register_tag('break', Break)
+end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/tags/continue.rb b/lib/liquid/tags/continue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..267ed9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/liquid/tags/continue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Liquid
+
+  # Continue tag to be used to break out of a for loop.
+  #
+  # == Basic Usage:
+  #    {% for item in collection %}
+  #      {% if item.condition %}
+  #        {% continue %}
+  #      {% endif %}
+  #    {% endfor %}
+  # 
+  class Continue < Tag
+
+    def interrupt
+      ContinueInterrupt.new
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  Template.register_tag('continue', Continue)
+end
diff --git a/lib/liquid/tags/for.rb b/lib/liquid/tags/for.rb
index a76b875..8d2b27b 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/tags/for.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/tags/for.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module Liquid
       @nodelist = @else_block = []
     end
   
-    def render(context)        
+    def render(context)       
       context.registers[:for] ||= Hash.new(0)
     
       collection = context[@collection_name]
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ module Liquid
       # Store our progress through the collection for the continue flag
       context.registers[:for][@name] = from + segment.length
               
-      context.stack do 
-        segment.each_with_index do |item, index|     
+      context.stack do
+        segment.each_with_index do |item, index|
           context[@variable_name] = item
           context['forloop'] = {
             'name'    => @name,
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ module Liquid
             'last'    => (index == length - 1) }
 
           result << render_all(@for_block, context)
+
+          # Handle any interrupts if they exist.
+          if context.has_interrupt?
+            interrupt = context.pop_interrupt
+            break if interrupt.is_a? BreakInterrupt
+            next if interrupt.is_a? ContinueInterrupt
+          end
         end
       end
       result     
diff --git a/test/liquid/tags/break_tag_test.rb b/test/liquid/tags/break_tag_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbe3095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/liquid/tags/break_tag_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class BreakTagTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include Liquid
+
+  # tests that no weird errors are raised if break is called outside of a
+  # block
+  def test_break_with_no_block
+    assigns = {'i' => 1}
+    markup = '{% break %}'
+    expected = ''
+
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/liquid/tags/continue_tag_test.rb b/test/liquid/tags/continue_tag_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5825a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/liquid/tags/continue_tag_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class ContinueTagTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include Liquid
+
+  # tests that no weird errors are raised if continue is called outside of a
+  # block
+  def test_continue_with_no_block
+    assigns = {}
+    markup = '{% continue %}'
+    expected = ''
+
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/liquid/tags/for_tag_test.rb b/test/liquid/tags/for_tag_test.rb
index 485701d..edfdc88 100644
--- a/test/liquid/tags/for_tag_test.rb
+++ b/test/liquid/tags/for_tag_test.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,88 @@ HERE
       assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
   end
 
+  def test_for_with_break
+    assigns = {'array' => {'items' => [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]}}
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% break %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = ""
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{{ i }}{% break %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = "1"
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% break %}{{ i }}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = ""
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{{ i }}{% if i > 3 %}{% break %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = "1234"
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    # tests to ensure it only breaks out of the local for loop 
+    # and not all of them.
+    assigns = {'array' => [[1,2],[3,4],[5,6]] }
+    markup = '{% for item in array %}' + 
+               '{% for i in item %}' + 
+                 '{% if i == 1 %}' + 
+                   '{% break %}' + 
+                 '{% endif %}' + 
+                 '{{ i }}' + 
+               '{% endfor %}' + 
+             '{% endfor %}'
+    expected = '3456'
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+
+    # test break does nothing when unreached
+    assigns = {'array' => {'items' => [1,2,3,4,5]}}
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% if i == 9999 %}{% break %}{% endif %}{{ i }}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = '12345'
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+  end
+
+  def test_for_with_continue
+    assigns = {'array' => {'items' => [1,2,3,4,5]}}
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% continue %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = ""
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns) 
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{{ i }}{% continue %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = "12345"
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns) 
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% continue %}{{ i }}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = ""
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns) 
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% if i > 3 %}{% continue %}{% endif %}{{ i }}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = "123"
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% if i == 3 %}{% continue %}{% else %}{{ i }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = "1245"
+    assert_template_result(expected,markup,assigns)
+
+    # tests to ensure it only continues the local for loop and not all of them.
+    assigns = {'array' => [[1,2],[3,4],[5,6]] }
+    markup = '{% for item in array %}' + 
+               '{% for i in item %}' + 
+                 '{% if i == 1 %}' + 
+                   '{% continue %}' + 
+                 '{% endif %}' + 
+                 '{{ i }}' + 
+               '{% endfor %}' + 
+             '{% endfor %}'
+    expected = '23456'
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+
+    # test continue does nothing when unreached
+    assigns = {'array' => {'items' => [1,2,3,4,5]}}
+    markup = '{% for i in array.items %}{% if i == 9999 %}{% continue %}{% endif %}{{ i }}{% endfor %}'
+    expected = '12345'
+    assert_template_result(expected, markup, assigns)
+  end
 
   def test_for_tag_string
     # ruby 1.8.7 "String".each => Enumerator with single "String" element.